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 84
our turn to play, you have lost the oppo-sition ; instead of playing as above, you ought to have movedas follows, and you would have retained the opposition: Black. White. 1. K. to B. 2d sq. 1. K. to B. 3d sq. 2. K. to Kt. 3d sq. 2. K. to Kt. 4th sq., &c. As a general rule, recollect that when… … WHITE. In this situation, if it were your move, it is evident fromwhat has been already shown, that your adversary can pre-vent your King from occupying any of the lines beyond thaton which he is at present placed; but suppose the blackwere to begin, he cannot prevent your moving your King,either…
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