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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 461

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on of the adverse King. Moreover,one of the Africans Rooks was en prise, and the action of hiaQueen not immediate. It was my grandfathers turn to move. He determined upon acourse of play which in the event of not securing the game, wouldstill enable him to give a series of checks, and thus gain… … supported in the centre, I castled to the right according to the nioslapproved practice, and then played King up to Rooks second square;but my adversary pushing his pavsrns on me, I w^as compelled to cap-ture them successively, with King, vi^hich brought him as you see onRooks seventh square. I…

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