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.

{PGN 20}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “?”] [Black “Mead of NY, USA”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C52”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 92.”] [PlyCount “74”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6.  O-O Nge7 7. d4 exd4 8.  Ng5 Ne5 9.  Bb3 d5 10. exd5 h6 11. f4 Bg4 12.  Qe1 hxg5 13. fxe5 Nxd5 14.  Qg3 Be2 15.  Ba4+ c6 16.  Bxg5 Qb6 17. c4 d3+ 18.  Rf2 Qb2 19. cxd5 Qxa1 20. a3 Bb6 21. dxc6 Bxf2+ 22.  Kxf2 Qd4+ 23.  Be3 Qxa4 24. cxb7 Rb8 25.  Qxg7 Qh4+ 26.  Kg1 Rxb7 27.  Nd2 Qh7 28.  Qf6 O-O 29.  Qc6 Re7 30.  Ne4 Qg6 31.  Nf6+ Kh8 32.  Qd6 Rg8 33.  Nxg8 Qxd6 34. exd6 Rxe3 35. d7 d2 36. d8=Q d1=Q+ 37.  Qxd1 Bxd1 0-1

{PGN 21}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Anderssen”] [Black “Hillel”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C51”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 93.”] [PlyCount “73”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7.  O-O Bb6 8. cxd4 d6 9. h3 Qf6 10.  Bb2 Nh6 11.  Nbd2 O-O 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qe7 14.  Ne4 Be6 15.  Bd3 Bf5 16.  Nf6+ gxf6 17. exf6 Qe8 18.  Qd2 Be3 19. fxe3 Bxd3 20.  Qxd3 Rd8 21.  Qa3 Nf5 22.  Rae1 Qe4 23.  Ng5 Qh4 24. e4 Nfd4 25.  Nf3 Nxf3+ 26.  Qxf3 Rd2 27.  Bc3 Rxa2 28. e5 Nd4 29.  Bxd4 Qxd4+ 30.  Kh1 Kh8 31.  Re4 Qb2 32.  Rh4 Qxe5 33.  Qd3 h5 34.  Qf5 Qxf5 35.  Rxf5 Kh7 36.  Rg5 Kh6 37.  Rhxh5# 1-0

{PGN 22}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Marache”] [Black “Morphy”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C52”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 94.”] [PlyCount “40”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9.  O-O Nge7 10.  Ng5 O-O 11.  Bd3 Bf5 12.  Bxf5 Nxf5 13.  Ba3 Qg6 14.  Bxf8 Qxg5 15.  Ba3 dxc3 16.  Bc1 Qg6 17.  Bf4 Rd8 18.  Qc2 Ncd4 19.  Qe4 Ng3 20.  Qxg6 Nde2# 0-1

{PGN 23}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “der Laza, Von H.”] [Black “M”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C57”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 96.”] [PlyCount “47”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Nf6 4.  Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6.  Nxf7 Kxf7 7.  Qf3+ Ke6 8.  Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 b5 10.  Nxb5 c6 11.  Nc3 Qb6 12. dxe5 Bb7 13.  Ne4 Qb4+ 14.  Bd2 Qxc4 15.  Qg4+ Kxe5 16. f4+ Kd4 17. c3+ Nxc3 18.  Bxc3+ Kxe4 19. f5+ Kd5 20.  O-O-O+ Kc5 21. b4+ Kb5 22. a4+ Kxa4 23.  Qxc4 Nd5 24.  Kb2 1-0

{PGN 24}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “M, Berlin Chess Club”] [Black “H, Berlin Chess Club”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C57”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 96.”] [PlyCount “49”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3.  Bc4 Nf6 4.  Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6.  Nxf7 Kxf7 7.  Qf3+ Ke6 8.  Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 c6 10. dxe5 Ng6 11.  O-O Bb4 12.  Nxd5 cxd5 13.  Rd1 Ne7 {Better dxc4, and give up the Queen.} 14.  Bg5 Rf8 15.  Bxe7 Kxe7 16.  Qg3 Bc5 17.  Rxd5 Bxf2+ 18.  Kh1 Qb6 19.  Qa3+ Ke8 20.  Qa4+ Ke7 21.  Rad1 Rf5 22.  Rd7+ Kf8 23.  Rd8+ Ke7 24.  R1d7+ {He might have mated the King on the move Qe8#.} Bxd7 25.  Qxd7# 1-0

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