Howard Staunton, The Chess Tournament (1852)
Game 120 of 184
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Event
London Provincial
Site
London
Date
1851.??.??
Round
2(3)
White
Boden, Samuel Standidge
Black
Brien, Robert Barnett
Result
1-0
- 3…Bb4+ The best move here is, probably, Kt. to K. B's 3rd, which resolves the opening into a position of the Knights' defence to the Bishop's Game, as, I believe, was first shown in Mr. Boden's " Popular Introduction to Chess."
- 5…Qf6 If he had retreated the B. either to K's 2nd or Q. R's 4th, he would have lost a Piece; and if to Q. B's 4th, White might have taken the K. B. P., checking, &c.
- 8.Bb2 Kt. to Q. B's 3rd, seems, at least, as advantageous a mode of continuing the attack.
- 15.Qxc4 If he had taken the Queen, Black could have gained two Pieces for the Rook.
- 18…f6 Black was certainly a good deal hampered, but I do not think there was any absolute necessity for giving up the exchange.
- 25.Qe2 1 I should have preferred playing forward the K. B. P.
- 30.Re1 Better, possibly, to have played the R. to K. Kt.'u sq. at once.
- 37.Ng4 White feared now to play either Q. to her B's 8th, or Kt. to K. B's 7th (ch.), on account of White's threatened move of Q. to K. B's 7th.
- 39…f5 Black has a difficult game, but this grave miscalculation deprives him of all resource.
- 42.Qe5+ I think Q. to K. B's 7th rather more conclusive; but the move made was, though tardier, a very good one.