The Blue Book of Chess / Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings

TECHNICAL TERMS IN USE AMONG CHESS-PLAYERS.

From this circumstance it frequently happens that one party, by skilful management of his Pawns, contrives to have two, and sometimes even three Queens on the board at once, a combination of force which of course is irresistible.

He moves in a straight line, forwards, backwards, or sideways, having a uniform range, on a clear board, of fourteen squares, exclusive of the one he occupies.

A Pawn is the only one of the forces which goes out of his direction to capture, and which has not the advantage of moving backwards; but it has one remarkable privilege, by which, on occasions, it becomes invaluable, whenever it reaches the extreme square of the file on which it travels, it is invested with the title and assumes the power of any superior Piece, except the King, which the player chooses.

Like most of the other Pieces, his power is greatest in the middle of the board

GAME THE FOURTH.

Philidor's Defence.

GAME THE THIRD.

GAME THE FIRST.

The Damiano Gambit.

GAME THE SECOND.

THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING