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366                             CHESS.
B. The queen's knight's pawn two steps.
22 W. The queen's bishop's pawn one step.
B. The queen's rook at its king's square.
23 W. The queen's rook's pawn two steps.
B. The queen's rook's pawn one step.
24 W. The knight at his king's bishop's third
square. B. The king's knight's pawn two steps.
25 W. The king at his knight's second square.
B. The king's bishop's pawn one move.*
26 W. The queen's rook at its king's second
square. B. The king's rook's pawn one step.
27 W. The queen's rook's pawn takes the pawn.
B. The pawn retakes the pawn.
28 W. The king's rook at its queen's rook's
square. B. The queen's rook at her home.f
29 W. The king's rook returns to its king's
square. B. The bishop at his queen's second square.
30 W. The queen's pawn one move.
B. The queen's bishop's pawn one move.
31 W. The bishop at his queen's bishop's second
square. B. The king's rook pawn one move.I
32 W. The king's rook at his home.
* If he had pushed this pawn two steps, you had gained his queen's pawn, taking it with your bishop. This would have mended your game very much.
f Always strive to hinder the adversary from doubling his rooks, particularly when there is an opening in the game.
^ He plays this pawn to push afterwards that of his king's knight upon your knight, with a view to force it from his post; but if he had pushed his knight's pawn before he played this, you must have posted your knight at your king's rook's fourth square, and have stopped the progress of all his pawns.
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