The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle [Afterw.] Chess Players Chronicle (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...becomes apparent that White intended to form an attack with the pawns on the Q. side, chiefiy with the object of breaking through with the Q. Kt. P.--a plan which we consider a mistaken one, for it seems manifest that no advantage would accrue to White by forcing a passage for the opponent's Q. R., the very piece which Black always finds it difficult to liberate in this opening. In this sort of battle the guns and the cavalry, but not the infantry, must be directed first to the assanlt We should have preferred R. to K. Kt. third, which might have led to the following continuation--White. blaCK. White. blaCK. 14. R. to K. Kt. third Q. to K. B. third 17. Kt. to Q. second, followed by one of the 15. Kt. to K. B. third Kt. to K. B. fourth Kts. to K. fourth, with a good game. 16. R. to K. Kt. fourth P. to Q. Kt. fourth, (d) In the match between Vienna and London, the defence (London) found it necessary to keep the Kt. at R. third as a support of the K. B. P. until the latter had been moled to B. third, which prevented the occupation of the post at Black's K. fourth or K. Kt. fourth by any hostile Kt. We confess to a predeliction for this plan, and our objection against the Kt. early abandoning its present post seems to bo verified by the sequence of this game, wherein the weakness of the point at K. B. second 1s a source of embarasstnent for Black. We should have preferred P. to Q. third at once, as no real danger was to be apprehended from White's sacrificing the Kt. (-; Again a loss of time, and inferior to P. to Q. third. (f) An ingenious device. If White take the R., Black immediately recovers the exchange by Kt. to K. fourth, for White's E. would be left en prise at K. B. fourth. See our observations in note (c) respecting White's plan of attack. V (g)...