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Chess Strategy (1917)

Lasker, Edward, 1885-1981, Du Mont, J. (Jules), 1881- · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 107

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THE END-GAME 89 K — Kt 2 ; 13 K — K 4, K — Kt 3 ; 14 R — R 6, K — B 2 ; 15 K — B 5, B — Q I ; 16 R — K Kt 6, followed by R x P, etc. The Queen against a minor piece wins so easily that it is not necessary to give an example. It only remains to discuss end- … Diag. 71. games of Queen v. Queen, Rook v. Rook, and minor piece v. minor piece, in which one player has a majority of pawns, or an equal number of pawns, one of which is passed. As a rule the extra pawn leads to a win. There are, however, exceptions frequently recurring in practice to which I must…

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