B i^^ M r.-.t. \m m i ii m I. m fornia y i if ill m I Social Sciences & Humanities Library University of California, San Diego Please Note: This item is subject to recall. JUL 011996 Date Due JUL 01 1996 j CI 39 (2/95) UCSD Lib. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO l_ 3 1822 01962 6142 MORPHY'S GAMES OF CHESS, PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. BY THOS. FRERE. NEW YORK: T, W. STRONG, 9 8 NASSAU-STREET. 1869. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-eight, BY THOMAS FRfiRE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. PREFACE. No word of apology is necessary for the publication of Mor- phy's Games. It is simply a " supply" for a universal " demand." For the following brief sketch of Mr. Morphy's birth, parentage, and career, we are indebted to the Chess MontMy. "Paul Morphy was born in the city of New Orleans, on the 22d of June, 1S37. His grandfather was a native of Spain, the land of Kuy Lopez and Xerone ; but, comiug to this country, he resided for some years at Charleston, South Carolina, where Mr. Morphy's father was born. On the maternal side, Mr. Morphy's relatives are of a family originally French, but long settled in Louisiana. Paul was the second son of his parents. His earlier years were passed at school at the Jefferson Academy in the place of his birth. Leaving his seminary, he became, December, 1850, a student of St. Joseph's College at Spring-hill, near Mobile, Ala. He graduated from this institution in high standing in October, 1854, but remained at Spring-hill another year as a resident graduate. Since that time Mr. Morphy has devoted himself to the study of the law, with the intention of entering at no distant day the bar of Louisiana. " Paul's father was fond of the game of chess, and was accus- tomed to play occasionally with his brother, Mr. Ernest Morphy, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Le Carpentier. The boy Paul was wont to watch these encounters with so much apparent interest that his father in 1847, when Paul was ten years of age, explained to him the powers of the pieces and the laws of the game. In less than two years he was contending successfully on even terms with the foremost amateurs of the Crescent City. One peculi- arity of Paul's play during the infantile stage of his chess life, while his father and his brother were his chief adversaries, used to create considerable merriment among the circle of chess lovers with whom he was brought into contact. His Pawns seemed to 4 PREFACE. him a hindrance, and his first work, upon commencing a game, was to exchange or sacrifice them all, giving free range to his pieces, after which, with his unimpeded Queen, Eooks, Knights, and Bishops, he began a fierce attack upon his opponent's forces, which was often valorously maintained until it resulted in mate. During the years 1849 and 1850, Paul contested over Mty parties with Mr. Eugene Eousseau, winning fully nine-tenths. Mr. Eousseau is well known from his famous match with Mr. Stanley in 1845, and from the fact that he played in Europe more than one hundred games even with Kierseritzky, of which the great Livoni- an won only a bare majority. Another adversary of Paul, during the same year, was his uncle, Mr. Ernest Morphy, whose strength was nearly equal to Eousseau's. Beginning with the year 1849, the uncle and nephew have played something like a hundred games ; Paul being the victor in almost every combat. In May, 1850, Lowenthal, the distinguished Hungarian, passed through New Orleans. On the 22d and 25th of that month he played with Paul (at that time not thirteen years of age) in the presence of Mr. Eousseau, Mr. E. Morphy, and a large number of amateurs. The first game was drawn, the second and third was won by the invincible young Philidor. With Mr. James M'Connell of New Orleans, Paul Morphy has played some thirty games, winning all but one. On the 1st of March, 1856, he played in Mobile six games with Judge A. B. Meek, and was successful in all of them. On the same day he encountered Dr. Ayers, a leading amateur of Alabama, in two games with the same result. In January, 1857, he again met Judge Meek in New Orleans, and won the four games then played. During the last four or five years Mr. Morphy has played but little, except at heavy odds. His games at the odds of the Eook or Knight with Mr. C. A. Maurian, jr., a promising young amateur of Louisiana, are among the very best contests of their kind on record." The following cleverly written article from The Press, a London journal of infiuence, gives a good picture of the excitement cre- ated by Mr. Morphy's advent in England, and of the impression which his style of play has made upon the British chess com- munity. " The chess world (for chess world there is, although it is seldom brought into contact with any other of the fifty worlds into which society is so curiously cross-divided) has received an impulse sufiicient to arouse it from its usual meditative tranquil- lity. A general chess conflagration seems to be kindling just PREFACE. 5 when the political and the fashionable world begin to * pale their ineffectual fires' in the approaching dawn of the recess. The matches which have produced this startling effect are not of the Lucifer order, but will burn longer and more steadily than the patent night-lights or Palmer's best stearine. To convey our views in a more familiar mataphor, Mr. Morphy, the champion of the American chess, is in the field, and prepared to joust with all comers. And putting aside a match with Mr. Lowenthal (now pending), and another with Mr. Staunton, also on the tapis — the event of neither of which can we assume to prejudge — thus far he has kept his ground triumphantly. Though occasionally beaten, he has scored a considerable majority of games against every player whom he has encountered, including several of our first English celebrities. And this with a '" gallery" of strangers, and at the age of twenty-one. When a few months since we read of the appearance of an American phenomenon (our present visitor), who was to ' whip all creation' in the chequered field, we confess we felt .somewhat skeptical. The language of the West is singularly tinged with Oriental hyperbole, and puffing under the auspices of Mr. Barnum has attained the dignity of a science. We thought of the Feejee mermaid and woolly horse — of the hunter who could whip his weight in wild-cats, and of the mare whose rapid transit past successive milestones gave the country the appearance of a continuous churchyard. Even the report of the New York 'Chess Congress,' where the young amateur from New Orleans won, unless our memory fails us, eighty-one games out of eighty-four, did not completely dispel our prejudices. The games were brilliant, but they were played chiefly against third-rates, with whom it might be safe to take liberties. So dashing a style would perhaps prove fatal when tried against wary veterans, trained in defence and tenacious of the smallest advantage once gained. Such were our previous im- pressions and those of many abler judges — impressions not desti- tute of som-« a priori probability. But we were mistaken — we confess it frankly and deliberately — utterly and absolutely mis- taken. Mr. Morphy needs no aid either of 'yarn' or 'whole cloth' (we adopt the latest American metaphors) to establish his claims as an extraordinary genius in his own Hne. This is no place for discussing the value of chess, either as a recreation or as a test of intellectual power. Enough to say, that its living vota- ries are legion, including many men (like Messrs. Staunton and Buckle, now the first names of English chess) of high literary or 6 PREFACB. professional distinction ; and that it is historically associated with recollections of Charles XII., Napoleon, and other ' Dead but scepter'd monarchs, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.' Our present purpose is to claim for our distinguished visitor, as a gifted and accomplished chess-player, the praise, to which he is entitled in that character even from the non-chessplaying world. " ' Not to put too fine a point upon it,' as Dickens would say, the qualifications requisite for excellence in chess are principally four: 1. Inventive power, for original combinations; 2. Power of analysis, seen chiefly in working out the possible results of a given position ; 3. Temperament — a word which we purposely use somewhat vaguely ; 4. Memory. Of course it is easy to ex- cept to this division as imperfect and inaccurate, but it is our object to write for multitudes who are neither finished chess- players nor metaphysicians. Under the first head, then, we would say that Mr. Morphy's invention seems marvellous. He is emi- nently an attacking player, and his schemes for harassing his adversary are as various as they are brilliant. You might play with him for a year without being able to affirm, as Cicero did of Hortensius, '■ Nbvi omnes hominis 'petitiones? Chess-players will understand us when we say that his assaults remind us of the fiery onslaught of Mr. Cochrane, but will bear scrutiny better. And here we may remark (though conscious that we are trespass- ing on other divisions of our subject) that Mr, Morphy's style of play is singularly fearless — more so, we must confess, than any which we have yet seen opposrcd to it. He is ready, for in- stance, to give or accept any of the most critical ' gambits,' instead of confining himself to the safer openings at present in fashion. This adds greatly to the spectator's pleasure. We remember how much disappointment was caused at the time of Mr. Staunton's conflict with M. St. Amant, by the pertinacious refusal of the latter to answer * K P 2' with ' K P 2.' The American champion dislikes the anomaly of a ' close opening.' And well he may ; for, secondly, his great power of analysis tells most in involved and compli- cated positions. Aided by a wonderful knowledge of chess- books and of the recorded games of the best players, he aims (and generally with success) at looking farther forward than his antagonist's cowp d'ml can reach, confident that none of the thou- sand intermediate variations has been overlooked. Play a dozen PREFACE. 7 back games with him, and you will fail to show him any contin- gency which he had not contemplated. Mr. Morphy's tempera- ment, thirdly, is much in his favor. Look at him as he plays. You are at first struck principally by the roomy forehead, clear eye, and fine well-placed ear; but when you have observed him long or frequently, you discover that he is never flurried, never nervous — that a defeat does not discourage nor a victory elate him. Young as he is, he is always calm and self-ppssessed, whether in the quiet circle of the St. George's Club or in the noisier gallery of the Chess Divan, and is, consequently, as sure as any player we ever saw to do his own powers justice under the mental ten- sion of a long match and the trials of temper which frequently attend it. We must here record the pleasure with which we have witnessed the kind, friendly reception given by the English players to their formidable competitor, and also the unassum- ing courtesy which invariably murks Mr. Morphy's demeanor. Fourthly. A few words under the head of memory and we have done. Mr. Morphy seems to forget nothing, from the game which he himself played yesterday to that which he read in the Chess Chronicle a year ago. He has more than once puzzled English players with ' dodges' of their own invention which they had actually forgotten. But perhaps his most wonderful perform- ances have been those in which memory and imagination seem to work together — we mean games played blindfold, or without sight of the board. Philidor played three such games at once successfully against skilful antagonists. Harrwitz has more re- cently done the same. Mr. Morphy has played seven simulta- neously, losing only one, and winning the other six ! This is indeed astonishing ; but we trust our ingenious visitor will be content with having once done the feat. As Dr. Johnson said of a young lady's masterpiece of fingering on the pianoforte, ' It is very diflScult; we wish it were impossible.' Sure we are that not even Mr. Morphy's brains can repeatedly endure such a stra'n without injury. A less degree of the same effort killed La Bour- donnais, and had nearly destroyed Harrwitz. And even could it be made with impunity, the spectacle is rather curious than pleas- ing. We feel sure we will be pardoned for these remarks ; they arise from a sincere wish that Mr. Morphy may long live to prac- tice freely and without arbitrary fetters the art of which he is so distinguished a professor." The eight blindfold games played by ^Ir. Morphy at Birming- ham, subsequent to the appearance of the above article in 8 PREFACE. TTie Press, will be found herein. They will speak for them- selves. The Problems. — The chess positions herein are the result of a problem tournament proposed some mouths since by us as Chess Editor of Frank Leslie''s llhistraled Neiospaper. In this tournay were offered four prizes. The first was a collection of portraits of all composers who saw fit to send a single three-move problem accompanied by their likeness. The composer of the best prob- lem to take the collection. The. Committee awarded this prize to Theodore M. Brown, of St. Louis, Mo. The prize problem is No. 1 of the series. This prize called out eleven competitors, and, strange to say, all the eleven problems are believed to be sound. They are No. 1 to No. 11, as herein printed. The next prize, for best three-move position, was awarded to George N. Cheney, Syracuse, N. Y. It is printed as No. 12. The problems selected for publication in competition for this prize are Nos. 12 to 22, inclusive. The four-move prize was awarded to James H. Morrison, Avon Springs, N. Y., for problem No. 23. The others published of this series go up to No. 28. The five-move prize was awarded to Theodore M. Brown, !