Kt's sixth square, crying "check."
Examine the position attentively, and you will find that Black has no
square to which he can move his King, the only vacant one being attacked
by your Queen's Bishop, that he has nothing wherewith to take the Bishop
that has given check, and neither Piece nor Pawn with which to interpose
between it and his King, and that consequently, he is not only checked,
but _checkmated_. In like manner, if, at his first move, instead of
capturing your Queen, he interpose his Bishop at King's second square,
you immediately take the Bishop with your Queen, who is protected by her
Bishop, and say "checkmate."[A]
[Footnote A: We append a diagram here, showing a position which has
frequently been misapprehended by unpractised players.
By inspecting the diagram it will be seen that the White King is in
check of the Black Queen. By the simple move of the White Rook to K.
Kt's 5th square, checking the Black King, and at the same time
discovering check by the White Queen, Black is checkmated, although
having by far the strongest force of men. We give the position to show
that any Piece or Pawn, although employed in covering a check of its own
King, has nevertheless the power to check the adverse King.
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