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moves and as the White King is so situated that he protects the Pawn until it is Queened, there is nothing of advantage to Black that he can do.

If Black had had the first move, the game would have resulted in a stalemate after White's fifteenth move. It is notated thus:—

white. black.
1. ........... K—K2
2. K—B2 K—B3
3. K—K3 K—K4
4. K—Q3 K—Q4
5. P—K4 (ch.) K—K4
6. K—K3 K—K3
7. K—B4 K—B3
8. P—K5 (ch.) K—K3
9. K—K4 K—K2
10. K—Q5 K—Q2
11. P—K6 (ch.) K—K2
12. K—K5 K—Ksq.
13. K—B6 K—Bsq.
14. P—K7(ch.) K—Ksq.
15. K—K6 (stalemate).


Example V.—White King and Two Bishops Against Black King.

The White King occupies Ksq., the White King's Bishop KBsq., the White