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ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Stanley and Rousseau.

WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. R.)

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. Q. Kt. to B'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 K. R's 3d. 5. Castles.

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

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

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

9. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.

10. Kt. takes Kt.10. B. takes Kt.

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

12. Castles.12. P. to Q's 4th.[B]

13. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.13. P. to Q. B's 3d.

14. Kt. to K. R's 5th.14. P. takes K. P.

15. P. takes P.15. B. takes B.

16. Q. to K. B's 3d.[C]16. Q. B. to his 5th.

17. B. takes Kt.17. Q. to K's 3d.

18. Kt. takes K. Kt. P18. Q. B. to K's 7th.

19. Kt. takes Q.19. B. takes Q.

20. Kt. takes R.

Black surrenders.

Game II.—Between Messrs. Horwitz and Schulten.

WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. H.)

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

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

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

6. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. Q. to her Kt's 3d.

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

8. P. takes P. 8. Castles.

9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 9. Kt. takes Kt.

10. P. takes Kt.10. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)[A]

11. Q. takes B.11. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)

12. Q. B. to Q's 2d.12. Q. takes K. B.

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

14. P. takes K. B. P.14. B. takes P.

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

And Black mated by force in three moves.[B]

Game III.—Between Dr. Bledow and Von Bilguer.

WHITE. (Dr. B.) BLACK. (Von B.)

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

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

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

6. Q. to her 5th. 6. Kt. to Q's 3d.

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

8. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)[A] 8. Kt. takes Q.

9. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 9. K. to his 2d.

10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)10. K. to Q's 3d.

11. B. takes Q.11. K. takes Kt.

12. P. to K. B's 4th. (ch.)12. K. to his B's 4th.

13. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.13. K. B. checks.

14. P. to Q. B's 3d.14. K. R. to B's sq.

15. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.15. P. to K. R's 3d.

16. K. B. to Q. B's 2d. (ch.)16. K. to Kt's 5th.

17. K. B. to Q's sq. (ch.)17. K. to B's 4th.

18. P. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)18. K. to Kt's 3d.

19. B. to Q. B's 2d. (ch.)19. K. to B's 2d.

20. Q. B. to K. R's 4th.20. K. B. to K's 2d.

21. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.21. P. to Q's 4th.

22. P. to K. B's 5th.22. Kt. to Q's 2d.

23. Kt. to Q's 2d.23. K. B. to his 3d.

24. Kt. to K. B's 3d.24. R. to K's sq. (ch.)

25. K. to his B's 2d.25. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.

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

27. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.27. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.)

28. R. takes Kt.[B]28. P. takes R.

29. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. (ch.)29. K. to B's sq.

30. B. to Q's 6th. (ch.)30. B. to K's 2d.

31. Kt. to K's 5th.31. P. to K. Kt's 4th.[C]

32. P. to K. B's 6th.[D]32. P. to K's 6th. (ch.)

33. K. to Kt's sq.

Black resigns.

Game IV.—Played between two Amateurs.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

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

6. P. to K. B's 5th. 6. P. to Q's 4th.

7. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P.

8. B. checks. 8. B. to Q's 2d.

9. B. takes B. (ch.) 9. Q. Kt. takes B.

10. P. to Q's 4th.10. P. to K's 5th.

11. K. Kt. to R's 3d.11. Castles.

12. Castles.12. B. to Q's 3d.

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

14. Q. to K. B's 2d.14. K. Kt. to his 5th.

15. Q. to K's 2d.15. P. to K. R's 4th.

16. Kt. takes Q. P.16. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.)

17. K. to R's sq.17. Q. to her 3d.

18. Q. takes K. P.18. K. R. to K's sq.

19. Q. to K. B's 3d.19. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

20. B. to K. Kt's 5th.20. P. to K. B's 3d.

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

22. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.22. P. to Q. R's 4th.

23. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.23. Q. to her B's 3d.

24. Q. Kt. takes P.24. Q. to Kt's 4th.

25. P. to Q. B's 4th.25. Q. to R's 5th.

26. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)26. Kt. takes Kt.

27. Q. takes P.

Mate.

Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening. GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

2. P. to Q. B's 3d.2. P. to Q's 4th. (best)

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

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

5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.5. Q. B. to K's 3d.

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

7. B. takes P.

The positions are equal.

Variation, Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. (best.)

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

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

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

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

7. P. takes P. 7. Kt. takes P.

8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)

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

10. Castles.10. Castles.

Neither party has the advantage.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

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

The game is quite even.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · White gains a move by this exchange of Pieces.Note 2 · P. to K. R's 3d would have been better play.Note 3 · This is very finely played, and is an example to young players of the importance of gaining time at chess. Had White paused in his attack to Note 4 · Black plays capitally now to the end.Note 5 · It is rarely in actual play one sees so pretty a mate.Note 6 · Transcriber's Note: Original text omitted the "(ch.)".Note 7 · The terminating moves are admirably played by Dr. Bledow.Note 8 · It is quite evident that on taking the B., mate would have followed next move.Note 9 · Beautifully played.