25.

Wh. The Queen takes the Bishop.
Bl. The Queen at her K. B. 3d sq.

26.

Wh. The Q. Rook at the bl. Q. R. 3d
Bl. The Queen takes the Queen.

27.

Wh. The Q. Rook takes the Queen.
Bl. The K. Rook at its B. 2d sq.

28.

Wh. The King at his 2d sq.
Bl. The Q. R. Pawn 2 sq.

29.

Wh. The Q. Rook at the bl. K. 3d sq. Bl. The R. Pawn one sq.

30.

Wh. The Q. Rook takes the Pawn.
Bl. The R. Pawn one sq.

31.

Wh. The K. Rook at its Q. R. sq.
Bl. The R. Pawn one sq.

32.

Wh. The Q. Rook at its K. 3d sq.
Bl. The K. Rook at its B. 3d sq.

33.

Wh. The King at his Q. 3d sq.
Bl. The Rook gives check.

sq.

34.

Wh. The King at his 4th sq.
Bl. The Rook takes the Rook.

35.

Wh. The King takes the Rook.
Bl. The Rook at its Q. R. 3d sq.

36.

Wh. The King at his Q. 4th sq.
Bl. The King at his B. 2d sq.

37.

Wh. The King at his Q. B. 3d sq.
Bl. The Rook gives check.

38.

Wh. The King at his Q. Kt. 4th sq.
Bl. The Rook takes the Pawn.

39.

Wh. The Rook takes the Pawn.

Bl. The King at his 2d sq.

40.

Wh. The Q. B. Pawn one sq.

Bl. The K. Kt. Pawn 2

sq.

41.

Wh. The Rook at the bl. Q. R. 2d

Bl. The King at his Q. sq.

42.

sq.

Wh. The King at the bl. Q. Kt. 4th sq. Bl. The K. Kt. Pawn one sq.

43.

Wh. The King at the bl. Q. B. 3d
Bl. The Rook gives check.

44.

Wh. The Pawn covers the check.
Bl. The Pawn takes the Pawn.

45.

Wh. The Pawn takes the Pawn.

Bl. The King at his home.

46.

sq.

Wh. The Rook at the bl. K. Kt. 2d sq.
Bl. The Rook at its 3d sq.

47.

sq.

and

Wh. The King at the bl. Q. B. 2d afterwards pushing his pawn, will

Wh. The K. B. Pawn takes the Pawn.

Bl. The Knight takes the K. Pawn.

11.

Wh. The Knight takes the Knight.
Bl. The Queen gives check.

12.

Wh. The Knight at his K. Kt. 3d sq.

Bl. The Q. Bishop at the wh. K. Kt. 4th sq.

13.

Wh. The K. Bishop at his K. 2d sq. (a)
Bl. The Queen takes the R. Pawn.

14.

Wh. The K. Rook at its B. sq. (b)

Bl. The Queen takes the Knight and checks.

15.

Wh. The King at his Q. 2d sq.

Bl. The Q. Knight at his Q. 2d sq.

16.

Wh. The Rook takes the Rook (c).
Bl. The Rook takes the Rook.

17.

Wh. The Queen at her K. sq.

Bl. The Rook at the wh. K. B. 2d sq. and wins the Game.

(a) Any thing you could have played could not hinder you from losing a piece.

(b) If you had played your king, he had won it sooner, playing only his rook at your king's bishop's second square.

(c) If you had taken his bishop, he would have given you check with his queen at your queen's third square, and mate by taking your rook the following move.

U

To give Checkmate with a Rook and a Bishop, against a Rook.

The situation in which the pieces are put is the most advantageous for the defending Rook; but in case the defender doth not choose that retreat, it is not at all difficult to force his King at the extremity of the chess-board.

SITUATION.

White. The King at the bl. K. 3d sq.
The Rook upon the Q. B. line.

The Bishop at the bl. K. 4th

Black. The King at his Home.
The Rook at its Q. 2d sq.

1.

Wh. The Rook gives check.

Bl. The Rook covers the check.

sq.

Wh. The Rook at the bl. Q. B. 2d sq.
Bl. The Rook at the wh. Q. 2d sq.

Wh. The Rook at the bl. Q. Kt.

Bl. The Rook at the wh. Q. sq.