>t. Louis, Mo., the composer of No. 29. Tlie selected competing problems for this prize range to No. 39. The Examining Committee consisted of Theodore Lichtenhein, President of the New York Chess Club, Dr. Benjamin I. Kaphael, also of the N. Y. Club, and Willifun Horner, of the Brooklyn Chess Club. We are greatly indebted to the Committee for their patient examination of eighty-three prolUms, being all that were entered in competition for the four prizet^. We are also much indebted to Matthew Wilson, Esq., New Bedford, Mass., for a preliminary examination, with the view of selecting the unsound positions. Singular to relate, the Committee agreed upon the prize problems without consultation^, and loithout knowledge of the authors' names. T. F. BROOKLYN CHESS CLUB, Corner Court and Remson streets, January 10, 1850. INDEX. MORPHY'S GAMES WITH 6AMK. PASK. Zoicenthal—'PhiM^or^a Defence I. IS Zotcenthal— King's Gambit Declined II. 14 Zowenthal—TQtroTs Defence Ill 15 Lowenthal — King's Gambit Declined lY. 17 Lowentlial — Petroff's Defence V. IS ZoweniAoZ— Sicilian Opening VI. 19 ZowenttaZ— Philidor's Defence VII. 20 XoweMi/iaZ— Philidor's Defence VIII, 21 Lowenthal — Giuoco Piano IX. 22 Lowenthal — French Opening X. 24 Lowenthal — Sicilian Defence XL 25 Lowenthal—'Bxench. Opening XII. 26 Lowenthal-VetvoTs Defence XIII. 27 Lowe7iihal — Euy Lopez Knight's Game XIV. 23 Harrwitz — Irregular Opening XV. 29 Harrwitz — Philidor's Defence XVI. 31 Hamcits — Irregular Opening XVII. 31 Harrwitz— ?\i\\\^of% Defence XVIIL 33 Harrwitz— }.vxeg\\\sx Opening XIX. 34 ^ar;'M)i^2!— Philidor's Defence XX. 85 Hamoitz — Irregular Opening XXI. 36 jyarrtcite— Philidor's Defence — XXII. 37 Harrwitz— A.\\g&\&v Gambit XXIII. 39 MorphytiXi^ 5ar7ies iiii^nsultation, &g&mi\, Staunton and ''Alter'' {Oioen) in consultation— Philidor's Defence . . XXIV. 40 Between the same players in consultation — Irregular Opening XXV. 1* 42 10 INDEX. ana. TASK. Boden—'RviY Lopez XXVL 44 JSircZ— Philidor's Defence XXVII. 45 Versailles Chess C^m6— (Blindfold), Irregular Opening,. XXVIII. 46 Kipping— Ev&ns' Gambit XXIX 47 Consultation game played at the London Chess Club, be- tween Morphy. Walker, and Greenaway, against Mongredien, Zowenthal, and Medley— Bishop^a Gambit XXX. 48 £arnes—B,uj Lopez Opening XXXI. 49 Barnes — Irregular Opening XXXII. 50 .Ba«c7^e?'— King's Gambit XXXIII. 51 Journov,d—^\c\\\3.n Defence XXXIV. 53 Consultation game between Morphy and Mongredien^ Lowenthal and Medley— VMMor's, Defence XXXV. 53 .Barnes— Philidor's Defence XXXVL 54 .BircZ— Evans' Gambit XXXVIL 55 ^ar-tt es—Philidor's Defence XXXVIIL 56 Xipping—Evms' Gambit XXXIX 57 Medley— King's Gambit XL. 58 De Riviere — Ruy Lopez Opening XLI. 59 De Riviere— Eyms' Gambit XLII. 60 De Riviere— ^y&ns' Gambit XLIII. 60 Bodenr-Unj Lopez Knight's Game XLIV. 62 De Riviere and Journoiid consulting— Evans' Gambit. . XLV. 63 Barnes— Philidor's Defence XLVI. 64 De Riviere — Euy Lopez Knight's Game XLVII. 65 Paulsen— \vreg\\\ax Opening XLVIII. 66 Schidten— King's Gambit Eefused XLIX. 68 Schulten — Bishop's Gambit L. 69 7'7ioni2JSon— Evans' Gambit LI. 70 Lichien7iein—V QiroWs Defence LII. 71 Lichtenhein — Evans' Gambit LIII. 72 J/aracAe— Evans' Gambit LIV. 73 Schulten — Evans' Gambit LV. 74 Julien — King's Knight's Gambit LVI. 75 Pe?Tin,— Sicilian Opening LVII. 76 ^e?MWCoW— Scotch Gambit LVIII. 77 Thompson— 'Ey&ns' Gambit LIX. 78 Schulten — Euy Lopez Knight's Game LX 79 INDEX. 11 Mr. . One of three blindfold games— Evans' Gambit LXL 80 Perrin, Fuller, and Fishe consulting— Two Knights' Defence LXII. 81 Amateur — Muzio Gambit LXIII. 82 Stanley— OMs of Pawn and Move LXIV. 83 Lowenthal—^iQ,\\\KQ. Opening LXV. 84 ZicAienAawi— (Blindfold), King's Kiight's Gambit LXVI. 85 Jlfowrain— Allgaier Gambit LXVII. 86 Amateur— Tvro Bishops' Opening LXVIII. 87 Amateur— E\&m' Gambit LXIX. 83 ^OTO^ewr— Scotch Gambit ,. LXX. 88 J.TOaf€«r— Muzio Gambit LXXI. ""^89 Ernest Morphy—Ruy Lopez Knight's Game LXXII. 90 Amateur— FetrofPs Defence LXXIII. 90 -Barnes— Philidor's Defence LXXIV. 91 ^o(Zen— Scotch Gambit LXXV. 91 ^A;i7i— Allgaier Gambit LXXVI. 92 Kipping— Eva.n5' Gambit LXXVII. 93 Kipphig—Evms' Gambit LXXVIII. 94 Medley— A\]ga.\er Gambit LXXIX. 94 Boden— King's Gambit Evaded LXXX, 95 ^ircZ— Philidor's Defence LXXXI. 96 ^/rcZ— Evans' Gambit LXXXII. 96 Barnes— Knight's Defence in King's Bishop's Opening. .LXXXIII. 97 Lichtenhei7i— Scotch Gambit LXXXIY. 93 A mateur—1^0 Knights' Defence LXXX Y. 99 ^ocZeri— Evans' Gambit LXXXVL 99 ^oc?e7i— Scotch Gambit LXXXVIL 100 Eight blindfold games played simultaneously at Bii mingh^m. ZiWZe^oTj^Allgaier Gambit LXXXVIIL 101 /iSaZmoTi- Evans' Gambit LXXXIX. 102 J.cery— Sicilian Opening XO. 102 Kipping— Scotch. Gambit XCL 103 Rhodes— King's Gambit Declined XCIL 104 Freeman^-King's Bishop's Gambit .XCIIL 105 Car/"— Irregular Opening XCIV. 106 TFiKs— Sicilian Opening XOV. 106 12 INDEX. Eight blindfold games played simultaneously at Paris. Boueher^ThiMofa Defence XCYI. 107 BierwirtTb—Fiench Opening XCVII. 108 Bornejnanii— King's Gambit Declined XCVIII. 109 Guibert—lTTega\a.r Opening XCIX. 110 Lequesne — Irregular Opening C, 111 Potier—Veivofts, Defence CI. 112 Pret*— Sicilian Opening CII. 112 /S'efi'WMi— Phllidor's Defence GUI. 113 Chess Problems 115 Solutions to Chess Problems 135 MORPHY'S GAMES. GAME I. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. philidoe's defence. WHITE. Mr. L. BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P. to K;s 4th. 1. P. to K.'s 4th. 2. Kt. to K. B.'s 3rd. 2. P. to Q."s 3rd. 8. P. to Q.'s 4th. 3. P. takes P. 4. Kt. takes P. 4. Kt. to K. B.'s 3rd. (a) 5. Kt to Q. B.'s Srd- 5. B. to K.'s 2nd. 6. B. to K.'s 2nd. 6. Castles. 7. Castles. 7. P. to Q. B.'s 4th. 8. Kt. to K. B.'s 3rd. 8. Kt to Q. B.'s 8rd. 9. B. to K. B.'s 4th. 9. B. to K.'s 3rd. 10, Q. to Q.'s 2nd. 10. P. to Q.'s 4ta. 11. P. takes P. (&) 11. Kt. takes P. 12. Q. E. to Q.'s so. 12. Kt takes B. 13. Q. takes Kt. 13. Q. to Q. E.'s 4th. 14. B. to Q.'s 3rd. 14 Q. E. to Q.'s sq. 15. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 15. B. takes Kt 16. Q. takes B. 16. P. to K. E.'s 3rd. 17. Q. to K. K.'s 4th. 17. Kt. to Q.'s 5th. (c) 18. P. to Q. R.'s 3rd. (>€en equally good. (/) Badly played, Kt. to K.'s sq. would have been much better. (rj) A useless sacrifice, deciding White's fate at once, Kt. to K B.'s >)q. might have given Black a chance of drawing. Thus :— 23. Kt to K B.'s sq. 24. B. to K R.'8 4th (ch.) 24. K. to Q.'s 2nd. 2.5. B. to K. B.'s 7th. 25. P. to K. Kt.B Srd. 26. B. takes Q, (best) 26. P. takes Q, 27. B. takes E. 27. K. takes B. Leaving Black with only a Pawn a head. GAME V. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. petp.off's defence. BLACK. Mr. L. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P. to K.'s 4th. L P. to K.'s 4th. Il 2. Kt. to K. B.'s .3rd 2. Kt. to K. B.'s Bra. (a) 8. Kt. takes K P. 8. P. to Q.^s 8rd 4 K. Kt. to B.'s Srd. 4 Kt takes P. 6. P. to Q.'s 4th. 5. P. to Q.'s 4th, 6. K. B. to C2,'8 Srd 6. K. B. to K.'s 2nd. 7. Castles. 7. Castles. 8. P. to Q, B.'s 4th, S. Q. B. to K's Srd, 9. Q. B. to K.'s Srd 9. Kt to Q. B.'s Srd 10. P. takes P. (b) 10. Q. B. takes P, 11. Kt to Q. B.'s Srd- 11. P. to K. B.'s 4th. (0> 12. Q. Kt. tikes B. 12. Q. takes Kt * IS. K. B. to Q. B.'s 2nd, 13. K to R."s sq. 14. K. B. to Q. Kt'8 Srd 14. Q. to Q.'s Srd. «i) )',. P. to Q.'s .-.th. 15. Q. Kt to R.'s 4th, 16. Q. B. to Q.'s 4th. 16. K. B, to B.s -Srd 17. K. Pv. to K.'s sq. («) 17. Q. K. to Q 's sq, 15. B. takes B, 18. Kt takes B. (/) 19. Kt to K, Kt.'s .5th, (a) 19. K. Kt. to its .5th, 20. P. to K. Kt'.H Srd 20. Q to Q. B 's 4th, (A) 21. Q. to K/s 2Hd. (i) 21. Kt takes B. 22. E. P, takes Kt. 22. Q K. t/> K 's sq. 2.3. Q. to K. B.N Srd 23. Kt to K.'s 4th. 24 Q. to E."s 5th. 24. P. to K. E.'s 3rd. morphy's games of chess. 19 25. Q. E. to Q.'8 sq. 26. Kt. to K's 6th. 27. K. R. to K. B.'s sq. 28. Kt. takes Pw. 29. P. to K. R.'s 3rd. 80. Q. takes P., and finally wins. 25. Q. to Q. B.'s 7th. 26. Kt. to K. Kt.'s 5th. 27. Q. takes P. on Kt's 2nd. (k) 28. E. takes Kt. 29. Kt. to K B.'s Srd (a) This appears to be Mr. Morphy's favorite defence. 8o commenced the third game of the match — won by Mr. M. ) We arc inclined to disapprove of this move. (i) Perhaps E. to K. B.'s sq. would have been preferable. White's only way to avoid losing the exchange would have then been to play K. E. to K. B.'s 3rd. (k) By this 23rd move, White gave Black the attack, and he cannot now avoid having a lost game. GAME VI. Between Morphy anc! j.owentbal. SICILIAN OPENING. BLACK. Mr. M, L P to K's 4th 2. P to (i's 4th .3. Kt to K B's 8rd 4. Kt takes P 5. Kt takes Kt 6. B to Q B's 4tb 7. Castles 8. P takes P 9. B to Q Kt's 5th (ch> 10. B takes B (ch) 11. K to K's sq 12. Kt to Q B's 3rd 13. B to K Kt's 5th (0) 14 Q takes QP 15. K to E's sq ' 16. Kt takes Q P to K B Srd IS. P takes P "19. E to K's 3rd 20. K takes B 21. E takes Kt 22. K to K Kt'a 8rd 23. P to Q B'8 4tU WHITE. Mr. L. 1. P to Q B's 4th 2. P takes P 3. Kt. to Q. B's 3rd A. P to K's 4th 5. Kt P takes Kt 6. Kt to K B's 3rd 7. P to Q's 4th (a) 8. P takes P 9. B to Q's 2nd 10. Q takes B 11. B to Q's 3rd 12. P to K's 5th (I) 13. Kt to K Kt's 5th 14. B takes KEP(ch) 15. Q takes Q 16. Castles 17. P takes P 18. Kt to K's 4th 19. P to K B's 3rd 20. Q E to Q's sq 2L P takes B 22. P to K E's 8rd 2i E to K B'8 2nd 20 MORPHY'S GAMES OF CHESS. 24 Q E to K's sq 25. P to Q B-s 5th 26. P to Q B's 6th 27. P to Q B's 7th 2S. R to K's Sth (ch) 29. Kt takes K 24 K to K B's sq 25. P to K Kt^s 3rd 26. R to Q B's sq 27. QR takes P 2S. K to Kt's 2nd 29. Kesisrns. (a) Most inconsiderately played : the loss of the Pawn, consequent on this move, should have been perceived with very slight reflection. (b) P to Q's Sth is liei'e better play. (c) Correctly played, but the Game was deservedly lost after White's seventh move. GAME VII. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. philidoe's defence. BLACK. Mr. L. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4 Q takes Q's 2nd P 6. Q Kt to B's 8rd 6. Q tx) BK's 3rd 7. Q R to Q's sq 8. K B to K's 2nd 9. Q to Q's 2nd 10. Castles 11. PtoQR'sSrd 12. K Kt to Q's 4th 13. K Kt takes B 14 P to K B's 4th 15. K B to K's Srd ? 16. Q to K's 2nd 17. P to K R's 4th (6) IS. K B to Kt's 4th 19. Q takes Q Kt 20. P to K Kt's 3rd 21. K R to B's i>nd 2-2. Q R to K B's sq (d) 23. R P takes P 24 Q Kt to R's 4th , 25. P to Q Kt's Srd ' 26. B to Q R's 7th 27. K R to K's 2nd 28. B to K B's 2nd (e) 'i9, Kt P takes Kt 80. Q takes K R 81. K R takes K P 32. K to R's 2nd WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 8. K P takes P 4 Q B to K's 3rd , . -, 5. P to Q R's Srd *5 • '^ > '^ ^ * 6. K Kt to B's Srd 7. K B to K's '2nd 8. Q Kt to B's Srd 9. Castles 10. P to Q Kt's 4th 11. Q Ktto K's 4th 12. P to Q B's 4th (a) 13. B P takes Kt 14. Q Kt to Kt's Srd 15. Q R to Kt's sq 16. Q to Q B's 2nd 17. Kt takes K R P 18. K Kt takes B 19. Q to Q B's sq (c) 20. Q Kt to Kt's Srd 21. K R to B's 3rd 22. P to Q Kt's Sth 23. B P takes P 24 Q to Q B's 3rd 25. Q takes K P 26. Q R to K B's sq 27. Q to Q Kt's 2nd 28. Kt takes K B P 29. R to K Kt's Srd 80. R P takes Q 81. R takes B 2nd P 32. Q to Q's 4th, and Mr. Morphy wins. (a) All the openings are played with the greatest boldness and self-reli- ance by Mr. Morphy. (b) Up to this point Herr L. has preserved his advantage, and had only now to play 17. P to K Kt's 4th, to improve his situation so much as to give promise of victory. By the move made, under some hallucination, he at once throws the game into his opponent's hands. MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 21 GAME VIII. Between Morphy and Lowentlial. philidob's defence. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. L. 1. p. to K's 4th. 2. Kt. to K B. 3rd. 8. P. to Q.'s 4th. 4. Q. takes P. 5. Q. B. to K.'s 3rd. 6. Q. Kt. to B.'s 3rd. 7. K. B. to Q. B.'s 4th. 8. Q. to Q.'s 2nd. 9. Kt. takes Kt. 10. Castles K. E. 11. P.toK. B.'s4th. 12. P. to K. B.'s 5th. (&) 13. Q. to K.'s 2nd. 14. Q. E. to Q.'s sq. 15. K. B. to Q.'s 5th. 16. Kt. takes B. 17. E. takes Kt 18. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. 19. E. to Q.'s 3rd. 20. Q. to K. Kt.'s 3rd. 21. K. E. to Q.'s sq. 22. E. takes E. 23. B. takes B. 24. Q. to K. B.'s 2nd. 25. K. takes Q. 26. P. takes E. 27. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. 2S. P. to Q. E.'s 4th. 29. K. to K. Kt.'s 3rd. 30. K. to E.'s 4th. 31. K. to E.'s 5th. 32. P. to Q. Kt's 3rd. 33. K. to Kt's 6th. 84. P. to K. E.'s 3rd. 35. P.toK. E.'s 4th. 86. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 37. P. takes B. 38. K. takes P. 39. K. to E.'s 4th. 40. K. to Kt.'s 4th. 41. K. to E.'s 4th. 42. K. to E.'s 4th. 43. P. to E.'s 5th. 44. P. takes P. 46. K. to Kt's 4th. 46. P. takes P. 47. K. to B.'s 3rd. 48. K. to B.'s 2nd. 49. K. to Kt.'s 3rd. 60. K to B 's 2nd. 51. K to Kt's sq. (/) 1. P. to K.'s 4th. 2. P. to Q.'s 3rd. 8. P. takes P. 4. Q. B. to Q.'s 2nd. 5. K. Kt to B.'s 8rd. 6. K. B. to K.'s 2nd. 7. Q. Kt. to B.'s 3rd. 8. Q. Kt. K's 4th. 9. P. takes Kt 10. Castles. 