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.
9.  B. takes Kt. 9.  P. takes B. 10.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10.  K. B. to K. Kt’s 2d. 11.  Q. R. to Q’s sq. 11.  Q. to K’s 2d. 12.  B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. (ch.) 12.  P. to Q. B’s 3d. 13.  Kt. to Q’s 5th, with an excellent game.

ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE DEFENCE,
Beginning also from Black’s 3d move.

WHITE.                          BLACK.
1.  P. to K’s 4th.              1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.           2.  P. to Q’s 3d.
3.  P. to Q’s 4th.              3.  Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th.
4.  P. takes P.                 4.  B. takes Kt.
5.  Q. takes B.                 5.  P. takes P.
6.  B. to Q. B’s 4th.           6.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.
7.  Q. to her Kt’s 3d.          7.  P. to Q. Kt’s 3d.
8.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.           8.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
9.  Castles.                    9.  B. to Q’s 3d.
10.  P. to K. B’s 4th.          10.  P. takes P.
11.  Q. B. takes P.             11.  B. takes B. (best)
12.  P. to K’s 5th.             12.  B. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
And White has the better game.

SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING VARIATIONS IN PHILIDOR’S DEFENCE.

The result of the preceding analysis serves to prove that Q. P. one, as the second move of Black, is not a tenable defence; since, play as he can afterwards, if the best moves are adopted by the first player, he will always have a very insecure or a very constrained game.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF PHILIDOR’S DEFENCE.

GAME I.—­Mr. Morphy plays without seeing the Chess
board or men, against M. Boucher, at Paris.

{PGN 01}

WHITE. (Mr. M.)                    BLACK. (M.  B.)
1.  P. to K’s 4th.                  1.  P. to K’s 4th.
2.  K. Kt. to K. B’s 3d.            2.  P. to Q’s 3d.
3.  P. to Q’s 4th.                  3.  P. takes P.
4.  Q. takes P.                     4.  Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d.
5.  K. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th.           5.  Q. B. to Q’s 2d.
6.  B. takes Kt.                    6.  B. takes B.
7.  B. to K. Kt’s 5th.              7.  P. to K. B’s 3d.
8.  B. to K. R’s 4th.               8.  Kt. to K. R’s 3d.
9.  Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d.            9.  K. B. to K’s 2d.
10.  Castles on K’s side.           10.  Castles.
11.  Q. to Q. B’s 4th. (ch.)        11.  K. to R’s sq.
12.  K. Kt. to Q’s 4th.             12.  Q. to her 2d.
13.  Q. R. to Q’s sq.               13.  K. R. to K. B’s 2d.
14.  P. to K. B’s 4th.              14.  P. to Q. R’s 4th.
15.  P. to K. B’s 5th.              15.  K. R. to K. B’s sq.
16.  K. Kt. to K’s 6th.             16.  K. R. to K. Kt’s sq.
17.  P. to Q. R’s 4th.              17.  Kt. to Kt’s 5th.
18.  Q. to K’s 2d.                  18.  Kt. to K’s 4th.
19.  B. to K. Kt’s 3d.              19.  Q. to Q. B’s sq.[A]
20.  B. takes Kt.                   20.  Q. P. takes B.
21.  K. R. to K. B’s 3d.[B]         21.  Q. B. to Q’s 2d.[C]
22.  K. R. to K. R’s 3d.[D]         22.  P. to K. R’s 3d.
23.  Q. to Q’s 2d.                  23.  K. to R’s 2d.[E]

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