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ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME OR SCOTCH GAMBIT.

Game I.—Played by Telegraph, in the Match between Philadelphia and New York, in 1858.

WHITE. (Phila.) BLACK. (N.Y.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[B] 9. Castles.

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

11. Q. to Q. B's 2d.[C]11. Kt. takes Kt.

12. B. takes Kt.12. B. to K. Kt's 5th.[D]

13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.[E]13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.

14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.14. P. to K. B's 3d.[F]

15. P. to K. R's 3d.15. B. to K. B's 4th.[G]

16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.16. B. to K's 5th.[H]

17. B. to K. B's 4th.[I]17. P. takes P.

18. B. takes P.18. Q. to K's 2d.[J]

19. Castles. Q. side.[K]19. P. to Q. B's 4th.

20. K. R. to K's sq.[L]20. P. takes P.[M]

21. B. takes P.21. P. to Q. B's 4th.

22. B. to K's 5th.22. Q. R. to K's sq.[N]

23. B. to K. Kt's 3d.23. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[O]

24. Kt. to K's 5th.[P]24. P. to Q's 5th.

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

26. Q. to Q. R's 4th.[Q]26. R. to K's 3d.[R]

27. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.27. P. to K. R's 4th.

28. R. takes R.28. B. takes R.

29. Q. to Q. B's 2d.29. K. to R's 2d.

30. R. to K's sq.[S]30. B. to K. B's 4th.[T]

31. Q. to Q's 2d.[U]31. P. takes Kt.

32. P. takes P.32. Q. to Q's 4th.[V]

33. R. to K. R's sq. (ch.)[W]33. K. to K. Kt's sq.

34. P. takes B.34. Q. takes K. B. P.

35. Q. to K. R's 6th.35. P. to K. Kt's 4th.

36. B. to Q's 6th.[X]36. R. to K. B's 3d.

37. Q. to K. R's 5th.[Y]37. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.[Z]

38. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)38. K. to B's 2d.

39. R. to K's sq.[AA]And Black resigns.

Game II.—Played by Correspondence between New York and Philadelphia, in 1857.

WHITE. (Phila.) BLACK. (N.Y.)

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

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

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

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

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

6. Castles. 6. B. to Q. B's 4th.

7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. to K. B's 4th.

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

9. Kt. takes P. 9. Kt. to K's 2d.

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

11. Kt. to K's 4th.11. B. to Q's 5th.

12. Kt. to Kt's 5th.12. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.

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

14. Q. to K. R's 6th.14. B. takes K. P.

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

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

17. B. to K. Kt's 5th.17. Q. to K's 3d.

18. Kt. takes B.18. P. takes Kt.

19. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.19. K. R. to K. B's sq.

20. B. to Q. B's 4th.20. Q. to K. B's 4th.

21. B. takes Kt.21. K. takes B.

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

23. B. to Q's 3d.23. B. to K's 3d.

24. B. takes P.24. Q. to Q. R's 4th.

25. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)25. K. to Q's 2d.

26. K. R. to Q's sq. (ch.)26. K. to K's sq.

27. K. to K. R's sq.27. P. to Q. B's 3d.

28. R. takes Q. B. P.28. Q. R. to Q's sq.

29. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.29. R. takes R.

30. R. takes R.30. P. to K. R's 4th.

31. Q. to K. B's 6th.31. B. to Q. B's sq.

32. B. takes Q. Kt. P.

And New York resigns, as they must lose their Q., or be mated in a few moves.

Game III.—Between Hon. A. B. Meek, of Mobile, and Mr. Marache.

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. Meek.)

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

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

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

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

5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 6th.

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

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

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

9. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 9. P. to Q's 4th.

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

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

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

13. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.13. P. checks.

14. K. Kt. takes P.14. Q. to K's 4th.

15. P. to Q's 6th.15. P. takes P.

16. B. takes P.16. Q. to K. B's 4th.

17. B. takes Kt.17. K. takes B.

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

19. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.)

Black resigns.

Game IV.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Deschapelles.

