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.
32.  Bc3 Qd1 33.  Na3 Qh5 34.  Nb5 Qg6 35. f3 h5 36.  Re1 h4 37.  Re5 Bc6 38.  Nxa7 Bxa4 39.  Nxc4 Bb3 40.  Rd5+ Kc7 41.  Be5+ Kb7 42.  Rd7+ Ka6 43.  Rd6+ Qxd6 44.  Bxd6 Bxc4 45.  Bb4 Kxa7 46.  Kg1 Kb6 47.  Bd2 Kc5 48.  Kf2 Kd5 49.  Be1 Ke5 50.  Ke3 Kf5 51.  Bxh4 d2 {From this poin t, we believe Black can draw the game against White’s best possible play.  The latter part of the game is well played by Black.} 52.  Kxd2 Kf4 53.  Ke1 Bd3 54.  Kf2 Kf5 55. g3 Bc4 56. g4+ Kg6 57. f4 Bd5 58. f5+ Kg7 59. g5 Be4 60. f6+ Kg6 61.  Kg3 Bd5 62.  Kg4 Be6+ 63.  Kg3 1/2-1/2

{PGN 77}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “1858.10.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Thompson, James”] [Black “Montgomery, H. P.”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “B20”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game VII., p. 206.”] [PlyCount “68”]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 e5 3.  Nc3 f5 4. exf5 Nf6 5.  Nd5 d6 6.  Bd3 Nc6 7. g4 Nxd5 8. cxd5 Nd4 9.  Nf3 h5 10. gxh5 Nxf5 11.  Bb5+ Bd7 12.  Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.  Ng5 Nd4 14. d3 Qf5 15.  Be3 O-O-O 16.  Rc1 Be7 17.  Bxd4 exd4 18.  Ne4 Rde8 19.  Rg1 Bg5 20.  Qe2 Qf4 21.  Rc2 Bf6 22. h3 Kb8 23. b4 Qh2 24.  Qg4 Rhf8 25.  Kd1 Rxe4 26. dxe4 d3 27.  Rd2 Qe5 28.  Rxd3 Qa1+ 29.  Ke2 Qxa2+ 30.  Kf1 cxb4 31.  Qe2 b3 32.  Rd1 b2 33.  Qc2 Bd4 34.  Rg2 b1=Q {And wins.} 0-1

{PGN 78}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Anderssen”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “B01”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game VIII., p. 206.”] [PlyCount “49”]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3.  Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. dxe5 Qxe5+ 6.  Be2 Bb4 7.  Nf3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qxc3+ 9.  Bd2 Qc5 10.  Rb1 Nc6 11.  O-O Nf6 12.  Bf4 O-O 13.  Bxc7 Nd4 14.  Qxd4 Qxc7 15.  Bd3 Bg4 16.  Ng5 Rfd8 17.  Qb4 Bc8 18.  Rfe1 a5 19.  Qe7 Qxe7 20.  Rxe7 Nd5 21.  Bxh7+ Kh8 22.  Rxf7 Nc3 23.  Re1 Nxa2 24.  Rf4 Ra6 25.  Bd3 1-0

{PGN 79}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Anderssen”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “B01”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IX., p. 207.”] [PlyCount “105”]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5.  Nc3 Bf5 6.  Nf3 e6 7.  Be3 Bb4 8.  Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Be4 10.  Nd2 Bc6 11.  Bd3 Nbd7 12.  Qc2 h6 13.  O-O O-O 14.  Rae1 b6 15. h3 Qc8 16.  Kh2 Kh8 17.  Rg1 Rg8 18. g4 g5 19. f4 Qf8 20.  Rg3 Rd8 21.  Nf3 Bxf3 22.  Rxf3 Qd6 23.  Kg2 Nh5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. gxh5 g4 26. hxg4 Rxg4+ 27.  Kf1 f5 28.  Qf2 Ne5 29. dxe5 Qxd3+ 30.  Qe2 Qe4 31.  Bf2 Qc6 32.  Rd1 Rxd1+ 33.  Qxd1 Qxc4+ 34.  Qd3 Qxa2 35.  Rg3 Qc4 36.  Qxc4 Rxc4 37.  Rg6 Rc6 38. c4 a5 39.  Ke2 Rxc4 40.  Rxe6 Rc2+ 41.  Kf3 a4 42.  Rg6 Rc4 43.  Rg1 a3 44. e6 a2 45.  Ra1 Re4 46.  Rxa2 Rxe6 47.  Kf4 Rd6 48.  Kxf5 Rd5+ 49.  Kg4 b5 50.  Ra8+ Kh7 51.  Ra7 Rd7 52.  Bg3 Rg7+ 53.  Kh4 1-0

{PGN 80}

[Event “?”] [Site “Philadelphia, PA.  USA”] [Date “1859.03.10”] [Round “?”] [White “Jones, Dr.”] [Black “Montgomery, H. P.”] [Result “0-1”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game X., p. 208.”] [SetUp “1”] [FEN “rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq — 0 1”] [PlyCount “91”]

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