The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Blue Book of Chess, based on the work of Staunton and Modern Authorities.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	7. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
8. K. to B's 2d. (best)	8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 3d.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. Kt. takes K. B. P.	10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. Kt. takes R.	11. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
12. K. to his 3d.	12. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
13. Kt. to B's 7th.	13. K. takes Kt.
14. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)	14. Kt. takes B.
15. P. takes Kt.	15. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
And then P. to K. B's 7th, winning.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 9th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
9. K. to his 3d.	9. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
10. K. to Q's 3d.	10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. Kt. takes K. B. P.	11. P. to Q's 4th.
12. B. takes Q. P.	12. Kt. takes B.
13. Kt. takes B.	13. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
14. K. to B's 4th.	14. Q. takes Kt.
15. K. takes Kt.	15. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. (ch.)
16. K. to B's 3d.	16. Q. to her B's 3d. (ch.)
17. K. to Q's 3d.	17. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
18. K. to K's 3d.	18. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)
Black must win.

Variation II.
Beginning at White's 9th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
10. K. to his 3d.	10. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
11. K. to Q's 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
12. Kt. takes K. B. P.	12. Q. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
13. K. to Q's 4th.	13. Q. to B's 7th. (ch.)
14. K. to his 5th.	14. P. to Q's 3d. (ch.)
15. K. takes Kt.	15. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)
And Black wins.

GAME THE FOURTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. K. Kt. P. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to Q's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. takes K. Kt. P.	9. Q to R's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to his sq.	10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. P. takes Kt.	11. B. to K's 2d.
12. R. to B's sq.	12. B. checks.
13. K. to Q's 2d.	13. Q. B. takes P.
14. B. to K's 2d.	14. K. B. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)
15. K. to his sq.	15. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
16. R. to K. B's 2d.	16. K. B. takes Q. B.
17. Q. takes B.	17. Q. B. takes K. B.
18. K. takes B.	18. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
19. Q. to K's 3d.	19. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
He has a Pawn more and no inferiority of position.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 8th move.


8. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	8. K. to his 2d.
9. B. to Q. B's 4th.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. Kt. to Q's 3d.	10. P. takes P.
11. Kt. to K. B's 2d.	11. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
12. Kt. takes B.	12. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)
13. K. to his sq.	13. Kt. takes K. P.
His attack is irresistible.

Variation II.
Beginning at White's 8th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
8. Kt. takes K. Kt. P.	8. Kt. takes Kt.
9. P. takes Kt.	9. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to his sq.	10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. B. to K's 2d.	11. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
12. K. to B's sq.	12. P. to K. R's 4th.
He has an excellent game.

Variation III.
Beginning at White's 8th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
8. Q. to K's 2d.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. takes K. B. P.	9. P. takes P.
10. Q. to K. B's 2d.	10. Q. B. to R's 6th. (ch.)
11. K. to his sq.	11. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
12. K. to Q's sq.	12. Q. takes B.
He must win.

Variation IV.
Beginning at White's 8th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
8. P. to K. R's 3d.	8. P. takes K. R. P.
9. Q. to K's sq.	9. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
10. Kt. to his 4th.	10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. P. takes Kt.	11. Q. takes P.
12. Q. to K's 2d.	12. P. to K. R's 4th.
13. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	13. R. to K. Kt's sq.
14. K. to his sq.	14. B. to K's 2d.
15. Kt. to Q's 5th.	15. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
16. K. to Q's sq.	16. P. to Q. B's 3d.
17. Kt. to Q. B's 7th. (ch.)	17. K. to Q's sq.
18. Kt. takes Q. R.	18. P. to Q's 4th.
19. Q. to K's sq.	19. P. takes B.
And wins.

An attentive consideration of the foregoing examples will lead you to the conclusion, I think, that the Salvio defence, or that of Cochrane, which varies from it in the transposition of Black's 6th and 7th moves, is a safe and trustworthy method of opposing the King's Gambit, and that the danger to be apprehended by the second player, in advancing his Pawn to K. Kt's 5th on the 4th move, is not that his opponent should play the Kt. to K's 5th, and admit of the Salvio or Cochrane defence, but that he should leave his Kt. to be taken, and adopt the powerful and almost irresistible attack of the Muzio Gambit.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATING THE SALVIO AND COCHRANE GAMBITS

Game I.—Between V. H. der Laza and H——d of Berlin.


WHITE. (Mr. H.)	BLACK. (V. H. d. L.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 6th.
8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
9. K. to B's 2d.	9. Q. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.)
10. K. to his 3d.	10. P. to K. B's 3d.
11. Kt. to Q's 3d.	11. K. Kt. to B's 2d.
12. Kt. to K. B's 4th.	12. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
13. K. to Q's 3d.	13. B. takes Kt.
14. Q. B. takes B.	14. P. to Q. B's 3d.
15. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	15. Castles.
16. Q. B. to Q's 6th.	16. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
17. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	17. R. takes B.
18. P. to K. R's 3d.	18. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.
19. B. takes Q. Kt. P.	19. Q. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)
20. K. to his 3d.	20. Q. takes K. Kt. P.
21. Q. to K. Kt's sq.	21. Q. to her B's 2d.
22. Q. takes P. (ch.)	22. R. to K. Kt's 2d.
23. Q. takes doubled P., and wins.

