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... Knights ' Defence Illustrative Games VII . The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez . Illustrative Games VIII . The Queen's Pawn Game , or Scotch Gambit . Illustrative Games IX . The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Game in the King's Knight's Opening ...
... Knights ' Defence Illustrative Games VII . The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez . Illustrative Games VIII . The Queen's Pawn Game , or Scotch Gambit . Illustrative Games IX . The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Game in the King's Knight's Opening ...
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... Knight's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening 222 III . The Counter Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening . 227 IV . The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening 231 Illustrative Games 233 V The Queen's Bishop's ...
... Knight's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening 222 III . The Counter Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening . 227 IV . The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening 231 Illustrative Games 233 V The Queen's Bishop's ...
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... Knight against King .. 406 King and two Knights against King 408 King and Pawn - King , Bishop and Pawn - and King , Knight and Pawn , against King 409 II . Queen against a Knight or Bishop 414 Queen against Rook 415 Queen against Rook ...
... Knight against King .. 406 King and two Knights against King 408 King and Pawn - King , Bishop and Pawn - and King , Knight and Pawn , against King 409 II . Queen against a Knight or Bishop 414 Queen against Rook 415 Queen against Rook ...
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... Knight , King's Rook ; and the Pawns directly in front of them , the King's Pawn , King's Bishop's Pawn , King's Knight's Pawn , and King's Rook's Pawn . The Pieces on the Queen's side are , in like manner , called the Queen's Bishop ...
... Knight , King's Rook ; and the Pawns directly in front of them , the King's Pawn , King's Bishop's Pawn , King's Knight's Pawn , and King's Rook's Pawn . The Pieces on the Queen's side are , in like manner , called the Queen's Bishop ...
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... KNIGHT . The action of the Knight is peculiar , and not easy to de- scribe . He is the only one of the Pieces which has the privi- lege of leaping over another man . The movements of the others are all dependent on their freedom from ...
... KNIGHT . The action of the Knight is peculiar , and not easy to de- scribe . He is the only one of the Pieces which has the privi- lege of leaping over another man . The movements of the others are all dependent on their freedom from ...
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2nd best 4th best 4th move advance advantage attack B's 4th ch B's sq B's square Beginning at Black's Beginning at White's best move better game Bishop Black play Black's best Castles on Q's CHAPTER Chess defence draw the game drawn game Edition favour following moves Gambit GAME THE SECOND German Handbuch interpose K. B. to Q K's 2nd K's Kt K's sq King's Bishop's Knight Kt.'s 5th ch Kt.'s sq Laza Lolli mate Memoir move Q Notes Philidor Piece or Pawn play Q player Portrait Q. B. P. takes Q. B. takes Q. B. to K Q. B. to K's Q's Kt Q's side Q's sq Queen R's 3rd ch R's 5th ch R's sq reply Rook Rook's Salvio second place take the Kt take the Pawn takes K. B. P. ch takes K. P. takes K. P. ch takes Kt takes Q Trans VARIATION vols White playing
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