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.

[Footnote B:  Finely played.]

[Footnote C:  The termination of this partie is remarkably elegant and finished.]

GAME II.—­Skilfully conducted Partie played in 1837, by M. Petroff, against three Russian Amateurs in council together.

{PGN 07}

WHITE. (M.  Petroff.)            BLACK. (Amateurs.)
1.  P. to K’s 4th.               1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to K. B’s 3d.         2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
3.  P. to Q’s 4th.               3.  Kt. takes K. P.
4.  K. B. to Q’s 3d.             4.  P. to Q’s 4th.
5.  Kt. takes K. P.              5.  K. B. to Q’s 3d.
6.  Castles.                     6.  Castles.
7.  P. to Q. B’s 4th.            7.  P. to K. B’s 4th.
8.  P. to K. B’s 4th.            8.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
9.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.             9.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.
10.  P. takes Q. P.              10.  P. takes P.
11.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.           11.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
12.  Q. R. to Q. B’s sq.         12.  K. R. to B’s 3d.[A]
13.  B. takes Kt.                13.  K. B. P. takes B.
14.  Q. Kt. to his 5th.          14.  Kt. to K’s 2d.
15.  Kt. takes B.                15.  Q. takes Kt
16.  P. to K. Kt’s 4th.          16.  P. to K. Kt’s 3d.[B]
17.  P. to K. B’s 5th.[C]        17.  P. takes P.
18.  B. to K. Kt’s 5th.          18.  K. R. to B’s sq.
19.  B. to K. R’s 6th.           19.  K. R. to Q. B’s sq.[D]
20.  Q. to her 2d.               20.  Q. to her square.
21.  R. takes R.                 21.  R. takes R.
22.  P. takes P.                 22.  Kt. takes P.
23.  Q. to K. Kt’s 2d. (ch.)     23.  K. to R’s sq.
24.  R. takes Kt.                24.  Q. to K. Kt’s sq.
25.  R. to B’s 6th.              25.  B. to K. R’s 6th.
26.  Q. to K. Kt’s 3d.           26.  Q. takes Q.
27.  P. takes Q.
On this move, the Amateurs abandoned the game.

[Footnote A:  This unfortunate counter attack is admirably taken advantage of by M. Petroff.]

[Footnote B:  They do not appear to have had a better move.]

[Footnote C:  Well played.]

[Footnote D:  It would have been better to leave the Rook en prise, and advance the Pawn to King’s Bishop’s 5th.]

GAME III.—­Between M. Tchigorin and H. N. Pillsbury.

{PGN 08}

WHITE. (Mr. T.)                BLACK. (Mr. P.)
1.  P. to K’s 4th.              1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.           2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
3.  Kt. to B’s 3d.              3.  Kt. to B’s 3d.
4.  B. to Kt’s 5th.             4.  B. to Kt’s 5th.
5.  Castles.                    5.  Castles.
6.  P. to Q’s 3d.               6.  P. to Q’s 3d.
7.  B. to Kt’s 5th.[A]          7.  B. takes Kt.
8.  P. takes B.                 8.  Kt. to K’s 2d.[B]
9.  B. takes Kt.                9.  P. takes B.
10.  Q. to Q’s 2d.              10.  Kt. to Kt’s 3d.
11.  K. to R’s sq.[C]           11.  K. to R’s sq.
12.  P. to Q’s 4th.             12.  R. to K. Kt’s sq.
13.  B. to Q’s 3d.              13.  Q. to K’s 2d.
14.  Q. R. to Kt’s sq.[D]       14.  P. to Kt’s 3d.

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