Game II.—From Mr. Cochrane's Treatise.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. checks.
6. K. to B's sq.	6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. Q. to K's sq.	7. P. takes P. (ch.)
8. K. takes P.	8. Q. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
9. K. to his B's 2d.	9. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. P. to Q's 4th.	10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. B. takes B. P. (ch.)	11. K. to his 2d.
12. B. takes K. Kt.	12. R. takes B.
13. K. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	13. Q. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
14. K. to Kt's sq.	14. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)
15. B. to K's 3d.	15. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
16. P. to K. R's 3d.	16. P. to Kt's 7th.
17. K. R. to his 2d.	17. Q. B. takes K. R. P.
18. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	18. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)
19. Kt. takes Q.	19. P. takes Kt.
Becoming a Q., giving check, double check, and mate.

The Muzio Gambit.

In the two defences to the King's Gambit by Salvio and Cochrane just examined, when the second player for his fourth move advances his P. to K. Kt's 5th, attacking the Knight, White replies by moving his Knight to King's 5th, subjecting himself, as was shown, to a counter-attack, from which escape without loss is difficult if not impracticable. From this circumstance, apparently, originated the conception of the "Muzio Gambit," wherein the first player instead of removing the attacked Knight boldly abandons him, and by castling is enabled to bring an almost overwhelming array of forces to the immediate assault of the adverse King.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best)	6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q's 3d.	8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. R. to K's sq.	11. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq.	12. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
13. R. takes Kt. (ch.)	13. K. takes R.
14. Kt. to Q's 5th. (ch.)	14. K. to Q's sq.
15. Q. to K. R's 5th.	15. Q. to K. B's sq.
16. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)	16. P. to B's 3d.
17. Q. B. takes P.	17. B. takes B.
18. R. takes B.	18. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
19. R. takes K. B. P.	19. Q. to K's sq.
20. R. to B's 8th. (dis. ch.)	20. Kt. to K's 2d.
21. Q. takes Kt.
Mate.

GAME THE SECOND.
Varying from the preceding at Black's 10th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best)	6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q's 3d.	8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d,	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Q. K. to K's sq.	11. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq.	12. P. to Q's 4th.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th.	13. Q. to her 3d.
14. B. takes Q. P.	14. P. takes B.
15. Kt. takes Q. P.	15. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
16. Q. B. to his 3d.	16. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. R. takes Kt. (ch.)	17. K. to B's sq.
18. R. to K's 8th. (ch.)	18. K. takes R.
19. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	19. K. to B's sq.
20. Q. to her B's 5th. (ch.)	20. Kt. to K's 2d. (best)
21. R. to K's sq.	21. Q. B. to K's 3d.
22. Kt. to Q's 7th. (ch.)	22. Q. B. takes Kt.
23. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)	23. K. to Kt's sq.
24. Q. takes B.	24. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
25. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.
And the game is about even.

I think the attack, in a majority of the variations which arise in this game, may be strengthened by your interposing the K. R. at move 12, instead of retreating the K.

Variation.
Beginning at Black's 19th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
	19. K. to Q's sq.
20. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)	20. K. to Q. B's 2d.
21. B. to K's 5th. (ch.)	21. Kt. takes B.
22. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)	22. K. to B's 3d. (best)
23. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)	23. K. to Kt's 3d.
24. Q. to her 6th. (ch.)	24. K. to R's 4th.
25. Q. to her B's 5th. (ch.)	25. K. to R's 3d.
26. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)	26. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
27. Q. to B's 6th. (ch.)	27. K. to K's 4th.
28. P. to Q. R's 4th.
And he cannot possibly save the game.

GAME THE THIRD.
Varying from the former at White's 8th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best)	6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. takes R. (best)
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.)
10. K. to R's sq.	10. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. P. to Q's 4th.	11. B. takes Q. P.
12. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	12. K. to Q's sq.
13. B. to Q's 2d.	13. Q. takes R. (ch.)
14. Q. takes Q.	14. R. to K. B's sq.
15. Q. takes P.	15. B. takes Kt.
16. B. takes B.	16. P. to Q's 3d.
Black has the advantage.

GAME THE FOURTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th,
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. Kt. takes Q. P.
9. Q. to K. R's 5th.	9. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.
10. Q. B. takes P.	10. B. takes B.
11. R. takes B.	11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. B. takes Kt.	12. Q. P. takes B.
13. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
You must win.

Variation I.
Beginning at Black's 6th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. B. to K. R's 3d.
8. Q. B. takes P.	8. B. takes B.
9. Q. takes B.	9. Q. to K's 2d.
10. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	10. K. to Q's sq.
11. P. to K's 5th.
With a capital opening.

Variation II.
Beginning at Black's 6th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. P to Q's 4th.	7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes P.	8. Kt. takes Q. P.
9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	9. K. to Q's sq.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Q. B. to K's 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.
12. K. B. takes Kt.	12. Q. takes B.
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	13. P. to Q's 3d.
14. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)
You ought to win.

GAME THE FIFTH.

Koch and Ghulam Kassim's Attack.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes Kt.
White's 5th move characterizes the game known as "Koch and Ghulam Kassim's Attack."
6. Q. takes P.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. K. B. takes Q. P.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. takes Q. P.
9. Q. B. takes P.	9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
11. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	11. K. Kt. takes P.
12. Q. Kt. takes Kt.	12. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)
13. K. to Q's 2d.
You have the better game.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 8th move.


8. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	8. K. takes B.
9. Q. B. takes P.	9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to Q. B's 3d.	10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
I prefer Black's game.

Variation II.
Beginning at Black's 6th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Castles.	7. Q. to K. B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.	8. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.)
9. K. to R's sq.	9. K. B. to R's 3d.
10. Q. B. takes P.	10. Q. to K. B's 3d.
11. Q. to K's 3d.	11. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
12. P. to K's 5th.	12. B. takes B.
13. R. takes B.	13. B. to K's 3d.
14. P. takes Q. P.
You have a capital attack.

GAME THE SIXTH.

McDonnell's Attack.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. takes Q. P.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. B. to K's 3d.
9. B. takes B.	9. P. takes B.
10. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)	10. K. to Q's 2d.
11. P. to Q's 4th.	11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. P. to K's 5th.	12. Q. to K. B's 4th.
13. Q. to K. B's 3d.	13. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
14. Q. B. takes P.	14. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
15. Castles on K's side.	15. B. takes Kt.
16. P. takes B.	16. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.
The game is in his favor.

Our examination of this Gambit would be imperfect without some notice of a variation in the opening, where the first player, instead of abandoning the Knight at his 5th move, sacrifices his Bishop by taking the K. B. Pawn, checking. This attack is not, strictly speaking, a part of the Muzio Gambit, but it is so intimately associated with it that I think it better to consider them both under the same head.

GAME THE SEVENTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	5. K. takes B.
6. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.)	6. K. to his sq.
7. Q. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Castles.	10. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
11. P. to Q's 3d.	11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	12. Q. to K's 2d.
Your attack is exhausted.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MUZIO GAMBIT.

Game I.—Between Mr. Lewis and an Amateur of great skill.


WHITE. (Mr. L.)	BLACK. (Mr. ——)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. K. B. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. Q. B. takes P.	8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. B. takes K. B.	9. Kt. takes B.
10. Q. to K. R's 5th.	10. Q. to K. B's sq.
11. K. R. to B's 6th.	11. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
12. Q. takes Kt.	12. Q. takes Q.
13. K. R. takes Q.	13. Q. Kt. takes Q. P.
14. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 3d.	14. P. to Q. B's 3d.
15. K. R. to Q's 6th.	15. Kt. to K's 3d.
16. Q. R. to Q's sq.	16. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.
17. K. B. takes Kt.	17. K. B. P. takes B.
18. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	18. K. R. to K. Kt's 4th.
19. K. to B's 2d.	19. K. to his 2d.
20. Kt. to K's 3d.	20. P. to Q. R's 4th.
21. K. to his B's 3d.	21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
22. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.	22. Q. R. to his 2d.
23. K. to B's 4th.	23. K. R. to Q. B's 4th,
24. P. to Q. B's 3d.	24. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.
25. P. takes P.	25. P. takes P.
26. Kt. to K's 5th.	26. K. R. to Q. B's 7th.
27. P. to Q. R's 4th.	27. R. takes Q. Kt. P.
28. K. R. takes Q. B. P.	28. R. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)
29. K. to his 3d.	29. R. to K. B's sq.
30. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.	30. B. to Q. R's 3d.
31. K. R. to Q. B's 7th.	31. R. takes R.
32. R. takes R.	32. K. to Q's 3d.
33. R. to Q. R's 7th.	33. K. takes Kt.
34. R. takes B.	34. R. to Q. Kt's sq.
35. R. to Q. R's 5th. (ch.)	35. P. to Q's 4th.
36. P. takes P.	36. P. takes P.
37. K. to Q's 3d.	37. R. to Q. B's sq.
38. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.	38. R. to Q. B's 6th. (ch.)
39. K. to Q's 2d.	39. R. to Q. B's 5th.
40. P. to Q. R's 5th.	40. R. to K. B's 5th.
41. P. to Q. R's 6th.	41. R. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)
42. K. to Q's 3d.	42. R. to Q. R's 7th.
43. R. takes Q. Kt. P.	43. R. takes Q. R. P.
Drawn game.

Game II.—Between Mr. Szen, of Hungary, and V. H. der Laza, of the Berlin Chess Club.


WHITE. (V. H. d. L.)	BLACK. (Mr. S.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. Q. to K. B's 3d.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q's 3d.	8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	10. Castles.[A]
11. Q. R. to K's sq.	11. Q. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq.	12. P. to Q. B's 3d.
13. Kt. to K's 4th.	13. Q. to K. B's 4th.
14. Q. B. to his 3d.	14. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
15. Kt. to Q's 6th.	15. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
16. R. takes Kt.[B]	16. B. takes Q. B.[C]
17. R. takes K. B. P.	17. R. takes R.
18. B. takes R. (ch.)	18. K. to Kt's 2d.
19. P. takes B.	19. Kt. to Q. R's 3d.
20. Q. takes K. B. P.	20. Q. takes Q.
21. R. takes Q.	21. Kt. to Q. B's 2d.
22. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	22. Kt. to Q's 4th.
23. B. takes Kt.	23. P. takes B.
24. R. to B's 7th. (ch.)	24. K. to Kt's sq.
25. R. to K's 7th.	25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
26. R. to K's 8th. (ch.)	26. K. to Kt's 2d.
27. R. takes B.
And wins.

