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 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3.  Bd3 Nc6 4.  Be3 e5 5. d5 Ne7 6.  Ne2 Ng6 7. h3 Nh4 8.  O-O Bxh3 9. gxh3 Nf3+ 10.  Kg2 Nh4+ 11.  Kh1 Qd7 12.  Ng1 h6 13. f4 exf4 14.  Bxf4 O-O-O 15.  Bh2 Be7 16.  Nc3 g5 17.  Bb5 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19.  Be2 h5 20. e5 Nh7 21.  Bxh5 Kb8 22.  Bg4 Qb7 23.  Bf3 d5 24.  Qe2 Rhf8 25.  Qd3 Bc5 26.  Nce2 g4 27.  Bxg4 Ng5 28.  Qb3 Bb6 29.  Bg3 Ng6 30.  Rf6 Rxf6 31. exf6+ Ka8 32.  Qd3 Ne4 33. b3 Ne5 34.  Qd1 Nxg4 35. hxg4 Rh8+ 36.  Kg2 Qh7 37.  Qd3 Qh1+ 38.  Kf1 Rf8 39.  Be5 Nxf6 40.  Bd6 Rf7 41.  Qf5 Qh8 42.  Kg2 Rg7 43.  Be5 Nxg4 44.  Bxg7 Ne3+ 45.  Kf3 Qh1+ 46.  Kf4 $19 {And Black wins.} 0-1

{PGN 81}

[Event “?”] [Site “Philadelphia, PA.  USA”] [Date “1859.03.12”] [Round “?”] [White “Jones, Dr.”] [Black “Montgomery, H. P.”] [Result “0-1”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game XI., p. 209.”] [SetUp “1”] [FEN “rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq — 0 1”] [PlyCount “48”]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 Nf6 4.  Bg5 Qa5+ 5.  Bd2 Qc7 6.  Nc3 Be7 7. f4 O-O 8.  Nf3 a6 9. a4 c4 10.  Be3 Ng4 11.  Qd2 Nxe3 12.  Qxe3 Bc5 13.  Nd4 e5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15.  O-O-O b5 16.  Kb1 b4 17.  Nce2 d6 18.  Ng3 Bg4 19.  Rd2 c3 20. bxc3 bxc3 21.  Qxc3 Nd7 22.  Ka2 Rab8 23.  Nge2 Qe8 24.  Rd1 Nb6 $19 0-1

{PGN 82}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Harrwitz”] [Black “Morphy”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “A85”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game XII., p. 210.”] [PlyCount “108”]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3.  Nc3 Nf6 4.  Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6.  Bd3 b6 7.  Nge2 Bb7 8.  O-O Nh5 9.  Bxe7 Qxe7 10.  Ng3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. g4 Nb4 14. gxf5 exf5 15.  Qe2 Rae8 16.  Rae1 Qh4 17.  Bb1 Re6 18.  Qf2 Qh5 19. d5 Rh6 20.  Qf3 Qh4 21. a3 {Surely it would have been wiser to play Ne2.} Na6 22. b4 Nb8 23.  Ne2 Nd7 24.  Ng3 g6 25.  Kf2 Nf6 26.  Rh1 Ng4+ 27.  Kg1 Qf6 28.  Rxh6 Nxh6 29.  Qd1 Ng4 30.  Qd2 Qh4 31.  Nf1 Re8 32. g3 Qh3 33. b5 Nf6 34.  Qg2 Qxg2+ 35.  Kxg2 a6 36. a4 axb5 37. axb5 Ra8 38.  Nd2 Ra3 39. e4 fxe4 40.  Nxe4 Nxe4 41.  Bxe4 Rc3 42.  Bf3 Kf7 43.  Re4 Bc8 44.  Be2 Bf5 45.  Rd4 h5 46.  Kf2 Kf6 47.  Rd2 Bc2 48.  Ke1 Be4 49.  Kf2 Kf5 50.  Ra2 h4 51. gxh4 Kxf4 52.  Ra7 Rh3 53.  Rxc7 Rh2+ 54.  Ke1 Ke3 0-1

{PGN 83}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Harrwitz”] [Black “Morphy”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “D35”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game XIII., p. 211.”] [PlyCount “109”]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3.  Nc3 Nf6 4.  Bf4 {A favorite move of Mr. Harrwitz, though decried by the chief authorities.} a6 5. e3 c5 6.  Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9.  Bxc4 b5 10.  Bd3 Bb7 11.  O-O Be7 12.  Be5 O-O 13.  Qe2 Nd5 14.  Bg3 Kh8 15.  Rfe1 Bf6 16.  Qe4 g6 17.  Nxd5 Qxd5 18.  Qxd5 exd5 19.  Ne5 Rad8 {Had he taken Nxd4, White would have won at least the exchange by moving Nd7.} 20.  Nxc6 Bxc6 21.  Rac1 Rc8 22.  Bd6 Rg8 23.  Be5 Kg7 {Fearing to take the Bishop lest White should obtain an entrance with the Rook.} 24. f4 Bd7 25.  Kf2 h6 26.  Ke3

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