The book of chess: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings (1882)
Agnel, H. R. (Hyacinth R.), 1799-1871, Staunton, Howard, 1810-1874 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 36
nd the exerciseboth pleasant and instructive. In order to solve this problem you play your Rook to K.B. 8th square, and call out check. Now of the threemethods of escaping check. Black can avail himself of two ;he cannot interpose a piece, because your Rook checks hisKing on the very next square to… … bei.ause she is supported by the B., for were he to captureher he would still be in check with the B., and the King isin no case allowed to put himself in check. The King musttherefore be moved out of check, and you will observe thatthere is only one square to which he can be played, and thatis to…
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