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 67
Your first move is sufficiently obvious, as it forceshim to continue on the last line; the second is not quite soeasy to discover, but if you recollect that it is absolutelynecessary that his King should be opposite yours (except in 52 CHESS FOR WINTER EVENINGS. the corner) you will soon find that… … In this situation you may give mate in three moves;your first move should be the Rook to any one of the elevensq. it attacks; suppose you move it to K. Kt. 5th sq., andthat he moves his K. to K. B. sq.; as your Rook alreadyoccupies the file beyond his King, you have only to keep iton that file, and…
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