11. K B. to Q.'8 Srd. (a) 12. Q. B. to Q. B.'s 3rd. 13. P. to K. E.'s 3rd. (c) 14. Q. to K.'s 2nd. 15. B. takes B. 16. Kt takes Kt. 17. P. to K. B.'s 3rd. 18. P. toQ. B.'s Srd. 19. B. to Q. B.'s 4th. 20. Q. E. to Q.'s sq. 21. E. takes E, 22. E. to Q.'s sq. 23. Q. takes B. (ch.) 24. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 25. E. takes E. 26. P. to Q. B.'s 4th. (d) 27. K. to B.'s sq. 28. P. to Q. Kt's 3rd,! 29. K. to B.'s 2nd. 80. K. to B.'s sq. 81. K. to B.'s 2nd- 82. K. to B.'s sq. 83. K. to Kt's sq. 84. K. to B.'s sq. 35. K. to Kt.'s sq. 86. E. P. takes P. 37. P. takes P. 88. K. to B.'s 2nd. 89. K. to K.'s 2nd. 40. K. to B.'s Srd. 41. P. to Q. E.'s Srd. 42. P. to K. Kt's 3rd. 43. P. takes E. P. 44. K. takes P. 45. P. to E.'s 5th. 46 P. to E.'s 4th. 47. K. to B.'s Srd. 48. K. to B.'s 2nd. 49. K. to Kt.'s 2nd. (e) 50. K to B.'s Srd. 51. E. to Kt's 4th. 22 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 52. K. to Kt.'s 2nd. 53. K. toB.' 's 2nd. f)4. P. takes P. 55. K. to K.' •s 2nd 56. K. to B." s 3rd. 57. K. to K.' 's 4th. 58. K. takes P. 59. K. to Q.'i s4tb. 52. K. to B.'s 5th. 53. P. to Q. B.'s 5th. (g) 54. K. takes P. 55. K. to Q.'s 5th. 56. K. takes P. 57. K. to Kt.'s 5th. 58. K. takes P. 59. K. to Kt.'s 5th. And wins. (a) "Wliitc might have taken P with B safely, (i) Properly played, and very constraining to "White's game. (c) To have taken K P with Kt or B would have enabled Black to obtain an attack by pushing on his P to K B's 6th, or by lodging his Q at K Kt's 4th or K E's 5th. (d) The correct move. (e) To have played the K otherwise would have lost the opposition and the game. (/) This heedless attempt to lure White's K forward costs Black an easi- ly and obviously drawn game. (g) This move Mi*. Morphy overlooked when he played his K to the Kt'a square. GAME IX. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. GIUOOO PIANO. WHITE. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. B to Q Kt's 5th 4. P to Q B's 3rd 5. Castles 6. P to Q's 4th 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. Kt to Q B's 4th 9. Kt to K's 3rd 10. Kt to K. B's 5th 11. B to Q's 8rd 12. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 13. P to Q Pw's 4th 14. P to Q Pv's 5 th 15. P to K K's 3rd 16. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 17. K E to K'ssq 18. Q to Q B's 2nd 19. P to Q Kt's 4th 20. P to Q B's 4th 21. B to K's 3rd 22. P to Q's 5th 23. Q R to Q's sq 24. K to R's sq 25. K P takes P (b) 26. B to Q B's sq (c) 27. B to Q Kt's 2nd (d) 28. Q to Q B's 3rd 29. B to Q Kt's sq 80. E to Q's 2nd BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. Q to K's 2nd 5. P to K B's 3rd (a) 6. B to Q Kt's 3rd 7. Kt to Q's !^q 8. Kt to K B's 2nd 9. P to Q B's 3rd 10. Q to K B's sq 11. P to K Kt's 3rd 12. P to Q's 8rd 13. B to K Kt's 5th 14. B to Q B's 2nd 15. B to Q's 2nd 16 KttoQ'ssq 17. B to K's 3rd 18. Kt to K's 2nd 19. Q to K Kt's 2nd 20. Kt to B's 2nd 21. Castles KE 22. B to Q's ^?nd 23. K to R's sq 24. Q B P takes Q P 25. P to K B's 4th 26. Q R to K's sq 27. Kt to K Kt's sq 28. Kt to K B's Srd 29. E to K Kt's sq 30. Q to K E's Srd MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 23 81. Kt to K R's 2nfl 82. Kt to K's 4th 83. B takes Kt 34. P to K B's 3rd 85. R to K B"s sq 86. R to K's 2nd 37. B takes Kt 88. P to Q B's 5th 39. K R to K's sq 40. P to Q Kt's 5th 41. Q to R's 3rd 42. P to Q Kt's 6th 43. B P takes R P 44. R to Q B's sq (g) 45. B takes R 46. Q to Kt's 4th 47. R to K's sq 48. B to K Kt's 2nd 49. Kt to Kt's 4th 50. Kt to B's 2nd 51. Q to B's Srd 52. B P takes P 53. P takes P 54. Kt takes B 55. R to Q B's sq 56. Q to K R's 3rd (h) 57. P takes Q 58. R to K B's sq 59. B to Q's 4th 60. B to K's 3rd 61. B to Q"s 2nd 62. P to K R's 4th 63. K to K R's 2nd 64. K t« K Kt's Srd 65. K to Kt's 2nd 66. B to K's sq 67. K to Kt's Srd Resigns. (a) This move, lately adopted at the suggestion of Mr. Bodon, seems to us only to give the second player a more cramped position than any other defence, and we cannot, therefore, recommend it (&) Better than taking with Q B P, as Black might then have advan- tageously played Q R to Q B's sq. (c) Tliis was the correct move ; it effectually checked the threatened advance of the King's Pawn. ((?) This Bishop now occupies a most commanding position. (e) The proper reply ;■ had Mr. Morphy selected any other move, White •would have taken Q P with Pawn, following with R takes K P, and have ■won without difficulty. (/) "With the view of releasing the King from a position when he is so thorouffhly commanded. (j7) White had so fine a game through the advanced position of the two Pawns, that with ordinary care and jiidgment he ought to have made the victory his own. The move in the text is weak ; P to Q R's 6th would have been far more effective, and caused Black much embarrassment, e. g. : 44. P to Q R's 6th 44. B takes P (or A) 45. P takes P 45. R to Q Kt's sq 46. Q to Q R's 6th 46. B to Q's 5th (best) (If B to B's 4th or Q, "White takes K P with Book.) 47. B to B's Srd, -with a fine game. 81. P to K B's 5th 32. Kt takes Kt 83. P to K Kt's 4fh 84. Q to K R's 5th 35. Kt to K R's Srd 36. Kt to K B's 4th 87. B takes B 88. Q to R's 3rd 89. K R to K B's sq (/) 40. Q R to Q B's sq 41. K to Kt's sq 42. Q R P takes P 43. B to Q's sq 44 R takes R 45. Q to K Kt's Srd 46. B to Q's 6th 47. B to K's 2nd 48. R to K's sq 49. P to K R's 4th 50. P to K Kt's 5th 51. B to K B's 4th 52. P takes P 53. B takes P 54. Q takes Kt 55. K to B's 2nd 56. Q takes Q 57. P to K B's 6th 58. P to K's 5th 59. B to K B's Srd 60. R to Q R's sq 61. B to Q's 5th 62. K to K Kt's Srd 63. R to K B's sq 64. P to K B's 7th 65. P to K's 6ih 66. K to K R's 4th 67. P takes B Q (ch,) 24 MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. (A) 44. P takes? 45. E to Kt'8 eq 45. P to Kt's Tth 46. Q takes P, with an excellent position, (h) A grievous error : had the exchange of Queens been challenged at K B's 3rd, no play could have saved Black's game. GAME X. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. FEENOH OPENING. 1. BLACK. Mr. M. P. to K.'s 4th. P. to Q.'s 4th. P. takes P. Kt. to K. B.'s 8rd. B. to Q.'s 3rd, Castles. Q. Kt. to Q. B.'s 3rd. Q. B. to K. Kt.'s 5th. B. to K. E.'s 4th. P. to K. K.'s 3rd. Q. takes B. K B. to K. B.'s 5th. 13. Q. R. to K.'s sq. 14. R. to K.'s 3rd, (ch.) (h) 15. R. to K.'s 2nd. 16. Kt takes R. ' 17. K, B. takes Kt. 18. Kt. to K, Kt.'s 3rd. (c) 19. Kt, to B,'s 5th. 20. B. to K. Kt.'s 8rd. (e) 21. B. P. takes B. 22. P, to Q. B.'s 3rd. 23. P. to K, R.'s 4th. 24. P. to Q. B.'s 4th, (/) 25. Kt. takes Kt, P. 26. Kt takes P. 27. Kt to B.'s 6th. 28. Q. takes Kt 29. R. to B.'s 5th. 30. R. to K.'s 5th. 81. R. to K.'s 7th, 82. Q, to K.'s 5th. 83. R. to K.'s 8th. (ch.) 84. Q. to K R,'s 5th, wins, (a) Preference has been given by some here to P, to K. R.'s 3rd, but no disadvantage seems attendant on the move adopted in the text. (&) A lost move, as is proved by the subsequent play. (c) This was well conceived, with the view of planting Kt at K. B.'s 5th, where its position promised to be a strong one. (d) White dare not venture to gain the Bishop by P. to Kt's 4th, on account of Black's playing Kt, to K. B.'s 5th ; this move was well taken, ■s it secured a free range for the Book. WHITE. Mr. L. 1. p. to K.'s 3rd. 2. P. to Q,'s 4th. 3. P. takes P, 4. Kt. to K. B.'s Srd. 5. B. to Q.'8 3rd. 6. Castles. 7. P. to Q. B.'s Srd. (a) 8. P, to K. R.'s 3rd. 9. Q. B. to K, Kt's 5th. 10. B. takes Kt 11. Q, Kt to Q.'s 2nd. 12. Q. to B.'s 2nd, 13. Q. R. to K.'s sq. 14. B. to K. B.'s 5th. 15. R. takes R. 16. B. to Q.'s Srd, 17. Kt. takes B. 18. R. to K.'s sq. (d) 19. Kt to K. B.'s sq. 20. B, takes B. 21. R. to K.'s 5th, 22. Kt to R.'s 2nd. 23. P. to K. R.'s 4th, 24. Kt to K. B.'s Srd. (ff) 25. Kt to Kt,'s 5th. 26. E, takes P, 27. Kt takes Kt. 28. R. takes P. (h) 29. R. to K. Kt's 5th. 80. Q, to Q B.'s sq, 81. Q, to K. B.'s sq. 82. Q. to Kt's 2nd. (i) 83. K. to E.'s 2nd. morphy's games of chess. 25 (e) "Well played. (/) The game at this point is an even one, though extremely diflBcnlt for both players ; with correct play, it woxild probably have ended in a draw. (g) A"sad and unaccountable oversight, losing at once a pawn and the game. (h) E. to K. K. Kfs 5th would perhaps have proved better, but the game was altogether beyond recovery. (i) Had White played E. to K.'s 5th, Black must have won through his Pawns. GAME XI. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. SICILIAN DEFENCE. WHITE. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B"s 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 4. Kt takes P 5. Kt to Q Kt's 5th 6. Kt to Q's 6th (eh.) 7. Q takes B 8. Q to K Kt's 3rd (a) 9. Kt to Q B's 3rd 10. P to K's 5th 11. Q to K B's 3rd 12. P to K Kt's 4th 13. Q to K's 2nd 14. Q takes Kt 15. Q to Q E's 4th (ch.) 16. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 17. Q takes Q Kt P IS. Kt to Q's 5th 19. B to K Kt's 2nd («) 20. P to Q B"s 4th 21. Q to Q Kt's 4th 22. Q to K's 7th 23. Q to Q B"s 7th 24. Q takes Q 25. Kt to Kt's 6th (g) 2(1. P to Q B's 5th 27. P to Q Kt's 4th 28. Castles 29 K E to Q's sq 30. B lakes K Kt P 81. P t!. K E's 4th 32. E takes P 33. Kc to Q's 7th 34. P takers E 85. K to E's 2nd 86. B to K B's sq 37. KtoKcsHvd 3S. P to K l-Vs 4th 39. Kt to K's 5th (ch) 40. Kt takes P 41. Q E to K's sq 88. BLACK. Mr. M. P to Q B's 4th P to K's 3rd P takes P Kt to Q B's 3rd P to Q E's 3rd B takes Kt Q to K's 2nd Kt to K B's 3rd (&) P to Q's 4th Kt to K E's 4th P to K Kt's 3rd Kt takes K P (c) Kt takes P {d) P to K's 4th B to Q's 2nd P to Q's 5th Castles Q to Q's 3rd P to K's 5th (/) P to K B's 4th Q to K's 4th B to K's 3rd Q to K Kt's 2nd Kt takes Q Q E to Q Kt's sq Kt to K E's 4th K to B's 2nd P to K Kt's 4th K E to Q's sq {h) E to K Kt's sq E to K Kt's 3rd K E to K Kt's sq (i) E takes B E takes P Kt to K B's 5th E to E's 4th (ch.) Kt to Q's 4th P takes P 671 pas K to B's 3rd E to E's 3rd E to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 26 MORPHY S QAME8 OF CHESS. 42. K to B's 2nd 43. B to Q's 3rd 44. B takes P 45. K E to K B's 4th 46. E takes B. 42. Kt to Q B's 6th 43. B to Q's 4th 44. E to Kt's 2nd 45. B takes Kt Eesitrns. (a) P to K's 5th is also a good move here, and gives Blaclc a very con- strained position. (&) Tlie natural move, but, as the result proved, anything but advisable. (c) Tliis was a hazardous sacrifice, but Mr. Morpliy preferred making it before incurring the cramped game that he would have had if Kt had retreated to Kt's 2nd. {di As the piece was irretrievably lost, Mr. Morphy chose the wisest course in capturing the second Pawn. (e) This was the proper move. (/) The correct reply, threatening to win the piece if the Pawn were taken. ((/) Better tlian playing to Q B's 7th. (A) Q E to Q's sq. instead would have been preferable. (/) Had Black played E to Q Kt's 2nd, the following variation would probably have arisen. Thus: 32. Q E to Q Kt's 2nd 33. Kt to B's 4th 33. B takes Kt 34. E takes B 34. P to K E's 8rd 35. B to Q's 2nd 35. E to Q's 2nd 36. P to B's 6tli 3G. E takes B 87. P to B's 7th 37. P to K's 6th 38. P Queens 38. P takes P (ch.) 39. K to E's sq (best) (or A) 39. K to E's 2nd 40. K to K's sq (best) 41. K to Kt's sq 42. K. to B's 2nd, and wins. 40. K to E's 2nd 41. K to E's 3rd, winning. (A) 39. P to B's Sth, becoming a Kt (ch.) 40. Kt from B's Sth to Kt's 6th (ch.) 41. Kt to K's 7th (ch.) 89. KttoKt's6th(cb.) 40. P. to B's Sth, becoming a Kt (ch.) GAME XII. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. FEENOH OPENING. "VTHITE. Mr. M. 1. P. to K.'s 4th. 2. P. to Q.'s 4th. 8. P. takes P. 4. Kt. to K. B.'s 8rd. 5. K. B. to Q.'s 3rd. 6. Castles. T. Q. Kt. to B.'s 3rd. 8. K. Kt. to K. 5th. 9. P. to K. B.'s 4th. BLACK. Mr. L. 1. P. to K.'s 3rd. 2. P. toQ.'s4th. 8. P. takes P. 4. Kt. to K. B.'s 3rd. 5. Q. B. to K.'s 3rd. (a) 6. K B. to Q.'s 3rd. 7. P. to Q. B.'s 3rd. 8. Q. Kt. to Q.'s2nd. 9. Q. to Q. Kt.'s Sri MORPHT S GAMES OF CHESS. 27 10. Q. B. to K's 3rd. 11. K. B.'sP. takes B. 12. Q. to Q;.s 2(1. 13. Q. takes Kt. 14. Kt. to K.'s 2n(l. 15. Kt. to K. B.'s 4th. (c) 16. Q. R. to Q. Kt.'s sq. 17. K. B. toK.'s2nd. 18. Q. to Q Kt.'s 3rd. 19. Kt. to Q."s 3rd. 20. Kt. to Q. B.'s 5th. 21. Q. to R.-s 4th. {g) 22. B. takes Kt. 23. B. to R.'s 6th. (ch.) 24. B. to Kt's 7. (i) 25. B. takes Q. B/s P. (ch.) And Mr. L. abandoned the game, seeing K. B. takes Kt K. Kt. to Kt.'s 5th. Kt. tiikes Q. B. Q. takes Q. Kt.'s P. (5) Q. to Q. R.'s 6th. Q. to K.'s 2nd. Castles Q.'s R. {d) Kt, to Q. Kt's 3rd. Q. R. to Q.'s 2nd. Kt. to Q. B.'s 5th. {e) R. to Q. B.'s 2nd. (/) P. to Q Kt's 3rd. P. takes Kt. (/i) K. to Q.'s 2nd. K. E, to Q.'s sq. {h) that the Q., at least, is lost (rr) Not so good as K. B. to Q.'s 3rd at this juncture. (&) Very dangerous play, as it must, at least lose a great deal of time; the move lost being more valuable than the Pawn gained. (c) Threatening to take the B., and then win the Q. by playing out tho K. B. with check. {d) Better to have moved the P. to Q. Kt's 3rd. (e) This is not a good move. (/) To have played the Kt to Q.'s 7th would have been useless, as "White would, in reply, move Q. to R.'s 4th ; and, if Kt then t.ikc R., White takes E. P. with Q.,'and will either mate or win back a Rook with an irresistible position. {g) Better first to have taken Kt. with B., as Black could not then have played next time his P. