the same time, and win the game easily, for Black has no square to which
he can move his King without going into check, and is consequently
obliged to interpose his Q. at K. B's second, or K. B's third square, in
either case being checkmated in two more moves, as you will soon be able
to see.

_Checkmate._

No. 9.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | R*| K*| B*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| | Q*| N*| | P*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | B | | | Q | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | B | | | | P | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | K | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.