The Blue Book of Chess eBook

Howard Staunton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 393 pages of information about The Blue Book of Chess.

The Blue Book of Chess eBook

Howard Staunton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 393 pages of information about The Blue Book of Chess.
10.  Castles. 10.  Kt. takes B.[C] 11.  P. takes Kt. 11.  Q. Kt. to Q’s 2d.[D] 12.  Kt. to Q’s 2d. 12.  Kt. to Kt’s 3d. 13.  P. to Q. R’s 4th.[E] 13.  P. to Q. R’s 4th. 14.  Q. R. to Q. Kt’s sq. 14.  Q. to Q. B’s 3d.[F] 15.  B. to K. B’s 3d. 15.  Q. to Q. B’s 2d. 16.  Kt. to K’s 4th. 16.  Kt. takes Q. R. P 17.  Q. to Q’s 2d. 17.  Castles. 18.  Q. R. to Q. Kt’s 5th.[G] 18.  P. to K. B’s 4th.[H] 19.  Kt. to K. Kt’s 3d. 19.  Q. R. to Q. Kt’s sq 20.  P. to Q’s 5th. 20.  Q. to Q’s 2d.[I] 21.  R. takes Q. R. P. 21.  P. to Q. Kt’s 4th.[J] 22.  Q. to K. B’s 4th.[K] 22.  Q. to Q. Kt’s 2d.[L] 23.  Q. P. takes P. 23.  Q. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 24.  P. to K’s 7th. 24.  K. R. to K’s sq. 25.  K. R. to K’s sq. 25.  B. to K’s 3d.[M] 26.  R. takes Kt.[N] 26.  P. takes R. 27.  Q. to K’s 5th.[O] 27.  K. R. takes P. 28.  Kt. takes P. 28.  K. R. to K. B’s 2d. 29.  Kt. to Q’s 6th. 29.  K. R. to K. B’s 3d. 30.  Kt. to K’s 4th. 30.  K. R. to K. B’s 4th. 31.  Q. to K. Kt’s 3d. 31.  Q. R. to K. B’s sq.[P] 32.  Kt. to K. Kt’s 5th. 32.  B. to Q’s 4th. 33.  B. takes B. (ch.) 33.  R. takes B. 34.  Kt. to K’s 6th. 34.  Q. takes Kt.[Q] And Black wins.

[Footnote A:  A favorite move with several of the strongest of modern players.]

[Footnote B:  If White take P. with P., the Black K. B. is brought into play; and if not, the advance of P. to B’s 5th is threatened.]

[Footnote C:  Chiefly to double White’s Pawns.]

[Footnote D:  Black foresaw the intended attack on the B. P., and by providing for it in this way brought another Piece into action.]

[Footnote E:  White keeps up the attack on the B. P. with a great deal of vigor.  The move of R. P. two was a very good one.]

[Footnote F:  The best move.]

[Footnote G:  The R. is well posted—­for attack and defence.]

[Footnote H:  Black has now resumed the offensive.]

[Footnote I:  Threatening to take Q. if P. takes P., and attacking Q. R. at the same time.  There was still another motive for this move, viz.:  to induce White to take R. P., foreseeing the R. would be lost subsequently.]

[Footnote J:  To enslave the Rook.]

[Footnote K:  An excellent move.  In this and the succeeding moves, White played very well.  His efforts were directed to saving his R., but, as the result showed, without success.]

[Footnote L:  Apparently hazardous, but justified by the gain of time.]

[Footnote M:  We believe his best move.]

[Footnote N:  White was obliged to lose the exchange, although he fought manfully against it.]

[Footnote O:  Another very good move in White.]

[Footnote P:  Black’s advantage in the exchange begins now to tell on the game.]

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