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... WHITE . & DCDO No. 9 . BLACK . If , now , Black choose to play King's Bishop's Pawn to King's Bishop's fourth , White has the option of taking that Pawn ( in passing , as it is called ) , just as if Black , instead of playing it two ...
... WHITE . & DCDO No. 9 . BLACK . If , now , Black choose to play King's Bishop's Pawn to King's Bishop's fourth , White has the option of taking that Pawn ( in passing , as it is called ) , just as if Black , instead of playing it two ...
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... White's turn to play , and he will checkmata his antagonist in two moves . Place the chess - men on your board exactly in the order they stand in the diagram ; having done this , suppose yourself to be playing the White men , and take ...
... White's turn to play , and he will checkmata his antagonist in two moves . Place the chess - men on your board exactly in the order they stand in the diagram ; having done this , suppose yourself to be playing the White men , and take ...
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... WHITE . and he would , consequently , be checkmated at once . In the position under consideration , however , you must observe that the Bishop is attacked by the Black Rook , and if White were to play ... game . Under these circumstances ...
... WHITE . and he would , consequently , be checkmated at once . In the position under consideration , however , you must observe that the Bishop is attacked by the Black Rook , and if White were to play ... game . Under these circumstances ...
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... game , on account of his two Pawns ; but instead of doing so , you play the Queen to ... WHITE . In this instance , which is given by Mendheim , White is much ... playing the Rook to K. B's 8th square , giving check , & c . DODO SMOTHERED ...
... game , on account of his two Pawns ; but instead of doing so , you play the Queen to ... WHITE . In this instance , which is given by Mendheim , White is much ... playing the Rook to K. B's 8th square , giving check , & c . DODO SMOTHERED ...
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... WHITE . SEO This is a familiar example of smothered mate , which you will ... play him to his B's sq . , the Q. would checkmate at once . Upon the King ... plays his Queen down to K. Kt.'s 8th ( next square to the Black King ) , giving ...
... WHITE . SEO This is a familiar example of smothered mate , which you will ... play him to his B's sq . , the Q. would checkmate at once . Upon the King ... plays his Queen down to K. Kt.'s 8th ( next square to the Black King ) , giving ...
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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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