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd without the R.'s taking it at once. (h) If Black here take B. with P., White would have decidedly the best of the battle by taking the Q. Kt's P. with R. {i) Very correctly played, as usual. (Jc) Suicide. Q. to K.'R.'s 5tli would have much prolonged the game. GAME XIII. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. peteoff's defence. WHITE. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4 2. K to K B's 3rd 3. Kt takes P 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. P to Q's 4th 6. K B to Q's 3rd 7. Castles 8. P to Q B's 4th 9. P takes P 10. Kt to Q B's 3rd 11. P takes Kt 12. Q E to K B's 4tb 13. B takes B 14. Kt to Kt's 5th 15. P to Q B's 4th (a) BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 3rd 4. Kt takes P 5. P to Q's 4th 6. K B to K's 2nd 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8 Q B to K's 3rd 9. Q B takes P 10. Kt takes Kt 11. Castles 12. K B to Q's 3rd 18. Q takes B 14. P to K B's 4th 15. B takes K Kt's P 28 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. K takes B P to K B's 4th P to Q's 5th P to K E's 4th K R P takes P Q to K B's 3rd 22. Q to Kt's 3rd 23. P to Q B's 5th 24. K B to B's 4th 25. B to Kfs 3rd 26. Q E to K's sq 27. Q E to K's 6th 23. P takes E 29. P takes Kt 30. E to Q's sq 31. B takes E 82. B to B's 3rd 33. P to K Kt's 6th 34. Q to K's 5th 35. K to E's 3rd 86. Q to E's 5th 37. Q to E's 4tli (ch.) 38. K to Kfs 3rd 39. Q to K E's Sth (cf) 40. K to B's 2nd 16. QtoKKt'sSrd 17. P to K E's 3d 18. Kt to Q's sq 19. P takes Kt 20. Kt to K B's 2nd 21. KttoE's3rd(&) 22. Kt to B's 2nd 23. Q E to Q's sq 24. P to Q Kt's 4th 25. P to Q E's 4th 26. K E to K's sq 27. E takes E (c) 28. K t.) B's sq 29. P to E's 5th 80. E takes E 31. Q to Q B's 3rd (ch.) 82. Q takes B P 83. Q to Q's 3rd 34. Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 35. Q to Q's 6th 36. K to K's 2nd 37. K to Q's 2nd 38. Q to Q's 8rd 39. Q takes P (ch.) 40. Q takes B P. Drawn game. (a) From this point Mr. Lowenthal plays extremely well np to move 38. lb) This loses Mi-. Morphy two moves, and in consequence he gets a lost' game. (c) There is nothing better for him to do. {d) Once more does Mr. L. make one of those unaccountable mistakes which characterize his match play. Q to Kt's 4th must have won the game in a few moves. GAME XIV. Between Morphy and Lo"^entlial. EUY ROPEZ knight's GAME. WHITE, Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. B to Q Kt's 5th 4. B to E's 4th 5. P to Q's 4th 6. P to K's 5th 7. Castles 8. K B takes Kt 9. Kt takes P 10. Kt takes Kt 11. Q to K's 2nd 12. Kt to K B's 3rd 13. Kt to K's 4th (c) 14. B to K's 3rd 15. Q takes B 16. Kt lo Kt's 3rd ((f) BLACK. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P to Q E's 3rd (a) 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. P takes Q P 6. Kt to K's Sth 7. K Kt to Q B's 4th (&) 8. Q P takes B 9. Kt to K's 3rd 10. B takes Kt 11. K B to B's 4th 12. Q. to K's 2nd 13. P to K E's 3rd 14 B takes B 15. B to K B's 4th 16. B takes Q B P MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 29 17. P to K B's 4th 18. P to K's 6th (e) 19. Kt takes B 20. P takes P (ch) 21. Q to K R-s 3rd 22. Q R to K's sq 23. R to K's 5th 24. K R to K's sq 25. R takes R 26. Q to K Kt's Srd (ch.) 27. P to K R-s 3rd 23. Q to K"s 3rd 29. K to R's 2nd 80. Q to K's 2nd 81. R to K's 6tli 8-2. Q to K R"s 5th (gr) 33. P to Q Kt's 3rd 84. R takes Q R P 85. Q takes B P (ch.) 86. Q takes Q fob.) 87. RtoQR's'5th 88. P to K Kt's 4th 17. PtoKKt'sSrd 18. B to K B's 4th 19. P takes Kt 20. K takes P 21. Q to K B's 3rd 22. K R to K's sq 23. K to Kt's 3rd (/) 24. R takes R 25. R to Q's sq 26. K to R's 2nd 27. R to Q's 2nd 28. P to Q Kt"s 3rd 29. P to Q B's 4th 80. Q to K Kt's 3rd 31. QtoKfs2nd 82. R to Q's 4th 83. P to Q Kt's 4th 34 R to Q's 3rd 35. Q to Kt's 3rd 86. K takes Q 37. R to Q Kt's 3rd 38. P to Q B's 3rd. And after a good many more moves, White's P's on the K's side carried the day. (a) This and the following more Mr. L. considers to constitute the only true defence, the Ruy Lopez attack. (b) The only move at this point of the s&xne. (c) Threatening to play B to K Kt's 5th. (d) The best move ; Black loses too much time hy taking the Q B's P. (e) Admirably played; threatening to win a piece by Q to Q B's 3rd. (/) The only move. (g) From this point "White's game seems won by force. GAME XV. Bet-n^een Morphy and Harr-w^itz. LRREGTJLAR OPENmG-. BLACK. Mr. H. 1. P to Q's 4th 2. P to Q B's 4th 8. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 4. Q B to K B's 4th (a) 5. P to K's 3rd 6. K Kt to K B's 3rd 7. P to Q R's 3rd S. K P takes P 9. K B takes P 10. K B to Q's 3rd 11. Castles V2. Q B to K's 5th 13. Q to K's 2nd 14. Q B to K Kt's 8rd 15. K R to K's sq 16. Q to K's 4th 17. Q Kt takes Kt ■WHITE. Mr. "M.. 1. P to K's 3rd 2. P to Q's 4th 8. K Kt to K B's 3rd 4. P to Q R's 3rd 5. P to Q B's 4th 6. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 7. Q B P takes Q P 8. Q P takes P 9. P to Q Kt's 4th 10. Q B to Q Kt's 2nd 11. K B to K's 2nd 12. Castles 13. K Kt to Q's 4th 14. K to R's sq 15. K B to K B's 8rd 16. P to K Kt's 3rd 17. Q takes Kt 80 MORPHY 8 GAMES OF CHESS. Q takes Q Kt to K's 5th Kt takes Kt Q R lo Q ii's sq Q B to Q's 6th Q B to K's 5th P to K B's 4th K to K B^s 2nd K to K's 3rd {d) E takes K E to Q B's 5th K B P takes B P to Q E's 4th {e) B takes Q E P E to Q Kt's 5th E to Q Kt's 6th K to Q's 2nd B takes B E to Q Kt's 5th E takes Q P P takes P E to Q B's 5th K to K's 2nd P to Q's 5th E to Q B's 6th E to K B's 6th P to Q's Cth (ch.) P to K's 6th E takes P (ch.) P to Q's 7th E to Q's 6th E takes P E to K Kt's 5th K to K B's 3rd K to K Kt's 3rd K to K Kt's 4th P to K Kt's 3rd E to K E's 5th And White 18. P takes Q 19. Q E to Q"s sq (6) 20. Q B takes Kt 21. Q E to Q B's sq 22. K E to K Kfs sq 23. K to K Kt's 2nd (c) 24. Q B to Q's 2ad 25. P to K E's 3rd 26. Q E takes E 27. E to Q B's sq 28. K B takes B 29. B to K's 8rd SO. P takes P 81. E to Q Kt's sq 32. E to Q's sq (/) 33. E to Q E's sq 34. B to Q B's sq 85. E takes B 86. E to Q E's sq 87. P to Q E's 6th 38. E takes P 39. K to K B's sq 40. K to K's 2nd 41. K to Q's 2nd 42. P to K E's 4th 4:^. K to K's 2nd 44. K to K's sq 45. P takes P 46. K to K B's 2nd 47. E to Q E's sq 48. K to K's 2nd 49. K takes P 50. E to K E's sq 51. K to K's 8rd 52. P to K E's 5th (ch.) 53. P to K E's 6th 54. K to K B's 3rd abandoned the game. (a) A favorite move of Mr. Harrwiiz, though decried by the chief au- thorities. (&) Had he taken the Q's Pawn, Bhick would have won at least the ex- change by moving Kt to Q's 7th. (c) Fearing to "take the Bishop lest Black should obtain an entrance with the Eook. ((/) All this is exceedingly well played by Black. ( 11. K to K's 2nd 12. P to Q R's 3rd 13. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 14. P to K R's 3rd 15. Kt takes B 16. P takes Kt 17. K to K B's sq 18. Kt takes R 19. R to Q Kt's sq 20. P to K Kt's 3rd 21. K to K's 2nd 22. K to K B'a sq 36 MORPHTS GAMES OF CHESS. 23. K to Q B's 2nd 24. K to Q Kt's 3rd 25. K to Q R's 4th 26. P to Q Kt's 4th 27. E to K-s 3rd 28. B to Q's 5th 29. P to K E^s 4th 80. K to Q Kt's Brd 31. E to K B's Srd 32. P to Q E's 4th 33. B takes Kt 34. K to Q B's 4th 35. K to Q Kt's 5th 86. Q B P takes P 37. K takes P 38. K to Q E's 5th 39. E to Q's Srd (ch.) 40. E takes Q P 41. E to Q's 4th (ch.) 42. K takes E 43. P to K B's 4th 44. P to Q E's 5th 45. P to Q E's 6th 46. P to Q E's 7th 47. P Qneens (ch.) 48. Q to K B's 3rd 23. Kt to Q B's 2nd 24. Kt to K's 3rd 25. P to Q Kt's Srd 26. K to K's 2ad 27. K to Q's 2nd 28. P to K E's 4th 29. E to K's sq 30. E to K Kt's sq 31. K to K's 2ud 82. P to Q E's 4th 33. K takes B 34. P to K Kt's 4th 35. P takes Q Kt P 36. P takes K E P 87. E to Q Kt's sq (ch.) 38. K to Q's 4th 39. K to Q B's 5th 40. E takes Q Kt P 41. K takes E 42. P to K B's 4th 43. K to K's 6th 44. K to K B's 7th 45. K takes Kt P 46. P to K E's 6th 47. K to K Kt's 8th Aj\d Black resigns, (a) (a) Staunton gives the following continuation : 49. Q to K Kt's 6th (ch.) 50. K to Q B's 4th 51. Q takes P, at K E's 5th 52. K to Q's 5th 53. Q takes Q (ch.) 54. K to K's 5th, and wins. 48. P to K E's 7th 49. K to E's sq 50. P to K E's 5th 51. K to Kt's sq 52. P to K E's 8th (queens) 58. K takes Q GAME XXI. Between Morphy and Harrwitz. lEEEGULAE OPENINa. BLACK. Mr. H. 1. P to Q's 4th 2. P to Q B's 4th 3. Kt to Q B's Srd 4. B to K Kt's 5th 5. P to K's Srd 6. B to Q's Srd 7. K Kt to K's 2nd 8. B takes Kt 9. Castles 10. Q to Q's 2nd 11. P to K B's 4th 12. P to Q's 5th 13. P takes P 14. Q E to E's sq -WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K B's 4th 2. P to K's Srd 3. Kt to K B's Srd 4. B to K's 2nd 5. Ciistles 6. P to Q Kt's Srd 7. B to Q Kt's 2nd 8. B takes B 9. Q to K'a 2nd 10. P to Q's 3rd 11. P to Q B's 4th 12. Kt to Q E's Srd 18. Q takes P 14. B to K E's 5th MORPHY^S GAMES OF CHESS. 37 15. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 15. Q to K Kt's 3rd 16. Kt to Q's 5th 16. Q B takes Kt 17. P takes B 17. B takes Kt IS. P takes B IS. Kt to Q B's 2ad 19. K to B's 2nd 19. Q E to K's sq 20. R to K Rs sq 20. R to K's 2nd Ul. R to K R's 4th 21. Q to K B's 2 ad 22. B to K's '2nd 22. Kt to Ks sq 23. Q to Q's 3rd 23. Kt to K Bs 3rd 24. B to B's 3rd 24. P to K Kt's 3rd 25. R to K's 2nd 25. K R to K's sq (a) 26. P to Q Kt's 3rd 26. Q to K Kfs 2nd 27. R to K R's sq 27. P to K R's 3rd 25. K to Kt's sq 2S. P to K Kfs 4th 29. P takes P 29. P takes P 30. B to K R's 5th 80. Kt to K's 5tli 81. R to K"s sq 31. R to K B's sq 82. B to B's 3rd 82. Kt takes P 83. R to K R-s 3rd 33. Q to K's 4th (b) 84. R to K R's 6th 84. P to K Kt's 5th 35. B to Q's sq 85. K to Kt's 2nd 86. R to K R's 4th 86. R to K Rs sq 37. R takes R 87. K takes R 85. B to Q B's 2nd 38. R to K R's 2nd (c) 39. Q to Qs 2ud 39. Q to Q Kt's 7th {O) 40. R to Q's sq 40. R to K R's Sth Cch.) 41. K to B's 2nd 41. R to K B's Slh (ch.) (e) 42. K takes Kt 42. Q to K's 4th (ch.) 43. K to R's 4th 4-3. Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) 44. K to Kt's 3rd 44. Q to K's 4th (ch.) Drawn by perpetual check. (a) A singular variation would have arisen if White had played P to K Kt's 4th, e. g. : 25. P to K Kt's 4th 26. P takes P (best) 26. Kt to K's 5th (ch.) 27. K to Kfs sq 27. Kt takes P at Kfs 3rd 28. R to K's sq (best) 2S. Q to K Kfs 2nd ■with a fine game. (ft) White has now a Pawn ahead, and so superior a position as to render victory almost a certainty. (c) Mr. Morphy plays all this with his usual ability. (d) Threatening to win the Queen. (e) The main feature of Mr. Morphy's play is, that it is so free from mis- takes. This, however, was evidently an oversight, and throws away a gama •which would have been won with ease had he taken Rook with Rook. GAME XXII. Between Morphy and Harrwitz. philtdok's defence. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. H. 1. KP2 2. KKttoB'sSrd 3. QP2 4. PtokeaP 1. KP2 2. QPl 8. Q B to Kt's 5th (O) 4. B takes Kt 38 MORPHY 8 G^MES OF CHESS. 5. Q takes B 6. K B to Q B's 4th 7. Q to Q Kt's .3rd 8. B takes K B P (cli.) 9. Q B to Kt's 5th 10. K B to E's 5th 11. B to K irs 6th (ch.) 12. B to K B's 3rd 13. Q to Q B\s 4th 14. Q to K-s 2nd (c) 15. Q B to K's 3rd 16. Q Kt to Q's 2nd IT. Castles (Q E) 18. K Kt P 1 19. B to K Kt's 2nd 20. K E to K B's sq 21. K B P 2 22. Q Kt P 1 23. P to K B's 5th (d) 24. K Kt P 1 25. B to K B's 3rd (e) 26. Kt to Q Kfs sq (/) 27. Q to K B's 2nd 28. K Kt P 1 29. P to K B's 6th (cb.) 80. P to K B's 7th 31. P takes Kt (ch.) 32. B takes Kt 33. Q to K's 2nd 34. Kt to Q's 2nd 35. B to K Kfs 4th 36. Kt to K B's 3rd 37. K E P 2 38. E takes E 39. Q to Q B's 4th 40. Q to K's 6th 41. K to Q'ssq 42. Kt to Q's 2nd 43. Ktto Q B's 4th 44. Q to Q's 5th 45. P takes Q 46. E to K B's 3rd (i) 47. Q B P 1 {k) 48. P takes P 49. K to Q B's 2nd 50. K to Q B's 3rd 51. B to K's 6th (0 52. Q Kt P 1 53. P to Q Kt's 5th 54. P to Q Kt's 6th 55. B to Q B's 8th 56. P to Q Kt's 7th 57. Kt takes Q P 58. Kt to Q Kt's 5th 59. P to Q's 6th (ch.) 5. P takes P 6. Kt to K B's 3rd (6) 7. K B to Q's 3rd 8. K to K B's sq 9. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 10. K Kt P 1 11. K to K's 2nd 12. Q Kt to Q B's 4th 13. QKtP2 14. Q Kt to K's 3rd 15. Q E P 1 16. K to K B's 2nd 17. Q to K's 2nd IS. K E to Q Kt's sq 19. Q E P 1 20. Q E P on 21. Q E P 1 22. K to K Kt's 2nd 23. Kt to K B's sq 24. Q to K's sq 25. Q to Q B's 3rd 26. Q Kt P 1 ((7) 27. Q Kt to Qs 2nd 28. K Kt home 29. K to K E's sq 80. Kt to Q B's 4th (h) 31. K takes P 32. B takes B 83. Q to K's 3rd 84. K to K E's sq 35. Q to K's 2nd 36. K E to Q's sq 87. E to Q's 3rd 33. P takes E 89. E to K B's sq 40. B to K's 6th (ch.) 41. Q to Q B's 2nd 42. B to K B's 5th 43. Q to Q B's 4th 44. Q takes Q (ch.) 45. E to Q's sq 46. K to K Kt's 2nd 47. E to Q Kt's sq 48. E takes P 49. K to B's sq 50. E to Q Kt's 4th 51. E to Q B's 4th 52. E to Q B's 2nd 53. K to K's 2nd 54. E to Q Kt's 2nd 65. E to Q Kt's sq 66, K to Q's sq 57. K to K's 2nd 55. KEPI And Harrwitz surrenders game and match ; feeling, we presume, that having only won two games against five, further resistance were hopeless. Nevertheless, Harrwitz ought to have played out the last two games, if only in compliment to his opponent. morphy's games of chess. 