The blue book of chess

Chapter 7

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IRREGULAR OPENINGS.

GAME THE FIRST.

THE FRENCH GAME.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d.

These two moves begin the "French Game."

2. P. to Q's 4th. (best) 2. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P. (best) 3. P. takes P. 4. P. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks. 5. B. to Q's 2d. 5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 6. Q. to K's 2d. 6. Q. B. to K's 3d. 7. P. takes P. 7. B. takes B. (ch.) 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. B. takes P. The game is equal.

VARIATION,

_Beginning at White's 2d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P. 3. P. takes P. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 8. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. 9. Q. takes Q. 9. P. takes Q. 10. K. B. checks. 10. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 11. B. takes B. (ch.) 11. K. Kt. takes B. The game is even.

GAME THE SECOND.

THE SICILIAN GAME.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.

These moves commence the "Sicilian Game." Black's move is considered by Staunton the best reply to White's move, 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes Q. P. 4. K. P. takes P. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. takes Q. P. 6. P. takes Q. P. 6. Q. takes P. 7. Q. takes P. 7. Q. takes Q. 8. Kt. takes Q. 8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 9. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 10. B. to Q. B's 4th. 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. Castles. 11. Castles. Equal game.

GAME THE THIRD.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. Q. takes P. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. to her sq. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. K. B. to K's 2d. The game appears to be equal.

GAME THE FOURTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to K. B's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d. 7. K. B. to Q. B's 2d. 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. Black has the advantage.

VARIATION,

_Beginning at Black's 2d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d. 4. B. to K's 2d. 4. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. takes P. 6. P. takes P. 6. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 7. B. takes Q. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. 9. Castles. The game is even.

GAME THE FIFTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. B. to K. Kt's 2d 6. B. to K's 2d. 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. I much prefer his game.

GAME THE SIXTH.

THE WING GAMBIT.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th 2. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 5. P. to Q. R's 3d. 5. P. takes P. 6. Q. B. takes P. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. You have no equivalent for the lost Pawn.

GAME THE SEVENTH.

THE CENTRE COUNTER GAMBIT.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. (best) 2. Q. takes P. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. to her sq. (best) 4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. You have a better opened game.

VARIATION I.

_Beginning at Black's 2d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. B. to Q's 2d. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. P. to K. B's 3d. 6. Q. B. to his sq. 7. Q. to K's 2d. 7. P. to Q. R's 3d. 8. P. to Q. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d. 9. Q. P. takes P. 9. Q. Kt. takes P. 10. Q. B. P. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 11. Q. to K's 3d. 11. Q. R. P. takes P. 12. Kt. to K's 2d. 12. Kt. takes Kt. 13. K. takes Kt. 13. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 14. K. R. to Q's sq. 14. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. (dis. ch.) 15. P. to Q's 3d. 15. P. to K's 3d. 16. P. to Q. R's 3d. You have a good game, and a Pawn superiority.

VARIATION II.

_Beginning at Black's 5th move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. B. to Q's 2d. 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. P. to Q. R's 4th. 6. P. to Q. R's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. P. to K. B's 3d. 7. B. to his sq. 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 9. P. to Q's 3d. 9. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 10. Q. R. P. takes P. 10. Q. R. P. takes P. 11. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. 11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 12. Q. B. to Q's 2d. Black's position is inferior.

GAME THE EIGHTH.

THE FIANCHETTO.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 3. K. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d. 4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. to K's 5th. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d. The game appears to be equal.

VARIATION,

_Beginning at Black's 3d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 3. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 7. P. to Q. B's 4th. 7. P. to K's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 9. Q. to K's 2d. 9. Castles. 10. Castles on Q's side. 10. P. to K. B's 4th. 11. K. Kt. to his 5th. 11. P. takes K. P. 12. B. takes P. 12. B. takes B. 13. Q. Kt. takes B. You have the better game.

GAME THE NINTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d. 5. Q. to her B's 2d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. P. to K. R's 3d. 8. B. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 9. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 10. P. to K's 4th. Equal game.

VARIATION I.

_Beginning at White's 2d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. takes Kt. 5. K. P. takes B. 6. Q. Kt. takes K. P. 6. P. to Q's 4th. 7. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 7. B. to Q's 3d. 8. B. to Q's 3d. 8. Castles. I prefer your position.

VARIATION II.

_Beginning at White's 2d move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. R's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th. (best) 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. P. to K. R's 4th. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. P. to K's 3d. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. K. B. to Q's 3d. 9. B. takes B. 9. Q. takes B. Even game.

GAME THE TENTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 5th. 2. P. to K's 4th. 3. P. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d. You have the advantage.

GAME THE ELEVENTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K. B's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 3. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 3. B. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 4. P. to K's 3d. 5. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. P. to K. B's 3d. 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 6. P. takes P. 7. Kt. takes P. 7. K. B. to K's 2d. 8. P. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. R's 3d. 9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. Black has the better game, owing to your premature attack at the 4th move.

GAME THE TWELFTH.

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. to K's 4th. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to K's 4th. 7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. Q. to K's 2d. 8. P. to Q. R's 3d. 8. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. K. B. to Kt's 2d. 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 10. Kt. takes Kt. 11. Q. B. P. takes Kt. 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 12. Kt. takes Kt. 12. Q. B. P. takes Kt. Equal game.

