W. The rook at its queen’s knight’s 4th,
and will give check-mate the next move.
It may be seen by this back-game, that when the pieces do not exactly
stand in the situation before assigned, there may be various ways to
force the mate: but a circumstance that cannot be dispensed with, is,
that the bishop must stand on a diagonal that runs close to his king,
to cover him in case of a check.
METHOD
OF GIVING CHECK-MATE WITH A KNIGHT
AND A BISHOP.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his 4th square.
The queen’s knight at his square.
The king’s bishop at his square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his bishop’s 3d.
1.
W. The bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.(a)
B. The king at his knight’s 3d.
2.
W. The king at his bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s 3d.
(a) The mate must be given in the corner which is of the colour on
which the bishop moves; and when the adverse king retires to the
corner, differently coloured, the stroke is effected, by a gradual
process of eighteen or twenty moves.
3.
W. The knight at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his knight’s 3d.
4.
W. The knight at his king’s 4th.(b)
B. The king at his rook’s 3d.
5.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.(c)
6.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his rook’s square.(d)
7.
W. The knight at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.
(b) The office of the knight is, to exclude the adverse king from the
squares which are out of the bishop’s field.
(c) If he had played his king to his rook’s fourth, you must have given
check with the bishop at your king’s second; and should he then pass
his king to that quarter of the board which has a corner square of your
bishop’s colour, you will mate him in a few moves.
(d) If he had moved to his rook’s third, you must have played your
bishop to your king’s second, to oblige his king to seek shelter in the
black angle, whence your knight will soon dislodge him.
8.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.(e)
B. The king at his knight’s square.(f)
9.
W. The bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
10.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
B. The king at his square.
11.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(g) ☜
12.
W. The knight gives check at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The king at his square.
(e) From this position, the mate is forced in about eighteen or twenty
moves.
(f) The knight prevents his king from returning to the corner. Your
object is, to exclude him with the knight from the black squares, and
with the bishop from the white ones.
(g) He might have played his king to his queen’s square; which is
traced to its consequences in a back game.
13.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
14.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his square.
15.
W. The bishop gives check.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
16.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
17.
W. The knight at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
18.
W. The knight gives check at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop square.
19.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s square.
20.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
21.
W. The bishop gives check.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s square.
22.
W. The bishop at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s rook’s square.
23.
W. The knight at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s square.
24.
W. The knight gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s rook’s square.
25.
W. The bishop gives check-mate.
BACK GAME,
_On the Eleventh Move of the Black_.
11.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
12.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
13.
W. The knight at the adverse queen’s 2d.(a)
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
14.
W. The bishop at his queen’s 3d.(b)
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
15.
W. The bishop at his king’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
16.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his square.
(a) It is to be observed, that the knight does not change the direction
of his moves, whether the black player adopt the course of the game or
the back game.
(b) If you had given check with your bishop, he would have passed his
king into the other corner; and your attack would have been eluded.
17.
W. The bishop gives check.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
18.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
19.
W. The knight at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.(c)
(c) It is needless to proceed. The position induced by the back game,
is that of the seventeenth move of the game.
A PARTY,
WON WITH A ROOK AND A PAWN AGAINST A BISHOP.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his 4th square.
The queen’s pawn at the queen’s 4th.
The rook at its queen’s square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his 3d square.
The king’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
1.
W. The rook at its queen’s rook’s square.(a)
B. The bishop at his queen’s knight’s square.
2.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The bishop covers the check.(b)
(a) If you had pushed your pawn, to give check, you would have
furnished the adversary with the means of making a drawn game, as will
be seen afterwards.
(b) If he had withdrawn his king, you must have protruded yours to the
van of your pawn. This party is to be won, only by advancing your king,
and confining that of your adversary to the last rank, previously to
pushing the pawn.
3.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.(c)
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
4.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
5.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The bishop covers the check.
6.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
7.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.(d)
(c) This move imposes on him a necessity of retracting his king, and
resigning the field to yours.
(d) In this position the game is won, either by pushing the pawn to
queen, or forcing the adverse bishop.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH A ROOK AND A PAWN AGAINST A BISHOP.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his 4th square.
The queen’s pawn at the queen’s 4th.
The rook at its queen’s square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his 3d square.
The king’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
1.
W. The pawn gives check.(a)
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
2.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
(a) The result from this movement must be a drawn game, because your
king cannot recover the opportunity of advancing before your pawn,
supposing your adversary to play with critical precision.
3.
W. The rook at its queen’s rook’s square.
B. The bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.(b)
4.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.(c)
5.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.(d)
(b) It is material for him to keep his bishop at a distance from your
king, to enable him to give check, should you play the king to one of
the black squares next to your pawn.
(c) If he had covered the check, you would have won the game, by
pushing your king forwards to the black square facing his bishop.
(d) If he had played his bishop to your king’s rook’s second, you would
have won the game, by playing your rook to his king’s knight’s second.
It is to be observed, that, in the defence of this party, the bishop,
while he is so distant as to secure himself from capture, must be ready
to step into a diagonal that bears on the adverse king.
6.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The bishop at the adverse king’s square, in readiness to check.
7.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
8.
W. The pawn 1 square.(e)
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.(f)
9.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.(g)
10.
W. The pawn 1 square, discovering check from the rook.
B. The king takes the pawn.
(e) Had you advanced the king, he would have obliged you to retrograde,
by a check from his bishop.
(f) Any other movement would have occasioned him the loss of the game.
(g) In this position your pawn is forced; as your king cannot proceed,
without intercepting the communication between the pawn and the rook.
11.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.(h)
(h) When a player has a bishop against a rook, he must as soon as
possible station his king on a corner square of the chess-board, of a
different colour from the field of the bishop. It is the only place
where he can insure a drawn game.
METHOD
OF GIVING CHECK-MATE WITH A SINGLE ROOK.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his 4th square.
The rook at its king’s rook’s square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his 3d square.
1.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his 2d square.
2.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 4th square.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d square.(a)
(a) His king must be opposite to yours, previously to each time of your
giving check with your rook; because his king is then forced, by the
check, to retrograde.
3.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.(b)
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
4.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 2d.
5.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s rook’s 2d.
6.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 2d.(c)
7.
W. The rook gives check, at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
(b) If you had played your king opposite to his, he would have restored
his king to its previous place; whereas, should he on this move play
his king to the face of yours, you may force him back by the check of
your rook.
(c) In the present case he is obliged to place his king opposite to
yours, or absolutely to abandon the rank.
8.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
9.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The king at his square.
10.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
11.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
12.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his rook’s square.
13.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
14.
W. The rook gives check-mate.
There is another mode of giving check-mate with a rook, which may be
practised with great facility, and which will, in general, be found
more summary than that which has been exhibited. A description of it,
sufficiently intelligible, may be conveyed to the player, without a
notation of the moves. The principle of it, is, to confine the adverse
king in a square, two sides of which are formed by the extremities of
the board, and two sides by two impassable lines, running from the
station of the rook. This station must, at the commencement, prescribe
all possible limitation; and the square you continually abridge, by the
progression of the rook, supported by the king. When the adverse king
is reduced to an area of four squares, it will be proper to suspend the
action of the rook, leaving him in the great diagonal, on the third
square from the corner. The interim will be employed in seating your
own king on the third square of the rank or the file. This completes
the preparation for check-mate.
CONCLUSION OF A PARTY,
WON BY THE QUEEN AGAINST A ROOK AND A PAWN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his bishop’s 4th.
The queen at her 3d square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his 2d square.
