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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 499

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In this position the player of the Black pieces, as yet atyro, imagined he would obtain the victory by taking off Kt.with R. checking, subsequently winning Queen by a checkwith Kt. This he executed, and was surprised to find thaiafter attacking P. with Q., his adversary played K. to cor-ner,… … In this position, White having to move and hoping tosntrap Queen, played Rook to Q. R. sq.; Black took thisRook, White replied with R. to Kt. sq., attackina. Queenwith Rook and Bishop, whereupon Black announced mate infive moves. rilE FATAL MATE.

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