12. 1 Wh. The King at his Kt. sq. Bl. The K. Kt. Pawn takes the Pawn (a) 13. Wh. The Q. Bishop takes the Pawn. 14. Wh. The Knight at his Q. R. 3d sq. 15. Wh. The Pawn takes the Queen. 16. Wh. The K. Rook takes the Pawn. Bl. The K. Knight takes the Bishop. 17. Wh. The Rook takes the Knight. Bl. The K. B. Pawn one sq. 18. Wh. The King at his B. 2d sq. 19. Wh. The Bishop at the bl. K. 3d sq. Bl. The Bishop at his K. 2d sq. (a) If he had played any thing else, you must have taken the pawn with yours. 20. Wh. The Q. Rook at its K. R. sq. 21. Wh. The Bishop takes the Knight. 22. Wh. The Q. Rook at the bl. K. R. 3d sq. 23. Wh. The K. Rook at the bl. K. B. 4th sq. 24. Wh. The K. Rook at the bl. K. R. 4th sq. 25. Wh. The K. B. Pawn one sq. Bl. The Q. B. Pawn one sq. 26. Wh. The K. B. Pawn one sq. (b). (b) In this situation your adversary being unable to attack any of your pieces, your business is to bring your knight to the black king's knight's third square, in order to take his rook's pawn, which will give you the game. Wh. The K. Pawn takes the Pawn. Bl. The Queen takes the Pawn. 4. Wh. The B. Pawn takes the Pawn. Bl. The Queen takes the Pawn, and checks. 5. Wh. The Bishop covers the check (a) (a) In this situation the game appears equal on both sides. However, you have a small advantage, by having on your left wing four pawns, and that of your queen at 6. Wh. The K. Knight at his B. 3d sq. 7: Wh. The Q. Pawn 2 sq. Bl. The Q. Bishop at his K. 3d Wh. The King castles. 8. Bl. The Q. Knight at his Q. 2d 9. Wh. The Q. B. Pawn 2 sq. Bl. The Q. B. Pawn one sq. 10. sq. sq. sq. Wh. The Q. Knight at his B. 3d 11. Wh. The K. Bishop at his Q. 3d sq. 12. Wh. Q. Bishop at the bl. K. Kt. 4th sq. (b) Bl. The K. R. Pawn one sq. the head of them, whilst your adversary's are divided, three on each side, and separated from the centre. Therefore you are better able to hinder his pieces placing themselves in the middle of the board. (b) Had he castled with his queen's rook, this would 13. Wh. The Q. Bishop at his K. R. 4th sq. 14. Wh. The Q. Knight at his K. 4th sq. (c) 15. Wh. The Queen at her K. 2d sq. 16. Wh. The Q. Knight takes the Knight. 17. Wh. The Bishop takes the Knight. have been ill played; because you had lost a move by his pushing his rook's pawn upon your bishop, or you had been forced then to change it for his knight, which would have done you no good, because his other knight would have retaken his place. But you play it now to excite him to push his pawns that cover his king, that you may easier form your attack upon him. (c) If he had not removed her to make room for his bishop, your knight would have been very troublesome to him. (d) If he takes your knight, you must take it with your queen. This would puzzle him to save the threatened mate. |