Hoyle's Games, Improved And Enlarged - online book

The Source book & Scientific Guide for popular Gaming & Sports.

Home Main Menu Order Support About Search



Share page  


Previous Contents Next

418                POLISH DRAUGHTS.
No. 2. Whites at 6, queen, 26, 30, 33, 34, 39, 43, 48. Blacks at 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 32, 37.
Whites. 48 to 42
33  to 28 6 to 41
34  to 43 41 to 50
Blacks. 37 to 48 22 to 44 48 to 39 25 to 34 Lost.
ILLUSTRATION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE COUP IS TO BE GAINED.
Black at 4, 12, 36, 41. White at 23, 33, 42, 47, 49.
Blacks. 41 to 46 12 to 23 23 to 32 32 to 41 4 to 9 9 to 14 14 to 20 20 to 25
Whites. 23 to 18 33 to 28
42  to 37 49 to 43
43  to 39 38 to 33 33 to 29 29 to 24
Black can now no longer play without losing, because the white have gained the coup.
It would be superfluous to dwell any longer upon illustrations which may be varied ad infini­tum. We shall, therefore, lay down a few maxims for their practical applications.
Play your pawns in such a manner that they may be neither too close or too much separated from one another. If too close, they will be
Previous Contents Next