The book of chess: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings (1858)
Agnel, H. R. (Hyacinth R.), 1799-1871, Staunton, Howard, 1810-1874 · New York : D. Appleton & company · leaf 121
108 t'BESS FOR WINTER EVENINGS. Thrae united Pawns against the King. With regard to three Pawns against a King we shall con. fine ourselves to showing you a few situations, in some oj which the K. can stop the Pawns, and others in which he cannot, as it would be too difBcult for you to enter into… … In this situation, if the Black have the move, he will De alile to stop the Pawns by playing his K. to Q. B. 3d sq. : if 70u have nothing better to play than the Pawns, you must of toui'se lose them a'l.
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