22-171- 518-1521-17
1- 56- 129-255- 1
17-135- 915-186- 9
5- 11- 56-1015-18
13- 99-135- 1Black wins
1- 510-1425-21by "first
9- 613- 91- 5position."
5- 114-1810-6
14-109- 618-15

The student will notice that all these victories are by “first position.” This so-called “first position” will be explained in the next lesson.

XII

We now come to the ending known amongst all draught players as

The “First Position.”

Black Kings on 14 and 17. (Fig. 17.)

Fig. 17.

White man on 21. King on 5.