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.

Diagram 28.

Here White will win the Pawn, and therefore the game.

        WHITE.  BLACK.

1.  R. to K. Kt’s 6th. (ch.) 1.  K. to Q’s 4th.
2.  K. to Q’s 2d. 2.  P. to Q. B’s 4th.
3.  R. to Q’s 6th. (ch.) 3.  K. to Q. B’s 5th.
4.  K. to Q. B’s 6th. 4.  K. to Q. Kt’s 5th.
5.  K. to Q’s 5th. 5.  P. to Q. B’s 5th.
6.  R. to Q. Kt’s 6th. (ch.) 6.  K. to Q. B’s 6th.
7.  R. to Q. B’s 6th. 

                                          And White wins.

Diagram 29.

WHITE.  BLACK.
1.  P. to K. B’s 6th. (ch.)
2.  R. takes P. 2.  R. P.  “Queens” (ch.)
3.  K. takes Q. 3.  K. takes R.
4.  K. to K. Kt’s sq. 4.  P. to K. Kt’s 7th.
5.  K. to K. R’s 2d. 5.  K. to B’s 7th, and wins.

Or,

                                 1.  P. to K. B’s 6th. (ch.)

2.  K. to R’s sq. 2.  P. to K. Kt’s 7th. (ch.)
3.  K. takes R. P. 3.  P. takes R., and becomes

          
                                                                  a Kt. (ch.), and wins.

ROOK AGAINST TWO ROOKS.

Diagram 30.

        WHITE.  BLACK.

1.  R. to K. R’s 5th. 1.  R. takes R.
2.  R. to Q. R’s 6th. (ch.) 2.  K. moves.
3.  R. to Q. R’s 5th. (ch.) 3.  K. moves.
4.  R. takes R.

                                                And wins.

No. 25.

             BLACK.

+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| R | | | | | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | N*| |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | | K*|
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | B*| | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | B*| | K |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+

                          WHITE.

No. 26.

             BLACK.

+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | | | R |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| R*| | | | | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | | K | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
| | | | | P | | | |
+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+—–­+
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