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.
24.  Kt. takes Kt. 24.  P. takes Kt. 25.  K. to R’s sq. 25.  K. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 26.  Q. R. to Q. B’s sq. 26.  Q. to K. B’s 2d. 27.  Q. to Q. B’s 2d. 27.  Q. R. to K. B’s sq. 28.  K. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 28.  Kt. to K’s 3d. 29.  R. takes R. 29.  K. takes R. 30.  R. to K. Kt’s sq. (ch.) 30.  K. to R’s sq. 31.  Q. to K. B’s 2d. 31.  Q. to K. R’s 4th.[E] 32.  B. to K’s 2d. 32.  Q. to K. B’s 2d. 33.  Q. to K. R’s 4th. 33.  Q. to K. R’s 2d. 34.  B. to K. R’s 5th. 34.  Kt. takes Q. P. 35.  R. to K. Kt’s 3d. 35.  P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 36.  B. to K. Kt’s 6th.[F] 36.  Q. to K. Kt’s 2d. 37.  B. to K. B’s 7th. 37.  R. takes B.[G] 38.  R. takes Q. 38.  K. takes R. 39.  K. to Kt’s 2d, and wins.

[Footnote A:  Not so good a move as K. Kt. to B’s 3d, or Q. to K. Kt’s 4th.]

[Footnote B:  P. to Q’s 4th would perhaps have been stronger play.]

[Footnote C:  P. to Q’s 4th is a better move at this point.]

[Footnote D:  Intending, if the Q. Kt.  P. should be played on his Kt., to move Q. to K. Kt’s 5th.]

[Footnote E:  A lost move.]

[Footnote F:  It would have been more decisive if played to K. B’s 7th at once.]

[Footnote G:  If the Q. takes B., mate follows in three moves.]

GAME II.—­Between two Amateurs.

{PGN 35}

WHITE.                            BLACK.
1.  P. to K’s 4th.                1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.          2.  K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.
3.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.              3.  Q. to K. Kt’s 4th.
4.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.              4.  Q. to K. Kt’s 3d.
5.  K. Kt. to K’s 2d.             5.  P. to Q’s 3d.
6.  P. to Q’s 4th.                6.  P. takes P.
7.  P. takes P.                   7.  B. to Q. Kt’s 3d.
8.  P. to K’s 5th.                8.  K. Kt. to K’s 2d.
9.  P. to K’s 6th.                9.  P. to K. B’s 3d.
10.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.            10.  Castles.
11.  K. Kt to K. B’s 4th.         11.  Q. to K’s sq.
12.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.             12.  Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d.
13.  Q. R. to Q’s sq.             13.  K. to R’s sq.
14.  P. to K. R’s 4th.            14.  Q. Kt. to Q’s sq.
15.  P. to K. R’s 5th.            15.  P. to K. B’s 4th.
16.  Q. Kt. to Q’s 5th.           16.  Q. B. takes P.
17.  Kt. takes Kt.                17.  Q. takes Kt.
18.  Kt. to K. Kt’s 6th. (ch.)    18.  P. takes Kt.
19.  P. takes P. (dis. ch.)
And White gives checkmate in three moves.

GAME III.—­THE LOPEZ GAMBIT.—­Between Messrs.
De la Bourdonnais and McDonnell.

{PGN 36}

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