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 48
e Q., for if youplayed the K., the game would be drawn, owing to his K.being stale-mated. What ought I then to play ? You should move your King to adv. K. B. 3d sq., and hecannot possibly avoid being check-mated the next move b^-your playing your Queen to adv. K. B. 2d sq., or to adv. K.Kt. 2d… … In this situation, his King being already on the last line.it would be very bad play to check him with your Queen,because he would play the K. towards the middle of tlieboard, and you would have the trouble of compelling liim touhe side. You may check-mate him in two ways.In the first place, White.…
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