The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 171
wn if he does not do itin fifteen moves. When a player whohas only one king, while his oppo-nent has a king and two men, offersto crown the two men so as to obligehim to win in fifteen moves, theopponent must accept the offer orthe game is drawn. When at theend of a game, one party has a kingand a… … Fig. 5.—Pyramid. them, and thus be in a position toleap either way, it is called a lunette.This situation happens much oftenerin the Polish than in the commongame, and it is frequently a snarelaid by good players to catch theunskillful ; for by moving into thelunette in hope of catching one of…
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