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ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.

Game I.—Played some years since between Messrs. Popert and Staunton.

WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. P.)

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.[A]

4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.[B] 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.

6. P takes P. 6. B. checks.

7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)

8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. Castles.[C]

9. B. to Q's 3d. 9. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.

10. P. to Q. R's 3d.10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.

11. Q. to Q. B's 2d.11. P. to K. R's 3d.

12. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.12. P. to Q's 4th.

13. P. to K's 5th.13. B. takes Kt.

14. Kt. takes B.14. Kt. to K. R's 4th.

15. P. to K. Kt's 3d.15. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

16. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.16. Q. to Q's 2d.[D]

17. Q. to Q's 2d.17. K. to R's 2d.

18. Castles.18. Q. R. to K's sq.

19. Q. R. to B's 3d.19. Kt. to Q's sq.

20. Kt. to K. R's 4th.20. P. to Q. B's 3d.

21. P. to K. B's 4th.21. P. to K. B's 4th.

22. P. to K. Kt's 4th.22. Kt. to K. Kt's 2d.

23. P. takes B. P.23. K. Kt. takes P.

24. Kt. takes Kt.24. P. takes Kt.

25. K. to R's sq.25. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.

26. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.26. Q. to K. B's 2d.

27. Q. to Q. B's 2d.27. Q. R. to K. B's sq.

28. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.28. Kt. to K's 3d.

29. R. takes R.29. K. takes R.

30. R. to K. Kt's sq. (ch.)30. K. to R's sq.

31. Q. to K. B's 2d.31. Q. to K. R's 4th.[E]

32. B. to K's 2d.32. Q. to K. B's 2d.

33. Q. to K. R's 4th.33. Q. to K. R's 2d.

34. B. to K. R's 5th.34. Kt. takes Q. P.

35. R. to K. Kt's 3d.35. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.

36. B. to K. Kt's 6th.[F]36. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.

37. B. to K. B's 7th.37. R. takes B.[G]

38. R. takes Q.38. K. takes R.

39. K. to Kt's 2d, and wins.

Game II.—Between two Amateurs.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.

4. Q. to K. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.

5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.

6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.

7. P. takes P. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.

8. P. to K's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.

9. P. to K's 6th. 9. P. to K. B's 3d.

10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.10. Castles.

11. K. Kt to K. B's 4th.11. Q. to K's sq.

12. Q. B. to K's 3d.12. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.

13. Q. R. to Q's sq.13. K. to R's sq.

14. P. to K. R's 4th.14. Q. Kt. to Q's sq.

15. P. to K. R's 5th.15. P. to K. B's 4th.

16. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.16. Q. B. takes P.

17. Kt. takes Kt.17. Q. takes Kt.

18. Kt. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.)18. P. takes Kt.

19. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)

And White gives checkmate in three moves.

Game III.—The Lopez Gambit.—Between Messrs. De la Bourdonnais and McDonnell.

WHITE. (M. De la B.) BLACK. (Mr. McD.)

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. to Q's 3d. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.

6. P. to K. B's 4th. 6. P. takes P.[A]

7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. K. B. to Kt's 3d.

8. Q. B. takes P. 8. P. to Q's 3d.

9. K. B. to Q's 3d. 9. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.

10. Q. B. to K's 3d.10. Castles.

11. P. to K. R's 3d.11. K. R. to K's sq.

12. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.12. Q. to K's 2d.

13. Castles on Q's side.13. P. to Q. B's 4th.

14. K. to Kt's sq.14. P. takes P.

15. P. takes P.15. P. to Q. R's 4th.

16. K. Kt. to B's 3d.16. Q. B. to Q's 2d.

17. P. to K. Kt's 4th.17. P. to K. R's 3d.

18. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.18. P. to Q. R's 5th.

19. P. to K. Kt's 5th.19. P. takes P.

20. B. takes P.20. P. to Q. R's 6th.

21. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.21. Q. B. to his 3d.

22. Q. R. to K. Kt's 4th.22. K. B. to Q. R's 4th.

23. P. to K. R's 4th.23. B. takes Q. Kt.

24. Kt. takes B.24. Q. R. to his 4th.

25. P. to K. R's 5th.25. R. takes B.

26. R. takes R.26. Kt. to K. B's 5th.

27. Q. to K. B's 3d.27. Kt. takes B.

28. P. to Q's 5th.28. Kt. takes Q. P.

29. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.[B]29. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)

30. K. to R's sq.30. B. takes K. P.

31. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.)31. K. to R's sq.

32. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.32. B. to K. Kt's 3d.