39 (a) Bad opening; but Harrwitz staggers under defeat like a drunkea man, and seems to" say, " It's all oue !" (&) Better defend with Queen. (c) Morphy has a clear Pawn ; hut his foe is well in the field, and great caution is necessary. He preserves his game with •wonderful talent, and this game is a le-son as to how to hold an advantage. {cf) Morphy's favorite ailvance of K B P. (e) Prepariiisr to pubh K Kt P. (/) To restrain Q from Q B"s 3rd. Ig) His attack is spoiled by his own Pawns in-front. (A) If he play Kt to K's 2nd, you answer B to K Kt's 4th. (i) Quiet, but good. The student hardly sees the mode in which this Book is now played to break up opponent. {k) Now we see why Eook was played up. (Z) Morphy will not give away even half a chance. GAME XXIII. Between Morphy and Harrwitz. Preliminary game played wliile the terms of the above match were under discussion by the seconds. ALLG-AIER GAJIBIT. WHITE. Mr. H. P to K's 4th P to K B's 4th K Kt to K B's 3rd P to K E's 4th K Kt to K's 5th K B to Q B's 4th P takes P P to Q's 4th K B to Q Kt's 5th (ch) P takes P P takes P Q takes K Kt P (ch.) Q B takes P Q Kt to Q B's 3rd B takes B Q B to K Kt's 3rd Castles (on K's side) Q 11 to Q's sq B takes Q Kt K E to K's sq Q to K B's 3rd Q to Q's 3rd Q to Q Kt's 5th P to Q's 5th B to K B's 2nd Q to her 3rd (a) Q takes Kt K to B's sq Kt to K's 2nd Q E to Q's 3rd P takes B Kt to K B's 4th BLACK. Mr. M- 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 8. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P to K Kt's 5th 5. K Kt to K B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. K B to Q's 3rd 8. K Kt to K E's 4th 9. P to Q B's 3rd 10. Castles 11. Q B takes P 12. K Kt to Kt's 2nd 13. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 14. B takes K Kt 15. P to K B's 3rd 16. Kt to Q K's 3rd 17. Q K to Q's sq 18. K to E's sq 19. B takes B 20. Q B to his sq 21 . B lo Q Kt's 2nd 22. Q E to Q's 2nd 23. Q to her sq 24 Kt to K B's 4th 25. K E to K Kt's sq 26. Q E to K Kt's 2nd 27. E takes P (ch.) 28. B to Q E's 3rd (ch.) 29. Q to Q's 3rd 30. B takes E 81. Q E to K E's 7th S2. Q E to K E's 8th (ch.) 40 morphy's games of chess. 83. K to K^s 2nd 84. Kt to K's 6tli 85. E to Q B's sq 86. P to Q Kt's :3rd 87. Q takes K B P (ch.) 38. K to K's 3id {b) 89. K to K's 2nd 40. Q takes R 41. E to K Kt's sq (ch.) 42. E to K Kt's 2ud 43. K to B's 3rd 44. K to Kfs 3rd 45. Q takes R 46. Q to Q E's Sth (ch.) 47. Q takes Q E P (cb.) and wins, (a) The attack obtained, though tremendous in appearance, hardly war- rants such a sacrifice as this. (b) Curiously enousjli he has nothing better to do ; he cannot take the Bishop on account of the threatened mate; and the check witli his Queen at her Kt's 2ad, or of the Eook at K Kt's 6th, is equally unavailing. 83. Q R to K E's 7th 84. K E to K Kt's 3rd 35. Q to Q Kfs sq 36. K R to K Kt's 7th 37. K to Kt's sq 38. R to K E's Cth (ch.) 39. E takes B (ch.) 40. E to K E's 7th 41. K to E's sq 42. Q to K's 4th (eh.) 43. Q takes Q P (ch.) 44. E takes E (ch.) 45. Q takes Kt 46. K to Kt's 2nd GAME XXIV. Between Morphy and Barnes in consnltation against Staunton and "Alter'' (Owen,) in consultation. philidoe's defence. WHITE. Messrs. S. & A. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 4. P takes K P (&) 5. Kt to K Kt's 5tb 6. P to K's 6th 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd (c) 8. K Kt takes K P 9. Q to K E's Sth (ch.) 10. Q to K's 5th n. B takes Kt 12. E to Q's sq 13. Q to Q B's Tth 14. Q takes Q Kt P (e) 15. P to K B's 3rd 16. Q takes E IT. Kt to K's 4th 18. B to K's 2nd 19. Castles 20. Kt to Q B's 5tb 21. K to E's sq 22. E to Q's 4th 23. E to K's 4th 24. K E to Q's sq 25. E to K E's 4tb 26. Q takes Kt 27. Q to K E's 2nd 28. E to Q's Tth BLACK. Messrs. M. & B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 8. P to K B's 4th (a) 4 K B P takes P 5. P to Q's 4th 6. Kt to K Es 3rd 7. P to Q B's 3rd 8. P takes Kt 9. P to K Kt's 3rd 10. E to K Kt's sq 11. B takes B 12. Q to K Kt's 4th ((^ 13. B takes P 14. P to K's 6th 15. Q to K's 2nd (/> 16. K to K B's 2nd 17. B to K B's 5th (ff) IS, K to K Kt's 2nd (h} 19. Q to Q B's 2n 23. K to K E's sq 24. Q to K Kt's 2nd 25. B takes E 26. B to Q E's 3rd 27. B takes B 28. Q to K B's Srd 41 29. Kt to K's 4th 29. B to Q B's 5th 80. Kt to K B's 6th 30. P to K's 7th SI. E to K's 7th 31. Q to Q B^s 8th (ch.) 3-2. Q to K Kt's sq 32, Q takes Q (ch.) 33. K takes Q 83. P to K's 8th, becoming a Queen (ch.) 34. E takes Q 34. B takes E And the White allies resigned. (a) This is a move that was favored by Philidor, but one that we consider to be hazardous. (b) We believe that B to Q B's 4th leads to a more powerful attack, Tho following analysis of that move is given in the ditFerent handbooks : 4 B to Q B's 4th 4. P Uikes K P 5. Kt takes K P. and whether Black play 4 P takes Kt or 4 P to Q's 4th, "White gains an undeniable advantage by Q to K E's 5ih (ch.) (c) The following train of play here is recommended by the best authori- ties, and we are of opinion that it gives White a game far superior to that they gain by the move in the text. 7. P to K B's 3rd 7. B to K's 2nd (best) 8. P takes P 8. B takes Kt 9. Q to K R's 5th (ch.) 9, P to K Kt's 3rd 10. Q takes B 10. Q takes Q 11. B takes Q 11, Kt to K Kt's 5th 12. P takes P, &c. {d) They might also have played Q to K's 2nd, but the square chosen was much the better, preventing Kt takes K P. (e) Had Kt taken K P, the following variation would, probably, have arisen : 14. Kt takes P 14. Q to K's 2nd 15. E to Q's Sth (ch.) 15. Q takes E (he may also play K to B's 2nd with a good game.) 16. Kt to Q's Gth (ch.) 16. Q takes Kt 17. Q takes Q 17. K to K B's 2nd remaining with a full equivalent for the lost Queen. (/) With the view to imprison the Queen if she capture the Eook, Ig) This was necessary to prevent the liberation of Queen by Q to Q Kt's 7th, &c. (/i) This was farsighted and prudent; had they attempted to gain Queen by Q to Q B's 2nd, the variation following will show that they would have lost the game: IS.' Q to Q B's 2nd If 19, B to K's 4th And if 19. BtoKE'sSrd 20. E to Q's 7th (ch.) If 20. B takes E 21. Q takes E (ch.) K takes Q 22. Kt to B's 6th (ch.) K to B's 2nd (i) After this move White's game • 19. P to K Kt's 3rd Kt to Q E's 3rd (best) 20. Kt to Kt's 5th (ch.), &c. 20. Q to Q Kt's 7th, liberating Q 20, Q takes E 21, B to Q B's 4th (ch.), winning theR 23. Kt takes Q B takes Kt 24, B takes Kt with the exchange ahead- m indefensible. 42 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESSc GAME XXV. Between the same players in consultation. lEEEGTJLAE OPENING. Kessrs. M. & B. white. Messrs. S. & " Alt." 1. P to Q's 4th BLACK 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 8. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 4. P to Q's 4tb 5. K B to Q's 3rd 6. Q B to K's 3id 7. K Kt to K B's 3r(3 8. Castles 9. Q to K's 2nd 10. Q B to K Kt's 5th 11. Q Kt to K's 4th 12. Kt takes Kt (ch.> 13. Q to K's 4th 14. Q to K R's 4th 15. Kt takes B 16. P to Q B's 3rd 17. Q Pv to K's sq IS. P to K B's 4th 19. Q to K R's 3rd 20. Q R to K's 5lh 21. K R to K's sq 22. P to K Kt's 4th 23. B to K's 4th (&) 24. P takes K R P 25. B to K B's 2nd 26. B takes Kt 27. Q takes K R P 28. K to K B's 2nd 29. Q to K R's 4th 80, Q to K Kt's 3rd 81, P to K B's 5th (d) 82, Kt to K"s 4th (dis. ch, S3, Kt to K B's 6th (ch.) 84. Q takes Q 85. Kt takes R 36. P to K R's 4th 87. K to K's 3rd 38. K to Q's 2nd 89. Q R to K Kt's 5th (g} 40, K R to K B's sq (ch.) 41. Q R to K Kt's 8th 42, P to K R's 5th 43. K R to K B's 2nd {h) 44. K R to K R's 2nd 45, Q R to K R's Sth 46. Q R to Q R's 8tb 47, R takes Q R P 48, R to Q Kt's 7th 49, K takes Q Kt P (ch.) 50. P to Q R's 4th 51. Q R to K's 6th 62. P to Q E'8 5th And, is » fsw moves, White resigned. 2, Q takes P 3. Q to Q's sq 4 KKttoKB's3rd 5. Q Kt to Q B's Srd 6. P to K's 3rd 7. K B to Q's 3rd 8. Castles 9. P to Q Kfs 3rd 10. Q B to Q Kt's 2nd 11. KB to K's 2nd 12. B takes Kt 13. P to K Kt's 3rd 14. B takes B 1.5. P to K R's 4th 16. Q to K B's 3rd 17. Kt to K 2nd 15. Kt to K B's 4th 19. K R to Q's sq 20. Q R to Q's sq 21. Kt to K Kt's 2nd 22. P to Q B's 4tli (a) 23. B to Q R's 3rd 24. Kt takes P 25. P takes Q P 26. P takes B 27. Q to K Kt's 2nd 28. Q to K B's 3rd (c) 29. B to Q's 6th 80, B to K Kfs 3rd 81, B takes P 82, Q to K Kt's 3rd 83, K to B's sq 84 B takes Q (e) 85. K takes Kt 86. P to Q's 6th 87. K to K's 2n(l 88. R to Q's 3rd (/) 89. K to K B's 3rd 40. B to K B's 4th 41. R to Q's 4th 42. R to K's 4tb 43. K to K's 5th 44. B to K R's 2nd 45. K to K Kfs 2nd 46. K to K R's 3rd (i) 47. R to K B"s 5th 48. P to K B's 3rd 49. P to K B's 3rd 50. P to K's 5th 61. R to K B's 6tb morphy's games of chess. 43 (a) Instead of this attacking move, White might have obtained a safe, though somewhat crowded game, by playing Q E to Q's 4th. (b) Had tliey played the more forward game of 28. P takes P, or B to Q Kt's 5th, many striking variations would have arisen. Suppose: 23. P takes Q B P 23. Q takes K B P 24. B to Q Kt's 5th 24. P to K B's 3rd (Better than E to K's 2nd). 25. B takes K (best) 26. B to K B's 7 th (oh.) 27. Q to K's 3rd (best) 28. Q takes Q 29. Kt takes K P SO. B takes Kt 25. P takes R 26. K to R's sq 27. RtoQ's7tta 23. P takes Q 29. Kt takes Kt 30. P to K B's 6th And White must win. Again: 23. B to Q Kt's 5th 24. B to K's 2nd 25. P takes K E P 26. B takes Kt 27. Q takes P 28. K to Bs 2nd 29. E to K Kt's sq 23. K E to K's 2nd 24. P takes Q P 25. Kt takes P 26. P takes B 27. Q to K Kt's 2nd 28. P takes P (If 29. Kt to K B's 3rd, White may play 29. E to Q's 7th (ch.), and win.) 29. E to Q's 7th (ch.) 80. K to K's sq, or K's 3rd 80. K E to Q's 2ad And White have a winning game. Again : 23. B to K's 2nd 23. P takes Q P 24. P takes K E P 24. Kt takes P 25. B takes Kt 25. P takes B 26. Q takes P 26, Q to K Kt's 2nd (&c., as in the preceding variation.) (c) If 28. P takes Q B's P, then follows 29. Kt to K's 4th, &c. (d) Very cleverly played. (e) It is questionable whether taking the Queen with the Bishop Is the better play. (/) White imprudently play to win through the strength of their centra pioneers: by adopting the obvious course of K Eook^to Book's square they could have drawn the game easily. {g) The coup juste, preventing the threatened advance of White's K B's Pawn, and thus rendering their last move of E to Q's 3rd abortive. (/i) White have now no longer a chance of retrieving the game, (0 Bad, but they had nothing better left If 45. E to Q E's 5th, then 46. P to K E'3 6th (ch.), &c. 44 morphy's games of chess. GAME XXVI. Between Morphy and Boden. RUY LOPEZ. ■WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. B 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K Ks 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. B to Q Kf s 5tli 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q B's 3rd 4. Q to K's 2nd 5. Castles 5. P to K B's 3rd (a) 6. P to Q's 4th 6. B to Kt's 3rd 7. Kt to Q R's 3rd 7. Q Kt to Q's sq 8. Q Kt to Q B's 4th 8. Q Kt to K B's 2nd 9. Q Kt to K's 3rd 9. P to Q B's 3rd 10. Q Kt to K B's 5th 10. QtoKB'ssq 11. K B to Q E's 4th 11. P to K Kt's 3rd 12. Q Kt to K's 3rd 12. P to Q's 3rd 13. P to Q's 5tb 13, Q B to Q's 2nd 14. P takes P 14. P takes P 15. Q Kt to Q B's 4th 15. Q R to Q B's sq 16. P to Q Kt's 3rd 16. Q B to K's 3rd 17. Q to Q's 3rd 17. Q to K's 2nd 18. Q B to R's 3rd 18. B takes Kt 19. Q takes B 19. K to B's sq 20. Q R to Q's sq 21. Q R to Q's 3d 20. P to Q B's 4th 21. K Kt to R's 3rd 22. K to R's sq 22. K to Kt's 2nd 23. Q B to Q B's sq 23. K R to K B's sq 24. K Kt takes Kt P 24. P to K Kt's 4th (jb) 25. P to K R's 3rd 25. K Kt to R's 3rd 26. K R to K Kt's sq 26. K to R's sq 27. K Kt to R's 4th 27. K R to K Kt's sq 28. Q R to K Kt's 3rd 28. P to K Kt's 4th 29. Kt to B's 5th 29. Kt takes Kt 80. P takes Kt 80. Q to Q Kt's 2nd (or • 81. K R to Kt's 2nd 31. P to Q's 4th 82. Q to K Kt's 4th 82. Kt to R's 3rd 33. Q to K R's 5th 83. Kt takes B P 34. K R to K B's 3rd 84. Kt to Kt's 2nd (c) 35. Q to R's Cth 85. B to Q's sq 36. K R takes P (d) 86. B takes R 37. Q takes B 87. Q R to K B's sq 38. Q takes K P 88. Q R to B's 4th 39. Q to K's 8rd 89. P to Q's 5tli 40. P takes P 40. Q R to Bs 6th 41. Q to K's 2nd 41. P takes P 42. Q B takes P 42. P to Q's 6th 43. Q to Q's 2nd 43. Q to Q's 4th 44. P to Q Kt's 4th 44. K R to K B (e) 45. Q B to R's Cth ^- 45. Q R takes R P (ch.) 46. K to Kt's sq 46. KR to KKfssq 47. Q B to Kt's 5th (/) 47. Q to Q's 5th {(i) 48. Q to K B's 4th 4S. Q to K R's Sth (ch.) 49. Q to Q B's sq 49. Q to K's 4th 50. Q B to R's 6th 50. Kt to K's sq 61. E takes R (ch.) 51. K takes E 62. K B to Kt'a 8rd (ch.) 62. K to E's sq MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 45 53. Q B to K B's 4tb 5i. Q B to Kfs Srd 55. Q to Q's sq 56. Q takes P 57. K to Kt's 2nfl. And after a few more mores the game \yas abandoned as drawn. 53. Q to K Kt's 2nd (ch.) 54. R to R's 4th (7i) 55. R to K"s 4th 56. R to K^s Sih (ch.) (a) This defence has recently come into favor with some of our best players, but its soundness not" having been sulficiently tested, we cannot pronounce with certainty on its merits. (b) Phwed Solely with the view of gaining an attack. (c) Kt to R's 5th would appear to gain the exchange, but such is not the case, as White takes the K B P, and" when Black captures, the Rook has the formidable move R to K B's 7th, ) 11. P to K Kt's 4th 12. Kt takes Kt 13. Kt to K's 5th 14. B to K's ;!iid 15. Kt takes Kt 16. Q B to K's Srd 17. Castles (Q R) 18. B takes R 19. P to Q li's Srd (cO 20. P to Q Kt's 4th 21. KtoB'sCnd 23. K to Kt's 2nd 23. P takes B 24. Q takes B BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 8. P to K B's 4th 4. P takes K P 5. P to Q's 4th 6. P to K's 5th 7. Kt to K B's Srd S. B to Q's Srd 9. Castles 10. Q to K's sq 11. Kt takes P 12. Q takes Kt 13. Kt to Q B's Srd 14. Q to K R's 6th 15. P takes Kt 16. Q R to Q Kt's sq (c) 17. R takes K B P IS. Qto QR's 6th Q takes Q R P Q to Q R's Sth (ch.) Q to Q R's 5th ( ch.) B takes Q Kt P R takes P (ch.) 24. Q takes Q (ch.) MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 25. K to B's 2na 26. B takes P 27. E to Q's 3rd (e) 2S. K to Q's 2nd 29. K to Q's sq SO. Eesi^ns. 25. P to K's 6th 26. B to K B's 4th (ch.) 27. Qto QB's5th(di.) 2S. Q to Q li's Tth ((.