should be resigned as a drawn battle. And 6th. When one of the Kings is
_stalemated_.

_En Prise._--When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the
enemy, it is said to be _en prise_. To put a piece _en prise_, is to
play it so that it may be captured.

_The Exchange._--When a player gains a Rook for a Bishop or a Knight, it
is termed _winning the exchange_.

_False Move._--Any illegal move, such as castling when the King has
been moved or is in check, moving a Rook diagonally, or a Bishop like a
Knight, is called a false or an "impossible" move.

_Fool's Mate._--This is the simplest of all checkmates, being
accomplished in two moves in the following manner:--

WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. Kt. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 1. K. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. Q. to K. R's 5th, checkmate.

It cannot possibly be given by the first player.

_Forced Move._--When a player has one only legal move at command, it is
said to be a _forced move_.

_Gambit._--This word is derived from an Italian phrase in wrestling, and
signifies a movement by which the adversary is tripped up. In chess,
this is attempted by the first player putting a Pawn _en prise_ of the
enemy early in the game, by which he is enabled more rapidly and