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.

3.  K. Kt. takes P. (best.) 3.  Q. to K. B’s 3d. (best.)
4.  P. to Q’s 4th. 4.  P. to Q’s 3d.
5.  Kt. to Q. B’s 4th. 5.  P. takes K’s P.
6.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 6.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
or First Variation.
7.  Q. Kt. takes K’s P. (best.) 7.  Q. to K’s 3d.
8.  Q. to K’s 2d. 8.  P. to Q’s 4th.
9.  Q’s Kt. to Q’s 6th. (ch.) 9.  K. to Q’s 2d.
10.  Q. Kt. to K. B’s 7th. 10.  Q. P. takes K’s Kt.
11.  Q. takes Q. (ch.) 11.  K. takes Q.
12.  K. B. takes P. (ch.) 12.  K. to his 2d.
13.  Kt. takes R. 13.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.
14.  K. B. to Q’s 3d. 14.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
15.  Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th. 15.  Q. B. to K. Kt’s sq.
16.  Castles, with a fine game.

FIRST VARIATION,

Beginning at Black’s 6th move.

WHITE.                            BLACK.
1.  P. to K’s 4th.                 1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.              2.  P. to K. B’s 4th.
3.  K. Kt. takes P. (best)         3.  Q. to K. B’s 3d. (best)
4.  P. to Q’s 4th.                 4.  P. to Q’s 3d.
5.  Kt. to Q. B’s 4th.             5.  P. takes K. P.
6.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.              6.  Q. B. to K. B’s 4th.
7.  P. to K. Kt’s 4th.             7.  Q. B. to K. Kt’s 3d.
8.  K. B. to Kt’s 2d.              8.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
9.  B. takes K’s P.                9.  B. takes B.
10.  Q. Kt. takes B.               10.  Q. to K’s 3d.
11.  Q. to K’s 2d.                 11.  P. to Q’s 4th.
12.  K. Kt. to Q’s 6th. (ch.)

If now Black take the Knight with his Bishop, you retake with the Q. Kt. (ch.), then exchange Queens, and win the Q. Kt.  P. He may, however, move 12.  K. to his 2d, whereupon you check with K. Kt. at K. B’s 5th, and afterwards liberate your other Kt.

SECOND VARIATION,

Beginning at Black’s 6th move.

       WHITE.  BLACK.

1.  P. to K’s 4th. 1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2.  P. to K. B’s 4th.
3.  K. Kt. takes P. (best) 3.  Q. to K. B’s 3d. (best)
4.  P. to Q’s 4th. 4.  P. to Q’s 3d.
5.  Kt. to Q. B’s 4th. 5.  P. takes K. P.
6.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 6.  K. Kt. to K’s 2d.
7.  P. to Q’s 5th. 7.  Q. to K. Kt’s 3d.
8.  Q. to her 4th. 8.  Q. B. to K. B’s 4th
9.  Q. Kt. to his 5th,

      gaining a Pawn.

THIRD VARIATION,

From Black’s 6th move.

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