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 57
le : your third move is much betterthan if you had checked him, because it obliges him to moveto your R. 4th sq.; had you on the 4th move, pursuing thesame system, inadvertently moved your Q. to adv. K. B. 4thsq., you would have stale-mated your adversary; as the Q.attacks more squares than any… … WHITE. White to move. White. Black. 1. Q. to her 8th sq. 1. K. to K. B. 2d sq. 2. Q. to her 6th sq. 2. K. to his sq. 3. Q. to her B. 7th sq. 3. K. to K. B. sq. 4. K. to K. B. 2d sq. 4. K. to his sq. 5. K. to K. B. 3d sq. 5. K. to K. B. sq. 6. K. to K. B. 4th sq. 6. K. to K. Kt. sq. 7. K. to his B.…
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