A piece or pawn has the power to take any adverse piece or pawn, according
to the laws which govern its movements. The King alone, as will presently
be seen, is inviolable. If the King is attacked, the fact must be notified
by the warning {338} "Check," and if the King cannot by some means escape
from the attack, the game is at an end.
Black.
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| #R | #Kt| #B | #Q | #K | #B | #Kt| #R |
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| #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P |
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| ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P |
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| ^R | ^Kt| ^B | ^Q | ^K | ^B | ^Kt| ^R |
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White.
FIG. 1.--The Men in Position.