VARIATION,

_Beginning at Black's 1st move._

WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. P. to K's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 5th. 5. K. Kt. to R's 3d. You have the advantage in position.

FRENCH DEFENCE.

GAME I.--Between Drs. Lasker and Tarrasch.

{PGN 71}

WHITE. (Dr. L.) BLACK. (Dr. T.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 4. B. to Kt's 5th. 4. B to Kt's 5th. 5. P. takes P. 5. Q. takes P. 6. Kt. to B's 3d.[A] 6. P. to B's 4th.[B] 7. B. takes Kt. 7. P. takes B. 8. Q. to Q's 2d. 8. B. takes Kt. 9. Q. takes B.[C] 9. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. R. to Q's sq. 10. R. to K. Kt's sq.[D] 11. P. takes P. 11. Q. takes P. 12. Q. to Q's 2d.[E] 12. Q. to Kt's 3d.[F] 13. P. to B's 3d. 13. P. to Q. R's 3d. 14. Q. to B's 2d. 14. P. to B's 4th. 15. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 15. Kt. to B's 4th. 16. B. to Kt's 2d. 16. Q. to B's 2d. 17. Q. to K's 2d. 17. P. to Kt's 4th. 18. Castles. 18. B. to Kt's 2d. 19. P. to B's 4th. 19. P. to Kt's 5th. 20. Q. to Q's 2d. 20. R. to Kt's sq. 21. Q. to R's 6th. 21. B. takes Kt. 22. B. takes B. 22. Q. to K's 4th. 23. K. R. to K's sq. 23. Q. takes P.[G] 24. Q. to B's 4th. 24. R. to Q. B's sq. 25. Q. to Q's 6th. 25. P. to B's 3d.[H] 26. B. to R's 5th. (ch.) 26. R. to Kt's 3d. 27. B. takes R. (ch.) 27. P. takes B. 28. R. takes P. (ch.) 28. Resigns.

[Footnote A: The best line of play against the McCutcheon defence. It was played in a game Sjöberg _vs._ Giersing, Stockholm, 1906.]

[Footnote B: Out of place in this position. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d or Kt. to K's 5th, would be alternatives--the former move in preference.]

[Footnote C: This excellent move was probably not taken into consideration by Tarrasch when advancing P. to B's 4th.]

[Footnote D: If 10.., P. takes P., then 11. R. takes P., and Black could not challenge the Queen with 11.., Q. to Q. B's 4th, because of 12. R. to Q. B's 4th. Nor could 10.., K. to K's 2d be played, because of 11. P. takes P., and 11.., Q. takes B. P. would be answered with 12. R. takes Kt. winning the Queen, and as the continuation in the text is hopeless, there remains the only alternative of 10.., Castles, with a good enough game, all things considered.]

[Footnote E: Simply position play. Black's forces are paralyzed, and the King fixed on the middle of the centre.]

[Footnote F: Q. to B's 2d at once seems comparatively better, and if necessary Castles, and the case is not altogether hopeless.]

[Footnote G: Not a judicious capture, to say the least.]

[Footnote H: This move, or resigning. There is nothing else. The latter course would be more to the purpose, unless a miracle is expected.]

GAME II.--Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the Chess-board or men, against M. Bierwirth.

{PGN 72}

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (M. B.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes P. 4. K. P. takes P. 5. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. Castles. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 7. P. to K. R's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K. R's 4th. 8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 9. K. R. to K's sq. 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. Q. B. takes Kt. 11. Kt. takes B. 11. P. to K. R's 3d. 12. Q. to Q's 2d. 12. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 13. P. to Q. B's 4th. 13. P. takes P. 14. K. B. takes P. 14. P. to K. B's 4th. 15. Kt. to K's 5th. 15. Castles on Q's side. 16. K. B. to K's 6th. 16. B. takes Kt. 17. P. takes B. 17. K. to Q. Kt's sq. 18. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[A] 18. Q. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. 19. Q. to Q. R's 3d. 19. Q. Kt. to Q. B's sq. 20. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. 20. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 21. P. to K. B's 4th. 21. P. takes P. 22. Q. B. takes P. 22. Q. R. to Q's 5th. 23. Q. to K's 3d. 23. Q. R. to K's 5th. 24. Q. to K. B's 3d. 24. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. (ch.) 25. K. to K. R's 2d. 25. Q. R. takes R. 26. R. takes R. 26. Q. to Q. Kt's 5th. 27. R. to K's 2d. 27. K. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 28. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 28. Q. to Q. Kt's 4th. 29. K. B. takes Kt. 29. R. takes B. 30. B. takes K. R. P. 30. R. to K. R's sq. 31. B. to K. Kt's 7th. 31. R. to K. R's 2d. 32. B. to K. B's 6th. 32. R. to K. B's 2d. 33. Q. to K. R's 5th. 33. Kt. to K. B's 5th. 34. Q. takes R. And Black surrenders, after a struggle of nearly nine hours.

[Footnote A: A very ingenious move. If Black take the Pawn with his Queen, he of course loses her by "B. takes Q. R. P. (ch.), etc." and if with the Kt. it costs him at least a Piece.]

GAME III.--Played in 1854, between Mr. H. P. Montgomery, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Pindar, now one of the leading members of the Manchester Chess Club, England.

