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THE CHESS-PLAYER'S

Here Black, having the move, can draw the game by the following ingenious mode of play :—

WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. R.'s 2nd. Ch.
2. K. to his Kt.'s 2nd. 2. R. to K. Kt.'s 2nd. Ch.
3. K. to his B.'s 3rd. 3. R. to K. B.'s 2nd Ch.
4. K. to his Kt.'s 4th.
(It is evident that if you play behind your Q. he wins her by placing the R. at K.'s 2nd.
 4. R. to K. Kt.'s 2nd. Ch.
5. K. to his B.'s 5th. 5. R. to K. B.'s 2nd. Ch.
6. K. to his Kt.'s 6th. 6. R. to K. Kt.'s 2nd. Ch.
7. K. to R.'s 6th.
(And as you must Stale-mate his King if you take the Rook, he can persist in repeating the same checks, and thus draw the game. If, instead of playing your K. to R.'s 6th, you move to B.'s 6th, Black will play the R. to K. Kt.'s 3rd, Ch., &c.
 7. R. to K. R.'s 2nd. Ch.

With a few exceptional instances of this nature, you can always win with the Queen against the Rook. Your endeavour mu>t be to separate the King and the Rook, by Checking the former, and driving him to one side of the board : and then, by Checking both King and Rook, you may often win the latter. Take the following instance (see Diagram No. 22).

In this position, which is given by the celebrated Lolli, were it your move, yon would win at once by taking the Rook, Ch., &c. : but Black has to play. and of the great variety of moves at his command, the best has been found to be R. to K. B.'s 7th. Ch., after which yon can win his Rook, or give him Check-mate in a few moves, ex. gr. :—

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