The rook at its king’s 4th.
The queen’s pawn at the queen’s 3d.(a)
1.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.(b)
B. The king at his 3d square.
(a) This party is a drawn game, when the pawn has not been moved from
its place; but, in the event of its having been advanced, the queen
must win.
(b) His defence depends entirely upon not letting your king pass, and
in meditation of the intended obstruction, playing his rook alternately
from the queen’s bishop’s fourth to the king’s fourth, being always
supported by his pawn.
2.
W. The queen gives check, at the adverse king’s knight’s square.(c)
B. The king at his 2d square.
3.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
4.
W. The queen gives check, at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his 3d square.
5.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The rook at its king’s 4th.
6.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.(d)
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
(c) This move is superfluous and unavailing; and I adopt it, only to
shew, by what trivial means turns may be gained or lost.
(d) This move lays a certain foundation for a decision in your favour;
you must, therefore, at the second move of the queen, take this
position.
7.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s square.
B. The rook at its king’s 4th.
8.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s square.(e)
B. The king at his queen’s 4th.
9.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.(f)
B. The rook gives check.(g) ☜
10.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The rook gives check.
(e) This check forces his king to occupy the same file with his pawn;
this will be a great facility to your own king, in passing.
(f) You place him under the dilemma of removing his rook from his king,
or giving a free passage to yours.
(g) If he had played his king to your queen’s fourth, you must have
played your queen to his queen’s bishop’s third. He might also have
played his rook to his king’s rook’s fourth, to hinder the passage of
your king; the movements which you should then adopt, are exhibited in
the first back game.
11.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 4th.(h)
12.
W. The queen gives check, at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The rook covers the check.
13.
W. The queen gives check at her 3d square.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
14.
W. The queen at her 2d square.(i)
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
15.
W. The queen at her 4th square.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.(k) ☜
(h) If here, too, he had played his king to your queen’s fourth, you
must have played your queen to his queen’s bishop’s third.
(i) At the instant your king gets in the rear of his pawn, the
advantage of the game will turn on your side: to attain this, you must
force him to play his king.
(k) He could have played his king to his queen’s bishop’s second
square. This course is pursued in the second back game.
16.
W. The queen at her bishop’s 4th.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.(l)
17.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
18.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d.
B. The rook gives check.
19.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s square.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
20.
W. The queen gives check, at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s 4th.
21.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 3d.
(l) If he had detached his rook from his king, the object of your play
must have been to force his rook, by a divergent check.
22.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
23.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
24.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s 4th square, and must win.
The termination of this party, regularly conducted from this move,
may be seen in p. 160.—As many amateurs may not be acquainted with
the method of giving check-mate with a queen against a rook, the
opportunity which the state of the board presents for exhibiting that
operation is embraced. It may be pursued in immediate continuation, by
suspending the back games.
FIRST BACK GAME,
_On the Ninth Move of the Black_.
9.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
B. The rook at its king’s rook’s 4th.(a)
10.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s square.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
11.
W. The queen gives check at her rook’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
12.
W. The queen gives check at her rook’s 3d.
B. The king where he pleases, his pawn being lost.(b)
(a) His rook being distant from its king, allows you to take it by a
divergent check, or at least to take his pawn.
(b) This back game shews the facility with which a queen may force a
rook, when detached from its king.
SECOND BACK GAME,
_On the Fifteenth Move of the Black_.
15.
W. The queen at her 4th square.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
16.
W. The queen at her rook’s 4th.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
17.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
18.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d square, and must win.(a)
(a) The ability of the king to manœuvre behind the pawn, commands the
event of the game.
CHECK-MATE,
BY THE QUEEN AGAINST A ROOK,
_Being a Continuation of the Party in Page 157_.
24.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
25.
W. The king takes the pawn.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
26.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.(a)
B. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
27.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s rook’s square.(b)
28.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
(a) It is unavailing to give check with your queen, before your king
has approached the adverse king.
(b) He offers you his rook for nothing: but, if you take it, he will be
stale-mate.
29.
W. The queen gives check at her rook’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s square.
30.
W. The queen at her rook’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s 2d.(c)
31.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
32.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.(d)
B. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s 2d.
(c) Your last move was by no means tactical. The queen should have
remained on the fourth square from the corner. The move was made merely
to shew the game which might then be played by your adversary. If you
were to take his rook, he would be stale-mate. This cannot be too much
attended to at the end of this party.
(d) Had you played your king to your queen’s knight’s third, he would
have made a drawn game, by giving you check at your queen’s bishop’s
third.
33.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
34.
W. The queen at her rook’s 4th.(e)
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
35.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
36.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.(f)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
37.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s rook’s square.
(e) Your king may now invest the adversary, by a near approach, without
any danger of making him stale-mate.
(f) He is obliged to remove his rook from his king, which gives you an
opportunity of taking his rook by a divergent check, or making him mate.
38.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
B. The king at the knight’s square.(g)
39.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
40.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The king at the knight’s square.
41.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s square,
and must win.(h)
(g) If he had covered the check, you would have given mate at your
queen’s bishop’s square.
(h) This party can be won only by forcing the adversary to detach his
rook, in order to ensure its fall, by a divergent check.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH THE QUEEN AGAINST A ROOK AND A PAWN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
The queen at her knight’s 3d.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his queen’s square.
The queen’s pawn at its square.
The rook at its king’s 3d.
1.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s knight’s square.
B. The king at his 2d square.
2.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 3d.
3.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The rook at its king’s 3d, giving check.
4.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th square.(a)
(a) In this position it is a drawn game; because neither the queen, nor
the king, can come upon the rear of the black pawn, as in the former
party.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH A ROOK AND A PAWN AGAINST A ROOK;
Or LOST GAME,
IF THE PLAYER HAVING ONLY A ROOK PLAY ILL.
_Situation of the White._
The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
The pawn at its king’s 4th.
The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his square.
The rook at its queen’s rook’s 3d.
1.
W. The pawn 1 square.
B. The rook at its queen’s knight’s 3d.(a) ☜
(a) By commanding the third rank with his rook, he hinders your king
from advancing; if he were to desert that rank before you had pushed
your pawn, he would lose the party, as will be seen by a back game.
2.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 3d.(b)
3.
W. The pawn 1 square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.(c)
4.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s square.(d)
(b) He ought not to move his rook from this line, until at the instant
of your pushing the pawn.
(c) If he had given check, he would have lost the game.
(d) And he must give you perpetual check, unless you will be induced to
detach your king from your pawn: and if, in adopting that course, you
enfilade obliquely from his successive checks, toward his rook, he will
transport his rook, at the moment of its being reached by your king, so
as to ensure the fall of your pawn.—If your king retires upon your own
rook, he will change rooks.
VARIANT GAME,
ON THE FIRST MOVE OF THE BLACK, WHEN A ROOK AND A PAWN WIN AGAINST A
ROOK.
1.
W. The pawn 1 square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s rook’s square.
2.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.(a)
B. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s square.(b)
3.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(c)
(a) If you had placed your king opposite his, he could have regained
the opportunity of making a drawn game, by giving check with his rook.
(b) Had he given check at his queen’s rook’s third, you must have
covered check with your pawn: and had he removed his king to his
queen’s square, you must have given check with your rook, afterwards
playing your king to the adverse king’s second square.
(c) Had he left his king unmoved, you must have given check, and
changed rook for rook.
4.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
5.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s square.(d)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s square.
6.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.(e)
7.
