SEVENTEENTH POSITION. BY LOLLI. The following is a singular situation, and well illustrates the value of "the move" at Chess; for if White has the move he can checkmate in four moves; and if Black has the move he also can give checkmate in four moves. It is also a curious feature in this problem that both the Kings are checkmated on the same square. We would advise the young student to regard this position as two separate problems, in the first of which White moves first, and gives mate in four moves; and having discovered this, he is again to set up the pieces as in the diagram, and proceed to the solution of the second problem, in which Black moving first, gives mate in four moves. i. White moving first is to give checkmate in four moves. ii. Black moving first is to give checkmate in four moves. |