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 54}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Lewis”] [Black “?”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [ECO “C37”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 158.”] [PlyCount “86”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5.  O-O gxf3 6.  Qxf3 Bh6 7. d4 Qe7 8.  Bxf4 Nc6 9.  Bxh6 Nxh6 10.  Qh5 Qf8 11.  Rf6 Qg7 12.  Qxh6 Qxh6 13.  Rxh6 Nxd4 14.  Na3 c6 15.  Rd6 Ne6 16.  Rad1 Rg8 17.  Bxe6 fxe6 18.  Nc4 Rg5 19.  Kf2 Ke7 20.  Ne3 a5 21.  Kf3 b5 22.  Ng4 Ra7 23.  Kf4 Rc5 24. c3 b4 25. cxb4 axb4 26.  Ne5 Rc2 27. a4 Rxb2 28.  Rxc6 Rf2+ 29.  Ke3 Rf8 30.  Rdc1 Ba6 31.  Rc7 Rxc7 32.  Rxc7 Kd6 33.  Ra7 Kxe5 34.  Rxa6 Rb8 35.  Ra5+ d5 36. exd5 exd5 37.  Kd3 Rc8 38.  Rb5 Rc3+ 39.  Kd2 Rc4 40. a5 Rf4 41. a6 Rf2+ 42.  Kd3 Ra2 43.  Rxb4 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

{PGN 55}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “der Laza, V. H.”] [Black “Szen”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C37”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 159.”] [PlyCount “53”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5.  O-O gxf3 6.  Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9.  Nc3 Ne7 10.  Bd2 O-O {Not considered so strong a move as c6.} 11.  Rae1 Qc5+ 12.  Kh1 c6 13.  Ne4 Qf5 14.  Bc3 Bg7 15.  Nd6 Qg5 16.  Rxe7 {Well played.} Bxc3 {Had he taken Qxe7, White would have won a Piece by at once playing Nf5.} 17.  Rxf7 Rxf7 18.  Bxf7+ Kg7 19. bxc3 Na6 20.  Qxf4 Qxf4 21.  Rxf4 Nc7 22.  Bb3 Nd5 23.  Bxd5 cxd5 24.  Rf7+ Kg8 25.  Re7 b6 26.  Re8+ Kg7 27.  Rxc8 1-0

{PGN 56}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “?”] [Black “?”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C37”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 160.”] [PlyCount “51”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5.  O-O gxf3 6.  Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9.  Bd2 Ne7 10.  Nc3 c6 11.  Rae1 Qc5+ 12.  Kh1 d5 13.  Qh5 Qd6 14.  Bxd5 O-O 15.  Bb3 Qg6 16.  Qc5 Nf5 17.  Bxf4 Bxf4 18.  Rxf4 Ng7 19.  Ne4 Ne6 20.  Bxe6 Bxe6 21.  Nf6+ Kg7 22.  Rxe6 fxe6 23.  Nh5+ Kh6 24.  Rxf8 Qxh5 25.  Rf6+ Kg7 26.  Qf8# 1-0

{PGN 57}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “McDonnell”] [Black “La Bourdonnais”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C37”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 161.”] [PlyCount “37”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5.  Nc3 gxf3 6.  Qxf3 Bh6 7. d4 Nc6 8.  O-O Nxd4 9.  Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.  Qh5+ Kg7 11.  Bxf4 Bxf4 12.  Rxf4 Nf6 13.  Qg5+ Kf7 14.  Raf1 Ke8 15.  Rxf6 Qe7 16.  Nd5 Qc5 17.  Kh1 Ne6 18.  Rxe6+ dxe6 19.  Nf6+ $18 {And wins the Queen.} 1-0

{PGN 58}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “?”] [Black “?”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C37”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 161.”] [PlyCount “46”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6.  Qxf3 d5 7.  Bxd5 Nf6 8.  O-O Nxd5 9. exd5 Qf6 10.  Qe4+ Kd8 11.  Bxf4 Qe7 12.  Qf3 Rg8 13.  Nd2 Bg4 14.  Qf2 Nd7 15.  Rae1 Qf6 16.  Ne4 Qg6 17. c4 Bd6 18.  Bxd6 cxd6 19. c5 dxc5 20. dxc5 Re8 21.  Nd6 Rxe1 22.  Qxe1 Kc7 23.  Qb4 Kd8 $18 {White must win.} 1-0

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