{PGN 73}

WHITE. (Mr. P.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P. 3. Q. takes P. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.[A] 6. P. to Q. B's 4th.[B] 7. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes Kt. 8. B. takes B. 8. P. to Q. B's 5th. 9. K. B. to K's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 10. Castles. 10. Kt. takes B.[C] 11. P. takes Kt. 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[D] 12. Kt. to Q's 2d. 12. Kt. to Kt's 3d. 13. P. to Q. R's 4th.[E] 13. P. to Q. R's 4th. 14. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq. 14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[F] 15. B. to K. B's 3d. 15. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 16. Kt. to K's 4th. 16. Kt. takes Q. R. P 17. Q. to Q's 2d. 17. Castles. 18. Q. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.[G] 18. P. to K. B's 4th.[H] 19. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 19. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq 20. P. to Q's 5th. 20. Q. to Q's 2d.[I] 21. R. takes Q. R. P. 21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[J] 22. Q. to K. B's 4th.[K] 22. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[L] 23. Q. P. takes P. 23. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 24. P. to K's 7th. 24. K. R. to K's sq. 25. K. R. to K's sq. 25. B. to K's 3d.[M] 26. R. takes Kt.[N] 26. P. takes R. 27. Q. to K's 5th.[O] 27. K. R. takes P. 28. Kt. takes P. 28. K. R. to K. B's 2d. 29. Kt. to Q's 6th. 29. K. R. to K. B's 3d. 30. Kt. to K's 4th. 30. K. R. to K. B's 4th. 31. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 31. Q. R. to K. B's sq.[P] 32. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 32. B. to Q's 4th. 33. B. takes B. (ch.) 33. R. takes B. 34. Kt. to K's 6th. 34. Q. takes Kt.[Q] And Black wins.

[Footnote A: A favorite move with several of the strongest of modern players.]

[Footnote B: If White take P. with P., the Black K. B. is brought into play; and if not, the advance of P. to B's 5th is threatened.]

[Footnote C: Chiefly to double White's Pawns.]

[Footnote D: Black foresaw the intended attack on the B. P., and by providing for it in this way brought another Piece into action.]

[Footnote E: White keeps up the attack on the B. P. with a great deal of vigor. The move of R. P. two was a very good one.]

[Footnote F: The best move.]

[Footnote G: The R. is well posted--for attack and defence.]

[Footnote H: Black has now resumed the offensive.]

[Footnote I: Threatening to take Q. if P. takes P., and attacking Q. R. at the same time. There was still another motive for this move, viz.: to induce White to take R. P., foreseeing the R. would be lost subsequently.]

[Footnote J: To enslave the Rook.]

[Footnote K: An excellent move. In this and the succeeding moves, White played very well. His efforts were directed to saving his R., but, as the result showed, without success.]

[Footnote L: Apparently hazardous, but justified by the gain of time.]

[Footnote M: We believe his best move.]

[Footnote N: White was obliged to lose the exchange, although he fought manfully against it.]

[Footnote O: Another very good move in White.]

[Footnote P: Black's advantage in the exchange begins now to tell on the game.]

[Footnote Q: Threatening mate if R. takes Q.]

GAME IV.--Played by Correspondence between New York and Philadelphia, in 1857.

{PGN 74}

WHITE. (N.Y.) BLACK. (Phila.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d. 4. Q. takes P. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. to Q's sq. 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to Q's 4th. 8. P. takes P. 8. K. Kt. takes P. 9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 10. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 10. Castles. 11. K. B. takes Kt. 11. P. takes B. 12. Castles. 12. P. to K. B's 4th. 13. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 13. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 14. P. to Q. B's 4th. 14. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 15. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 15. P. to Q. B's 4th. 16. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 16. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 17. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 17. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 18. P. to K. B's 3d. 18. B. to Q. B's 2d. 19. K. R. to K's sq. 19. Q. R. to K's sq. 20. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 20. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 21. K. R. to K's 2d. 21. P. to K's 4th. 22. Q. R. to K's sq. 22. P. to K's 5th. 23. P. takes P. 23. B. to K. B's 5th. 24. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d. 24. B. takes Kt. 25. P. takes B. 25. Kt. takes P. 26. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 26. Kt. takes Kt. 27. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 27. Q. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.) 28. R. takes Q. 28. R. takes R. (ch.) 29. Q. takes R. 29. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.) 30. K. to B's sq. 30. Kt. takes Q. 31. R. to Q's 2d. 31. P. to B's 5th. 32. P. takes P. 32. Kt. to K. Kt's 7th. 33. R. to Q's 7th. 33. R. takes P. (ch.) 34. K. to Kt's sq. 34. B. to K's 5th. 35. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) 35. K. to B's sq. 36. R. takes K. R. P. 36. Kt. to K's 6th. 37. R. to K. R's 8th. (ch.) 37. K. to B's 2d. 38. B. to K's 5th. 38. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.) 39. K. to K. R's 2d. 39. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 40. K. to R's 3d. 40. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 41. R. to Q. B's 8th. And Philadelphia announces mate in six moves.

GAME V.--Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the Chess-board or men, against M. Preti.