[A] Not considered so strong a move as 10 P. to Q. B's 3d.

[B] Well played.

[C] Had he taken R. with Q., White would have won a Piece by at once playing Kt. to K. B's 5th.

Game III.—Between two Berlin players.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. Q. to K. B's 3d.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. takes P.
8. P. to Q's 3d.	8. K. B. to R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Q. R. to K's sq.	11. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq.	12. P. to Q's 4th.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th.	13. Q. to her 3d.
14. K. B. takes Q. P.	14. Castles.
15. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	15. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
16. Q. to Q. B's 5th.	16. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
17. Q. B. takes P.	17. K. B. takes B.
18. K. R. takes B.	18. K. Kt. to his 2d.
19. Kt. to K's 4th.	19. K. Kt. to K's 3d.
20. B. takes Kt.	20. Q. B. takes B.
21. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)	21. K. to Kt's 2d.
22. R. takes B.	22. P. takes R.
23. Kt. to R's 5th. (ch.)	23. K. to R's 3d.
24. R. takes R.	24. Q. takes Kt.
25. R. to B's 6th. (ch.)	25. K. to Kt's 2d.
26. Q. mates.

Game IV.—Between La Bourdonnais and McDonnell.


WHITE. (Mr. McD.)	BLACK. (M. La B.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Castles.	8. Q. Kt. takes Q. P.
9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	9. K. takes B.
10. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)	10. K. to his Kt's 2d.
11. Q. B. takes P.	11. B. takes B.
12. K. R. takes B.	12. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
13. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	13. K. to B's 2d.
14. Q. R. to K. B's sq.	14. K. to his sq.
15. K. R. takes Kt.	15. Q. to K's 2d.
16. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	16. Q. to her B's 4th.
17. K. to R's sq.	17. Kt. to K's 3d.
18. K. R. takes Kt.	18. P. takes R.
19. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)
And wins the Queen.

Game V.—From Ghulam Kassim.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Castles.	8. Kt. takes B.
9. P. takes Kt.	9. Q. to B's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.)	10. K. to Q's sq.
11. B. takes P.	11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. Q. to B's 3d.	12. R. to Kt's sq.
13. Kt. to Q's 2d.	13. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
14. Q. to B's 2d.	14. Kt. to Q's 2d.
15. Q. R. to K's sq.	15. Q. to B's 3d.
16. Kt. to K's 4th.	16. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. P. to Q. B's 4th.	17. K. B. to Q's 3d.
18. B. takes B.	18. P. takes B.
19. P. to Q. B's 5th.	19. P. takes P.
20. P. takes P.	20. K. R. to K's sq.
21. Kt. to Q's 6th.	21. R. takes R.
22. Q. takes R.	22. K. to Q. B's 2d.
23. Q. to her Kt's 4th.	23. K. to Q's sq.
White must win.

Game VI.—Mr. Staunton gives his Queen's Rook.

(Remove White's Q. R. from the Board.)


WHITE. (Mr. S.)	BLACK. (Mr. ——.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	5. K. takes B.
6. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.)	6. K. to his sq.
7. Q. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes P.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to Q's 4th.	10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. Castles.	11. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
12. P. to K's 5th.	12. P. takes P.
13. P. takes P.	13. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.
14. Q. to K's 4th.	14. Q. B. to K's 3d.
15. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	15. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.)
16. K. to R's sq.	16. Q. Kt. to his 5th.
17. P. to Q. B's 4th.	17. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.
18. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	18. K. B. to K's 2d.
19. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.	19. Q. B. to K. Kt's sq.
20. B. takes K. B.	20. Q. takes B.
21. K. Kt. to K. B's 5th.	21. Q. to her 2d.
22. Q. to K. R's 4th.	22. Q. R. to Q's sq.
23. Q. to K. B's 6th.
And wins.

The Allgaier Gambit.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. (best)
White's 4th move constitutes the Allgaier Gambit.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. Kt. takes K. B. P	6. K. takes Kt.
7. Q. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P.	8. K. B. to Q's 3d. (best)
9. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.)	9. K. to Kt's 2d. (best)
10. Q. to K. B's 5th.	10. B. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
11. K. to B's sq.	11. K. R. to B's sq.
Black has a winning position.

Variation,
Beginning at Black's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 3d.
8. Q. B. takes P.	8. P. takes Kt.
9. P. takes P.	9. Kt. to B's 2d.
10. P. to K. Kt's 6th.	10. Kt. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt.	11. P. takes B.
12. B. to B's 7th. (ch.)	12. K. to his 2d.
13. Castles.	13. Q. to her R's 4th.
14. B. to Q's 5th.	14. K. to his sq.
15. Q. to her B's sq.	15. K. to Q's sq.
16. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	16. B. to K's 2d.
17. P. to K. Kt's 7th.
And you win with ease.

GAME THE SECOND.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th. (best)
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. Kt. to Q's 3d.	8. P. to K. B's 6th.
9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. B. takes Q. P.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	11. Q. takes Q. P.
He has decidedly the better game.

GAME THE THIRD.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. R. to K. R's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 6th. (best)
8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Kt. takes Kt.	9. Q. P. takes Kt.
10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. P. to Q's 5th.	12. Castles on Q's side.

He has a little better game, but the advantage is not nearly so decisive as in the second game.

