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ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S BISHOP'S PAWN'S OPENING.

Game I.—Between Captain Evans and an Amateur.

WHITE. (Capt. E.) BLACK. (Mr. P.)

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. P. takes P.

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

5. Q. to K's 2d. 5. Kt. to his 4th.

6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)

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

8. Q. to her 3d. 8. P. to Q's 4th.

9. P. to K. B's 4th. 9. Kt. to K's 5th.

10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.

11. Q. to K's 3d.11. Castles.

12. P. to Q. R's 3d.12. B. to Q. R's 4th.

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

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

15. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 4th.15. B. takes K. Kt.

16. Q. Kt. takes B.16. B. takes K. Kt. P.

17. B. takes B.17. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)

18. K. to his 2d.18. Q. R. P. takes Kt.

19. B. takes Kt.19. P. takes B.

20. Q. takes P.20. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)

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

22. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.22. Q. Kt. takes Q. Kt. P.

23. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.[A]23. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

24. K. R. to Kt's 5th.24. Q. to her 2d.

25. P. to Q's 5th.25. Kt. to K's 2d.

26. K. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.)26. K. to R's sq.

27. Q. to her 3d.27. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.

28. R. takes Kt.28. Q. R. to K's sq.

28. K. to B's 2d.[B]29. R. to K's 3d.

30. R. to K. Kt's 3d.30. R. to Q's sq.

31. P. takes R.31. Q. to K's 2d.[C]

32. P. takes P.

Black surrenders.

Game II.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Staunton.

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

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.

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

4. K. Kt. takes P. 4. K. Kt. takes P.

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

6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 6. Castles.

7. Q. Kt. takes K. Kt. 7. P. takes Kt.

8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. B. takes Kt.

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

10. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.10. Q. B. to K's 3d.

11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.11. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.

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

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

14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.14. P. to K. B's 4th.

15. P. to K. B's 4th.15. P. takes P. in passing.

16. R. takes P.16. P. to K. B's 5th.

17. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.[A]17. Q. to her 3d.

18. Q. B. to K. B's 2d.18. K. to R's sq.

19. K. B. takes B.19. Q. takes B.

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

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

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

23. K. R. to his 5th.23. Q. to K's 3d.

24. P. to Q. B's 4th.24. K. R. to K's sq.

25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.25. Q. to K. B's 3d.

26. Q. R. to K. B's sq.26. Q. R. to K's 7th.

27. P. to Q. R's 4th.27. Q. R. to his 7th.

28. P. to Q's 5th.28. Q. R. to his 8th.

29. Q. B. takes Q. R. P.[B]29. K. R. to K's 8th.

30. R. takes R.30. R. takes R. (ch.)

31. K. to B's 2d.31. Q. to her R's 8th.[C]

32. Q. to her 3d.32. R. to K. Kt's 8th.

33. Q. to K's 2d.33. Kt. to K's 2d.

34. P. to Q's 6th.

And wins.

Game III.—Between Capt. Evans and M. St. Amant.

WHITE. (Capt. E.) BLACK. (M. St. A.)

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

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

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

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

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

6. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.[A] 6. P. to Q's 4th.

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

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

9. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 9. K. to his 3d.

10. Castles.10. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.

11. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.11. Q. to her 3d.

12. P. to K. Kt's 4th.12. Q. to her 2d.

13. K. B. to Q's 3d.13. Q. to K. B's 2d.

14. B. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)[B]14. K. to Q's 3d.

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

16. P. takes P. (ch.)16. K. takes P.

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

18. K. R. to K's sq. (ch.)18. K. to Q's 3d.

19. R. to K's 6th. (ch.)19. K. to Q. B's 4th.

20. Q. B. to K's 3d. (ch.)20. K. Kt. takes B.

21. Q. takes K. Kt. (ch.)21. K. to Kt's 4th.

22. Q. to her 3d. (ch.)22. K. to Kt's 3d.

23. Q. to her Kt's 3d. (ch.)23. K. to B's 2d.

24. R. takes Kt. (ch.) and wins.

Game IV.—Between M. St. Amant and Mr. G. Walker

WHITE. (Mr. W.) BLACK. (M. St. A.)

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.

3. P. takes P. 3. Q. takes P.

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

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

6. K. B. to K's 2d. 6. P. to K's 5th.

7. Kt. to Q's 4th. 7. B. takes B.

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

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

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

11. P. to Q's 4th.11. P. takes P. in passing.

12. K. R. to K's sq.12. Castles.

13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.13. P. to K. B's 4th.

14. P. to Q. R's 4th.14. P. to Q. R's 4th.

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

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

17. Q. R. to Kt's sq.17. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

18. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.18. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.

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

20. B. to K's 3d.20. Q. to her 3d.

21. B. to Q. B's 5th.21. Q. to K. R's 3d.

22. Kt. to K. R's 3d.22. K. R. to K's sq.

23. P. to Q. R's 5th.23. P. to Q's 7th.

24. R. to K. B's sq.24. Kt. to Q's 6th.

25. P. to Q. R's 6th.25. P. takes P.

26. Q. to K. B's 3d.26. K. R. to K's 5th.

27. Q. takes P. (ch.)27. Q. to K's 3d.

28. Q. takes Q. (ch.)28. R. takes Q.

29. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.29. R. to K's 8th.

30. B. to K's 3d.30. Kt. takes B.

31. P. takes Kt.31. R. takes R. (ch.)

32. K. takes R.32. Kt. to Q. B's 8th.

And Black wins.

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Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Black played ingeniously in offering to give up the Kt. If White had taken it, he must have been subjected to an embarrassing attack for som Note 2 · Had he played on the P. (dis. ch.), he could not take the Q. until his King was removed.Note 3 · Taking the Q. would have been fatal to him.Note 4 · But for this move of resource, Black would evidently have gained "the exchange," at least.Note 5 · An important outlet for his King.Note 6 · Black has now a very menacing position.Note 7 · We have here a position almost identical with the leading one of the "Two Knights' Game."Note 8 · Transcriber's Note: This move is notated as the impossible 14. B. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) in the original text.