Print
Word
PDF(Were he to move K. to B’s 4th, you would win by 3. K. to Q’s 4th.)
3. K. to B’s 3d. 3. K. to his 4th. 4. K. to Kt’s 3d. 4. K. to his 3d. 5. K. to Kt’s 4th. 5. K. to B’s 3d.
And by continuing to play thus, Black may always draw the game.
KING AND TWO
PAWNS AGAINST
KING AND THREE PAWNS.
Diagram 36.
With or without the move Black wins.
First, with the move,—
WHITE.
BLACK.
1. P.
to K. Kt’s 6th.
2. P. to R’s 3d, or (A.)
2. K. to Q’s 5th.
3. K. to B’s 3d.
3. K. to his 4th.
4. K. to his 2d. 4.
K. to his 5th.
5. K. to B’s sq.
5. K. to Q’s 6th.
6. K. to his sq. 6.
K. to K’s 6th.
7. K. to B’s sq.
7. K. to Q’s 7th.
8. K. to Kt’s sq.
8. K. to his 7th.
9. K. to R’s sq.
9. P. to B’s 6th.
10. P. takes P. 10.
K. to B’s 7th.
Winning.
(A.)
2. P. takes P. 2. R. P. takes P.
3. K. to B’s sq. 3. K. to his 6th.
4. K. to his sq. 4. K. to Q’s 6th.
5. K. to B’s sq. 5. K. to Q’s 7th.
6. K. to Kt’s sq. 6. K. to his 7th.
7. K. to R’s sq. 7. P. to B’s 6th.
And wins.
Next, if White move first he must equally lose.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to B’s 2d. 1. P. to Kt’s 6th. (ch.)
2. K. to Kt’s sq. 2. K. to his 6th.
3. K. to R’s sq. 3. P. to B’s 6th.
4. P. takes B. P. 4. K. to B’s 7th, &c.
Winning.
No. 33.
BLACK.
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | K*| P | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | R*| P | | K | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | R | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
WHITE.
No. 34.
BLACK.
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+—–+