The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K. R's 4th.	3. K. B. to K's 2d. (best)
White's 3d move gives the title to this Gambit.
4. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. Q. takes doubled P.	5. P. takes P.
6. Q. takes K. P.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d.	7. Castles.
8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.	9. Q. to her 3d.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. to her 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
12. P. to Q. B's 3d.	12. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.)
13. K. to B's sq.	13. Q. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
Black has a winning game.

Variation,
Beginning at Black's 3d move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K. R's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P.	4. Q. takes P.
5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)	5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to her 2d.
7. P. to Q's 3d.	7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to his 5th.	9. Castles on Q's side.
10. Kt. takes B. (ch.)	10. P. takes Kt.
11. Kt. takes P.	11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. Q. to her 2d.	12. R. to K's sq. (ch.)
And he has the better game.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE ALLGAIER GAMBIT.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Anderssen and Kipping,
at the Manchester Chess Meeting, in 1857.


WHITE. (Mr. A.)	BLACK. (Mr. K.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. R. to K. R's 2d.
7. B. takes P. (ch.)	7. R. takes B.
8. Kt. takes R.	8. K. takes Kt.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. B. takes P.	10. K. B. to K's 2d.
11. Castles.	11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	12. Q. B. to K's 3d.
13. Q. to Q's 3d.	13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
14. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	14. P. to Q. B's 4th.
15. Kt. to K's 2d.	15. Q. B. to K. B's 2d.
16. K. R. to K. B's 2d.	16. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. Q. R. to K. B's sq.	17. Q. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
18. P. takes Q. B. P.	18. B. takes K. P.
19. Q. to K's 3d.	19. P. takes Q. B. P.
20. B. to K's 5th.	20. Q. to Q's 4th.
21. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	21. K. to K. R's 2d.
22. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	22. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
23. B. takes Kt.	23. B. takes B.
24. K. takes B.
And Black resigns.

Game II.—Between Mr. Cochrane and Capt. Evans.


WHITE. (Mr. C.)	BLACK. (Capt. E.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. K. R. to his 2d.
7. Kt. takes K. B. P.	7. R. takes Kt.
8. B. takes R. (ch.)	8. K. takes B.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. B. to K. R's 3d.[A]
10. B. takes P.	10. B. takes B.
11. Castles.	11. Q. takes K. R. P.
12. R. takes B. (ch.)	12. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
13. P. to K's 5th.	13. P. to Q's 4th.
14. R. takes Kt. (ch.)	14. K. to Kt's 2d.
15. Q. to her 2d.	15. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
16. Q. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
And Black resigns.

[A] This is the error which loses Black's game. The correct move is 9. P. to K. B's 6th.

The King's Bishop's Gambit.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
White's 3d move gives the name to this Gambit.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to K. R's 4th.
7. P. to K. R's 4th.	7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. to Q's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th.	9. P. takes P.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	10. K. to Q's sq.
11. P. takes P.	11. B. to Q's 2d.
12. K. to his Kt's sq.	12. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
13. P. takes P.	13. P. takes P.
14. R. takes R.	14. B. takes R.
15. K. Kt. takes P.	15. Q. takes K. Kt.
16. Q. B. takes P.	16. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (best)
17. P. to K's 6th.	17. P. takes P.
18. Kt. takes Q. B. P.	18. P. to K's 4th.
19. Kt. takes Q. R.	19. P. takes B.
20. B. takes K. Kt.	20. Q. takes B.
21. Q. to her 6th.	21. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.
22. R. to Q's sq.	22. Q. to K. B's 2d.
23. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	23. Q. to K's 2d.
24. Q. takes K. B. P.	24. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.
25. Q. to K. B's 7th.	25. Q. to K's 2d.
26. Q. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.)	26. Q. to K's sq.
27. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	27. K. to Q. B's sq.
And Black is getting into safe quarters.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 6th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. P. takes P.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	8. K. to Q's sq.
9. P. takes P.	9. B. to Q's 2d.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. Q. to K. R's 4th.
11. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	11. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
12. Q. B. to his 3d.	12. K. R. to K's sq.
13. Kt. takes Kt.	13. R. takes Kt.
14. Q. to her 5th.
The game is about equal.

Variation II.
Beginning at White's 6th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. P. takes P.
7. K. to Kt's 2d.	7. Q. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. takes P.	8. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
He has the advantage.

GAME THE SECOND.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. Q. to K. R's 4th.
6. P. to K. R's 4th.	6. K. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. K. Kt. to B's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. K. P. takes P.	11. Q. B. P. takes P.
12. Q. to K's 2d.	12. K. to Q's sq.
13. P. to Q. B's 3d.	13. K. R. to K's sq.
14. K. to Kt's sq.	14. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
15. K. Kt. to Q's 2d.	15. P. to K. B's 6th.
16. Q. to her 3d.	16. P. takes K. Kt. P.
17. K. takes P.	17. P. to Q's 4th.
18. K. B. takes P.	18. Kt. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
And he has the better game.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 7th move.


7. K. to Kt's sq.	7. B. to Q's 5th. (ch.)
8. K. to R's 2d.	8. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Kt. takes B.	9. P. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to R's 3d.	10. P. to Q's 4th. (dis. ch.)
11. Kt. to K. B's 5th.	11. Q. takes Q.
12. R. takes Q.	12. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
13. P. to K. R's 5th.	13. P. takes K. P.
14. K. to R's 4th.	14. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)
15. K. to Kt's 5th.	15. P. to K. B's 6th.
16. K. to B's 4th.	16. P. to K. B's 7th.
Black wins.