{PGN 75}

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. P.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 3. P. to K's 4th. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks. 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. takes P. 6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 7. K. Kt. takes K's P. 7. Q. to K. B's 3d. 8. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 8. K. to B's sq. 9. K. Kt. to Q's 3d. 9. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 10. P. to Q's 3d. 11. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 11. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 12. Castles. 12. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d. 13. P. to K's 5th. 13. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 14. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 14. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. 15. K. Kt. to K's 6th. (ch.)[A] 15. Q. B. takes Kt. 16. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.) 16. K. to B's 2d. 17. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 17. K. to K. Kt's 3d. 18. K. B. takes B. 18. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. 19. K. B. to Q's 5th. 19. Q. Kt. takes K. P. 20. K. B. to K's 4th. (ch.) 20. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 21. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) 21. Q. to K. B's 3d. 22. K. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 22. K. to K. R's 4th. 23. P. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) 23. Kt. takes P. 24. K. B. takes Kt. (ch.) And Black surrenders.

[Footnote A: This is more effectual than taking the Queen's Pawn with Queen at once.]

GAME VI.--Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum, between Mr. Clements and Dr. Lewis.

{PGN 76}

WHITE. (Mr. C.) BLACK. (Dr. L.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d.[A] 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. K. P. takes P. 4. K. P. takes P. 5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 5. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 6. Castles. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 7. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 8. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 8. P. takes B. 9. R. to K's sq. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. 10. Q. to K's 2d.[B] 10. Q. B. P. takes P. 11. Kt. takes K. B. P.[C] 11. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 12. Kt. takes R. 12. Castles. 13. Q. to K. B's 3d. 13. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 14. R. takes Kt. 14. P. takes R. 15. Q. takes P. 15. R. to K's sq. 16. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 16. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 17. Q. takes R. (ch.) 17. B. takes Q. 18. Kt. P. takes B. 18. Q. takes P. 19. Q. B. to R's 3d. 19. Q. takes B. P. 20. P. to K. R's 3d. 20. P. to Q's 6th. 21. B. to Kt's 4th. 21. Q. to her Kt's 7th. 22. B. to Q. B's 3d. 22. Q. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.) 23. K. to R's 2d. 23. P. to Q. B's 4th. 24. B. to Q's 2d. 24. Q. to Q. B's 7th. 25. P. to Q. R's 4th. 25. B. to Q. B's 3d.[D] 26. Kt. to K. B's 7th. 26. Q. to Q's 8th. 27. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 27. K. to Q's 2d. 28. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 28. B. to K's 5th. 29. B. to Q. B's 3d. 29. Q. to Q. B's 7th. 30. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 30. B. to Q's 4th. 31. B. takes P. 31. P. to Q. B's 5th. 32. B. to Q. B's 3d. 32. Q. to Q's 8th. 33. Kt. to R's 3d. 33. Q. to K. R's 4th. 34. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. 34. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 35. P. to K. B's 3d. 35. P. to K. R's 4th. 36. B. to K's sq. 36. P. to K. R's 5th. 37. R. to K's 5th. 37. B. to Q. B's 3d. 38. Kt. takes Q. R. P. 38. B. takes Q. R. P. 39. Kt. takes Q. B. P. 39. B. to Q. Kt's 6th. 40. B. to Q's 5th. (ch.) 40. K. to Q. B's 2d. 41. B. to K's 5th. (ch.) 41. K. to Q. Kt's 2d. 42. B. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 42. K. to R's 3d. 43. B. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 43. Q. takes R. 44. B. takes Q. 44. B. takes Kt. 45. B. to Q. Kt's 4th. 45. K. takes Kt. 46. K. to K. Kt's sq. 46. K. to Q. Kt's 3d. 47. B. to Q's 2d. 47. K. to Q. B's 4th. 48. K. to K. B's 2d. 48. K. to Q's 4th. 49. B. to K's sq. 49. K. to K's 4th. 50. K. to K's 3d. 50. K. to K. B's 4th. 51. B. takes P. 51. P. to Q's 7th.[E] 52. K. takes P. 52. K. to K. B's 5th. 53. K. to K's sq. 53. B. to Q's 6th. 54. K. to K. B's 2d. 54. K. to K. B's 4th. 55. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 55. B. to Q. B's 5th. 56. P. to Kt's 4th. (ch.) 56. K. to Kt's 3d. 57. P. to K. B's 4th. 57. B. to Q's 4th. 58. P. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 58. K. to K. Kt's 2d. 59. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 59. B. to K's 5th. 60. P. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) 60. K. to Kt's 3d. 61. K. to Kt's 3d. 61. B. to Q's 4th. 62. K. to Kt's 4th. 62. B. to K's 3d. (ch.) 63. K. to Kt's 3d. And Black draws the game.

[Footnote A: The proper move.]

[Footnote B: Well played.]

[Footnote C: This move, properly followed up, should have given White the game.]

[Footnote D: Allowing the escape of the Knight.]

[Footnote E: From this point, we believe Black can draw the game against White's best possible play. The latter part of the game is well played by Black.]

GAME VII.--Played in Oct. 1858, between Mr. James Thompson of New York and Mr. H. P. Montgomery of Philada.

