ing diagram No. 2 to show the position of the men towards the
conclusion of a game, and it being either party's turn to play, he could
take the adverse Pawn from the board, and place his King on the square
it occupied; and, by doing so, the King would not depart from the order
of his march, which, as we have before said, permits him to move _one
step_ in every direction. In each of these instances we have placed the
Pawn in _front_ of the King, but he would be equally entitled to take it
were it standing on any other part of the eight squares immediately
surrounding him, _always provided it was not sustained or guarded by
some other Piece or Pawn_.

THE QUEEN.

The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces.

No. 3.

BLACK.
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WHITE.

She has the advantage of moving as a Rook, in straight lines, forwards,
backwards, and sideways, to the extent of the board in all directions,
and as a Bishop, diagonally, with the same range. To comprehend her
scope of action, place her alone in the centre of the board; it will
then be seen that she has the command of no less than twenty-seven
squares, besides the one she stands on. (Diagram No. 3.)

Thus placed in the middle of the board, the range of the Queen is
immense. She has here the option of taking any one of eight men at the
extremity of the board