33. K. R. P. takes B.33. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.)

34. R. takes Q.[C]34. R. takes R. (ch.)

35. Q. takes R.35. Kt. takes Q.

36. R. to R's 7th. (ch.)36. K. to Kt's sq.

37. P. takes K. B. P. (ch.)37. K. takes R.

38. P. one, becoming a Queen.38. Kt. mates.

Game IV.—The Lopez Gambit.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 4. K. takes B.

5. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 5. P. to Q's 4th.

6. Q. takes B. 6. P. takes P.

7. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.

8. Q. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

9. Q. to K. R's 4th. 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.

10. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.10. P. to K's 5th.

11. P. to Q. B's 3d.11. P. to K. Kt's 4th.[A]

12. Q. takes K. Kt. P.12. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.

13. Q. to K's 3d.13. Q. Kt. to K. B's 4th.

14. Q. to K's 2d.14. R. takes K. Kt. P.

15. Q. Kt. to B's 2d.15. Q. to her 3d.

16. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.16. Kt. takes Kt.

17. Q. P. takes Kt.17. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.

18. Q. to K. B's sq.18. Q. R. to Q's sq.

19. Q. to K's 2d.19. Kt. to his 5th.

20. Kt. to R's 3d.20. Kt. to K's 4th.

21. Kt. to K. B's 4th.21. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)

22. K. to his B's sq.

And Black can checkmate in six moves.

Game V.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Staunton.

WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. C.)

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[A] 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P.

5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. R's 4th.

6. Castles. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.

7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes Q. P.

8 . K. Kt. takes P. 8. Kt. takes Kt.

9. P. takes Kt. 9. P. to Q's 3d.

10. P. to Q. R's 4th.10. P. to Q. B's 3d.

11. P. to Q. R's 5th.11. K. B. to Q. B's 2d.[B]

12. Q. to her Kt's 3d.12. Q. to K's 2d.

13. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d.13. Q. to K. B's 3d.

14. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.14. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.

15. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.15. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.

16. P. to K's 5th.16. P. to Q's 4th.

17. K. B. to Q's 3d.17. Kt. to K. B's 4th

18. Q. to her Kt's 4th.18. K. B. to Q's sq.

19. Q. to her Kt's sq.19. Q. to K. R's 4th.

20. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.20. Kt. takes Kt.

21. K. B. P. takes Kt.21. K. B. takes Q. R. P.

22. K. B. to K. B's 5th.22. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.

23. Q. to her Kt's 4th.23. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.

24. K. B. takes Q. B.24. Q. R. takes B.

25. P. to K's 6th.25. P. takes P.

White announced mate in eight moves.

Game VI.—Between Messrs. Walker and Daniels.

WHITE. (Mr. W.) BLACK. (Mr. D.)

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. B. to Q. B's 4th.

3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.

4. B. takes Q. P. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

5. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 5. Castles.

6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d.[A]

7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)[B] 7. R. takes B.

8. Kt. takes K. P. 8. Q. to K's 2d.

9. Q. takes R. (ch.) 9. Q. takes Q.

10. Kt. takes Q.10. K. takes Kt.

11. P. to Q's 4th.11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.

12. P. to K. B's 3d.12. Q. B. to K's 3d.

13. Q. B. to K's 3d.13. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.

14. K. to B's 2d.14. Q. Kt. to B's 2d.

15. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.15. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

16. P. to K. Kt's 4th.16. K. to Kt's 2d.

17. P. to K. R's 4th.17. R. to K's sq.

18. P. to K. R's 5th.18. Q. B. to K. B's 2d.

19. P. takes P.19. Q. B. takes P.

20. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.20. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.

21. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.21. B. to Q. B's 2d.

22. P. to K's 5th.22. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.

23. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)23. K. to B's 2d.

24. K. to Kt's 3d.24. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.

25. Kt. to K's 3d.25. Kt. takes Kt.

26. B. takes Kt.26. P. to Q. B's 4th.

27. P. to K. B's 4th.27. P. takes P.

28. P. takes P.28. Q. B. to Q's 6th.

29. P. to K. B's 5th.

Black resigns.

The King's Knight's Defence in King's Bishop's Opening GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.

4. P. to K's 5th. 4 P. to Q's 4th.

5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. Kt. to K's 5th.

6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. P. to Q. B's 4th.

7. P. to K. B's 3d. 7. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.

8. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q. B's 5th.

