The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States, whether of native or foreign introduction . of her own pawns occupy the row of squares immediately in front of the pieces. The game is opened by one players moving (see Law III.) one of hismen from the square on which it stands to some other square^ in themanner and with the limitations to be presently described. The otherplayer then moves one of his men, and so on alternately. When oneman is placed within a certain range of an adverse man, he can becaptured,
The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States, whether of native or foreign introduction . of her own pawns occupy the row of squares immediately in front of the pieces. The game is opened by one players moving (see Law III.) one of hismen from the square on which it stands to some other square^ in themanner and with the limitations to be presently described. The otherplayer then moves one of his men, and so on alternately. When oneman is placed within a certain range of an adverse man, he can becaptured, as will be fully explained. The game proceeds until one of the27 47 CHESS. kings occupies a position from which he cannot escape, when the game iswon or drawn (see Checkmate and Dra\%Ti Games*. NOMENCLATURE OF TH& MEN AND SQUARFS. Before describing the moves and powers of the men the notation use _:in printed games and problems should be explained. The pieces to the rig>t of the white king are called the kings bishopkings knight, and kings rook respectively ; those to the left of the white4aeen are called the queens bishop, queens knight, and queen*s rool. WHITE. respectively. The black pieces are similarly named. The kings knightand rook are usually stamped to distinguish them from the queens. The pawns are named after the pieces in front of which they , the pa%vn in front of the king; is called the kirgs pawn, that infront of the kings bishop is called the kin^^-s bishops pavsTi; and so on. The square on which each piece stands at the commencement of agame is called his square. Thus, the king stancs en the kings square,the kings rook on the kings rooks 5<^uare, and so on. The rows of CHESS. 479 6£*Mares running: from left to right or from right to left are called ranksThus the pieces in diagram stand on one rank, the pawns on rows of squares running from comer to corner of the board, orparallel to them, are called diagonals. The rows of squares r
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