he only man which captures in a
direction different from his line of march. Suppose, at the opening of
the game, White begins by playing King's Pawn to King's fourth square
(see the article on Notation), Black may reply in the same manner with
King's Pawn to King's fourth square, and neither Pawn can do more than
remain an obstruction to the onward march of the other, but if Black
answer instead with King's Bishop's Pawn to Bishop's fourth, or as in
the diagram, with Queen's Pawn to Queen's fourth, then White, if he
choose, may take the adverse Pawn from the board and place his own in
its stead.

No. 7.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| R*| N*| B*| Q*| K*| B*| N*| R*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| P*| P*| | P*| P*| P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | P | P | P | | P | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.

THE NOTATION ADOPTED TO DESCRIBE
THE MOVES OF THE MEN.

There is no portion of an elementary work on Chess of so much importance
to the learner, and none which requires more resolute mastering than
this.

The notation may be called the language of the game and a knowledge of
it is absolutely indispensable to every one who is himself ambitious of
excelling, or who is desirous of appreciating the excellencies of other
players.

Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first
diagram, you will observe that each party has two _ranks_ of men, on the
first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight
Pawns. The eight squares which compose the first rank are each
distinguished by the name of the Piece which occupies it when the men
are fi