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 99
gram.) In this situation the first player will win, because he wiPmake a Q. first and be able to take the adversarys if hepushes on to Q., in the same manner as on the files; the dis-tance between the two files often causes mistakes to be made,you should therefore examine attentively the number… … The following situation will show you how to take arlvaatage of the knowledge of this rule. SECOND POSITION. (See next Diagram.) White to move. 1. B. takes P. check. 2. Kt. takes R. 3. P. one sq. 4. P. one. 5. P. one. 1. R. takes B. 2. K. takes Kt. 3. Q. R. P. one. 4. Q. R. P. one. 5. Q. R. P. one.…
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