The Chess Player's Chronicle Volume 10 (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. 1849 Excerpt: ... King to danger. K. Kt. to R. fourth would have been far stronger play. Vol. iX. S (d) A fatal mistake. Here again the Q. R. brought to K. square, would have saved all the threatened mischief. (e) Black does not fail to take advantage of his opponent's error, and now has the game in his own hands. (/) The attack is kept up with great determination and skill from the moment when "the exchange" was sacrificed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Mate. Notes. (a) He would plainly have lost his Queen, had he taken the Q. Kt. P. with her. (b) A fatal prize. After this capture, White's game is irretrievable. (c) From this point to the end, the attack is sustained with uncommon ingenuity and vigour. (d) Interposing the Rook would have been still more disastrous. (e) Beautifully conceived. White must now either give up his Q. in a move or two or be mated. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. IS. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. While. (Mr. R.) 26. P. to K. R. third 27. R. to Q. R. eighth 28. P. to K. Kt. fourth 29. R. takes R. (check) 30. Kt. to Q sixth 31. B. to K. Kt. second 32. Kt. to Q. B. fourth 33. P. to K. B. third 34. K. to B. second 35. B. to his square 36. Kt. to K. third 37. B. to Q. B. fourth 38. K. to Kt. third 39. Kt. to K. B. fifth 40. K. P. takes Kt. 41. P. to K. R. fourth 42. K. takes P. 43. P. takes P. 44. K. to R. fifth 45. P. to K. Kt. fifth 46. K. to Kt. fourth 47. K. takes P. 48. K. to Kt. fourth 49. K. to B. third 50. K. to his fourth Black. (Mr. S.) 26. R. to Q. B. square 27 R. to K. B. square 28. Q. Kt. to B. third 29. K. takes R. 30. Q. Kt. to Q....