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 75
t captures. It has also been stated, that thePawn is allowed to move, either one or two steps forward, atits first move; but when, in moving two steps, it passes overa square attacked by one of your adversarys Pawns, he hasthe option either of allowing the Pawn to be moved to its fullextent, or of… … In this position you may move Q. P. one sq. or two sq.—if you move it only one sq. it can evidently be captured byeither pawn—and if you move it two squares, it is optionalwith your adversary to capture it with either Pawn, just thesame as if you had moved the Pawn but one sq., in whichcase he will…
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