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
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 … VARIOUS KINDS OF MATE. Hd nis wily foe. Many situations to^varcls the close of a gamearise, in which by a judicious sacrifice, the skilful playerforces stale-mate, and thus draws the game ; as in the forego-ing case. Here, Black having the move, can force stale-mate, andthus draw a desperate game.…
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