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TEXT BOOK.
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DIAGRAM No. 38
Black.
d7 white king
b6 black king
c6 white pawn
h6 white rook
c2 black rook
White.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to Q.'s 6th.
(By advancing the Pawn you would ultimately lose it.)
 1. R. to Q. B.'s 8th.
2. R. to Q.'s 2nd. 2. R. to Q. B.'s 6th.
(If he takes the P. you gain his R. by first giving Ch. at Q. Kt.'s 2nd, and then at Q. B.'s 2nd, &c.)
3. R. to Q. Kt.'s 2nd. Ch. 3. K. to R.'s 2nd.
4. P. to Q. P.'s 7th. 4. R. to Q.'s 6th. Ch.
5. K. to Q. B.'s sq. 5. R. to Q.'s 5th.
(If he play the R. to Q. R.'s 6th, you reply with R. to Q.'s 2nd, and are thus enabled to move your King to Q.'s 7th or 8th, and push on the P. immediately.)
6. R. to Q. R.'s 2nd. Ch. 6. K. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd.
7. K. to Q. Kt.'s 8th, and wins.
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