Hoyle's games : containing all the modern methods of playing the latest and most fashionable games (1875)
Frere, Thomas, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Boston : De Wolfe, Fiske · leaf 292
st of all checkmates. It is onlyaccessary to force the single king to the nearest side of theCliess-hoard, and then bringing up your own king, youmate in a very few moves. There is, however, one dangertc be guarded against, viz., that of stalemcting your ad-versary. The power of the queen being so… … WHrrB. KING AND ROOK AGAINST KING. This is also a very easy checkmate, though less so than llie preceding one. A little practice, however, will enable /OQ readily to master it. In fact, in the most favorable osition for the single king, he cannot protract mate be- ond eighteen oi nineteen moves. As…
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