Variation II.
Beginning at White's 7th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
7. K. R. to his 2d.	7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. K. B. takes Q. P. (best)	10. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
11. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	11. Q. takes B.
12. Kt. takes Q.	12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
13. Q. to K's sq.	13. P. takes R.
14. K. to B's 2d.	14. K. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)
And Black wins.

Variation III.
Beginning also at White's 7th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
7. B. to K's 2d.	7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Kt. to K's sq.	8. K. Kt to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. P. to Q's 3d.	10. Kt. to K. R's 4th.
11. Kt. to Q's 5th.	11. Kt. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
12. K. to Kt's sq.	12. K. B. checks.
13. K. to R's 2d.	13. Kt. takes B.
He ought to win.

GAME THE THIRD.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.	5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. Q. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. takes P.	7. P. takes P.
8. P. to Q's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
9. Q. to K. B's 2d.	9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. B. takes P.	10. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. P.
11. B. takes Q.	11. B. takes Q.
12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th.	12. K. B. to Q's 5th.
Black maintains his Pawn

Variation,
Beginning at Black's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. Q. takes Q.
8. Kt. takes Q.	8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. takes P.	9. P. takes P.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. Q. B. checks.
11. K. to B's 2d.	11. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
12. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.	12. K. Kt. to his 3d.
13. K. Kt. to K's sq.

Followed by 14. K. Kt. to Q's 3d, winning the P., with a good situation.

In the previous games we have followed out, at some length, the most prominent variations which occur when both the attack and defence in this opening are conducted upon the principles recommended by the best authorities, and the result would seem to prove that against every system of attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit at present known, the defence, though difficult and complex in the extreme, is satisfactory.

It yet remains for us to consider what are the probable deviations from the several standard methods of defence, and in what manner these should be turned to advantage by the opening player.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. P. takes P.	6. P. takes P.
7. R. takes R.	7. B. takes R.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th.	8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th.	9. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
10. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
You have the better game.

GAME THE SECOND.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. to K's 2d.	4. Q. checks.
5. K. to Q's sq. (best)	5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. takes P. (ch.)	6. B. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P.	8. Q. takes Q.
Even game.

Variation,
Beginning at White's 4th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
4. Q Kt. to B's 3d.	4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
5. K. to B's sq.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d, or (A.)
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to K. R's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	8. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.)
9. K. to K. Kt's sq.	9. K. Kt. takes R.
10. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)	10. K. to Q's sq.
11. Q. Kt. takes Q. R.	11. K. Kt. to his 6th.
12. P. takes K. Kt.	12. P. takes P.
13. P. to Q's 4th.	13. K. B. to K's 2d.
14. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	14. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
15. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.	15. Q. takes Q. B.
16. Kt. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)	16. K. to his sq.
17. Q. to her 3d.	17. K. B. to Q's sq.
18. K. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	18. K. to B's sq.
19. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
And you will checkmate in a few moves.

(A.)


	5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. Kt. takes P.	6. P. to Q. B's 3d.
7. Q. to K's 2d.	7. K. to Q's sq.
8. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.	9. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
10. B. takes Q.	10. K. to his sq.
11. K. Kt. to K's 5th.	11. K. B. to K's 2d.
12. K. Kt. to K. B's 7th.	12. B. takes Q. Kt.
13. Kt. takes B.	13. P. to K. R's 3d.
14. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)	14. K. to K's 2d.
15. Kt. to K. B's 7th.	15. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
16. Kt. takes R.	16. Kt. takes B.
17. Kt. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)	17. K. to B's 3d.
18. Kt. to K. R's 4th.	18. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
19. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
You have the better game.

GAME THE THIRD.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K's 2d.	5. Kt. takes B.
6. P. takes Kt. (dis. ch.)	6. B. to K's 2d.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d.	7. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
8. P. to K. Kt s 3d.	8. P. takes P.
9. P. takes P.	9. B. to K. Kt's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
Even game.

Variation,
Beginning at White's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	6. B. takes Q. Kt.
7. Q. P. takes B.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. B's 4th.	8. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
9. K. takes Q.	9. Kt. takes K. P.
10. K. to his sq.

The game is about even, since Black must eventually lose the gambit Pawn.

GAME THE FOURTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes P.	5. P. takes P.
6. K. B. checks.	6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. B. takes P.	7. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)	8. Q. B. to K's 3d.
9. P. to Q. B's 3d.	9. Castles on Q's side.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
The game is equal.

GAME THE FIFTH.

Having gone through the probable variations which Black may adopt instead of checking with the Q., at his 3d move, we have now to consider those at his command, (after giving the check,) when he does not play the usual move of 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. Q. B. takes P.	7. Q. takes K. P.
8. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	8. K. to B's sq.
9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	9. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	11. P. to Q. B's 3d.
12. Q. to her 2d.	12. P. to Q's 4th.
13. Q. R. to K's sq.
You have the better game.

