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 68
your Rook alreadyoccupies the file beyond his King, you have only to keep iton that file, and his King will be forced to move in oppositionto yours, and then you check-mate him at his K. Kt. sq.; ifyou refer to the check-mate with the two Rooks, you willfind a similar situation, one of your R.… … WHITE. \* hite to move. White. Black. 1. R. to Q. R. 7th. 1. K. to K. Kt. sq. 2. K. to his 2d. 2. K. to K. B. sq. 3. K. to his 3d. 3. K. to his sq. 4. K. to his 4th. 4. K. to Q. sq. 5. K. to his 5th. 5. K. to Q. B. sq. 6. K. to Q. 6th. 6. K. to Q. Kt. sq. 7. R. to Q. B. 7th. 7. K. to Q. R. sq. 8.…
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