{PGN 77}

WHITE. (Mr. T.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 4th. 3. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. takes P. 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 5. Kt. to Q's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 3d. 6. B. to Q's 3d. 6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 7. Kt. takes Kt. 8. P. takes Kt. 8. Kt. to Q's 5th. 9. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. P. to K. R's 4th. 10. P. takes R. P. 10. Kt. takes K. B. P. 11. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 11. B. to Q's 2d. 12. B. takes B. (ch.) 12. Q. takes B. 13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 13. Kt. to Q's 5th. 14. P. to Q's 3d. 14. Q. to K. B's 4th. 15. B. to K's 3d. 15. Castles (Q's side.) 16. R. to Q. B's sq. 16. B. to K's 2d. 17. B. takes Kt. 17. K. P. takes B. 18. Kt. to K's 4th. 18. Q. R. to K's sq. 19. R. to K. Kt's sq. 19. B. to K. Kt's 4th. 20. Q. to K's 2d. 20. Q. to B's 5th. 21. R. to Q. B's 2d. 21. B. to B's 3d. 22. P. to K. R's 3d. 22. K. to Kt's sq. 23. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 23. Q. to K. R's 7th. 24. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. 24. K. R. to K. B's sq. 25. K. to Q's sq. 25. R. takes Kt. 26. P. takes R. 26. P. to Q's 6th 27. R. to Q's 2d. 27. Q. to K's 4th. 28. R. takes Q. P. 28. Q. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.) 29. K. to K's 2d. 29. Q. takes R. P. (ch.) 30. K. to B's sq. 30. P. takes Q. Kt. P. 31. Q. to K's 2d. 31. P. to Kt's 6th. 32. R. to Q's sq. 32. P. to Kt's 7th. 33. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 33. B. to Q's 5th. 34. R. to K. Kt's 2d. 34. P. Queens, and wins.

GAME VIII.--Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

{PGN 78}

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. A.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 2. Q. takes P. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. to Q. R's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 4th. 5. P. takes P. 5. Q. takes P. (ch.) 6. K. B. to K's 2d. 6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 8. P. takes B. 8. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) 9. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 9. Q. to Q. B's 4th. 10. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq. 10. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 11. Castles. 11. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 12. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 12. Castles. 13. Q. B. takes Q. B. P. 13. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 14. Q. takes Kt. 14. Q. takes B. 15. B. to Q's 3d. 15. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 16. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 16. K. R. to Q's sq. 17. Q. to Q. Kt's 4th. 17. B. to Q. B's sq. 18. K. R. to K's sq. 18. P. to Q. R's 4th. 19. Q. to K's 7th. 19. Q. takes Q. 20. R. takes Q. 20. Kt. to Q's 4th. 21. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.) 21. K. to R's sq. 22. R. takes K. B. P. 22. Kt. to Q. B's 6th. 23. Q. R. to K's sq. 23. Kt. takes Q. R. P. 24. K. R. to K. B's 4th. 24. Q. R. to Q. R's 3d. 25. B. to Q's 3d. And Black resigns.

GAME IX.--Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

{PGN 79}

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. A.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P. 4. P. to Q. B's 4th. 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to K's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. 7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 8. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 9. P. takes B. 9. B. to K's 5th. 10. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. B. to Q. B's 3d. 11. K. B. to Q's 3d. 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 12. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 12. P. to K. R's 3d. 13. Castles. 13. Castles. 14. Q. R. to K's sq. 14. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 15. P. to K. R's 3d. 15. Q. to Q. B's sq. 16. K. to R's 2d. 16. K. to R's sq. 17. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. 17. R. to K. Kt's sq. 18. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 18. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 19. P. to K. B's 4th. 19. Q. to K. B's sq. 20. R. to K. Kt's 3d. 20. Q. R. to Q's sq. 21. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 21. B. takes Kt. 22. R. takes B. 22. Q. to her 3d. 23. K. to Kt's 2d. 23. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 24. P. takes P. 24. P. takes P. 25. P. takes Kt. 25. P. to Kt's 5th. 26. P. takes P. 26. R. takes P. (ch.) 27. K. to B's sq. 27. P. to K. B's 4th. 28. Q. to K. B's 2d. 28. Kt. to K's 4th. 29. P. takes Kt. 29. Q. takes B. (ch.) 30. Q. to K's 2d. 30. Q. to K's 5th. 31. B. to K. B's 2d. 31. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 32. R. to Q's sq. 32. R. takes R. (ch.) 33. Q. takes R. 33. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) 34. Q. to her 3d. 34. Q. takes Q. R. P. 35. R. to K. Kt's 3d. 35. Q. to Q. B's 5th. 36. Q. takes Q. 36. R. takes Q. 37. R. to K. Kt's 6th. 37. R. to Q. B's 3d. 38. P. to Q. B's 4th. 38. P. to Q. R's 4th. 39. K. to his 2d. 39. R. takes P. 40. R. takes P. 40. R. to Q. B's 7th. (ch.) 41. K. to B's 3d. 41. P. to Q. R's 5th. 42. R. to K. Kt's 6th. 42. R. to Q. B's 5th. 43. R. to K. Kt's sq. 43. P. to Q. R's 6th. 44. P. to K's 6th. 44. P. to Q. R's 7th. 45. R. to Q. R's sq. 45. R. to K's 5th. 46. R. takes P. 46. R. takes P. 47. K. to B's 4th. 47. R. to Q's 3d. 48. K. takes P. 48. R. to Q's 4th. (ch.) 49. K. to Kt's 4th. 49. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 50. R. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.) 50. K. to R's 2d. 51. R. to R's 7th. 51. R. to Q's 2d. 52. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 52. R. to K. Kt's 2d. (ch.) 53. K. to R's 4th. And Black resigns.