W. The pawn 1 square, giving check.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.(f)
8.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d.(g)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 2d.
9.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s square.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s square.
(d) This is the only move which can ensure victory: every other leads
but to a drawn game.
(e) Had he given check, you must have played your king to the adverse
king’s second.
(f) Had he played his king to his bishop’s third, you must have given
check with your rook, and at the next move pushed your pawn.
(g) Had you pushed your pawn, it would have been a drawn game.
10.
W. The rook at its queen’s 2d.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 3d.
11.
W. The rook gives check at its king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.
12.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The rook gives check.
13.
W. The king at the adverse king’s square.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 3d.
14.
W. The pawn 1 square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s 3d.(h)
15.
W. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The queen at his knight’s 2d.
(h) He plays thus, in order to hinder your king from moving out on the
queen’s side of the board, and to bring him, by a check, again under
your pawn, in case he move out on the king’s side.
16.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.(i)
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s 2d.
17.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
18.
W. The rook at its queen’s square.
B. The rook gives check.
19.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The rook gives check.
20.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check.
21.
W. The rook covers the check.
B. The rook at its queen’s knight’s square.
22.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s square, and will win.
(i) As in England, the stale-mate is the loss of the game, you might,
at this move, play your rook to your queen’s second.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH A QUEEN, AND A PAWN, AGAINST A QUEEN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
The pawn at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
The queen at her 3d square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
The queen at her bishop’s 4th.
1.
W. The pawn 1 square.(a)
B. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 4th.
2.
W. The queen covers the check.
B. The queen gives check at her king’s 4th.
(a) In this position, the white should seek an opportunity of changing
queen for queen: the black should keep the king at a distance from the
adverse king, in order to prevent that exchange, and to be the better
enabled to give perpetual check.
3.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s square.(b)
B. The queen at her 4th square.
4.
W. The king at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
B. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s rook’s square.
5.
W. The queen covers the check.
B. The queen gives check, at the adverse king’s 4th.
6.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
B. The queen gives check, at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
7.
W. The queen covers the check.
B. The queen at her king’s 3d.(c)
(b) He cannot, in this position, give check, without losing the game;
but he may hinder your pawn from making a queen.
(c) It is plain, that, when the checking intermits, such a position may
be taken as to prevent the pawn from making a queen.
A GAME WON
BY A QUEEN, AGAINST A PAWN NEAR MAKING A QUEEN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
The pawn at the adverse king’s 2d.
1.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.(a)
B. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
2.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
(a) To win this game, the queen must be previously brought, as near as
possible, to the adverse king.
3.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
4.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.(b)
B. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s square.
5.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse king’s square.(c)
6.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s 2d.
7.
W. The queen gives check at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
(b) It is this move which enables you to win the game, because you
force him to play his king under his pawn.
(c) As his pawn cannot make a queen, you must employ the interval in
which your queen is inactive, in bringing your king in proximity to his.
8.
W. The queen gives check at her bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s 2d.
9.
W. The queen gives check at her 4th square.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
10.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.(d)
B. The king at the adverse queen’s square.
11.
W. The queen gives check at her 3d square.
B. The king at the adverse king’s square.
12.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.(e)
(d) It is uniformly the same move which forces him to play his king
under his pawn.
(e) You will proceed with a reiteration of the same moves, till your
king is seated close to his pawn, and then the game is won.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH A QUEEN AGAINST A PAWN NEAR MAKING A QUEEN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
The queen at her king’s 2d.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
The pawn at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
1.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
2.
W. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
3.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse king’s rook’s square.(a)
(a) In the former party, you forced his king to come under his pawn:
but he may now, without risk, leave it exposed to be taken; for you
would make a stale-mate by taking it: this ought then to be a drawn
game.
ANOTHER DRAWN GAME,
WITH A QUEEN AGAINST A PAWN NEAR MAKING A QUEEN.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
The queen at her 4th square.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
The pawn at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
1.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
2.
W. The queen at her king’s rook’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
3.
W. The queen gives check at her king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at the rook’s square.(a)
(a) Being continually forced to remove your queen from that file, to
make room for his king, you could never bring up your king in time: so
it must be a drawn game.
It is to be observed, that the pawns of the two bishops, and of the two
rooks, at one square from promotion, make a drawn game against a queen;
and the pawns of the king, and the queen, and of the two knights, lose
in such a position.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH A SINGLE PAWN;
Or A GAME WON,
IF HE WHO DIRECTS THE UNACCOMPANIED KING SHOULD NOT PLAY WELL.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his bishop’s 4th.
The pawn at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his bishop’s 3d.
1.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.(a)
2.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king at his 2d square.
(a) It is necessary to bring his king alternately to the face of the
adverse pawn, and alternately to the face of the adverse king, in order
to oppose the promotion of the pawn.
3.
W. The pawn 1 square, giving check.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
4.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(b) ☜
5.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his square.(c)
6.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.(d)
(b) If he had removed his king to his square, or to the knight’s
square, he would have lost the game. The subject of a back game.
(c) Were you in the present position to push your pawn, you could not
sustain it without making a stale-mate.
(d) His defence depends upon opposing his king to yours; if, on the
other hand, the possession of the move enabled you to oppose your king
to his, you would win the game.
7.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(e)
8.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
9.
W. The pawn 1 square, giving check.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
10.
W. The king is forced to desert the pawn.
(e) He places his king in that alternate opposition to your pieces,
which infallibly brings on a drawn game.
BACK GAME,
_On the Fourth Move of the Black_.
4.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his square, or at the knight’s square.
5.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
6.
W. The pawn 1 square.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
7.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d, and will win.
It may be seen by these examples, that the unaccompanied king, to make
a good defence, must, at the last stage of his retreat, refuse to move
from before the adversary’s pawn.
A DRAWN GAME,
BY A KNIGHT DISTANT FROM HIS KING, AGAINST A PAWN ADVANCING TO
PROMOTION.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his rook’s 2d.
The knight at his queen’s rook’s 2d.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
The pawn at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
1.
W. The knight gives check at his queen’s bishop’s square.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
2.
W. The knight gives check at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
3.
W. The knight at his queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
4.
W. The knight at his queen’s 3d.(a)
(a) He cannot push his pawn, without receiving a divergent check from
your knight; therefore it is a drawn game. It is important to observe,
that in positions, when the knight can neither check, nor hinder the
pawn from advancing, a divergent check will be in his power, if the
pawn be advanced.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH TWO PAWNS AGAINST ONE;
Or A PARTY WON,
IF THE PLAYER WITH THE SINGLE PAWN MISMOVE.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his 4th square.
The king’s bishop’s pawn at its bishop’s 4th.
The king’s knight’s pawn at its knight’s 5th.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his 3d square.
The king’s knight’s pawn at its knight’s 3d.(a)
1.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.(b) ☜
(a) Before we proceed, let us review the board at the stage at which we
find the game. If the black pieces were to play first, the white would
win; but the white party having to commence, it will be a drawn game.
(b) Had he played his king to his king’s bishop’s fourth square, you
would have regained the move; which would have been the earnest of
victory. The subject of a back game.
2.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.(c)
3.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his 2d square.(d) ☜
4.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.
5.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his 3d square.(e)
(c) Had he played his king to his queen’s fourth, he would have lost
the game. The subject of the second back game.
(d) By refusing to advance from his eligible station, he is enabled to
oppose your king, whether you chuse to place him at his own fourth, or
at your queen’s fourth.
(e) This is the identical position at which we commenced. Supposing the
future moves of the adversary to be correctly made, no variation in
your course can prevent it from being a drawn game.