-h.) 29. Q to Q Kt's Sth (ch.) (a) P takes K P is the correct move here, and gives the first player the better game. (6) Taking Kt with either Bishop or Knight would have been playing Black's game. (c) Tlie key-move of a most masterly combination, of which we cannot speak too highly. The brilliancy and accuracy of the succeeding moves deserve the closest attention. (d) We see no other mode of averting the threatened danger. (e) Had the B been interposed, the check at Q B's 5th with Queen would have won the piece. GAME XXVIII. This game was played at Versailles, by Mr. Morphy, blindfold, against M. Chamouillet and the members of the Cercle des Echecs of that city in consultation : lEEEGIJLAB OPENING. WHITE. Mr. M. 1, P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 4th 8. P takes P 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. B to Q's 3rd 6. Castles 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. P takes P 9. B to K Kt's 5th 10. Q to Q's 2nd 11. Q R to Q's sq 12. K E to Ivssq 13. Qto K B's 4th 14. Q to K R's 4th 15. P to K Kt's 4th 16. P to K Es 8rd 17. P to Q E"s Srd 18. Q Kt to K's 2nd (&) 19. Kt to K B's 4th 20. Kt takes B (d) 21. E takes P 22. E takes P (ch.) (e) 23. Q takes P 24. Kt takes B 25. Q to K E's 6tl5 (ch.) 26. E to Kt's Sth (ch.) BLACK. M. C, &C. 1. P to K's 3rd 2. P to Q's 4th 3. P takes P 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. B to Q's Srd 6. Castles 7. P to Q B's 4th 8. B takes P 9. B to K's Srd 10. Kt to Q B's 3rd 11. B to K's 2nd 12. P to Q E's Srd 13. Kt to K E's 4th 14. P to K Kt's Srd 15. Kt to K B's Srd (a) 16. E to QB'ssq 17. E to K's sq IS. P to K E's 4th 19. Kt to K E's 2nd (c) 20. P takes Kt 21. B takes B 23. K to B's sq 23. E to Q B's 2nd 24 K E to K's 2nd (/) 25. K to K's so And White mates in three moves. MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. {a) Kt to K Kt"s 2nd appears a stronger more. (b) This Knight, -which for some time has occupied a comi useless position, now takes up a post where it promises to be higiily eli'ective. (c) A weak move ; hut "White's game was already a very superior one— the Knight has been admirably handled. (d) The correct move ; but one that, it would seem, the allies had alto- gether overlooked. (e) The deciding coup. (/) Had Black taken Kt with Kt, White would have easily won with Q to K R's 6th, &c. GAME XXIX. Between Morpliy and Kipping. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. K. ^. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's .3rd 3. B to Q B's 4 th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P S. P to Q's 5th 9. B to Q's 3rd 10. P to K R's 3rd 11. B to Q Kt's 2nd 12. Castles 13. Q to Q's 2nd 14. Kt to Q R's 3rd 15. K E to K's sq 16. K B takes P 17. B takes B IS. li to K's 4th 19. B to Q B's 3rd (h) 20. Kt to Q B's 2nd 21. Qto K Kt's 5th 22. Q R to K's sq 23. R takes R 24. Q to K Kt's 4th 25. R tn K's 6 th 26. Q Kt to Q's 4th 27. Q to K Kt's 6th 28. Q to K Kt's 3rd 29. Kt takes Kt 30. Kt to Q's Sth BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q Bs 3rd 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes P 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 8rd 8. Kt to Q R's 4th 9. P to Q's 3rd 10. Kt to K B's 3rd 11. Castles 12. Kt to K R's 4th (fl) 13. P to K B's 4th 14. Kt to K Kt's-6th 15. P takes P 16. Q B to K B's 4th 17. Kt takes B IS. Q to Q's 2nd 19. B to Q B's 4th 20. P to Q Kt's 3rd 21. Q R to K's sq 22. R takes R 23. P to K Rs 3rd 24. R to K B's 2nd 25. P to Q B's 3rd 26. P takes P 27. K Kt to K's 2nd 28. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 29. Q takes R 30. Q to K Kt's 3rd And White resigns. (a) A good movfi ; it frees the K B P, and threatens Kt to Zt's 6th or B's Sth, which might either of them be played with advantage. (ft) Kt to Q B's '2nd, and then B to Q B's 3rd, would certainly have been better play. 48 morphy's games of chess. GAME XXX. Consultation game played at the London Chess Club, between Messrs. Morphy, George "Walker, and Greena- way, against Messrs. Mongredien, Lowenthal, and Medley. BISHOP S GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. Morphy. 1. P to irs 4th 2. P to K B'3 4th 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes P 5. Kt to K B's 3rd (a) 6. P takes Kt 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 9. Q to K's 2nd (ch.) 10. Castles 11. Q to Q Kt's 5th 12. Q to Q"s 5th 13. Kt to K's 5th 14. B to Q's '2nd 15. Q to Q B^s 4th 16. Q E to K's sq 17. Kt to Q E's 4th 18. Kt to Q B's 5th 19. R to K B's 3rd 20. Pv to Q Kt's 3rd BLACK. Mr. Mongredien. 1. P to K's 4lh 2. P takes P 3. P to Qs 4th 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. Kt takes B 6. Q takes P 7. Q to K E's 4th 8. B to Q's 3rd 9. K to Q's sq 10. P to Jv Kfs 4th 11. P to K B's 4th (b) 12. Kt to Q B s 3rd 13. E to K B's sq (c) 14. Kt to K's 2nd 15. E to K B's 3rd 16. P to Q B-s 3rd 17. B to Q's 2nd {d) 18. B to Q B's sq 19. P to K Kfs 5th 20. P to Q Kt's 3rd (e) (a) The move recommended by the authors is Q to K B's 3rd. but we decidedly prefer the one in the text : it was first adopted by Herr Anders- sen. (b) Much better than moving P to K E's 3rd, as, in tliat case, White might have advantageously replied with Kt to K's 5th. (c) This move was necessary, as it prevented the Knight from being played to B's 7th, and brought the Eook into immediate and active opera- tion. (rf) Black miglit with perfect safety have played P to Q Kt's 3rd. The Wliite allies coukl not have ventured upon the 'capture of the Q B's P, as they would have subjected themselves to a strong and embarrassing attack. Thus: 3 17. P to Q Kt's 3rd '■■ 18. Kt takes P (ch.) IS. Kt takes Kt 19. Q takes Kt 19. P to K B's 6th 20. P to K Kt's 3rd (or A) 20. E to K E's 8rd 21. E to B's 2nd 21. E takes K Kt P, winning 20. Q takes K B P 21. K to B's 2nd 22. K to K's 2nd (best) 23. K to Q's sq (A) 20. Q takes E P (ch.) 21. Q to E's 5th (ch.) 22. B to E's 3rd (ch.) 23. E to K B's sq "With a fino attacking game. (e) At this point, owing to the lateness of the hour, the game was gireB up by mutual consent as a draw. It appears to us, however, that JBlacIi MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 49 have the better game, tinuation : Probably the following would have been its con- 21. Q Kt to Q's 3rd (or A) 22. B to K B's 4th (best). 22. P to K Kfs 3rd 23. Kt takes P 21. P toKB'a6th If 22. P to K B's 5th (If B takes P, then Q to E's 6th, winning.) 23. P to B's 7th (ch.) 24. K takes P 25. K to K"s 3rd 26. Kt takes Kt (best) 27. K to Q's 3rd 2S. K to B's 3rd 24. Q takes P (ch.) 25. Kt to Q's 4th (ch.) 26. Q to B's 7th (ch.) 27. B to B's 5th (ch.) 28. P takes Kt, and must win 22. B to Q Kt's 2nd With a fine game. 21. B takes P 22. Kt to B 7th (ch.) 23. Q takes Q 24. B takes B (A) 21. P takes Kt 22. Q takes Kt 23. E takes Q 24. P takes P With a Pawn ahead. GAME XXXI. Bet-ween Morphj and Barnes. ETJY LOPEZ OPENING. -v^HiTE. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. B to Q Kt's 5th 4 P to Q's 4th 5. P to K's 5th. 6. Castles 7. B to Q E's 4th 8. B takes Kt 9.*Kt takes P 10. Kt to Q B's 3rd (6) 11. B to K's 8rd 12. P takes P 13. Q to K's 2nd 14. K to K E's sq 15. Q to E Q's sq 16. P to K B's 4th 17. Kt to K B's 3rd IS. B takes Kt 19. Kt to K's 4th 20. Q Kt to K Kt's 5th 21. Q to Q B's 4th (ch.) 22. Kt to K B's 7th (ch.) 23. Q Kt to K's 5th 24. Kt takes B 25. Kt to K's 5th BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. Kt to K B's 3rd (a) 4. P takes P 5. Kt to K's 5th 6. P to Q E's 3rd 7. Kt to Q B's 4th 8. Q P takes B 9. B to K's 2ud 10. Castles 11. P to K B's 3rd 12. E takes P 13. E to K Kt's 3rd 14. B to Q's 3rd 15. Q to K E's 5th 16. B to K Kt's 5th 17. Q to K E's 4th 18. B takes B 19. B to Q Kt's 3rd 20. P to K E's 3rd 21. K to K E's sq 22. K to K E's 2nd 23. E to K B's 3rd 24. Q takes Kt 25. Q to K's Srd 60 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 26. Q to K's 4th (ch.) 26.-QtoKB'3 4tli 27. Q takes Q(ch.) 27. E takes Q 2S. P to K Kt's 4th 28. E to K B's 3rd 29. PtoKB's5th 29. E to K's sq (c) 80. Kt to K Kt's 6th 30. E to K's 7tU 81. E to Q's Slh 31. E tiikes Kt {d) 82. P takes Pv (ch.) 32. K takes P 33. E to Q's 7 th 33. E takes Q B P 34. K E to K B's 7th 34. B to Q's 5th 35. E takes Q B P 35. E takes Q Kt P 86. E takes Q Kt P 36. E takes Q E P 37. P to K E's 4th 37. P to Q R's 4th (e) 8S. P to K E's 5th (ch.) (/) 38. K to K Kt's 4th 39. E takes K Kt P (ch.) 89. K to K E's 5th 40. Q E to K's 7th 40. P to Q E's 5th And White resigns. (a) "Wo much prefer P to Q E's 3r(I, and then Kt to K B's 3rd. (&) P to K B's 4th would, perhaps, have been more attackinsr. (c) From this point to the end the game is conducted by Mr. Morphy in a very masterly style. ((/) Black's Edok and Bishop are so advantageously placed, that the sac- rifice of the Eook m-.is perfectly sound. (e) We beg our readers will bestow close attention on this move; it appears most unimportant, but is a link in the chain of the combination of high value, and brings the game to a speedy and successful termination. (/) Mr. Barnes was'evidently impressed with the idea that moving the King either to E's '2nd or Kf s 4th would be equally disadvantageous for Black, overlooking the effect of K to E's 5th, in case the latter move were adopted, whether the Bishop were exchanged for the Eook or not GAME XXXII. Between Morphj and Barnes. IREEGULAR OPENING. BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 4th 3. B to Q's 3rd 4. B to K's 3rd 6. Kt to Q B's 3rd 6. Kt takes P 7. KttoKE'sSrd 8. Q to K E's 5th (ch.) 9. Q to K E's 6th 10. Q to K E's 4th 11. Castles (K E) 12. P to Q B's 4th 13. P takes Kt 14. Q Kt to K Kfs 5th 15. Kt to K B's 3rd 16. Q takes Q 17. B to Q B's 2nd (o) 18. P takes P 19. Kt takes B 20. K £ to K's sq WHITE. Mr. B. P to K B's 3rd (a) P to K's 3rd Kt to K's 2nd P to Q's 4th P takes P Kt to Q's 4th B to K's 2nd 8. P to Kt's 3rd 9. B to K B's sq 10. B to K Kt's 2nd 11. Castles 12. Kt takes B 13. P to K B's 4th 14. P to K E's 3rd 15. P to K's 4th (fi) 16. E takes Q 17. P takes P 18. B takes P (ch.) 19. E takes Kt 20. KtoKB'8 2a4 MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 51 21. P to Q E's 5th 21. B to K's 3rd 22. Q E to Q-s sq 22. Kt to Q B's 3rd 23. K takes li 23. Kt takes R 24. B to Q E's 4th 24. T to K Kt's 4th 25. R to Q's sq 25. R to Q's sq 26. P to Q R"s 3rd 26. P to K B's 5th 27. Kt to K B's 2nd 27. Kt to K's 7th (ch.) 28. K to K B"s sq 2S. R takes R (ch.) 29. B takes R 29. Kt to Q's 5th 30. K to K's sq 30. K to K B's 3rd 31. K to Q's 2nd 31. Kt to Q Kt's 6th (ch.) 32. B takes Kt 32. B takes B 33. Kt to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 33. K to Kt's 3rd 34. P to K Kt's 3rd 34. P to K R's 4th 35. Kt to K B's 2nd 35. K to K B's 4th 36. K to Q B's 3rd 36. B to Q's 4th 87. K to Q"s 4th 37. P to Q B's 3rd 3S. P to Q Kt's 4th 3S. B to K Kt's 7th 39. P takes P 39. K takes P 40. P to Q R's 4th 40. B to K B's Sth 41. Kt to K's 4th 41. P to K R's 5th 42. Kt to Q's 2nd 42. B to K's 7th . 43. Kt to K's 4th 43. P to K Kfs 5tb 44. Kt to K B's 2nd 44. K to B's 6th 45. Kt to K's 4th 45. B to K B's Sth 46. K to K's 5th 46. B to Q's 6ih 47. Kt to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 47. K to K Kfs 7th 48. K to Q's 6th 48. K takes R P 49. K to Q Bs 7th 49. K to Kt's 6th 50. Kt takes Q Kt P 50. P to K R's 6th (d) And Black resigns. (a) Mr. Morphy is very ■n-ell acquainted with all the book openings, and Mr. Barnes, probably, adopted this unusual mode of defence, in order to at once throw his adversary on his own resources. (h) White might have won the piece here by P to K Kt's 4th, but thought, no doubt, that thereby his King would be too much exposed. The move in the text is a good one, and wins a clear Pawn. (c) This was compulsory. (d) Mr. Bai-nes conducted the whole game with both skill and prudence. GAME XXXIII. Between Morphy and Baucher. king's gambit. WHITE. Mr. B. BLACK. Mr. M. 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 2nd 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. Kt to K B's 3rd 6. Kt takes Kt P 6. Kt takes K P 7. P to Q's 3rd 7. Kt to Kt's 6th 8. B takes P 8. Kt takes R (a) 9. Q to K's 2nd (ch.) 9. Q to K's 2nd 10. Kt to B's 6th (ch.) 10. K to Q's sq 52 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 11. B takes Q B P (cb.) 11. K takes B 12. Kt to Q's 5th (ch.) 12. K to Q's sq 13. Kt takes Q 13. B takes Kt (p) 14. Q to K Kfs 4th 14. P to Q's 3rd (c) 15. Q to K B's 4th 15. E to K Kfs sq 16. Ktto Q B's 3rd 16. B to K's 3rd 17. B to K's 2nd 17. Kt to Q B's Srd 18. Castles IS. Kt to K Kfs 6th 19. B to K B's 3rd 19. Kt to K B's 4th (d) 20. P to Q-s 4th 20. Kt takes K E P 21. K to Kt 21. Kt takes B 22. P takes Kt 22. P to Qs 4th 23. Kt to Q Kt's 5th 28. R to Q B's sq 24. P to Q Bs 4th 24 K to Q's 2nd 25. P takes P 25. B takes P 26. Kt to Q B's 3rd 26. B to Q's 3rd 27. Q to K Bs 5th (ch.) 27. B to K's Srd 28. Q to Q Kt's 5tli 2S. K to B's 2nd 29. K to It's sq 29. B to Q's 2nd 80. Kt to Q"s 5th (ch.) 80. K to Kfs sq 31. Kt to B"s 6th 81. K R to Qs sq 82. P to Q's 5th (e) 82. Kt to K's 4th 33. Q to K's 2nd 83. B to K B's 4th 84. Kt to K's 4th 84 B takes Kt 85. P takes B 85. Kt to Q B's 5th 86. 