GAME X.--Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum, March 10, 1859, between Dr. Jones and Mr. H. P. Montgomery, at the odds of the Pawn and Move.

(Remove Black's King's Bishop's Pawn from the Board.)

{PGN 80}

WHITE. (Dr. J.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. B. to Q's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. B. to K's 3d. 4. P. to K's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 5th. 5. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. Q. Kt. to Kt's 3d. 7. P. to K. R's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to K. R's 5th. 8. Castles. 8. Q. B. takes K. R. P. 9. P. takes B. 9. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) 10. K. to Kt's 2d. 10. Kt. to R's 5th. (ch.) 11. K. to R's sq. 11. Q. to Q's 2d. 12. Kt. to his sq. 12. P. to K. R's 3d. 13. P. to K. B's 4th. 13. P. takes P. 14. B. takes P. 14. Castles. 15. B. to K. R's 2d. 15. K. B. to K's 2d. 16. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 16. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 17. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 17. P. to Q. B's 3d. 18. P. takes P. 18. P. takes P. 19. B. to K's 2d. 19. P. to K. R's 4th. 20. P. to K's 5th. 20. Kt. to K. R's 2d. 21. B. takes K. R. P. 21. K. to Q. Kt's sq. 22. B. to K. Kt's 4th. 22. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d. 23. B. to K. B's 3d. 23. P. to Q's 4th. 24. Q. to K's 2d. 24. K. R. to K. B's sq. 25. Q. to Q's 3d. 25. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 26. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. 26. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 27. B. takes P. 27. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th. 28. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 28. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 29. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 29. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 30. K. R. to K. B's 6th. 30. R. takes R. 31. P. takes R. (dis. ch.) 31. K. to Q. R's sq. 32. Q. to her 3d. 32. Kt. to K's 5th. 33. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 33. Kt. to K's 4th. 34. Q. to her sq. 34. Kt. takes K. B. 35. P. takes Kt. 35. R. to K. R's sq. (ch.) 36. K. to Kt's 2d. 36. Q. to K. R's 2d. 37. Q. to her 3d. 37. Q. to R's 8th. (ch.) 38. K. to K. B's sq. 38. R. to K. B's sq. 39. B. to K's 5th. 39. Kt. takes P. 40. B. to Q's 6th. 40. R. to B's 2d. 41. Q. to K. B's 5th. 41. Q. to K. R's sq. 42. K. to Kt's 2d. 42. R. to K. Kt's 2d. 43. B. to K's 5th. 43. Kt. takes P. 44. B. takes R. 44. Kt. to K's 6th. (ch.) 45. K. to B's 3d. 45. Q. to R's 8th. (ch.) 46. K. to B's 4th. And Black wins.

GAME XI.--Between the same players. (March 12, 1859.) At the odds of the Pawn and Move.

(Remove Black's King's Bishop's Pawn from the Board.)

{PGN 81}

WHITE. (Dr. J.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 5th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.) 5. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 5. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. B. to K's 2d. 7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. Castles. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. P. to Q. R's 3d. 9. P. to Q. R's 4th. 9. P. to Q. B's 5th. 10. Q. B. to K's 3d. 10. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 11. Q. to Q's 2d. 11. Kt. takes B. 12. Q. takes Kt. 12. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 13. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 13. P. to K's 4th. 14. P. takes P. 14. Q. takes P. 15. Castles on Q's side. 15. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 16. K. to Q. Kt's sq. 16. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 17. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. 17. P. to Q's 3d. 18. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 18. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 19. Q. R. to Q's 2d. 19. P. to Q. B's 6th. 20. P. takes P. 20. P. takes P. 21. Q. takes P. 21. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 22. K. to R's 2d. 22. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq. 23. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 23. Q. to K's sq. 24. Q. R. to Q's sq. 24. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. And Black wins.

GAME XII.--Between Messrs. Harrwitz and Morphy.

