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 43
K. not being actually in check, cannot movewithout going into check, and has no other piece or Pawn tomove. For example: in the following situation. White byplaying his K. to K. B. 7th, depiives his adversary of allpower to move; the black King is not in check, and cannotmove without getting into… … Stale-mate constitutes a drawn game, and is generallyobtained, by the skilful player, of an inexperienced antago-nist, who is so eager, having a numerical advantage, to rundown hi| prey, that he overlooks this resource on the part of
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