9. B. to R's 4th. (ch.) 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

10. B. takes Kt. (ch.)10. P. takes B.

11. Q. takes doubled P11. Kt. to K's 3d.

12. Kt. takes Kt.12. K. B. P. takes Kt.

13. Castles.13. P. to Q. B's 4th.

14. Q. to K. B's 2d.

Black has the advantage.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

3. P. to Q's 3d.3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.4. P. to Q's 3d.

5. P. to Q. B's 3d.5. Castles.

6. P. to Q. R's 4th.6. P. to Q. R's 4th.

The game is even.

GAME THE THIRD.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

3. P. to K. B's 4th.3. P. to Q's 4th.

4. P. takes Q. P.4. P. takes B. P.

5. P. to Q's 4th.5. B. to K. Kt's 5th.

6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

There is no advantage on either side.

GAME THE FOURTH.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Kt. takes K. P.

4. P. to Q's 3d. 4. Kt. to Q's 3d.

5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. Kt. takes B.

6. Kt. takes Kt. 6. P. to Q's 4th.

7. Kt. to K's 5th. 7. K. B. to Q's 3d.

8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. Castles.

9. Castles. 9. P. to K. B's 3d.

10. Kt. to K. B's 3d.

Neither party can boast of advantage.

Counter Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.

You have now the choice of refusing or accepting the gambit; the former is the more judicious mode of operating, and the consequences arising from it will be shown in this game, while the result of your accepting the gambit shall be considered in the next.

3. P. to Q's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. K. P. takes P.

5. Q. B. takes P. 5. P. takes K. P.

6. Q. P. takes P. 6. Q. to K's 2d.

7. P. to K's 5th. 7. P. to Q's 3d.

8. Q. to K's 2d. 8. P. takes P.

9. B. takes P. 9. P. to Q. B's 3d.

10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

You have a better developed opening.

Variation I. Beginning at White's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. P. to Q's 4th.3. P. takes Q. P. (best)

4. Q. takes P.4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

5. Q. to K's 3d.5. P. takes P.

6. Q. takes P. (ch.)6. Q. to K's 2d.

The game is even.

Variation II. Beginning also at White's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. B. takes K. Kt. 3. R. takes B.

4. P. takes P. 4. P. to Q's 4th.

5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 5. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

6. P. takes P. 6. R. takes P.

7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

8. Q. takes K. R. P. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.

9. P. to Q's 3d. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

10. B. to K's 3d.10. B. takes B.

11. P. takes B.11. R. takes K. Kt. P.

The positions are equal.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes P.

5. Q. takes P. 5. P. to Q's 4th.

6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

7. Q. to K's 3d. (ch.) 7. K. to B's 2d.

8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)

9. P. to Q. B's 3d. 9. R. to K's sq.

10. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.10. K. B. to Q's 3d.

His game is better developed.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d.

3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.

5. P. takes P. 5. P. takes P.

6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.

7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes P.

8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Castles.

9. Castles. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

10. Q. to her 3d.10. Kt. to Q's 4th.

11. Kt. to his 5th.11. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

12. Kt. to K's 4th.12. B. to K's 2d.

13. B. takes Kt.13. P. takes B.

14. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)14. B. takes Kt.

15. P. takes B.

You have a fine game.

Variation, Beginning at White's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.

1. P to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.

2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.2. P. to Q. B's 3d.

3. P. to Q's 4th.3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. P. takes K. P.4. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)

5. P. to Q. B's 3d.5. Q. takes K. P.

6. B. to Q's 3d.6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.

7. P. to K. B's 4th.7. Q. to K's 2d.

8. P. to K's 5th.

The game is in your favor.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Not so good a move as K. Kt. to B's 3d, or Q. to K. Kt's 4th.Note 2 · P. to Q's 4th would perhaps have been stronger play.Note 3 · P. to Q's 4th is a better move at this point.Note 4 · Intending, if the Q. Kt. P. should be played on his Kt., to move Q. to K. Kt's 5th.Note 5 · A lost move.Note 6 · It would have been more decisive if played to K. B's 7th at once.Note 7 · If the Q. takes B., mate follows in three moves.Note 8 · In this opening it is not advisable for the second player to take the gambit P. with his K. P.Note 9 · This portion of the game is full of interest and instruction, and is remarkably well played.Note 10 · White loses the game by this move.Note 11 · The game from this point forward is admirably conducted by Black.Note 12 · We have now the same position brought about which occurs in the Evans Gambit.Note 13 · If he had taken the P., Black, by taking the K. B. P. with his B., checking, and when the K. took the B., playing Q. to K. R's 5th (ch.), wo Note 14 · This is not advisable. It would be better to take B. with Kt.Note 15 · The notion of this sacrifice originated with Messrs. Henderson and Williams, of Bristol, during an examination of the present opening.