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. d4 Nxd4 4.  Nxd4 exd4 5.  Bc4 Qf6 6.  O-O Bc5 7. e5 Qf5 8. c3 dxc3 9.  Nxc3 Ne7 10.  Bd3 Qe6 11.  Ne4 Bd4 12.  Ng5 Qb6 13.  Qh5 g6 14.  Qh6 Bxe5 15.  Re1 Qf6 16.  Nf3 d6 17.  Bg5 Qe6 18.  Nxe5 dxe5 19.  Rac1 Rf8 20.  Bc4 Qf5 21.  Bxe7 Kxe7 22. f4 e4 23.  Bd3 Be6 24.  Bxe4 Qa5 25.  Qh4+ Kd7 26.  Red1+ Ke8 27.  Kh1 c6 28.  Rxc6 Rd8 29.  Rcc1 Rxd1+ 30.  Rxd1 h5 31.  Qf6 Bc8 32.  Bxb7 {And New York resigns, as they must lose their Q., or be mated in a few moves.} 1-0

{PGN 29}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Marache”] [Black “Meek, A. B.”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C44”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 110.”] [PlyCount “37”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4.  Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 d3 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Nce7 9.  Qb3 d5 10. exd5 Qd6 11.  Ba3 Qf6 12.  Nbd2 Nh6 13.  Ne4 d2+ 14.  Nfxd2 Qe5 15. d6 cxd6 16.  Bxd6 Qf5 17.  Bxe7 Kxe7 18.  Qa3+ Kd8 19.  Qd6+ 1-0

{PGN 30}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Cochrane”] [Black “Deschapelles”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C44”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 111”] [PlyCount “61”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4.  Bc4 Bc5 5.  Ng5 Ne5 {This is not the correct move, he should have played Nh6.} 6.  Bxf7+ Nxf7 7.  Nxf7 Bb4+ 8. c3 dxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3+ 10.  Nxc3 Kxf7 11.  Qd5+ Kf8 12.  Ba3+ d6 13. e5 Qg5 14. exd6 Qxd5 15. dxc7+ Kf7 16.  Nxd5 Bd7 17.  O-O Rc8 18.  Bd6 Ke6 19.  Bg3 Bc6 20.  Rad1 Bxd5 21.  Rfe1+ Kf6 22.  Rxd5 Nh6 23.  Ra5 Nf5 24.  Rc5 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Kf7 26.  Rd1 Rhe8 27.  Rd3 Re7 28.  Rf5+ Ke8 {Ke6 would have saved the game.} 29.  Rd8+ Rxd8 30.  Rf8+ Kxf8 31. cxd8=Q+ $18 1-0

{PGN 31}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Staunton”] [Black “Harrwitz”] [Result “1-0”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 113.”] [PlyCount “47”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5.  Nxe5 Nf6 6.  Bb5 a6 7.  Bxc6 bxc6 8.  Bg5 Rb8 9. b4 Bb7 10.  Qa4 d5 11.  O-O ({The following moves will show the probable result of Nxc6:} 11.  Nxc6 Qd7 12. b5 {His best move; if axb5, then Qa7.} Ra8 13.  Qd1 axb5 {Or Bxc6.  And White has little if any advantage.}) 11... h6 12.  Bh4 Qd6 13.  Bg3 Rg8 14.  Nd2 Rc8 15.  Nb3 Nd7 16.  Na5 Nb6 17.  Qc2 Ba8 18. f3 exf3 19.  Rxf3 Qe6 20.  Re1 Be7 21.  Nexc6 Qxe1+ 22.  Bxe1 Bxc6 23.  Qg6+ Kd8 24.  Nxc6+ 1-0

{PGN 32}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Evans, Captain”] [Black “Horwitz”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C44”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 114.”] [PlyCount “51”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 dxc3 6.  Nxc3 Bb4 7.  Bg5 Nge7 8.  Bc4 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10.  Qe2 Nd4 11.  Nxd4 Qxd4 12.  O-O Bd7 13.  Nd5 O-O-O 14.  Bxe7 Bxe7 15.  Nxe7+ Kb8 16.  Rfd1 Qh4 17.  Bb3 Qh6 18.  Rd2 f4 19.  Rad1 f3 20.  Qxf3 a6 21.  Rxd7 Rxd7 22.  Rxd7 Qc1+ 23.  Qd1 Qxb2 24.  Rd8+ Rxd8 25.  Qxd8+ Ka7 26.  Nc6+ {And White mates in four moves.} 1-0

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