11 to Q B's sq 36. P to Q Kfs 4tli (/) 37. P to K's 5th 87. Kt takes K P 88. Q takes P (ch.) 88. K to R's sq 39. KtoQ-ssq 89. R to Q B's 7th 40. Q to K's 6ih 40. P to K B's 4th 41. K to Kfs sq 41. R to Q B's 2nd 42. R to K B's sq 42. Kt to Q B's 5 th 43. R to K B-s 2nd 43. R to Q Kfs sq 44 P to Q Kfs 3rd 44. B to Q R's 6th And White resigns. (a) The line of play recommended hero is : 8. Q to K's 2nd (ch.) 9. B to K's 2nd 9. Q to Q Kfs 5th (ch.) 10. B to Q's 2nd 10. Q to Q Kfs Srd, &c. (h) This mode of play is not usual, but Black gains by it a full equivalent for his lost Queen, and as White cannot retard the development of Black's pieces on the right wing, the latter's game might be taken for choice. (c) R to K isalso an effective move. {d) The game of the second player is now well developed. His pieces are ready to act in combination, and he has the advantage both in force and position. (e) White prosecutes the attack with undeniable spirit and energy, and it might have proved successful against a less formidable antagonist." (/) B to K B's 4th might also have been played with advantage, aa Wliite would have incurred the loss of his Queen if he had ventured oa capturing the Knight MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 53 GAME XXXIV. Between Morphy and Journoud. SICILIAN DEFENCE. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Ml P to K's 4th 1. P to Q B's 4th P 10 Q"s 4th 2. P takes P Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to K's 4th K B to Q B's 4th 4. B to K's 2nd P to Q B's 3rd 5. P to Q's 3rd Q to Q Kt's 3rd 6. P takes P K B takes P (ch.) 7. K to B's sq Q Kt takes P 8. Kt to Q B's 3rd B takes Kt 9. E takes B Castles 10. Q to K's sq Kt to K Kt's 5th 11. B takes Kt B takes B 12. B to K's 3rd Kt to Q's 5th 13. P to K E's Srd P to K Bs 4th 14. Q to Q's 2nd P takes K P (dis. ch.) 15. K to K's sq Kt to Q B's 7 th (ch.) 16. Q takes Kt Q takes B (ch.) And Black resigns. GAME XXXV. The following game was played by consultation at tlie London Chess Club, between Messrs. Morphy and Mon- gredien (the President of the Club), and Messrs. Medley (the Secretary) and Herr Lowenthal : PHILIDOE's DEFENCE. WHITE. Medley & L. BLACK. Morphy & Mong. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K Bs Srd 2. P to Q's Srd 8. B to Q B's 4th 3. P to K B's 4th 4. P to Q's 4th 4. Kt to Q B's Srd 5. P takes K P 5. Q P takes P 6. Q takes Q (ch.) 6. Kt takes Q 7. Kt takes P 7. P takes P 8. Q B to Q's 2nd 8. K B to Q's 3rd 9. B to Q B's Srd 9. Kt to K B's Srd 10. P to K R's Srd 10. B to K's 3rd 11. Q Kt to Qs 2nd 11. Castles 12. Castles K R 12. Kt to Q's 4th 13. B takes Kt 13. B takes B 14. QKtto B's 4th (a) 14. P to Q Kt's 4th a>) 15. Kt takes B 15. P takes Kt 16. K Pv to Q's sq 16. P to K's 6th (c) 17. P takes P (d) 17. B takes K Kt's P 18. K takes B 18. P takes Kt 19. B takes P 19. Kt to Q B'8 3rd 54 20. B to Q's 4th (e) 20. Q K to K's sq (/) 21. K E to Q's 2ncl (gr) 21. Q R to K^s 3rd (h) 22. Q R to K's sq (i) 22. R to K Kt's 3rd (ch.) 23. K to R's 2nd 23. K R to K B's 6th 24. R to Kt's 2nd 24. Kt takes B 25. P takes Kt 25. R to K R's 3rd 26. R to K's 7th 26. K R takes P (ch.) 27. K to Kt's sq 27. R to R's Sth (ch.) 2S. K to B's 2nd 2S. R to K B's 3rd (ch.) 29. K to K's 2nd 29. R to B's 2nd 30. R to K's Sth (ch.) 80. R to B's sq And the game was, by mutual consent, abandoned as drawn. (a) The best line of play, threatening to take off the Bishop, which occu- pied so commanding a Diagonal, and giving Rook a free range, Avhen played to Queen's square. (h) This loses a valuable Pawn. They should have played Q B takes Kt, White, however, in any case, would have had a slight advantage. (c) The only move, and one that gave Black a chance to draw the game if it were not jiroperly opposed. (d) The AVliite allies did not sufficiently consider this move, otherwise they would not have missed the opportunity they had of securing a mani- fest advantage, as follows: 17. R takes B 17. P takes P (ch.) (best) IS. K to B's sq 18. P takes Kt 19. R takes P 19. R to Q B's sq If 19. Kt to Q B's 3rd 20. R takes Q Kt's P, and Black's K B P cannot be long maintained. 20. R takes Q Kt P 20. R to Q B's 2nd 21. Q R to Q's sq And Black's advanced Pawn must eventually be lost. (e) The correct move was B to K B's 4th, retaining the advantage of the Pawn with the better position. (/) "Well played. Taking prompt advantage of "White's last move. (g) The only move to avoid the loss of a Pawn. (h) Black might have immediately regained the Pawn by the following line of play, viz: 21. Kt takes B 22. P takes Kt (best) 22. R to K's 6th And then K R to K B's 6th; but they, probably, apprehended danger from the advance of the Queen's Pawn. (i) This, on examination, will be found the correct move. GAME XXXVI. Between Morphy and Barnes, philidoe's defence. WHITE. Mr. B. BLACK. Mr. M« 1. P to K's 4th 1, P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. P to Q's 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 8. P to K B's 4th 4. P takes K P 4. K B P takes P 5. Kt to Kt's 5th 5. P to Q's 4th 6. P to K's 6th 6. B to Q B's 4th 7. Kt to K B'a 7tli t. Q to K B's 3rd morphy's games of chess. 65 8. B to K's 3rd 9. BtoKKt's5th' 10. Kt takes E 11. B to Q B's 4th 12. Kt to K B's 7th 13. E to K B's sq 14. P to K B's 3rd 15. Kt to Q R's ord 16. B takes B 17. Q takes Kt (&) IS. Castles 19. B to Q Kt's 3rd 20. K to Q Kt's sq 21. Kt to K's 5th 22. Kt to Q's 3rd 23. Kt takes B 8. P to Q's 5th 9. Q to K B's 4th 10. Q takes B 11. Kt to Q B's 3rd 12. Q takes K Kt P 13. Kt to K B"s 3rd 14. Kt to Q Kt's 5th (a) 15. Q B takes P 16. Kt to Q's 6th (ch.) 17. P takes Q 18. B takes Kt 19. P to Q"s 7th (ch.) 20. B to Q B's 4th 21. K to B's sq 22. E to K's sq 23. Q takes E And "White resigns. (a) The last move of Mr. Barnes was highly objectionable, permitting Mr. Morphy to form this admirable combination, which places victory in his hands. (&) Tlie sacrifice of the Queen was forced as Black threatened B to Q Kt'a 5th (ch.) &c. GAME XXXVII. Between Morphy and Bird. EVANs' GAMBIT. -w^HiTE. Mr. M. blace:. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. K B to Q Bs 4th 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Qs 4th 6. P takes P 7. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Castles (a) 8. P to Q's 8rd 9. P to Q's 5th 9. Kt to Q E's 4th 10. P to K's 5th 10. Kt takes B 11. Q to Q E's 4th (ch.) 11. B to Q's 2nd 12. Q takes Kt 12. P takes P 13. Kt takes P 13. Q to K B's 3rd (6) 14. Kt takes B 14. K takes Kt (c) 15. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 15. K to K's sq 16. QB to K Kt'soth 16. Q to K Kt's 3rd (d) 17. Kt to Q B's 3rd 17. Kt to K B's 3rd IS. Q E to K's sq (ch.) 18. K to B's sq 19. Q to Q Kt's 4th (ch.) 19. K to Kt's sq 2ft. B takes Kt 20. Q takes B 21. Kt to K's 4th 21. Q to K Kt's 3rd 22. K to E's sq 22. P to K E's 4th 23. P to K B's 4th 23. P to K E's 5th 24 P to K Bs 5th 24. Q to K E's 4th 25. E to K B's 4th 25. P to K B's 3rd 26. Kt takes P (ch.) 86. P takes Kt 66 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 27. R to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 28. Q takes Q (ch.) 29. K to K's (3th 80. Q to K B's 4th 81. K to K's 7th (ch.), and wins. 27. Q takes R 28. K to B's sq 29. K to K R's 3rd 80. K to Kt's 2ud (a) Boden, in liis "Popular Introduction," has suggested B to QKfs 2nd here, a move well worthy the attention of the student A close examination of it has satisfied us that it is correct. (&) Tliis exposes Black to an immediate attack; the better move would have been K Kt to B's 3rd. (c) Taking the Hook with Queen would have been impolitic, for in that case the Queen would have been in danger of being captured. (d) If Black hnd ventured to take the Rook, he would have been mated in eight moves, as follows: 16. Q takes R 17. R to K's sq (ch.) 17. Kt to K's 2nd (best) 18. R takes Kt IS. K to B's sq 19. R takes P (ch.) 19. K takes R 20. Q to K's 6th (ch.) 20. K to B's sq 21. B to K's 7th (ch.) 21. K to K's sq 22. B to K B's 6th (dis. ch.) 22. K to B's sq 23. Q to K's 7th (ch.) 23. K moves. 24. Q mates. GAME XXXVIII. Between Morphy and Barnes. philidor's defence. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4 B to Q B's 4th (a) 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 7. B takes P 8. Q takes Q Kt P 9. Q to Q Kfs 5th 10. Kt to K Kt's 5th 11. Q to Q R's 4th (c) 12. Kt takes K P 13. Kt takes Kt 14. Q to Q B's 4th (ch.) 15. Cnstles 16. P to K B's 4th 17. B talces P 18. P to K R's 3rd 19. Kt takes R 20. Q to Ks 2nd 21. R takes Kt 22. Kt to Q B's 4th 23. P to Ks 5th 24. P to K B's 5th 25. Q to K Kt's 4th BLACK. Mr. B. P to K's 4th P to Q's 3rd P takes P B to K's 2nd (6) P to Q's 6th B to K's 3rd P takes B Kt to Q's 2nd 9. Kt to K B's 3rd 10. R to Q Kt's sq 11. Castles 12. Kt to Q B's 4th {d) 13. P takes Kt 14. K to K R's sq 15. Kt to K Kt's 5th 16. P to Q's 7th 17. Q R takes Q Kt P 18. R takes B 19. Kt to K's 6th 20. Kt takes R 21. Q to Q's 2nd 22. Q to Q Kt's 4th 23. B to K R's 5th 24. B to K's 2nd 26. Q to Q's 2ad MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 57 26. R to Q's sq (e) 27. Q takes Q 2S. R to Q's 7th 29. P to K's Gth 26. Q takes K B P 27. E takes Q 28. B to K B's sq And Black resigns. (rt) This mode of resolving the opening into a Scotch game is quite sound. Our readers may rememberthat it was adopted in one of the consultation games between Staunton and Lowenthal at the St. George's. (b) Kt to K B's 3rd is the correct play. (c) Keeping the Knight confined and powerless to defend the threatened King's Pawn. {ci) Under the circumstances this was the proper move. (e) Finely played ; the sacrifice of the Pawn and exchange of the Queens renders Black unable to stop the King's Pawn from Queening, excepting with the loss of a piece. GAME XXXIX. Between Morphy and Zipping. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. K. 1. P to Q's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. B to Q B's 4th 3. B to Q Bs 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. B takes P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q R's 4th 6. P to Q's 4th 6. P takes P 7. Castles 7. P to Q's 3rd 8. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 6. Q to K B's 3rd 9. P to K's 5th ' 9. P takes P 10. B to K Kt's 5th 10. Q to K B's 4th 11. Kt takes K P 11. Kt takes Kt (a) 12. R to K's sq 12. B to Q Kt's 3rd 13. P to K B's 4th 13. P takes P (dis. ch.) 14. K to E's sq 14. B to Q's 5th 15. Kt takes P 15. KtoB'ssq 16. Q R to Q's sq 16. Kt takes B (&) 17. Q takes Kt 17. B to K's 3rd (c) IS. Q takes B IS. P to K B's 3rd 19. Kt to K's 4th 19. P to Q Kfs 3rd (cZ) 20. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 20. Q to Q B's 4th 21. Q takes Q 21. P takes Q 22. R takes B 22. P takes B 23. P takes P 23. P to K Kt's Srd 24. P to K R's 4th 24. K to B's 2nd 25. R to K's 5th 25. P to K R's Srd 26. Kt to K's 4th 26. P takes P 27. Kt takes P (ch.) 27. K to B's Srd 2S. R to K's 6th (ch.) 28. K to B's 4th 29. R to Q's 5th (ch.) 29. K to B's 5th 80. R to K's 4th (ch.), and wins. (a) Black might have taken Kt with Queen without fear. Had White continued the attack (as he probably intended to have done) with B takes 3* 68 MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. K B's (ch.), K moves to Bishop's square, and the position In no wise com- pensates him for the loss of the piece. (6) If Black had played P to Q B's 4th, White would have captured B with E, and tlius gained an advantage. (c) Atteniptingto eave the Bishop would have cost the game at once. (d) Had Black taken the Bishop, White would have retaken the Pawn with Kt, and won without difficulty. GAME XL. Between Morphy and Medley. KING'S GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. Morphy. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 8. Kt to K B's 3rd 4. P to K R's 4th 5. Kt to K"s 5th 6. B to Q B's 4th (5) 7. P takes P 8. P to Q's 4th 9. Kt to Q B's 3rd (d) 10. Kt to K's 2nd 11. Q Kt takes P 12. Kt to R's 5th (f) 13. B to K Kfs 5th 14. P to Q Bs 3rd 15. Castles 16. R takes B (7t) 17. Q takes P 18. R to K 19. Q to B's Srd 20. B checks 21. P takes P 22. Kt takes P 23. B takes Kt, and wins BLACK. Mr. Medley. