The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 195
e. Take the offered piece with-out hesitation or delay. When you are a man ahead, exchange 190 DRA UGHTS, as often as you can, but at the same timebeware of man-traps and spring-guns. Abandon a line of play the secret ofwhich is discovered by your adversary;and when a piece must be lost, make… … WHITE. and move rather towards the centre thanto the sides of the board. Be careful notto move out your men too soon from thesafety of the back row. Play with your head as well as withyour fingers. Avoid banter and loud talk.Boast not of your victories. Win modestly,and lose with good temper.…
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