{PGN 82}

WHITE. (Mr. H.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. K. B. to K's 2d. 5. P. to K's 3d. 5. Castles. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 7. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 7. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 8. Castles. 8. K. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 9. B. takes B. 9. Q. takes B. 10. K. Kt. to Kt's 3d. 10. Kt. takes Kt. 11. K. R. P. takes Kt. 11. P. to Q's 3d. 12. P. to K. B's 4th. 12. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 13. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 13. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. 14. P. takes P. 14. P. takes P. 15. Q. to K's 2d. 15. Q. R. to K's sq. 16. Q. R. to K's sq. 16. Q. to K. R's 5th. 17. B. to Q. Kt's sq. 17. Q. R. to K's 3d. 18. Q. to K. B's 2d. 18. Q. to K. R's 4th. 19. P. to Q's 5th. 19. Q. R. to K. R's 3d. 20. Q. to K. B's 3d. 20. Q. to K. R's 5th. 21. P. to Q. R's 3d.[A] 21. Kt. to Q. R's 3d. 22. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 22. Kt. to Q. Kt's sq. 23. Kt. to K's 2d. 23. Kt. to Q's 2d. 24. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 24. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 25. K. to B's 2d. 25. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 26. K. R. to K. R's sq. 26. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 27. K. to Kt's sq. 27. Q. to K. B's 3d. 28. R. takes R. 28. Kt. takes R. 29. Q. to her sq. 29. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 30. Q. to her 2d. 30. Q. to K. R's 5th. 31. Kt. to K. B's sq. 31. R. to K's sq. 32. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 32. Q. to K. R's 6th. 33. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 33. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 34. Q. to K. Kt's 2d. 34. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 35. K. takes Q. 35. P. to Q. R's 3d. 36. P. to Q. R's 4th. 36. P. takes P. 37. Q. R. P. takes P. 37. R. to Q. R's sq. 38. Kt. to Q's 2d. 38. K. to Q. R's 6th. 39. P. to K's 4th. 39. P. takes P. 40. Kt. takes P. 40. Kt. takes Kt. 41. B. takes Kt. 41. R. to Q. B's 6th. 42. B. to K. B's 3d. 42. K. to K. B's 2d. 43. R. to K's 4th. 43. B. to Q. B's sq. 44. B. to K's 2d. 44. B. to K. B's 4th. 45. R. to Q's 4th. 45. P. to K. R's 4th. 46. K. to B's 2d. 46. K. to B's 3d. 47. R. to Q's 2d. 47. B. to Q. B's 7th. 48. K. to K's sq. 48. B. to K's 5th. 49. K. to B's 2d. 49. K. to B's 4th. 50. R. to Q. R's 2d. 50. P. to K. R's 5th. 51. P. takes P. 51. K. takes K. B. P. 52. R. to Q. R's 7th. 52. R. to K. R's 6th. 53. R. takes Q. B. P. 53. R. to K. R's 7th. (ch.) 54. K. to K's sq. 54. K. to K's 6th. And White resigns.

[Footnote A: Surely it would have been wiser to play Kt. to K's 2d.]

GAME XIII.--Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Harrwitz.

{PGN 83}

WHITE. (Mr. H.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.[A] 4. P. to Q. R's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th. 6. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 7. P. to Q. R's 3d. 7. Q. B. P. takes Q. P. 8. K. P. takes P. 8. Q. P. takes P. 9. K. B. takes P. 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 10. K. B. to Q's 3d. 10. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 11. Castles. 11. K. B. to K's 2d. 12. Q. B. to K's 5th. 12. Castles. 13. Q. to K's 2d. 13. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 14. K. to R's sq. 15. K. R. to K's sq. 15. K. B. to K. B's 3d. 16. Q. to K's 4th. 16. P. to Kt's 3d. 17. Q. Kt. takes Kt. 17. Q. takes Kt. 18. Q. takes Q. 18. P. takes Q. 19. Kt. to K's 5th. 19. Q. R. to Q's sq.[B] 20. Kt. takes Kt. 20. Q. B. takes Kt. 21. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. 21. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. 22. Q. B. to Q's 6th. 22. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. 23. Q. B. to K's 5th. 23. K. to K. Kt's 2d.[C] 24. P. to K. B's 4th. 24. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 25. K. to K. B's 2d. 25. P. to K. R's 3d. 26. K. to K's 3d.[D] 26. Q. R. takes R. 27. R. takes R. 27. R. to Q. B's sq. 28. R. to Q. B's 5th. 28. K. B. takes B. 29. K. B. P. takes B. 29. B. to K's 3d. 30. P. to Q. R's 4th.[E] 30. P. takes P. 31. B. takes Q. R. P. 31. R. to Q. Kt's sq. 32. R. to Q. Kt's 5th. 32. R. to Q's sq.[F] 33. R. to Q. Kt's 6th. 33. R. to Q. R's sq. 34. K. to Q's 2d. 34. B. to Q. B's sq. 35. B. takes B. 35. R. takes B. 36. R. to Q. Kt's 5th. 36. R. to Q. R's sq. 37. R. takes Q. P. 37. P. to Q. R's 6th. 38. P. takes P. 38. R. takes P. 39. R. to Q. B's 5th. 39. K. to K's B's sq. 40. K. to K's 2d. 40. K. to K's 2d. 41. P. to Q's 5th. 41. K. to Q's 2d. 42. R. to Q. B's 6th. 42. P. to K. R's 4th. 43. R. to K. B's 6th. 43. K. to K's 2d. 44. P. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 44. K. to K's sq. 45. P. to K's 6th. 45. P. takes P. 46. R. takes P. (ch.) 46. K. to K. B's 2d. 47. P. to Q's 7th. 47. R. to Q. R's sq. 48. R. to Q's 6th. 48. K. to K's 2d. 49. R. takes P. 49. K. takes P. 50. R. to K. Kt's 5th. 50. R. to K. R's sq. 51. K. to K. B's 3d. 51. K. to K's 3d. 52. K. to K. Kt's 3d. 52. P. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 53. K. to K. Kt's 4th. 53. P. to K. R's 6th. 54. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 54. K. to K. B's 3d. 55. R. to K. R's 5th. And Black abandoned the game.

[Footnote A: A favorite move of Mr. Harrwitz, though decried by the chief authorities.]

[Footnote B: Had he taken the Queen's Pawn, White would have won at least the exchange by moving Kt. to Q's 7th.]

[Footnote C: Fearing to take the Bishop lest White should obtain an entrance with the Rook.]

[Footnote D: All this is exceedingly well played by White.]

[Footnote E: The _coup juste_. From this point it would not be easy to improve on White's moves.]