WHITE. (Mr. C.) BLACK. (M. D.)

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

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

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

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

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

6. K. B. takes B. P. (ch.) 6. Q. Kt. takes B.

7. Kt. takes Kt. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)

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

9. P. takes P. 9. K. B. takes P. (ch.)

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

11. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)11. K. to B's sq.

12. Q. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)12. P. to Q's 3d.

13. P. to K's 5th.13. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.

14. P. takes P.14. Q. takes Q.

15. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)15. K. to B's 2d.

16. Kt. takes Q.16. Q. B. to Q's 2d.

17. Castles on K's side.17. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.

18. B. to Q's 6th.18. K. to his 3d.

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

20. Q. R. to Q's sq.20. B. takes Kt.

21. K. R. to K's sq. (ch.)21. K. to B's 3d.

22. Q. R. takes B.22. K. Kt. to R's 3d.

23. Q. R. to his 5th.23. Kt. to K. B's 4th.

24. Q. R. to Q. B's 5th.24. Kt. takes B.

25. K. R. P. takes Kt.25. K. to B's 2d.

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

27. K. R. to Q's 3d.27. K. R. to K's 2d.

28. Q. R. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)28. K. to his square.[B]

29. Q. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.)29. R. takes R.

30. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)30. K. takes R.

31. P. takes R., becoming a Q. (ch.)

And White wins.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game in the King's Knight's Opening GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

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

6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 6. P. to Q. R's 3d.

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

8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. B. to Kt's sq.

9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.

10. Castles.10. P. to Q's 4th.

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

12. P. takes K. P.12. Castles. (best)

13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.

And you have a clear Pawn more and a much better game than he has.

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

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

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

6. Q. to her R's 4th.6. Q. takes Kt.

7. B. takes Kt. (ch.)7. K. to Q's sq.

8. Q. takes K. P.

Gaining a Pawn and a superior position.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. P. takes B.8. Castles.

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

WHITE. BLACK.

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

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

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

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

5. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.

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

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

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

9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)

10. B. to K's 2d.10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.

11. Castles.11. Castles.

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

And you have an undoubted advantage of situation.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · The best move.Note 2 · Preparatory to the move of Q. to Q. B's 2d.Note 3 · Threatening to win Q. B. P. or take Kt. with Kt., winning Q. P.Note 4 · If Black had played B. to Q. R's 3d, to prevent White Castling on King's side, White would have won a piece by P. to Q. R's 4th.Note 5 · A premature move.Note 6 · The best move.Note 7 · Better than taking Kt., as White would then have opened the Rook's file.Note 8 · Better than P. takes P.Note 9 · The best move.Note 10 · Intending to advance Q. B. P. A strong move.Note 11 · An impudent move, in the face of such an attack.Note 12 · A strong move.Note 13 · P. to K. B's 5th perhaps stronger.Note 14 · Weak. We cannot see its object. Why not Q. R. to Q's sq?Note 15 · The best move.Note 16 · Preparatory to Kt. to Kt's 4th, and then B. to K's 5th.Note 17 · Preventing Black's contemplated move with the Q.Note 18 · With a view of withdrawing the B. and playing the R. to R's 3d.Note 19 · The first move of a combination, which gave the victory to Philadelphia.Note 20 · Insures the winning of the Kt.Note 21 · A powerful move, as it compels Black to take the Kt., and thereby opens White's R's file.Note 22 · If B. takes P., White would have played Q. to K. Kt's 5th, threatening to check K. and Q. with R., or win the R.Note 23 · An all important check before taking B., as it prevented an interposition of R. to R's 4th.Note 24 · A very attacking move. Much better than B. to K's 5th.Note 25 · A better move than checking, as it prevented Black's K. escaping to B's 2d, and then to K's 3d. White also threatened P. to K. Kt's 4th.Note 26 · Black would have lost the R. had they taken the B. by a check at K's 8th, and afterwards at his 7th.Note 27 · The coup de grace.Note 28 · This is not the correct move, he should have played K. Kt. to R's 3d.Note 29 · K. to his 3d would have saved the game.