The book of chess: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings ; exemplified in games actually played by the greatest masters; including Staunton's analysis of the king's and queen's gambits, numerous positions and problems on diagrams, both original and selected; also a series of chess tales, with illustrations engraved from original designs ; the whole extracted and translated from the best sources (1857)
Agnel, Hyacinth R., 1779-1871, Staunton, Howard, 1810-1874 · New-York : D. Appleton & Co. · leaf 43
toreturn to the square he now occupies. White continues tocheck on the same two squares, successively, and Black,having no resource, is compelled to abandon the game asdrawn. Remember to apply this in play; and wheneveryour adversary has obtained an overwhelming numericalforce, strive to get a… … A material point at Chess for explanation is the mannerin which a game may be drawn ; for if neither party wins,this will inevitably be the case at every game as well as atChess. If then neither party can give check-mate, the gamemust be drawn, and this may happen many different ways,the chief of…
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