[Footnote F: Better, perhaps, to have played the Rook to Q. R's sq. at once.]

GAME XIV.--(_Unclassified._)

Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

{PGN 84}

WHITE. (Mr. A.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to Q. R's 3d. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes P. 4. Kt. takes P. 5. P. to K's 3d. 5. B. to K's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. B. to Q's 3d. 7. B. to K's 2d. 7. Castles. 8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. Kt. takes Kt. 9. P. takes Kt. 9. P. to K's 5th. 10. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. P. to K. B's 4th. 11. P. to K. B's 4th. 11. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 12. B. to Q. B's 4th. 12. B. takes B. 13. Kt. takes B. 13. P. takes P. 14. P. takes P. 14. Q. to K's sq. 15. Castles. 15. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 16. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 16. Q. to her 4th. 17. R. to Q. Kt's sq. 17. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 18. Q. to Q. R's 2d. 18. P. to Q. B's 3d. 19. Q. to K's 2d. 19. Kt. to Q's 2d. 20. Kt. to K's 3d. 20. Q. to K's 3d. 21. P. to Q. B's 4th. 21. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 22. R. to Q. Kt's 3d. 22. K. to B's 2d. 23. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 23. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. 24. K. to R's sq. 24. R. to K. Kt's sq. 25. P. to Q's 5th. 25. P. takes P. 26. P. takes P. 26. Q. to her 2d. 27. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 27. K. to his 2d. 28. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 28. K. takes B. 29. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d. (ch.) 29. K. to B's 2d. 30. R. to K. R's 3d. 30. R. to K. Kt's 2d. 31. Q. to her 4th. 31. K. to Kt's sq. 32. R. to K. R's 6th. 32. B. to B's sq. 33. P. to Q's 6th. 33. R. to K. B's 2d. 34. R. to K. R's 3d. 34. Q. to Q. R's 5th. 35. R. to Q. B's sq. 35. R. to Q. B's 4th. 36. Q. R. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.) 36. B. to K. Kt's 2d. 37. P. to K. R's 3d. 37. K. to R's sq. 38. R. takes B. 38. R. takes R. 39. R. to Q. B's 3d. 39. P. to K's 6th. 40. R. takes P. 40. R. takes Kt. 41. Q. to K. B's 6th. 41. R. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.) 42. K. to R's 2d. 42. Q. takes P. (ch.) And White loses.

GAME XV.--STEINITZ GAMBIT.

Between W. Steinitz and J. W. Zukertort.

{PGN 85}

WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. Z.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to B's 4th. 3. P. takes P. 4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.) 5. K. to K's 2d. 5. P. to Q's 4th.[A] 6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) 7. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Castles. 8. P. takes Kt. 8. B. to Q. B's 4th. 9. P. takes P. (ch.) 9. K. to Kt's sq. 10. Kt. to Kt's 5th.[B] 10. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. K. to Q's 3d.[C] 11. Q. to R's 4th. 12. K. to B's 3d. 12. B. takes P. (ch.)[D] 13. Q. Kt. takes B. 13. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.) 14. K. to Kt's 3d. 14. Q. to Kt's 3d. (ch.) 15. B. to Kt's 5th. 15. B. takes Kt. 16. Q. takes B. 16. R. takes Kt. 17. Q. to B's 6th. 17. Q. to R's 4th. 18. P. to B's 3d. 18. R. to Q's 3d. 19. Q. to B's 4th. 19. P. to Kt's 4th. 20. K to B's 2d. 20. Resigns.[E]

[Footnote A: The ingenious attack instituted hereby was invented by Zukertort.]

[Footnote B: 10. P. takes B., Kt. to B's 3d!; 11. Q. takes R. (ch.), obtains three pieces for the Q., but loses the game. Q. to K's sq., here or on the following move, offers the only defence.]

[Footnote C: Zukertort's analysis, which filled pages and pages of the _Neue Berliner Schachzeitung_, considered every conceivable move of White's down to P. to Q. R's 3d, but this one, upon which, in conjunction with the following K. move, Steinitz rested his gambit. 11. P. to B's 3d has been refuted in an elaborate analysis by Mr. Walter Penn Shipley, of Philadelphia.]

[Footnote D: Black wins here by,

12. ... 12. P. to Q. R's 3d. 13. K. to Kt's 3d. 13. P. takes Kt. 14. P. to B's 3d. 14. R. takes P.! 15. P. takes R. 15. Q. to Q's 4th. (ch.) 16. K. to B's 2d. 16. B. to B's 4th. (ch.) 17. K. to Q's 2d. 17. B. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) 18. K. to K's 2d. 18. Kt. to Kt's 5th.!

as played by Messrs. Honegger and Raubitscheck in a consultation game against Steinitz at the Metropolitan Chess Club, 1897. If, instead of K. to Kt's 3d, 13. Kt. takes P. Black wins by R. takes P.!.]

[Footnote E: White has brought his K. into safety and will remain a piece ahead. Had Black, instead of his last move, pinned the B., the game would have proceeded as follows:

19. ... 19. R. to Kt's 3d. 20. P. to Q. R's 4th. 20. P. to Q. R's 3d. 21. B. takes P. 21. R. takes P. 22. K. to B's 2d. 22. P. takes B. 23. P. takes P. 23. Q. takes P. 24. B. takes P. (ch.) and wins.]