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 467
of the adverse King. Moreover,one of the Africans Rooks was en prise, and the action of hisQueen not immediate. It was my grandfathers turn to move. He determined upon acourse of play which in the event of not securing the game, wouldstill enable him to give a series of checks, and thus gain time… … supported in the centre, I castled to the right according to the mostapproved practice, and then played King up to Rooks second square;but my adversary pushing his pawns on me, I was compelled to cap-ture them successively, with King, which brought him as you see onRooks seventh square. I grant my…
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