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.

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5.  O-O {O-O before c3, and before the adverse Nf6, appears safer play} Nxe4 6. d4 d5 7.  Bb5 exd4 8. cxd4 Bd6 9.  Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. f4 f5 12.  Nc3 Be6 13.  Be3 a6 14.  Bxc6 bxc6 15.  Rc1 {Threatening Nxe4, and then Rxc6.} Qe8 16.  Qc2 {Intending again Nxe4, and thus win a Pawn.} Rb8 17.  Nxe4 fxe4 18.  Qxc6 Rxb2 19.  Qxe8 Rxe8 20. f5 {Well played, the advance of this Pawn secures to him an irresistible attack.} Bc8 21.  Rxc7 Re2 22.  Bd4 Rd2 {Note:  This move was given as the impossible ’Rd3’.} 23.  Bc3 Rd1 24. f6 gxf6 25. exf6 Be6 26.  Rg7+ Kh8 27.  Be5 Bg8 28.  Re7 Bf7 29. —­ {White now checkmates in two more moves.} 1-0

{PGN 18}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Buckle”] [Black “Harrwitz”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C50”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game VIII., p. 86.”] [PlyCount “95”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4.  O-O Nf6 5.  Nc3 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 Be6 8.  Bb3 Ne7 9.  Ne2 Ng6 10.  Ng3 c6 11. c3 d5 12. d4 dxe4 13. dxc5 exf3 14.  Qxf3 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nd5 16.  Nf5 {This is a very attacking position for the Kt., and generally occasions great embarrassment to an adversary.} b6 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. c4 Ndf4 19.  Bxf4 Nxf4 20.  Rfd1 {Prudently taking possession of an ‘open file.’} Qc7 21.  Qxc6 Rfc8 22.  Qxc7 Rxc7 23.  Nd6 Ne2+ 24.  Kf1 Nd4 25. b4 f5 26. c5 Rb8 27.  Ra4 g6 28.  Rda1 Nc2 29.  Rxa7 Rxa7 30.  Rxa7 Nxb4 31.  Rb7 {White plays with remarkable care and judgment here.} Rxb7 32.  Nxb7 Kf7 33.  Ke2 Ke7 34.  Kd2 Kd7 35.  Na5 Na6 36.  Nb3 Kc6 37.  Kc3 Nxc5 38.  Nxc5 Kxc5 39. h4 h6 40. f3 g5 41. h5 e4 42. fxe4 fxe4 43. g4 Kd5 44. b4 Ke5 45. b5 Kf4 46. b6 e3 47. b7 Kf3 48. b8=Q {And wins.  The termination of this game is an improving lesson in Pawn play.} 1-0

{PGN 19}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Anderssen”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C52”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 91.”] [PlyCount “144”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7.  O-O Nf6 8. e5 d5 9.  Bb5 Ne4 10. cxd4 O-O 11.  Bxc6 bxc6 12.  Qa4 Bb6 13.  Qxc6 Bg4 14.  Bb2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ng5 16.  Nd2 Re8 17.  Kh1 Nh3 18. f4 Qh4 19.  Qxd5 Nxf2+ 20.  Kg1 Nd3 21.  Bc3 Nxf4 22.  Qf3 Nh3+ 23.  Kh1 Ng5 24.  Qg2 Rad8 25.  Rg1 h6 26.  Raf1 Qh3 27.  Qc6 Qd7 28.  Qg2 Bxd4 29.  Bxd4 Qxd4 30.  Nf3 Qd5 31. h4 Ne6 32.  Qg4 Qc6 33.  Rg2 Rd3 34.  Qf5 Red8 35.  Qf6 Qd5 36.  Qf5 Rd1 37.  Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38.  Kh2 Rd3 39.  Rf2 Re3 40.  Nd2 Re2 41.  Qxf7+ Kh8 42.  Ne4 Rxf2+ 43.  Nxf2 Qd5 44.  Ng4 Qxa2+ 45.  Kg3 Qb3+ 46.  Kh2 Qc2+ 47.  Kg3 Qc3+ 48.  Kh2 Qc6 49. h5 a5 50.  Nf6 gxf6 51.  Qxf6+ Kg8 52.  Qg6+ Kf8 53.  Qxh6+ Ke8 54.  Qg6+ Kd7 55. h6 Qd5 56. h7 Qxe5+ 57.  Kg1 Ng5 58. h8=Q Qxh8 59.  Qxg5 Qd4+ 60.  Kf1 a4 61.  Qf5+ Kc6 62.  Qc8 Kb5 63.  Ke1 c5 64.  Qb7+ Kc4 65.  Qf7+ Kc3 66.  Qf3+ Qd3 67.  Qf6+ Kb3 68.  Qb6+ Kc2 69.  Qa7 Qc3+ 70.  Ke2 a3 71.  Qa4+ Kb2 72.  Qb5+ Qb3 0-1

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