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.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.

GAME I.—­Between Messrs. Stanley and Rousseau.

{PGN 40}

WHITE. (Mr. S.)                  BLACK. (Mr. R.)
1.  P. to K’s 4th.                1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.          2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
3.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.             3.  K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.
4.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.             4.  P. to Q’s 3d.
5.  P. to K. R’s 3d.              5.  Castles.
6.  P. to Q’s 3d.                 6.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.
7.  K. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d.          7.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
8.  Q. Kt. to K’s 2d.             8.  Q. to K’s 2d.
9.  Q. Kt. to K. Kt’s 3d.         9.  Q. Kt. to Q’s 5th.
10.  Kt. takes Kt.                10.  B. takes Kt.
11.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.[A]          11.  B. to Q. Kt’s 3d.
12.  Castles.                     12.  P. to Q’s 4th.[B]
13.  Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th.        13.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
14.  Kt. to K. R’s 5th.           14.  P. takes K. P.
15.  P. takes P.                  15.  B. takes B.
16.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.[C]          16.  Q. B. to his 5th.
17.  B. takes Kt.                 17.  Q. to K’s 3d.
18.  Kt. takes K. Kt.  P           18.  Q. B. to K’s 7th.
19.  Kt. takes Q.                 19.  B. takes Q.
20.  Kt. takes R.
Black surrenders.

[Footnote A:  White gains a move by this exchange of Pieces.]

[Footnote B:  P. to K. R’s 3d would have been better play.]

[Footnote C:  This is very finely played, and is an example to young players of the importance of gaining time at chess.  Had White paused in his attack to recover the lost Bishop, the adversary might have succeeded in dislodging one or other of the Pieces by which he is beleaguered, or in bringing his own forces to the rescue, and then have ultimately retrieved the game.]

GAME II.—­Between Messrs. Horwitz and Schulten.

{PGN 41}

WHITE. (Mr. S.)                  BLACK. (Mr. H.)
1.  P. to K’s 4th.                1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.          2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
3.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.             3.  P. to Q. Kt’s 4th.
4.  B. takes Kt.  P.               4.  B. to Q. B’s 4th.
5.  P. to Q’s 3d.                 5.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
6.  B. to Q. B’s 4th.             6.  Q. to her Kt’s 3d.
7.  Q. to K’s 2d.                 7.  P. to Q’s 4th.
8.  P. takes P.                   8.  Castles.
9.  Q. Kt. to K’s 4th.            9.  Kt. takes Kt.
10.  P. takes Kt.                 10.  B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)[A]
11.  Q. takes B.                  11.  Q. to Kt’s 5th. (ch.)
12.  Q. B. to Q’s 2d.             12.  Q. takes K. B.
13.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.             13.  P. to K. B’s 4th.
14.  P. takes K. B. P.            14.  B. takes P.
15.  Q. to her Kt’s 3d. 
And Black mated by force in three moves.[B]

[Footnote A:  Black plays capitally now to the end.]

[Footnote B:  It is rarely in actual play one sees so pretty a mate.]

GAME III.—­Between Dr. Bledow and Von Bilguer.

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