Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908 · New York, American sports publishing co. · leaf 32
CHESS. 24 Gambit. — This is an Italian word, meaning to trip up as in wrestling, and it applies to those openings in chess in which the first player voluntarily gives up a piece or pawn — usually the latter — for the purpose of acquiring a quicker attack in the development of his pieces. (See… … WHITE. when there is no adverse pawn in position to prevent its march to its eighth square, when it can become a queen, etc. Perpetual Check — See "Drawn Games." Queening a Pawn — This occurs when a pawn reaches its eighth square, when it can be transformed into any other pie'.e on or off the…
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