The Chess Player's Magazine, Volume 2Adams & Francis, 1864 - Chess |
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advance advantage amateur answer appears attack better Bishop Black Bourdonnais Castles Chess Club Cochrane contested continued correct course defence drawn eighth check fifth 11 fifth check four fourth 13 fourth 21 fourth check Gambit Game played give given Herr interesting K. B. fifth K. B. second K. B. square King's Knight late latter leading London lose lost Macdonnell match mates meeting move NOTES odds once opening Pawn perhaps piece player position preferable present Problem prove published Q. B. fourth Q. B. third Q. R. to K Q. R. to Q Queen readers received remarks reply result Rook says second 11 seems seventh check sixth square 16 square 23 Staunton taken takes K. B. P. takes K. P. takes Kt takes Q third 14 third 9 third check variation Walker White to play wins Wormald
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Page 32 - The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess...
Page 130 - White. 1. P. to K. fourth 2. K. Kt. to B. third 3. KB to QB fourth 4. P. to QB third 5. P. to Q. fourth 6. P. to K. fifth 7.
Page 321 - Black. (Mr. — ) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Kt. to QB third 3. B. to QB fourth 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. 5. B. to QB fourth GP to Q.
Page 311 - GOCHBR.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Q. Kt. to B. third 3. KB to QB fourth 4. K. Kt. to B. third 5.
Page 116 - P. to K. fourth 2. Kt. to KB third 3. B. to QB fourth 4 P. to Q. Kt. fourth 5. P. to QB third 6. Castles 7. P. to Q. fourth 8. P. takes P. 9.
Page 14 - К. fourth 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to K. Kt. fourth 4. P. to K. Kt. fifth 5.
Page 357 - K. third 2. P. to KB fourth 3. Kt. to KB third 4. P. to Q. Kt. third 5.
Page 132 - IP to K. fourth 1 P. to K fourth 2. K. Kt. to B. third 2. Q. Kt. to B. third 3. KB to QB fourth 3. KB to QB fourth 4. Castles. 4. K. Kt to B. third 5. P. to Q. third 5.
Page 211 - WATTE.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Kt. to KB third 3. P. to Q. fourth 4. Kt. takes P. 5. B. to K.