WHITE- BLACK.
1. King's pawn two, ' 1. King's pawn two.
2. King's bishop to quern's •. King's bishop to queen's bishop's 4th. bishop's 4th.
3. Quren to king's rook's 3. Kings knight to king's 5th. bishop's 3d.
4. Queen takes king's bish op's pawn, giving blnck check mate.
The foregoing brief mode of giving a check mate is called the scholar's mate, and is often practiced upon young and unwary players. .,\ny •ontractions used, such as `K.' fur king. 'II' for bishop, etc.. will readily be understood by the use of the diagrams.
In the conduct of the game, and in the prac tice of chess, the following rules, precepts, and hints will lx• found very generally useful: Play forth your minor pieces early, and castle your king in good time. You may sometimes delay castling with advantage, but not often. Do /nit expect to be able to establish all enduring attack with half your forces at home. Seek to let your style of play be attacking, and remember the gaining or losing of time in your measures is the element of winning or losing the game. Never touch a piece without moving it, nor suf fer yourself or your opponent to infringe any other of the laws of the game.
You will find, when first player, that the open ing, springing from your playing first kintes pawn two, and then your king's knight to the bishop's third, is one of the best that you can adopt: but do not adhere to any one opening only. If you wish to adopt a purely defensive opening, you may play first king's pawn one. and follow up with Q P 2 and Q II P 2. Next to playing with good players, nothing will con duce to improvement more than looking on at two expert players while they play. Wanting these advantages. it is best, to play over openings and actual games from hooks or journals. To prevent blunders and oversights, always en deavor to perceive the motive of your adversary's move before you play: and look often round the board to see that you are not losing sight, of any better move than the one you intended. or that you are not suffering yourself to he tempted by a bait.