part of the game, as it is treated in a later chapter.
To illustrate the science of manipulating the Chessmen, when there are only a few left. on the board, the following examples have been selected from standard works on the subject. If the student has made a careful study of the contents of the preceding chapters, he will have no difficulty in following the moves and in understanding the reasons for making them.
The student should have his board set up for each example as indicated so that he can follow each move.
Example—I. White King and Queen Against Black King.
The Black King occupies K4, the White King Q3, and the White Queen Qsq, as indicated on diagram xv.
White has the first move and the student will see that his best plan of attack is to drive the adverse King into a corner
