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 80
me islost, which would otherwise be drawn, from not understand,ing how to gain the opposition with the King, and yet it is notby any means very difficult. As one King cannot attack the other, it follows, of course,that there must always be at least one square between thetwo Kings; hence, the… … WHITE. In this position it is clear that your King prevents theBlack from playing his K. to the second rank, nor can he 66 CHESS FOR WINTER EVENINGS. ever play to that rank if he have to move first, in whichcase you are said to have the opposition; but if you were tomove first, he would have the…
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