FIRST BACK GAME,
_On the First Move of the Black_.
1.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s 4th.
2.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his 3d square.(a)
3.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.(b)
4.
W. The bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. The pawn takes the pawn.(c)
5.
W. The king takes the pawn.
B. The king at his 2d square.
(a) Had he removed his king to your king’s knight’s fourth, he would
lose the game, equally as he will by the present course.
(b) Had he played his king to his second square, or to his queen’s
second, you must have advanced your king opposite his, to effect the
capture of his pawn.
(c) He could have declined taking your pawn; a mode of play that is
pursued in the second back game.
6.
W. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
7.
W. The king at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d, and must win.(d)
(d) As often as the king can move in the van of a single pawn, the
adversary cannot hinder you from making a queen.
SECOND BACK GAME,
_On the Second Move of the Black_.
2.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s 4th.
3.
W. The king at his 3d square.(a)
B. The king at his 3d square.
4.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.(b)
5.
W. The bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king at his 2d square.
(a) You again get the move, because he cannot play his king fronting
yours: he must absolutely retrograde either to his third square, or to
his queen’s third square. In either case, your king may place himself
in opposition to his.
(b) If he had withdrawn his king to his second square, or to his
queen’s second, you must have advanced your king opposite his.
6.
W. The pawn 1 square, giving check.(c)
B. The king at his 3d square.
7.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.(d)
8.
W. The bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king at his 2d square.
9.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king takes the pawn.
10.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
11.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
(c) Had you taken his pawn with yours, it would have been a drawn game.
(d) By this step he has regained the move, since he may oppose king to
king; but by the sacrifice of a pawn you may recover it over him, and a
single pawn is enough to win the game.
12.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 2d.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
13.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.
14.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his rook’s square.
15.
W. The king takes the pawn.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
16.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
17.
W. The pawn 1 square, and makes a queen without opposition.
A DRAWN GAME,
WITH TWO SEPARATED PAWNS, AGAINST TWO UNITED PAWNS.
_Situation of the White._
The king at his queen’s 3d.
The queen’s bishop’s pawn at its bishop’s 5th.
The queen’s knight’s pawn at its knight’s 4th.
_Situation of the Black._
The king at his queen’s 4th.
The queen’s knight’s pawn at its knight’s 4th.
The king’s knight’s pawn at its knight’s 4th.(a)
1.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his 4th square.
2.
W. The king at his bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s 4th.
(a) From this position, if the black were to commence play, the white
would win the game.
3.
W. The king at his knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his 4th square.(b)
4.
W. The king at his knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s 3d.
5.
W. The king at his knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his 4th square.(c)
6.
W. The king at his bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s 4th.(d)
(b) Had he played his king to his bishop’s third, you would have
advanced your king towards his pawn, and he would have lost the game.
(c) Had he played his king to his bishop’s fourth, you would have
recovered the move; and the move, at these critical junctures, is the
game.
(d) As he does not advance his pawn, nor suffer your king to take the
place opposite to his, it must be a drawn game.
OBSERVATIONS
ON THE ENDS OF PARTIES, AND
_ON THE POWERS OF PIECES_ VARIOUSLY COMBINED.
A single pawn cannot win, if the adverse king be placed in opposition
to it.
A single pawn may win, if the king be placed in the van of his pawn.
Two pawns against one must win, almost in all cases: but he that has
the two pawns, must avoid changing one of them with the adversary’s
pawn.
A pawn, and any piece whatsoever, must win in all cases; a pawn on
a rook’s file, co-operating with a bishop, whose diagonal is of a
different colour from the square at which the pawn must make a queen,
only excepted.
Two knights alone cannot mate.
Two bishops alone may mate.
A knight and a bishop may mate.
A rook, against a knight, makes a drawn game.
A rook, against a bishop, makes a drawn game.
A rook and a knight, against a rook, make a drawn game.
A rook and a bishop, against a rook, win.
A rook and a bishop, against a queen, make a drawn game.
A rook and a knight, against a queen, make a drawn game.
A queen, against a bishop and a knight, may win.
A rook, against a bishop and two pawns, makes a drawn game.
A rook, against one knight and two pawns, makes a drawn game, because
in this, as in the last case, he who has the single potent piece,
cannot be hindered from sacrificing it for the two pawns.
A queen, against one rook and two pawns, makes a drawn game.
THE =_Laws of Chess_=.
The Laws or Constitutions of a Game are originally established, either
to prevent or decide contests; because, by defining what is in itself
indefinite, by determining that which, without any explanation, would
be uncertain, they put an end to all obstinacy and dispute. These
statutes, founded at first in reason, consecrated afterwards by custom,
confirmed at length by the practice of the best players, and the
approbation of the most illustrious authors, may be reduced to the XVII
following RULES, which the Society or Club of Chess in ENGLAND have
adopted for their code.
LAWS OF CHESS.
I.
The chess-board must be placed in such a manner, that each player may
have a white square at his right hand.
II.
He that gives a piece is supposed to have the move, unless it be agreed
otherwise. In games without odds, lots must be cast for the move, which
afterwards becomes alternate.
III.
If a pawn or piece have been forgotten at the beginning of the game, it
will be in the adversary’s choice, either to begin the game afresh, or
to go on, permitting, nevertheless, the piece forgotten to be set in
its place.
IV.
If it is agreed to give the advantage of a piece, or a pawn, and it
have been forgotten at the beginning of a game, it will be left to the
choice of him who has suffered by such a mistake, to proceed, or to
recommence.
V.
A piece once touched must be played, unless it be said, in touching it,
_J’adoube_: but if a piece be displaced or overturned by accident, the
player in whose set it is, will be allowed to restore it to its place.
VI.
If you touch one of your adversary’s pieces without saying _J’adoube_,
he has a right to oblige you to take it; and, in case you touch a piece
not prizable, you, who have touched it, must play your king if you can.
VII.
When one has dismissed a piece from his hand, he cannot take it again,
to play it to another place; but so long as he keeps his hold of it, he
is at liberty to play it where he pleases.
VIII.
A player making a false move, must play his king, as in rule VI. but no
false move can be recalled after the adversary’s succeeding move: so
if the irregular move be not revoked in time, the position taken must
remain as if it had been just.
IX.
Every pawn which has reached the eighth or last square of the
chess-board, is entitled to make a queen, or any other piece that shall
be thought proper; and this, even when all the pieces remain on the
chess-board.
X.
Any pawn has the privilege of advancing two squares, at its first move:
but, in this case, it may, in passing, be taken by any pawn which might
have taken it if it had been pushed but one _move_.[32]
XI.
The king, when he castles, cannot in his flight exceed two squares,
that is, the rook with which he castles must take the square next to
the original square of the king; and the latter, leaping over, must be
posted close on the other side of the rook.[33]
XII.
The king cannot castle when in check, nor after having been moved, nor
if in passing he was exposed to a check, nor with a rook which has been
removed from its place: and he that castles when he should not, must
play his rook touched, or his king, at his own choice.
[32] One _square_ would be more correct: but the language of this tenth
rule is retained verbatim; because the reasoning on which the rule
rests, seems to depend on this mode of speaking. EDITOR.
[33] The old way of castling in several countries, and it still
subsists in some, was to leave to the player’s disposal, all the
interval between the king and the rook, along with the squares first
assigned them.
XIII.
