Practical Mates
Reading edition
AND
Ends of Parties.
METHOD OF GIVING CHECK-MATE WITH A ROOK AND A BISHOP AGAINST A ROOK.(a)
Situation of the White.
The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
The rook at its queen’s bishop’s square.
The bishop at the adverse king’s 4th.
Situation of the Black.
The king at his square.
The rook at its queen’s 2d.
1.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The rook covers the check.
(a) In a former edition, I thought it would suffice to place the black in that position, which was most favourable to a protracted defence: but, as many lovers of the game desire to know the mode of forcing the black into the position, here assigned to him, it will be displayed in a subsequent example.
2.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s 2d.(b)
3.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.(c)
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s square.
4.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.(d)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s square.(e) ☜
(b) He takes the situation most calculated to elude you. To give check-mate, you must force your adversary to place his rook, either at your queen’s square, or at your queen’s third square. In either position, the game will be won, after a few computed moves.
(c) He is now obliged to play his rook to your queen’s square, or to your queen’s third square.
(d) You have already forced him to play his rook to one of those squares where he is in a course to lose: but this is not enough; for your rook must not be farther from your king than the number of squares which a knight passes at a move. If you were to play your rook to its queen’s bishop’s second square, he would play his rook to your queen’s second square; and you must be eternally recommencing: whereas, by passing your rook on your right, he must, to parry the mate, play his rook to your king’s bishop’s square, which is no better than that of his queen.
5.
W. The bishop at his king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(f) ☜
6.
W. The rook at its king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his square.(g)
7.
W. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s square.(h) ☜
8.
W. The bishop at his king’s rook’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
(e) As he might have played his king to his bishop’s square, we will make it the subject of a back-game.
(f) He could have played his rook to your king’s bishop’s third: the subject of another back-game.
(g) He brings back his king to form an interval, for his rook to cover the check of your rook.
(h) He might have played the king to his bishop’s square: the subject of the last back-game.
9.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check.
10.
W. The bishop covers the check.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
11.
W. The rook at its king’s rook’s 4th square, and must win.
FIRST BACK GAME,
On the Fourth Move of the Black.
4.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
5.
W. The rook at the adverse king’s rook’s 2d.(a)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s knight’s square.
6.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.(b)
B. The king at his knight’s square.
(a) You force him, by this move, to play his rook to your king’s knight’s square, to parry the mate; which will give you his rook gratuitously.
(b) You leave him no other way to ward the mate, than playing his king to his knight’s square; for, if he check with his rook, you preserve your attack impending in undiminished force over him, by covering with your bishop.
7.
W. The rook gives check, at the adverse queen’s bishop’s square.
B. The king at his rook’s 2d.
8.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s rook’s square,
and must win.
SECOND BACK GAME,
On the Fifth Move of the Black.
5.
W. The bishop at his king’s knight’s 3d.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
6.
W. The bishop at the adverse queen’s 3d.
B. The rook gives check.
7.
W. The bishop covers the check.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.(a)
8.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s 2d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(b)
9.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
(a) If he had moved his king to his bishop’s square, you would have played your rook to his king’s rook’s second, in order to give mate the next move.
(b) If he had moved his king to his queen’s square, you must have played your rook to his queen’s knight’s second, in order to give mate the next move.
10.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(c)
11.
W. The rook at its king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his square.(d)
12.
W. The bishop at his king’s bishop’s 4th, and must win the game.
(c) If he had played his king to his rook’s square, you would have won his rook, giving check by discovery.
(d) If he had played his rook to your king’s third, to prevent the check of your bishop; you must have played your rook to your king’s rook’s fourth, in order to give mate the next move.
THIRD BACK GAME,
On the Seventh Move of the Black.
7.
W. The rook at its queen’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.
8.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
9.
W. The rook at its king’s rook’s 4th, and must win the game.
METHOD
OF FORCING THE BLACK TO TAKE THE POSITION ABOVE ASSIGNED, IN ORDER TO GIVE MATE WITH A ROOK AND BISHOP AGAINST A ROOK.
Situation of the White.
The king at his 4th square.
The bishop at his king’s 3d square.
The rook at its queen’s rook’s 2d.
Situation of the Black.
The king at his 3d square.
The rook at its queen’s 2d square.
1.
W. The rook at its queen’s knight’s 2d.(a)
B. The rook at its queen’s square.
2.
W. The bishop at his king’s bishop’s 4th.(b)
B. The rook at its king’s square.
(a) If you had checked with your rook, he would have covered with his; but he is now obliged to retract his rook, which enables you to employ your bishop.
(b) This prevents his rook from covering the check from yours, so that you may force his king to retrograde.
3.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
4.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 4th.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 2d.
5.
W. The rook at its queen’s knight’s square.(c)
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
6.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his bishop’s square.(d)
(c) This move is material, in order to employ your bishop as above directed; that is, to debar his rook from covering the check, which you will give with yours.
(d) If he had moved the king to his square, you must then have advanced your king to the face of his king, and left your bishop exposed. The whole difficulty consists in placing your bishop at the adverse king’s fourth. Your adversary’s manœuvre to prevent it, will be, leaving his king inactive, and playing his rook, alternately, from the second to the first square of your king’s bishop.
7.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his square.(e) ☜
8.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The rook at its king’s bishop’s 2d.
9.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his 2d square.
10.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s square.
11.
W. The rook gives check, at the adverse queen’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his square.
12.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d, and finds himself
in the position above assigned.
(e) Had he given you check with his rook, you must have played your king to the adverse queen’s fourth, which would have given your bishop the necessary liberty. The adversary could have likewise played his king to his knight’s square, which will be made the subject of a back game.
BACK GAME,
On the Seventh Move of the Black.
7.
W. The king at his 4th square.
B. The king at his knight’s square.
8.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s 4th.
B. The rook at its king’s bishop’s 2d.
9.
W. The rook at its queen’s knight’s square.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
10.
W. The king at the adverse queen’s 4th.
B. The king at his bishop’s 2d.
11.
W. The rook gives check.
B. The king at his knight’s 3d.
12.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s knight’s 2d.
B. The king at his rook’s 3d.
13.
W. The king at the adverse king’s 3d.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s 2d.
14.
W. The rook at its king’s knight’s square.
B. The rook at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
15.
W. The bishop at the adverse king’s bishop’s 3d.
B. The king at his rook’s 4th.
16.
W. The rook gives check at the adverse king’s knight’s 4th.
B. The king at his rook’s 3d.
17.
W. The king at the adverse king’s bishop’s 2d.
B. The rook at the adverse queen’s bishop’s 2d.
18.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s 4th.
B. The rook gives check.
19.
W. The bishop covers the check.
B. The rook at its queen’s 2d.
20.
W. The rook at the adverse queen’s knight’s square.
B. The king at his rook’s 4th.
21.
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.