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TEXT BOOK.
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DIAGRAM No. 22
Black.
e5 white queen
f4 white king
b2 black rook
h2 black king
White.


WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. B.'s 7th. Ch.
2. K. to his 3rd. Dis. Ch. 2. K. to his Kt.'s 8th (best).
3. Q. to K. Kt's 3rd. Ch. 3. K. to his R.'s 8th.
(He retires his King, seeing that if you take the Rook he is Stale-mated.)
4. Q. to K. R.'s 4th. Ch. 4. R. to K. R.'s 7th.
5. Q. to K.'s sq. Ch. 5. K. to his Kt.'s 7th.
6. Q. to K. B.'s 2nd. Ch. 6. K. to his R.'s 6th.
(If he play the King to his R.'s 8th you Check-mate him next move.)
7. Q. to K. B.'s 3rd. Ch. 7. K. to his R.'s 5th.
8. K. to his B.'s 4th. 8. R. to K. B.'s 7th.
(His best way to delay the Check-mate.)
9. Q. takes R. Ch. 9. K. to his R.'s 4th.
10. Q. to her Kt.'s 6th. 10. K. to his R.'s 5th.
11. Q. to K. R.'s 6th. Check-mate.
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