GAME THE SIXTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. Q. to K. R's 4th.
6. P. to K. R's 4th.	6. P. to K. Kt's 4th
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. Kt. to his sq.
9. K. B. to K's 2d.	9. P. to Kt's 5th.
10. Kt. to K. R's 2d.	10. Q. takes K. P.
11. P. to Q's 4th.
You have the advantage.

GAME THE SEVENTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. P. to Q. B's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	7. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. P. to K. R's 4th.	8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th.	9. P. takes P.
10. P. takes P.	10. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
11. Q. to her 4th.	11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. P. takes Kt. P.	12. P. takes P.
13. R. takes R.	13. Q. takes R.
14. Kt. takes K. Kt. P.	14. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)
15. Q. to K. Kt's sq.	15. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
16. K. takes Q.
You have the superiority.

Variation,
Beginning at Black's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	7. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. P. to K. R's 4th.	8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th.	9. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
10. K. R. P. takes P.	10. K. R. P. takes P.
11. R. takes R.	11. Q. takes R.
12. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	12. P. takes K. P.
13. P. takes P.	13. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)
14. K. Kt. to his sq.	14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
15. Q. Kt. takes P.	15. Q. Kt. takes K. P.
16. Q. to K's 2d.
You have the better position.

GAME THE EIGHTH.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.	5. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. to Q's 3d.	7. K. B. to R's 3d.
8. Q. takes Q.	8. B. takes Q.
9. P. to K. R's 4th.	9. P. takes R. P.
10. Q. B. takes P.
Even game.

Variation,
Beginning at White's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. Q. to her 3d.	6. B. takes B.
7. Q. takes B.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	8. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. to K. R's 3d.	9. Q. takes Q.
10. Kt. takes Q.	10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
The game is even.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT.

Game I.—Between La Bourdonnais and McDonnell.


WHITE. (Mr. McD.)	BLACK. (M. La B.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.[A]	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. K. B. to K's 2d.	7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to his 5th.	9. Castles.
10. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. P.	10. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq.
11. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	11. Q. to K. R's 3d.
12. P. takes P.	12. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
13. P. to Q. B's 3d.	13. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.)
14. P. takes Kt.	14. Q. takes R. (ch.)
15. K. to B's 2d.	15. P. takes P. (ch.)
16. K. takes P.	16. Q. takes Q.
17. B. takes Q.	17. P. to K. R's 3d.
18. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	18. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
19. Q. B. to K's 3d.	19. P. to K. B's 4th.
20. P. to Q's 5th.	20. P. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)
21. K. to R's 2d.	21. P. takes B.
22. P. takes Kt.	22. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
23. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.	23. B. to K's 4th. (ch.)
24. K. to Kt's sq.	24. K. B. takes Q. P.
25. Q. Kt. takes P.	25. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
26. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[B]	26. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
27. Q. Kt. to Q's 6th.	27. K. B. takes K. Kt.
28. P. takes B.	28. Q. R. takes Kt. P.
29. Kt. takes B.	29. K. R. takes Kt.
30. P. to Q's 5th.	30. K. to B's 2d.
31. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	31. K. to K's 2d.
32. K. to B's sq.	32. Q. R. to K's 5th.
33. K. to his 2d.	33. K. R. to K. B's sq.
34. K. to Q's 3d.	34. Q. R. to K's 4th.
35. R. to K's sq.	35. K. to Q's 3d.[C]
36. R. takes P.	36. R. takes R. (ch.)
37. K. takes R.	37. P. to K. R's 4th.
38. K. to his 4th.	38. P. to K. R's 5th.
39. B. to Q's sq.	39. P. to K. R's 6th.
40. P. takes P.	40. P. takes P.
41. B. to K. B's 3d.	41. P. to K. R's 7th.
42. B. to K. Kt's 2d.	42. R. to K. B's 8th.
Mr. McDonnell resigned.

[A] This was a favorite opening of McDonnell's; he bestowed much time and labor on its analyses, and discovered many skilful methods of diversifying the attack.

[B] Q. B. to K's 2d would have been better play we believe.

[C] This game is very cleverly played by La Bourdonnais.

Game II.—Between the same players.


WHITE. (Mr. McD.)	BLACK. (M. La B.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. Q. to K. R's 4th.
9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	9. P. to K. R's 3d.
10. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	10. B. takes Kt.
11. P. takes B.	11. P. to Q's 4th.
12. B. to Q's 3d.	12. K. Kt. to B's 4th.
13. Q. to K's sq. (ch.)	13. K. to Q's sq.
14. Kt. to K's 5th.	14. K. Kt. takes Q. P.[A]
15. P. to Q. B's 3d.	15. Q. Kt. takes Kt.
16. Q. takes Kt.	16. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
17. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.)	17. K. to his sq.
18. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.[B]	18. Q. B. to K's 3d.
19. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	19. K. to K. B's sq.
20. Q. to B's 5th. (ch.)	20. K. to Kt's sq.
21. B. to K. B's 3d.	21. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
22. Q. to Q's 4th.	22. P. to Q. B's 4th.
23. Q. to K's 5th.	23. Q. R. to K's sq.
24. K. B. to K's 2d.[C]	24. P. to K. B's 6th.
25. K. to B's 2d.[D]	25. P. takes B.
26. Q. B. to K's 3d.	26. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
27. P. to K. R's 4th.	27. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
28. Q. to her 5th.	28. Q. takes P. (ch.)
29. K. takes P.	29. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
30. K. to Q's 2d.	30. R. to Q's sq.
And White resigned.

