GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.

Game I.—Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the Chess-board or men, against M. Bornemann.

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (M. B.)

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

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

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

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

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

6. P. takes P. 6. B. takes Kt.

7. Q. takes B. 7. Q. P. takes P.

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

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

10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.10. B. to K's 2d.

11. Castles on Q's side.11. Q. to Q's 2d.

12. Kt. to K. B's sq.12. Castles on Q's side.

13. Kt. to K's 3d.13. P. to K. R's 3d.

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

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

16. Kt. to Q's 5th.16. K. Kt. to K's sq.

17. P. to Q's 4th.17. P. takes Q. P.

18. P. takes P.18. K. Kt. to Q's 3d.

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

20. K. R. to K. B's sq.20. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 4th.

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

22. P. takes P.22. Q. R. takes P.

23. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)[A]23. P. takes Kt.

24. K. B. to K's 6th.24. Q. R. to Q's 4th.

25. K. R. to K. B's 7th.25. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.

26. K. to Q. Kt's sq.26. K. R. to K's sq.

27. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. (ch.)27. K. Kt. to Q. B's 2d.

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

29. P. to Q's 5th.[B]29. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.

30. P. takes Kt.30. K. R. takes Q.

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

And Black gives up the battle, after fighting for above nine hours.

Game II.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum, between Messrs. H. P. Montgomery and W. R. McAdam, at odds of Knight. Remove White Queen's Knight.

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. McA.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. P. takes P. 9. P. takes P.

10. Kt. takes P.10. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.

11. Kt. to K. B's 3d.11. Q. to K's 2d.

12. P. to Q's 3d.12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.

13. B. to K's 2d.13. K. Kt. to K's 6th.

14. Q. B. takes Kt.14. B. takes B.

15. P. to Q's 4th.15. P. to K. B's 4th.

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

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

18. P. to K. R's 4th.18. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.

19. Q. to K's 2d.19. Q. to Q. R's 6th.

20. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.20. Kt. to K's 2d.

21. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.21. B. to K. Kt's 3d.

22. P. to K. R's 5th.22. B. to K. B's 4th.

23. P. to K. R's 6th.23. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

24. P. to K. Kt's 4th.24. Q. to Q. R's 4th.

25. Q. to Q. B's 4th.25. Q. B. takes P.

26. P. to Q's 5th.26. Kt. takes P.

27. R. to Q. B's sq.27. B. takes R.

28. Q. takes Kt.28. Q. takes P. (ch.)

29. K. to B's sq.29. B. checks.

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

31. K. to B's sq.31. B. to Q's 7th.

32. Q. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.)32. R. takes Q.

33. Kt. mates.

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