If a player give check without warning, the adversary will not be bound
to ward it off; and he may consequently play as if such check did
not exist: but if the former, in playing the next move, were to say,
_Check_, each must then retract his last move, as being false, and he
that is under check is to obviate it in the prescribed form.
XIV.
If the adversary warn you of a check, without however giving it, and
you in consequence touch, or move, either your king, or any other
piece, you will then be allowed to retract, so long as your adversary
has not completed his next move.
XV.
If any one touch a piece which he cannot play without exposing his king
to check, he must then play his king; and if his king cannot be played,
the fault is of no consequence.
XVI.
When one has nothing else to play, and his king being out of check,
cannot stir without coming to a check, then the game is stale-mate. In
England, he whose king is stale-mate wins the game[34]; but in France,
and several other countries, the stale-mate is a drawn game.
XVII.
At all conclusions of parties, when a player seems not to know how to
give the difficult mates, as that of a knight and a bishop against
the king, that of a rook and a bishop against a rook, &c. at the
adversary’s request, fifty moves on each side must be appointed for the
end of the game: these being accomplished, it will be a drawn game.
[34] Reasons calculated to allay the surprise which attends the first
mention of the rule, may be found in the Introduction to Chess, in the
first volume.
The EDITOR invites the experienced reader’s particular attention to
the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th rules; as some points intended to be
established by them, seem open to discussion.—_vide_ Appendix.
=GAMES=
=_Played without seeing the Board_=.
Mr. Philidor being of opinion that an entire collection of the games
he has played without looking over the chess-board would not be of
any service to amateurs, he will only publish a few parties which he
has played against three players at once, subjoining the names of his
respectable adversaries, in order to prove, and transmit to posterity,
_a fact_, of which future ages might otherwise entertain some doubt.
_The following Account appeared in the London News-papers, the 9th of
May, 1783_:
"Yesterday, at the Chess-club in St. James’s Street, Mr. PHILIDOR
performed one of those wonderful exhibitions for which he is so much
celebrated. He played at the same time three different games, without
seeing either of the tables. His opponents were Count BRUHL, Mr.
BOWDLER, and Mr. MASERES. To those who understand chess, this exertion
of Mr. PHILIDOR’S abilities, must appear one of the greatest of which
the human memory is susceptible. He goes through it with astonishing
accuracy, and often corrects mistakes in those who have the board
before them. Mr. PHILIDOR sits with his back to the tables, and some
gentleman present, who takes his part, informs him of the move of his
antagonist, and then, by his direction, plays his pieces."
In the triple party before mentioned, Mr. PHILIDOR gave the move to
Count BRUHL and Mr. BOWDLER, and the advantage of a pawn and the move
to Mr. MASERES: the moves of each party were played alternately.
COUNT BRUHL’S PARTY.
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. The same.
2.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
3.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
4.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
5.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
6.
W. The king’s pawn takes the bishop’s pawn.
B. The queen’s bishop takes the king’s pawn.
7.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
8.
W. Queen’s bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
9.
W. King’s bishop at the queen’s knight’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
10.
W. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 2d.
B. The same.
11.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The same.
12.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
B. The queen at her king’s 2d.
13.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
14.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
15.
W. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
16.
W. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king castles with his rook.
17.
W. King’s knight at his king’s 2d.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
18.
W. The king castles with his rook.
B. Queen’s knight at his 3d square.
19.
W. King’s knight at his 3d square.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
20.
W. Queen’s rook at its bishop’s square.
B. Queen’s knight at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
21.
W. The king’s knight takes the bishop.
B. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the knight.
22.
W. The queen gives check at the king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The queen covers the check.
23.
W. The queen takes the queen.
B. The king takes the queen.
24.
W. The king’s bishop takes the queen’s knight.
B. The queen’s knight’s pawn takes the bishop.
25.
W. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s rook at its knight’s square.
26.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
27.
W. Queen’s rook at its queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The queen’s knight’s pawn takes the queen’s knight’s pawn.
28.
W. The queen’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. King’s rook at his queen’s bishop’s square.
29.
W. The queen’s rook takes the king’s rook.
B. The rook takes the rook.
30.
W. The rook at the queen’s rook’s square.
B. The bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
31.
W. The rook takes the queen’s rook’s pawn.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
32.
W. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s 3d.
33.
W. The rook at its queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. The bishop takes the knight.
34.
W. The rook takes the bishop.
B. The rook takes the queen’s knight’s pawn.
35.
W. The rook at the queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
36.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his knight’s 3d.
37.
W. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the rook’s pawn.
B. The knight at his rook’s 4th.
38.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s 2d.
B. The knight takes the king’s bishop’s pawn.
39.
W. The bishop takes the knight.
B. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
40.
W. The king at his knight’s 2d.
B. The rook takes the bishop.
41.
W. The rook takes the queen’s pawn.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
42.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s square.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s 3d.
43.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
44.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. The rook gives check at the adverse queen’s 2d.
45.
W. The king at his bishop’s square.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
46.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
47.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king’s bishop’s pawn 1 square, and wins the game.
MR. BOWDLER’S PARTY.
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
2.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
3.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
4.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
5.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
6.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
7.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s knight at his king’s 2d.
8.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
9.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop at his knight’s 2d.
10.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
11.
W. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 2d.
B. The king castles.
12.
W. The king castles with his rook.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
13.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
14.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
15.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
16.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s square.
B. Queen’s bishop at his queen’s 2d.
17.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The queen at her bishop’s 2d.
18.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.
19.
W. The king at his rook’s 2d.
B. Queen’s knight at his rook’s 2d.
20.
W. King’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
B. The queen’s knight’s pawn takes the queen’s rook’s pawn.
21.
W. The king’s bishop takes the queen’s knight’s pawn.
B. Queen’s knight at its 4th square.
22.
W. The king’s bishop takes the knight.
B. The queen’s bishop takes the bishop.
23.
W. King’s rook at its knight’s square.
B. The same.
24.
W. King’s rook at its king’s knight’s 3d.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
25.
W. The queen’s knight’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The queen’s rook takes the pawn.
26.
W. King’s rook at its king’s knight’s square.
B. King’s rook at its queen’s rook’s square.
27.
W. The queen’s rook takes the rook.
B. The queen takes the rook.
28.
W. The rook at his queen’s bishop’s square.
B. The queen at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
29.
W. Queen’s knight at his king’s bishop’s square.
B. The queen at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
30.
W. The queen at her square.
B. The rook gives check, at the adverse queen’s rook’s 2d.
31.
W. The bishop covers the check, at his queen’s 2d.
B. The queen takes the queen.
32.
W. The rook takes the queen.
B. The bishop at the adverse queen’s rook’s 4th.
33.
W. The rook at its queen’s knight’s square.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
34.
W. The king at his knight’s 3d.
B. The knight at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
35.
W. Queen’s knight at his king’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his square.
36.
W. Queen’s bishop at his square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s rook’s 3d.
37.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The bishop takes the bishop.
38.
W. The rook takes the bishop.
B. The knight at his king’s 2d.
39.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 2d.
40.
W. The rook at his king’s square.
B. The rook takes the rook.
41.
W. The knight takes the rook.
B. The king’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
42.
W. The king takes the pawn.
B. The knight at his king’s bishop’s 4th.
43.
W. The knight takes the knight.
B. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the knight, and gives check.
44.
W. The king at his knight’s 3d.
B. The bishop at the adverse queen’s square.
45.
W. The knight at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The bishop takes the knight.
46.
W. The king takes the bishop.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
47.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
48.
W. The king at his queen’s 2d.
B. The king at his 2d square.
49.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
50.