[A] Had Black checked with his Kt. and taken the Rook, he would have been mated in five moves.

[B] This portion of the game is played by Mr. McDonnell with great judgment.

[C] It would have been better to take the Q. B. P. with Q.

[D] It is obvious he would have lost his Q. by taking the P.

Game III.—Between Mr. Perigal and an Amateur.


WHITE. (Mr. P.)	BLACK. (Mr. ——)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq.	4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. P. takes P.
7. K. to Kt's 2d.	7. K. B. takes Kt.[A]
8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. Q. to Kt's 5th.
9. B. takes B. P. (ch.)	9. K. to B's sq.[B]
10. P. to K. R's 3d.	10. Q. takes K. P.
11. Q. P. takes B.	11. K. takes B.
12. K. R. to K's sq.	12. Q. to her B's 3d.
13. Q. to her 4th.	13. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
14. Q. B. takes K. Kt. P.	14. R. to K's sq.
15. R. takes R.	15. Kt. takes R.
16. Q. to K. B's 4th. (ch.)	16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
17. K. takes P.	17. Q. to her 3d.
18. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.)	18. K. to Kt's 2d.
19. B. to R's 6th. (ch.)	19. K. to Kt's sq.
White mates in two moves.

[A] This is not advisable play.

[B] Taking the Bishop would evidently involve the loss of the Queen.

Game IV.—Played some years ago between one of the best
players of the day and Mr. Staunton.


WHITE. (Mr. ——)	BLACK. (Mr. S.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P.[A]	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.	5. K. B. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. R's 3d.	6. Castles.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. P. takes P.	8. Q. Kt. takes P.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Q. B. takes P.	10. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
11. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	11. K. Kt. takes P.
12. Q. B. takes K. B.	12. Kt. takes R. (dis. ch.)
13. K. to B's sq.	13. Q. B. to K's 3d.
14. K. B. to Q's 3d.	14. Q. R. to Q's sq.
15. Q. B. to K. R's 2d.	15. Q. B. to Q's 4th.
16. Q. to K. B's 4th.	16. Q. to K. R's 4th.
17. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	17. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
18. P. to Q. B's 4th.	18. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
19. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	19. Q. to K. R's 3d.
20. Q. R. to Q's sq.	20. Q. to K's 6th.
21. Q. to K. B's 5th.	21. B. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.)
22. K. takes B.	22. Kt. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
And Black wins.

[A] It is better to take the Pawn with the Bishop.

Game V.—Between MM. Kieseritzky and Desloges.


WHITE. (M. D.)	BLACK. (M. K.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
4. B. takes Kt. P.	4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
5. K. to B's sq.	5. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to K. R's 4th.
7. K. B. to K's 2d.	7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Kt. to Q's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. P. to K. R's 3d.	9. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.	10. P. to K. B's 6th.
11. P. takes P.	11. P. takes K. R. P.
12. P. to K. B's 4th.	12. Q. to K. R's 5th.
13. P. to Q's 3d.	13. P. to K. R's 7th.
14. K. B. to B's 3d.	14. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
15. P. to Q's 4th.	15. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.)
16. K. to Kt's 2d.	16. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
17. R. takes P.	17. Q. to K. B's 3d.
18. Q. B. to K's 3d.	18. K. R. to Kt's sq.
19. Q. to K. R's sq.	19. Kt. takes Q. P.
20. Kt. takes Kt.	20. Q. takes Kt.
21. B. takes Q.	21. B. takes B. (dis. ch.)
22. K. to R's 3d.	22. Q. B. to his sq. (ch.)
23. K. to R's 4th.	23. K. B. to his 3d. (ch.)
24. K. to R's 5th.	24. R. to K. Kt's 3d.
25. R. to K. Kt's 2d.	25. Kt. to his sq.
26. P. to K. B's 5th.	26. R. to his 3d. (ch.)
27. K. to Kt's 4th.	27. R. takes Q.
28. P. to Q. B's 3d.	28. K. B. to K's 4th.
29. K. B. to K's 2d.	29. Kt. to K. B's 3d. (ch.)
30. K. to his B's 3d.	30. Kt. takes K. P.
31. R. to Kt's 8th. (ch.)	31. K. to his 2d.
32. R. takes Q. B.	32. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)
33. K. to Kt's 4th.	33. P. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)
34. K. takes Kt.	34. P. to B's 3d. (ch.)
35. K. to Kt's 6th.	35. R. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.)
36. K. to R's 7th.	36. Q. R. takes R.
37. P. to Q. R's 3d.	37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.
38. B. to Q. B's 4th.
And Black mates in three moves.

The Gambit Declined.

If Black does not choose to accept the Gambit, he has several modes of defence, which may be briefly noticed.

GAME THE FIRST.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. B. to Q. B's 4th.
This appears to be Black's best move, if he declines taking P. with P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.	4. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. B. to K's 2d. (best)	5. B. takes Kt.
6. B. takes B.	6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
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. to Q's 4th.
And the position is, perhaps, a little in your favor.

Variation,
Beginning at White's 5th move.


WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.	4. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P.	6. B. takes Kt.
7. P. takes B.	7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
8. K. to his 2d.	8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. B. to K's 3d.	9. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
Equal game.

GAME THE SECOND.