VARIANT GAME,
Reading edition
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.