TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
For the benefit of the reader, the eighty-five "Illustrative Games" in this book have been translated into Portable Game Notation. A hyperlink has also been provided, linking each of these games to its PGN format.
THE BLUE BOOK OF
CHESS
TEACHING THE RUDIMENTS OF THE
GAME, AND GIVING AN ANALYSIS OF
ALL THE RECOGNIZED OPENINGS
——ILLUSTRATED BY——
APPROPRIATE GAMES ACTUALLY PLAYED
BY MORPHY, HARRWITZ, ANDERSSEN, STAUNTON,
EVANS, MONTGOMERY, MEEK AND OTHERS
——INCLUDING——
LASKER, STEINITZ, SCHLECHTER, PILLSBURY,
AND OTHER RECENT PLAYERS
REVISED EDITION
Based on the work of Staunton and Modern Authorities
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A.