BLACK.
WHITE.
QUEEN AGAINST ROOK.
Diagram 12.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. K. to Kt's 6th. | |
| 2. K. to K's 6th. | 2. R. to Q. B's 7th. |
| 3. K. to Q's 5th. | 3. K. to Kt's 7th. |
| 4. K. to Q's 4th. | 4. K. to R's 8th. |
| 5. K. to Q's 3d. | 5. R. to Kt's 7th. |
| 6. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.) | 6. K. to Kt's 8th. |
| 7. K. to B's 3d. | 7. R. to K. R's 7th. |
| 8. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 8. K. to R's 8th. |
| 9. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.) | 9. K. to Kt's 8th. |
| 10. Q. to Kt's 6th. (ch.) | 10. K. to R's 7th. |
| 11. Q. to R's 7th. (ch.) | 11. K. to Kt's 8th. |
| 12. Q. to Kt's 8th. (ch.) | |
| Then takes Rook, and wins. | |
QUEEN AGAINST ROOK AND PAWN.
With few exceptions, arising from peculiar situations, the Queen wins also against a Rook and Pawn. Diagram 13, illustrating a won game, is from Philidor.
Diagram 13.
White moves and wins.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Q. to R's 7th. (ch.) | 1. K. to K's 3d. (best.) |
| 2. Q. to Q. B's 7th. | 2. R. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to Q's 8th.[A] | 3. R. to K's 4th. |
| 4. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.) | 4. K. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. Q. to Q. B's 8th. | 5. R. to K's 5th. (ch.) |
| 6. K. to K. B's 5th. | 6. R. to K's 4th. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to K. B's 6th. | 7. R. to K's 5th. |
| 8. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) | 8. R. to K's 4th. |
| 9. Q. to Q's 3d. (ch.) | 9. K. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 10. Q. to Q's 2d. | 10. K. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 11. Q. to Q's 4th. | 11. K. to Q's 2d. |
| 12. Q. to Q. B's 4th. | 12. R. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 13. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | 13. K. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 14. K. to his 7th. | 14. R. to K's 4th. (ch.) |
| 15. K. to Q's 8th. | 15. R. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 16. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) | 16. K. to Q's 4th. |
| 17. K. to K's 7th. | 17. R. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 18. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) | 18. K. to Q. B's 5th. |
| 19. K. to Q's 7th. | 19. R. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 20. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.) | 20. K. to Kt's 6th. |
| 21. K. takes P. | |
| And wins. | |