The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 93
in position, wins the game. To begin. Unlikeall the other pieces, the king cannot be taken off the board.He may be attacked but not captured. If any of the adversepieces bring him within the line of their movement, they put hismajesty in check. To give check to the king is to attack him. 80 THE… … Jblg. O. WHITE. any other black piece, but being the king, the rook only givescheck. As, however, the king cannot betaken, so he cannotremain in check. He must forthwith free himself from theassault of an adverse piece. This he can do in three ways ; bymoving out of the range of the piece, by…
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