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A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess Howard Staunton. The New Yor febebet eto HE DCDO WHITE PLAYING FIRST MATES IN ELEVEN.
A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess Howard Staunton. The New Yor febebet eto HE DCDO WHITE PLAYING FIRST MATES IN ELEVEN.
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A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess Howard Staunton. febebet eto HE DCDO WHITE PLAYING FIRST MATES IN ELEVEN MOVES . 25 AS THE SPHYNX mr Commmm's Su 12 25 AS 25 DODO } THE CHESS - PLAYER'S HANDBOOK . A POPULAR AND.
A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess Howard Staunton. febebet eto HE DCDO WHITE PLAYING FIRST MATES IN ELEVEN MOVES . 25 AS THE SPHYNX mr Commmm's Su 12 25 AS 25 DODO } THE CHESS - PLAYER'S HANDBOOK . A POPULAR AND.
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... mate , as a King and a Knight only , or a King and two Knights , & c . , & c . 3rd . Where one party has force suffi- cient , but is ignorant of the proper mode of applying it , and thus fails to checkmate his helpless adversary within ...
... mate , as a King and a Knight only , or a King and two Knights , & c . , & c . 3rd . Where one party has force suffi- cient , but is ignorant of the proper mode of applying it , and thus fails to checkmate his helpless adversary within ...
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... mate . When a player has one only legal move at command , it is said to be a forced move . GAMBIT . This word is derived from an Italian phrase in wrestling , and signifies a movement by which the adversary is tripped up . In chess ...
... mate . When a player has one only legal move at command , it is said to be a forced move . GAMBIT . This word is derived from an Italian phrase in wrestling , and signifies a movement by which the adversary is tripped up . In chess ...
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... the rank and power of a Queen , or any other Piece he chooses , and he is then said to have queened his Pawn . ( See the 21st law . ) SCHOLAR'S MATE . A checkmate occasionally given at the opening 24 CHESS - PLAYER'S HANDBOOK .
... the rank and power of a Queen , or any other Piece he chooses , and he is then said to have queened his Pawn . ( See the 21st law . ) SCHOLAR'S MATE . A checkmate occasionally given at the opening 24 CHESS - PLAYER'S HANDBOOK .
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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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