W. The king at his queen’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
51.
W. The king at his queen’s rook’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 4th,
and makes a drawn game.
MR. MASERES’ PARTY.
_He received the King’s Bishop’s Pawn, and the Move._
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s knight at his rook’s 3d.
2.
W. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 2d.
3.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
4.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
B. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
5.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
6.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
7.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
8.
W. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. Queen’s bishop at his queen’s 2d.
9.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
10.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
11.
W. The king castles.
B. The queen at her bishop’s 2d.
12.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
13.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. Queen’s rook at its knight’s square.
14.
W. Queen’s knight at his rook’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his king’s 2d.
15.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king castles with his rook.
16.
W. King’s knight at his rook’s 2d.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
17.
W. The queen’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The queen’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
18.
W. The queen at her king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
19.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s knight at his rook’s 3d.
20.
W. The queen at her king’s knight’s 3d.
B. King’s knight at his king’s bishop’s 4th.
21.
W. The king’s bishop takes the knight.
B. The king’s rook takes the bishop.
22.
W. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
23.
W. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The knight takes the pawn.
24.
W. King’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s rook at his bishop’s square.
25.
W. The queen at her king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The knight at the adverse queen’s 3d.
26.
W. Queen’s bishop at his square.
B. The queen at her knight’s 3d.
27.
W. Queen’s knight at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The knight takes the bishop.
28.
W. The queen’s rook takes the knight.
B. The queen takes the queen’s knight’s pawn.
29.
W. Queen’s knight at his king’s 3d.
B. The queen takes the queen.
30.
W. The king takes the queen.
B. Queen’s rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
31.
W. King’s rook at its bishop’s 3d.
B. Queen’s rook at the adverse queen’s 3d.
32.
W. Queen’s rook at its queen’s square.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s rook’s 4th.
33.
W. The queen’s rook takes the rook.
B. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the rook.
34.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
35.
W. The rook at his king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
36.
W. The rook at its queen’s rook’s 2d.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 3d.
37.
W. The rook at its king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king’s bishop takes the queen’s pawn.
38.
W. The rook at its queen’s 2d.
B. The rook takes the king’s bishop’s pawn.
39.
W. The rook takes the pawn.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
40.
W. The knight takes the bishop.
B. The queen’s pawn takes the knight.
41.
W. The rook at its king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook takes the rook.
42.
W. The king takes the rook.
B. The bishop takes the king’s pawn.
43.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The bishop at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
44.
W. The knight at his king’s 3d.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
45.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
46.
W. The knight at his queen’s square.
B. The king at his 2d square.
47.
W. The knight takes the pawn.
B. The bishop takes the knight.
48.
W. The king takes the bishop.
B. The king at his queen’s 3d.
49.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king’s pawn 1 square, giving check.
50.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his 3d square.
51.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The same.
52.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his queen’s 4th.
53.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king’s pawn 1 square, giving check.
54.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his 4th square.
55.
W. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
56.
W. The king at his 2d square.
B. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
57.
W. The king at his bishop’s 2d square.
B. The king at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
58.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king takes the rook’s pawn.
59.
W. The king takes the pawn.
B. The king takes the knight’s pawn, and wins the game.
ANOTHER MATCH,
_Played at the_ CHESS-CLUB, _the 10th of May, 1788, against_ Count
BRUHL, Mr. NOWELL, _and_ Mr. LEYCESTER.—Mr. NOWELL _and_ Mr. LEYCESTER
_received the odds of the Pawn and the Move, and_ Count BRUHL _only the
Move_.
COUNT BRUHL’S SECOND PARTY.
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. The same.
2.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
B. The king’s pawn takes the pawn.
3.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
4.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. King’s bishop at his knight’s 2d.
5.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
6.
W. The king’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The king’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
7.
W. The rook takes the rook.
B. The king’s bishop takes the rook.
8.
W. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
9.
W. The queen’s bishop takes the king’s pawn.
B. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the knight.
10.
W. The queen takes the knight’s pawn.
B. The queen at her king’s 2d.
11.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
12.
W. The knight at his queen’s 2d.
B. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
13.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. The queen’s pawn takes the pawn.
14.
W. The knight takes the pawn.
B. The knight takes the knight.
15.
W. The queen takes the knight.
B. The queen takes the queen.
16.
W. The bishop takes the queen.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
17.
W. The king at his queen’s 2d.
B. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
18.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. The knight at his queen’s 2d.
19.
W. The rook at the king’s rook’s square.
B. King’s bishop at his 3d square.
20.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king castles.
21.
W. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The knight at the queen’s knight’s 3d.
22.
W. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
23.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.
B. The rook at the king’s rook’s square.
24.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. The rook takes the rook.
25.
W. The bishop takes the rook.
B. The knight at his queen’s 2d.
26.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The knight takes the bishop.
27.
W. The pawn takes the knight.
B. King’s bishop at his king’s 2d.
28.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
29.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
30.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
31.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s rook’s 4th.
B. King’s bishop at his king’s knight’s 4th.
32.
W. The bishop at his queen’s square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
33.
W. The bishop at his queen’s rook’s 4th.
B. The king’s bishop takes the queen’s rook’s pawn.
34.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
35.
W. The bishop at his queen’s square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
36.
W. The king at his queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his 2d square.
37.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. The king at the king’s bishop’s 3d.
38.
W. The bishop at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. Queen’s bishop at his queen’s 2d.
39.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop at his king’s knight’s 4th.
40.
W. The bishop at his queen’s square.
B. King’s bishop at the adverse king’s rook’s 4th.
41.
W. The king at his 3d square.
B. The king at his 4th square.
42.
W. The bishop at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his king’s 2d.
43.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
B. The king’s bishop takes the pawn.
44.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king’s bishop takes the pawn.
45.
W. The king at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th, and wins the game.
MR. NOWELL’S PARTY.
_He received the King’s Bishop’s Pawn, and the Move._
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. King’s knight at his king’s rook’s 3d.
2.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
3.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 2d.
4.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
5.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
6.
W. King’s knight at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king castles.
7.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
8.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
9.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. The queen at her king’s 2d.
10.
W. The king castles.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
11.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
12.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
B. Queen’s bishop at his queen’s 2d.
13.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
14.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. King’s knight at his rook’s 3d.
15.
W. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 2d.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 4th.
16.
W. King’s rook at its bishop’s 2d.
B. The knight takes the bishop.
17.
W. The queen takes the knight.
B. Queen’s rook at its bishop’s square.
18.
W. Queen’s knight at his 3d square.
B. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
19.
W. The queen’s knight takes the pawn.
B. The knight takes the knight.
20.
W. The knight takes the knight.
B. Queen’s rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
21.
W. Queen’s rook at its queen’s square.
B. Queen’s rook at its queen’s bishop’s square.
22.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s rook at its bishop’s 2d.
23.
W. The king at his rook’s 2d.
B. Queen’s rook at its king’s bishop’s square.
24.
W. The queen at her king’s knight’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s square.
25.
W. Queen’s rook at its king’s bishop’s square.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
26.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
27.
W. King’s rook at its bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s rook at its knight’s 2d.
28.
W. The queen at her 2d square.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
29.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. Queen’s rook at its queen’s knight’s square.
30.
W. The king at his rook’s square.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
31.
W. King’s rook at its knight’s 3d.
B. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the pawn.
32.
W. The rook takes the rook.
B. The queen takes the rook.
33.
W. The rook takes the pawn.
B. The queen takes the king’s pawn.
34.
