When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece in danger from the attack of an enemy, you are said to interpose a man when you play it between the attacked and attacking Piece.
-- Howard Staunton
   
Howard Staunton   Name:
Howard Staunton
Type:
Celebrity
Nationality:
English
Birth:
1810
Death:
1874
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