W. The rook gives check, at its king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his rook’s square.
35.
W. The knight at his king’s bishop’s 3d square.
B. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
36.
W. The rook at its king’s rook’s 4th.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
37.
W. The bishop takes the rook’s pawn, and gives check.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
38.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
B. The rook at its king’s rook’s square.
39.
W. The rook at its king’s knight’s 4th, giving check.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
40.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.
B. The king at his square.
41.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The queen at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
42.
W. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s square.
43.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The queen at her 3d square.
44.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.
B. The rook at its king’s bishop’s square.
45.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th, giving check.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
46.
W. The queen at her 2d square.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
47.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 3d.
B. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
48.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s rook’s 3d.
B. The rook at its king’s square.
49.
W. The bishop takes the queen’s knight’s pawn.
B. The rook at its king’s 2d.
50.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s rook’s square, giving check.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 2d.
51.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
52.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
53.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
54.
W. King’s knight at his king’s bishop’s 3d.[35]
B. Queen’s bishop at his queen’s 2d.
55.
W. The queen at her 4th square, giving check.
B. The queen at her queen’s bishop’s 4th.
56.
W. The queen takes the queen.
B. The king takes the queen.
57.
W. The bishop takes the bishop.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
58.
W. The king’s knight at his king’s square.
B. The rook takes the bishop.
59.
W. The king at his knight’s square.
B. The rook at its king’s bishop’s 2d.
60.
W. The knight at his king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook takes the knight, and wins the game.
[35] The EDITOR cannot avoid observing, that if instead of the
retreat here made by the knight, the queen were transported to the
black queen’s rook’s square, check-mate might be soon effected. He
has hitherto forborne, and he will not multiply remarks on these
games, played _ex tempore_, lest it should seem hypercritical. In few
cases, indeed, would a passing animadversion on a single move be of
utility. A proposed change, before it can add any thing to the store of
experience, must have its consequences traced in a back game.
MR. LEYCESTER’S PARTY.
_He received the King’s Bishop’s Pawn, and the Move._
1.
W. King’s pawn 2 squares.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
2.
W. The queen at the adverse king’s rook’s 4th square, giving check.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
3.
W. The queen takes the queen’s bishop’s pawn.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
4.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
B. King’s pawn 2 squares.
5.
W. The queen at her king’s 3d.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
6.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
B. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
7.
W. The king’s pawn takes the pawn.
B. The king’s knight takes the pawn.
8.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
B. King’s knight at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
9.
W. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. King’s bishop at his rook’s 3d.
10.
W. King’s bishop at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king castles with his rook.
11.
W. The queen at her king’s 4th.
B. Queen’s bishop at his king’s bishop’s 4th.
12.
W. The queen at her queen’s bishop’s 4th, giving check.
B. The king at his rook’s square.
13.
W. The queen at her king’s bishop’s square.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse queen’s 3d.
14.
W. The king’s bishop takes the queen’s bishop.
B. The king’s knight takes the bishop, and gives check.
15.
W. The king at his 2d square.
B. The king’s rook takes the king’s bishop’s pawn, and gives check.
16.
W. The queen takes the king’s rook.
B. The king’s knight takes the queen.
17.
W. The king takes the knight.
B. The queen at the adverse queen’s 3d.
18.
W. King’s knight at his king’s 2d.
B. The rook at its king’s bishop’s square, giving check.
19.
W. The king at his square.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
20.
W. King’s rook at its king’s bishop’s square.
B. The rook takes the rook.
21.
W. The king takes the rook.
B. The queen at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
22.
W. The king at his square.
B. The knight at his king’s 4th.
23.
W. Queen’s knight at his rook’s 3d.
B. The knight at the adverse queen’s 3d, giving check.
24.
W. The king at his bishop’s square.
B. The queen at the adverse queen’s square, giving check-mate.
THIRD MATCH.
CHESS-CLUB, Saturday, March 13, 1790.
Mr. PHILIDOR _played Three Games at once; Two without seeing the
Boards, and the third on looking over the Table. His Opponents were
the_ Hon. H. S. CONWAY, Mr. SHELDON, _and_ Capt. SMITH. _The Game_ (Mr.
PHILIDOR _being allowed to see the Pieces_) _was against_ Mr. CONWAY;
_the Move he gave to each of his Adversaries_.
HON. H. S. CONWAY’S PARTY.
1.
B. King’s pawn 2 squares.
W. The same.
2.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
3.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
4.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
5.
B. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 3d.
W. The queen at her king’s 2d.
6.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
7.
B. King’s knight at his king’s 2d.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
8.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
9.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
10.
B. The king castles with his queen’s rook.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
11.
B. The queen’s bishop takes the knight.
W. The queen takes the bishop.
12.
B. The queen takes the queen.
W. The king’s knight’s pawn takes the queen.
13.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
14.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
W. The king’s pawn takes the queen’s pawn.
15.
B. The rook takes the pawn.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
16.
B. The king’s bishop takes the bishop.
W. The king’s bishop’s pawn takes the bishop.
17.
B. King’s rook at its queen’s square.
W. The king at his 2d square.
18.
B. King’s knight at his square.
W. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 2d.
19.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
20.
B. King’s pawn 1 square.
W. The king’s bishop’s pawn takes the king’s pawn.
21.
B. The king’s knight takes the pawn.
W. The knight takes the knight.
22.
B. The king’s bishop’s pawn takes the knight.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
23.
B. King’s rook at its king’s square.
W. Queen’s rook at its king’s bishop’s square.
24.
B. Queen’s rook at its queen’s 3d.
W. Queen’s rook at its king’s bishop’s 4th.
25.
B. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
W. The queen’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
26.
B. The queen’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
W. The queen’s rook takes the king’s pawn.
27.
B. King’s rook at its bishop’s square.
W. Queen’s rook at its king’s knight’s 4th.
28.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
W. King’s rook at his knight’s square.
29.
B. King’s knight at his king’s 2d.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
30.
B. Queen’s rook at its king’s bishop’s 3d.
W. King’s rook at its knight’s 2d.
31.
B. Queen’s rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
W. The bishop at his queen’s 3d.
32.
B. Queen’s rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 3d.
W. King’s rook at its king’s knight’s 3d.
33.
B. The rook takes the rook.
W. The rook takes the rook.
34.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
35.
B. The rook takes the king’s rook’s pawn.
W. The bishop takes the king’s knight’s pawn.
36.
B. The knight takes the bishop.
W. The rook takes the knight.
37.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
W. The king at his queen’s 3d.
38.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s square.
W. The king at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
39.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
40.
B. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the pawn.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
41.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 3d.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d, giving check.
42.
B. The king at his queen’s bishop’s square.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
43.
B. The rook takes the queen’s bishop’s pawn.
W. The rook gives check, at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
44.
B. The king at his queen’s knight’s 2d.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
45.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 3d.
W. The king’s pawn makes a queen.
46.
B. The rook takes the queen.
W. The rook takes the rook, and wins the game.
MR. SHELDON’S PARTY.
1.
B. King’s pawn 2 squares.
W. The same.
2.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
3.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
W. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
4.
B. The pawn takes the pawn.
W. The pawn takes the pawn.
5.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
W. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
6.
B. Queen’s pawn 2 squares.
W. King’s pawn 1 square.
7.
B. King’s knight at the adverse king’s 4th.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
8.
B. The king castles.
W. King’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
9.
B. The knight takes the knight.
W. The pawn takes the knight.
10.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
W. The same.
11.
B. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
12.
B. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 2d.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s 3d.
13.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 2 squares.
W. The king castles.
14.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s rook’s 4th.
W. The queen at her bishop’s 2d.
15.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
16.
B. The queen at her king’s 2d.
W. The knight takes the bishop.
17.
B. The queen takes the knight.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
18.
B. The knight at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
W. The queen’s pawn takes the pawn.
19.
B. The knight takes the queen’s bishop’s pawn.
W. The bishop takes the knight.
20.
B. The pawn takes the bishop.
W. Queen’s rook at its queen’s bishop’s square.
21.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square, at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 3d.
W. King’s rook at its queen’s square.
22.
B. King’s rook at its queen’s square.
W. King’s rook at the adverse queen’s 3d.
23.
B. The rook takes the rook.
W. The queen’s bishop’s pawn takes the rook.
24.
B. The bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
W. The bishop takes the bishop.
25.
B. The pawn takes the bishop.
W. The queen at her knight’s 3d.
26.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
W. The queen takes the queen.
27.
B. The king takes the queen.
W. The rook takes the pawn.
28.
B. The rook takes the pawn.
W. The rook at its queen’s 3d.
29.
B. The king at his queen’s 2d.
W. The king’s pawn gives check.
30.
B. The king takes the king’s pawn.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
31.
B. The rook at its queen’s rook’s square.
W. The queen’s pawn makes a queen, and though forced to be
exchanged for the rook, the white party wins the game.
CAPT. SMITH’S PARTY.
1.
B. King’s pawn 2 squares.
W. The same.
2.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
W. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
3.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
W. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
4.
B. Queen’s bishop at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
5.
B. The bishop takes the knight.
W. The queen takes the bishop.
6.
B. Queen’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
W. Queen’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
7.
B. King’s bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
W. Queen’s rook’s pawn 2 squares.
8.
B. Queen’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
W. King’s bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 4th.
9.
B. King’s knight at his bishop’s 3d.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
10.
B. The queen at her 2d square.
W. Queen’s bishop at his king’s 3d.
11.
B. The king’s bishop takes the bishop.
W. The king’s bishop’s pawn takes the bishop,
12.
B. The king castles with his rook.
W. King’s knight’s pawn 2 squares.
13.
B. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
W. The knight at his queen’s 2d.
14.
B. King’s knight at his king’s rook’s 2d.
W. King’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
15.
B. King’s knight’s pawn 1 square.
W. The king at his 2d square.
16.
B. The king at his knight’s 2d.
W. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
17.
B. King’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
W. The knight at his king’s bishop’s square.
18.
B. Queen’s knight at his king’s 2d.
W. The knight at his king’s knight’s 3d.
19.
B. Queen’s bishop’s pawn 1 square.
W. Queen’s rook at its king’s knight’s square.
20.
B. Queen’s pawn 1 square.
W. The bishop at his queen’s knight’s 3d.
21.
B. The queen’s pawn takes the king’s pawn.
W. The queen takes the queen’s pawn.
22.
B. Queen’s knight at his queen’s 4th.
W. The king at his queen’s 2d.
23.
B. Queen’s rook at its king’s square.
W. The king’s rook’s pawn 1 square.
24.
B. The queen at her king’s bishop’s 2d.
W. The bishop at his queen’s bishop’s 2d.
25.
B. Queen’s knight at his king’s 2d.
W. The king’s rook’s pawn takes the pawn.
26.
B. The queen takes the pawn.
W. The queen takes the queen.
27.
B. The knight takes the queen.
W. The knight gives check at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
28.
B. The king at his rook’s square.
W. The king’s rook takes the pawn.
29.
B. King’s rook at its king’s knight’s square.
W. The king’s rook takes the king’s knight, and gives check.
30.
B. The king takes the rook.
W. The rook gives check, at its king’s rook’s square.
31.
B. The knight at the adverse king’s rook’s 4th, covering check.
W. The rook takes the knight, and gives check.
32.
B. The king at his knight’s 3d.
W. The knight at the adverse king’s rook’s 3d,
discovering check from the bishop.
33.
B. The king at his knight’s 4th.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 4th,
giving check-mate.
Not to retrace a connected series of moves in the game, the reader will
perceive that the black king should have been moved to his knight’s
second, and not to his knight’s fourth, by which the mate would have
been thrown to a considerable distance; if a blemish be in the 33d
move conspicuous, so was brilliant manœuvring in preceding stages.
These exhibitions of play are not, indiscriminately, models: but the
amateur who wishes to see the gambit pursued, from the inceptive state
in which the studied examples leave the gambit, to a decisive result,
may consult Count BRUHL’S SECOND PARTY with advantage.
The EDITOR cannot express greater admiration than he feels, at the
talents which supported the masterly professor in a successful combat
with distinguished players, under combined difficulties and privations
voluntarily encountered. The chance of confusion in the picture in his
mind, furnished some dependence to his opponents: but it was scarcely
to be expected, that a player, so completely exercised, should be drawn
into a novel situation, or an untried combination; or that if such
could be offered to him, that his progress would be embarrassed.
APPENDIX.
_ON DISPUTED POINTS._
By suggesting elementary regulations, and by improvements on the best
plans of his predecessors, PHILIDOR laid a foundation for investing
the theory of the game with stability and excellence; and there wants
only the concurrent efforts of reasoning players, to give the few
principles which remain afloat, or which rest, by sufferance, on bases
that do not harmonize, a settlement that by an agreement of parts, and
a coincidence with order, shall be entitled to permanence.
As the object of the game is to convey into the mind a facility at
resource by exercise, it seems peculiarly worthy to receive, from
time to time, all the improvement, as a system, that experience and
reflection can bestow. But the thinking votary of Chess, in the
cultivation of this slow maturity, will guard it from all radical
changes; because the history of its progress, through successive ages,
and in various countries, allows no hope of producing all at once,
by any effort of mind, a combination of study with amusement, to be
pursued as a game, that shall rival it in utility and interest.
As a prelude to a complete adjustment of principles, the Nomenclature
of Chess, circumscribed in subjects, but redundant in obscurity and
error, deserves attention. Care should be taken to distinguish, by
appropriate terms, the _Elementary Institutes_ which fix the powers,
and modes of action of the pieces, from the _General Maxims_, or
Directions for Playing, which communicate, as far as theoretic
indications can, the most dextrous ways of using them; and these,
again, should be distinguished from those _Laws_ or Regulations which
obviate or decide disputes between players, respecting punctilios in
the management of the pieces, and the board. In Treatises of Chess,
these have been indiscriminately blended under the general name of
_Rules_; to the impediment of the student, exploring publications for
a lucid path to the game. A neglect of division and arrangement, was
the less pardonable in works professed to be scientific compendiums
of Chess, because discretionary liberty was afforded, in the local
position of the materials, by the extent of the plan. The framers of
the _Laws of Chess_[36], on the contrary, had it not in contemplation
to compose a system for the uninitiate; which is a satisfactory apology
for their mixing decisions on a few disputed points, which belong to
the class of _Elementary Institutes_, with Provisions, or _Laws_, to
prevent the errors or inadvertencies of players, from obstructing the
game.
[36] Ante page 199.
It is not intended to call in question the justness of the general
tenor of their short code, which administers corrections of incidental
informalities, perfectly equitable. Sections IX, X, XI, XII, however,
are employed in regulating the powers and modes of action of peculiar
pieces, embracing the most problematical points. Separating these, we
investigate their propriety, in the order there pursued.