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P toK Kt's 5 th 5. Kt to K Bs 3rd (a) 6. P to Q's 4th 7. B to Q's 3rd 8. Kt to K K's 4th (c) 9. B to K B's 4th (e) 10. Q to K B's Srd 11. Kt to Kt's 6th l-,>. Kt takes Kt 13. B ciiecks {g) 14. Q to Q's Srd 15. K Kt to Kt's 2nd 16. Kt lakes R 17. Kt to K's 2nd IS. P to K R's 4th 19. R to R's 2nd 20. P to B's Srd 21. P takes P 22. Kt takes Kt (a) The old line of defence, and the one laid down in the books, is P to K K's 4th. It originated with Cozio, and was analyzed fally by Allgaier and Kieseretzky, and until lately was considered the best that could be adopted. Cozio, in hfs "II Giuoco deuli Scacchi," 1766, also recommends Q to K's 2nd here, and proves that Black thereby gets the better game. Salvio suggests B to K's 2nd, and Kieseretzky P to Q's Srd. Philidor, in his analysis, gave the move in tlie text, Kt to K B's Srd, and considered it led to an even game, but no great attention was paid to it by analysts. The following variation Avas given in the German Handbook, was repeated by Stauntoa in his Handbook, and accepted as satisfactory : 6. B to Q B's 4th 6. Q to K's 2nd 7. P to Q's 4th 6. P to Q's Srd 8. Kt takes K B P 8. Q takes K P (ch.) 9. Q to K's 2ud 9. Q takes Q (ch.) 10. K takes Q 10. P to Q's 4th And White has the better game. It was not until the match between Lowenthal and Harrwitz that di notice was taken of the move, Kt to K B's 3rd. The former played it ve MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 59 snccessfully asainst !iis opponent, and the opinion noTV entertained is that it furnishes the best defence against the attack. Staunton subiequently adopted it versus Heydebrand, and with success. (b) Kt takes K P is generally preferred. {c) We have elsewhere, in opposition to Mr. Staunton, wlio in the " Chess Player's Clironicle," vol. 1S53, f«l. 347, declares this the best move, given it as our opinion tliat Q to E's 2nd is the correct defence ; the Kt afterwards can be played to the K E's 4th with much greater effect. {d) A novelty, and one that deserves consideration. {e) It is questionable whether Black might not here have played Kt to Kt's 6th, with safety. Suppose : 9. Kt to Kt's 6th 10. B takes P (best) 10. Kt takes R 11. Q to K's 2nd 11. Q takes P (ch.) 12. K to Q's sq 12. Q to K B's 7th, With safe game. (/) Ingenious, and productive of a most interesting game. (g) We consider that Q to Kt's 2nd would have been better play. (A) All this is finely played by Morphy. GAME XLI. Between Morphy and Eiviere. RUY LOPEZ OPENING. WHITE. Mr. R. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. K B to Q Kt's 5th 4. K B to Q K's 4th 5. Kt to Q B's 3rd (a) 6. P to Q's 3rd 7. Q B to K's 3rd S. P takes B 9. Castles 10. B takes Kt 11. Q to K's sq 12. Kt to K K's 4th 13. Q R to Q's sq 14. P to Q's 4th 15. P to K K's 3rd 16. K to K B's 3rd 17. Q K takes P (&) 18. P to Q K's 4th 19. R to Q's 2nd 20. Kt to Q's 5th 21. P takes B 22. R to Iv'a 2nd 23. P to Q Bs 4th 24. R to K B's 4th 25. Kt to K B's 3rd 2G. Kt to Q's 2ud 27. Q takes Kt 28. Q to Q R's 5th 29. Q takes RP 80. B takes B BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P to Q Rs 3rd 4. Kt to K B's 3rd 5. KB to Q B's 4th 6. P to K R's 3rd 7. B takes B 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. Castles 10. P takes B 11. B to K's 3rd 12. P to K Kt's 3rd 13. Q to K's 2nd 14. Q R to K's sq' 15. B to Q B's 5th 16. P takes P 17. B to Q Kt's 4th IS. P to Q Bs 4th 19. B to Q B's 3rd 20. B takes Kt 21. Kt to K's 5th 22. Q to K's 4th 23. R to Q Kt's sq 24. K R to K's sq 25. Q to K Kfs 2ad 26. Kt takes Kt 27. R to Q Kt's 6th 28. P to K B's 4th 29. R takes Q Kt P SO. Q takes B 60 MORPHY 8 GAMES OP CHESS. 81. Q to Q B's 6th 81. R takes K P 82. Q takes Q B P 32. R to K's 8th (ch.) 83. K to It's 2nd 83. Q to K's 4th 84. Q to Q's Sth (ch.) 84. K to B's 2nd 8.5. Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 85. K to B's 3rd 36. Q to Q's Sth (ch.)(c) And the game was drawn. (a) This is not the correct move, it only gives Black the opportunity of bringing his K B into play. P to Q B's 3rd is the proper play. (6) Taking with the Pawn would have lost the Pawn at K's 4th. (c) This being the first game contested between tliese gentlemen, great caution was observed on both sides. Considering the antagonist to whom he was opposed, Mons. de Riviere deserves much credit for the able man- ner in which he gonducted his game. GAME XLII. Between Morpliy and De Riviere. EVANS' GAMBIT WHITE. Mr, M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 8rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. Castles 7. P to Q's 4th 8. P takes P 9. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 10. P to K's 5th 11. P takes Kt 12. P takes K Kt P 13. K R to K's sq (ch.) 14. P to Q's 5th 15. Q B to K Kt's 5th 16. P takes B 17. P takes P (double ch.) ^ 18. R to K's 7th (ch.) / 19. Q to K's sq » 20. Q R to Q's sq 21. QR takes Kt 22. Q to Q Kt'a sq (ch.) And Black surrendered. BLACK. M. de R. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 8rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. K B takes Kt P 5. K B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Q's 3rd 7. P takes P 8. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. K Kt to K B's 3rd 10. P to Q's 4th 11. P takes B 12. K R to K Kt's sq 13. Q B to K's 3rd 14. Q to K B's 3rd 15. Q takes Q Kt 16. Q to Q's 6th 17. K takes P IS. K to Kt's 3rd 19. Q to Q's 4th Kt to Q's 5th B takes R 21 GAME XLIII. Between Morphy and De Riviere. EYANS' GAMBIT. •WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. M. de R. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd S. K B to Q B's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 8rd S. KBtoQB's4tli MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 61 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. K B takes Kt P S. P to Q B's 3rd 5. K B to Q B'3 4th 6. Castles 6. P to Q's 3rd T. P to Q's 4tli 7. P takes P 8. P takes P 8. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. P to Q-s 5th 9. Q Kt to K's 2nd 10. P to Ks 5th 10. Q Kt to K Kt's 3rd 11. P to K"s 6th 11. P takes P 12. P takes P 12. K Kt to K's 2nd 13. K Kt to Kt's 5th 13. Castles 14 Q to K ll's 5th (a) 14. P to K E's 3rd 15. K Kt to K B'3 7th 15. E takes Kt , 16. P takes R (ch.) 16. K to E's 2nd 17. K B to Q's 3rd 17. Q B to K's 3rd 18. Q B to K Kt's 5th 13. QB takes douhledKBP 19. K E to K"s sq 19. K to Kt's sq 20. Q B takes K Kt 20. Kt takes B 21. Q to K Kfs 4th 21. Q to K B's sq 22. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd (&) 22. B takes K B P (ch.) 23. K to E"s sq 23. B takes R 24. R takes B 24. P to Q's 4th 25. R to K B's sq 25. E to Q's sq 26. Kt to Q Kt's 5th 26. P to Q B's 4th 27. Q to K Kt's 3rd 27. P to Q B's 5th 28. B to Q Bs 2nd 2S. Kt to Q B's 3rd 29. B to K Kt's 6th 29. E to Q's 2nd 80. B to K B's 5th 30. E to K's 2nd 81. Kt to Q's 6th 31. Q to Q Kt's sq 32. B to Q B's Sth 32. Kt to Q's sq 33. B to K B's 5th 33. P to Q Kt's 4th 34. B to K Kt's 6th 84 B takes B 35. Kt to K B's 5th 35. Q takes Q 86. Kt takes E (ch.) 36. K to E's 2nd 37. P takes Q 37. P to Q's Sth 38. Kt takes B 38. K takes Kt 39. P to Q E's 3rd 39. P to Q E's 4th (c) 40. Kt to Q B's 8rd 40. K to Kt's sq 41. R toKB's Sth 41. P to Q B's 6th 42. E to Q B's Sth 42. Kt to K's 4th 43. K to B's 2nd 43. Kt to Q B's 5th 44. K to K's 2nd . 44 P to Q B's 7th And White resigned. {a) The attack now seems irresistible ; but M. de Eiviere manages to re- pel it very cleverly. (&) Overlooking, apparently, the somewhat obvious purpose of Black's last move. (c) These are terrible Pawns now 62 morphy's games of chess. GAME XLIV. Between Morpliy and Boden. feUT LOFEZ knight's GAME. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's Srd 3. B to Q Kt's 5th 4. P to Q B's 3i-d 5. Castles G. P to Q's 4th 7. Kt to Q E's 3rd 8. Q Kt to Q B's 4th 9. Q Kt to K's Srd 10. Q Kt to K B's 5th 11. K B to Q R's 4th 12. Q Kt to K's Srd 13. P to Q's 5th 14. P takes P 15. Q Kt to Q B's 4th 16. P to Q Kl's ord 17. Q to Q's Srd IS. Q B to R's 3rd 19. Q takes B 20. Q R to Q's sq 21. QR to Q's 3rd 22. K to R's sq 23. Q B to Q B's sq 24. P to K Kt's 4th 25. P to K R"s 3rd 26. K R to K Kl's sq 27. K Kt to R's 4th 28. Q R to K Kt's 3rd 29. Kt to B's 5th 30. P takes Kt 31. K R to Kt's 2nd 32. Q to K Kt's 4th S3. Q to K R's .5th 34. K R to K B's Srd 35. Q to R's 6tli 86. K R takes P 37. Q takes B 8S. Q takes K P 39. Q to K's :^rd 40. P takes P 41. Q to K's 2nd 42. Q B takes P 43. Q to Q's 2nd 44. P to il Kt's 4th 4\ Q B to R's 6th 46. K to Kt's sq 47. Q B to Kt's 5th 45. Q to K B's 4th 49. Q to Q B's sq 50. Q B to E's 6th 61. E takes E (ch.) BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's Srd 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. Q to K's 2nd 5. P to K B's Srd 6. B to Kt's Srd 7. Q Kt to Q'.s sq 8. Q Kt to K B's 2nd 9. P to Q B's Srd 10. Q to K Bs sq 11. P to K Kt's Srd 12. P to Q's Snl 13. Q B to Q's 2nd 14. P takes P 15. Q R to Q B's sq 16. Q B to K's Srd 17. Q to K's 2nd 18. B takes Kc 19. K to B's sq 20. P to Q B's 4th 21. K Kt to R's Srd 22. K to Kt's 'ind 23. K R to K B's sq 24. K Kt takes Kt P 25. K Kt to R's Srd 26. K to R's sq 27. K R to K Kfs sq 28. P to K Kt's 4th 29. Kt takes Kt 30. Q to Q Kt's 2nd (ch.) 31. P to K's 4th 32. Kt to R's Srd 83. Kt takes B P 34, Kt to Kt's 2nd 35. B to Q's sq 86. B takes R 37. Q R to K B's sq 8S. Q R to B's 4th 89. P to Q's 5th 40. Q R to B's 6th 41. P takes P 42. P to Q's 6th 43. Q to Q's 4th 44. K E to K B's sq 45. Q R takes R P (ch.) 46. K R to K Kt's sq 47. Q to Q's 5th 43. Q to K R's 8th (ch.) 49. Q to K's 4th 50. Kt to K's sq 51. K takes E morphy's games of chess. 63 52. K B to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 52, K to R's sq 53. Q B to K B"s 4th 53. Q to K Kt's 2nd (ch.) 54. Q B ti) KVs 3rd 54. K to E's 4th (ch.) 55. Q to Q"s t-q 55. K to K's 4th 56. Q takes P 56. K to K's 8th (ch.) 57. K to Kt's 2nd And after a few more moves the game was abandoned as di'awn. GAME XLV Between Morplij and De Eiviere &; Journoud, consulting together. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. The Allies. black. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. K B takes Kt P 5. K B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Q's 3rd 7. P t.^kos P 8. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. K Kt to K B's 3rd 10. Castles 11. P takes P 12. K Kt to Q's 4th 13. Q B to K's 3rd 14. P to K Ks 3rd 15. P takes Kt 16. K to E's .sq 17. K E to K B's 5th IS. KE takes Kt 19. Ktto Q's 5th 20. K E takes E 21. B takes B 22. Q to K Kt's 4th 23. E to K B's sq 24. P to Q B's 4th 25. Q to K's 2nd 26. Q to K E's 5lh 27. Q to K's 2nd 2S. E to K B-s 3rd 29. E to K B's sq 80. P to Q Kfs 4th 31. P to Q Kfs .5th 82. P to Q E's 4th 83. P to Q E's 5th 84. E to Q E's sq 85. E to Q Kt's sq 86. P to Q Kt's 6th 87. P takes P 88. P to Q Kt's 7th 89. E to Q's sq 40. P to K Kt's 4th 41. B to K B's 3rd 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. Castles 7. P to Q's 4th 8. P takes P 9. Q B to Q Kt's 2nd 10. Q Kt to Q's 2ud 11. P to K's 5th 12. P takes P 13. Q Kt to K's 4th 14. K Kt to Kt's 5th 15. K Kt takes B 16. Q to K Kt's 4th (a) 17. Q E to Q"s sq IS. Q takes K P 19. B takes Kt 20. Q E takes Kt 21. Q B takes E 22. E to K's sq 23. B to K B's 3rd 24. Q to Q B's 4th 25. P to Ks 6th (h) 26. Q to Q E's 4th 27. Q to Q B's 2nd 2S. Q to K Kt's 6th 29. Q to K's 4th 80. P to K Kt's 3rd 31. E to K's ?nd 82. B to K E's 5th 83. B to K E-s 7th 84. Q to Q B"s 2nd 35. Q to K's 4th 86. Q to Q's .^th 37. P takes P 38. B to K Kt's 6th 89. B to Q Kt's sq 40. Q to K B's 5th 41. Q to K Kt's 6th 64 MORPHT S GAMES OF CHESS. 42. Q takes E E P (cli.) 42. K to Kt's sq 48. Q to K Kt's Cth (ch.) 43. B to K Kt's 2nd 44. Q to K E's 7th (ch.) 44. K to B's sq 45. P to K E's 4th 45. Pv to Q's Sth (ch.) 46. K to Kt's 2nd 46. B to K B's 3rd 47. P takes P 47. B to Q's 5th 48. Q to K B's 5th (ch.) 48. K to Kfs sq 49. Q to K Kt's 6th (ch.) 49. K to E's sq 50. E to K's 4tli 50. Q to Q Kt's 2nd 51. P to K's 7th And Black surrendered. (a) Ycry well played. (&) Cleverly conceived. Inevitably lose. If Black venture to take the Bishop, he must GAME XLVI. Between Morphy and Barnes. philidor's defence. BLACK. Mr. B. P to K's 4th K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th Q takes P Q B to K's 8rd Q to Q's 2n(l K B to Q's 3rd Q Kt to Q B's 3rd Castles (K E) P to K E's 3rd P to K Kt's 4th K Kt to K E's 2nd P takes P P to K B's 3rd K to Kfs 2nd K E to K E's sq K Kt to K B's sq K Kt to Kt"s 3rd Q Kt to Q's 5th K Kt to K E's 5th (ch.) Q E to Q's sq K B to K's 2ud K to B's 2nd Q Kt takes K B Q takes Q P Q takes Q (ch.) (a) K Kt to K Kt's 3rd Q E to Q's 6th Q E to Q's 2nd P to K B's 4th Q B takes P Q B to K E's 6th K to K's 3rd Kt to K B's 5th •SVHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 3. P takes P 4. B to Q's 2nd 5. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 6. Kt to K B's 3rd 7. K B to K's 2nd 8. Castles 9. P to K E's 8rd 10. K Kt to K E's 2nd 11. P to K E's 4th 12. P takes P 13. Q Kt to K's 4th 14. P to K Kt's 4th 15. P to Q B's 4th 16. K to Kt's 2nd 17. K E to K E's sq IS. P to K B's 3rd 19. K Kt to K B's sq 20. K to B's 2nd 21. K Kt to K Kt's 8rd 22. K Kt to K E's 5th (ch.) 23. B to Q B's Srd 24. Q takes Kt 25. P to Q Kt's 3rd 26. K takes Q 27. K to B's 2nd 28. K to K's 2nd 29. K to B's 2nd 30. P takes P 81. K Kt to K Kt's 3rd 82. K E to K's 2nd 33. Q E to K E's sq K Kt to K's 2nd 84. morphy's games of chess. 65 S5. Kt tabes Kt 86. P to K Kt's 5th 87. K R to Q's sq 3S. Q U to Q's 6tli (ch.) 89. K B to Ks 5th (ch.) 40. Q B takes P (ch.) 41. KEtoKB'ssq(ch.) 85. K takes Kt 86. K to K's 8rd 3T. P takes P 88. K to B"s 2nd 89. K to K's 2nd 40, K to B'3 sq And wins. (a) Better, we believe, to have taken the K Kt with K E ; the attack then, appaj-ently, would have been quite ii-resistible. GAME XLVII. Between Morphy and De Kiviere. EUY LOPEZ KXIGHt's GAME. WHITE. Mr. de R. BLACK. Mr. 1 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q Kt's 5th 3. P to Q R's 3rd 4. K B to Q R's 4th 4. K Kt to K B's 3rd 5. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 5. K B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Q's Bid 6, P to K R's 3rd 7. Q B to K's 3rd 7. B takes B 8. P takes B 8. P to Qs 3rd 9. Castles 9. Castles 10. B takes Kt 10. P takes B 11. Q to K's sq 11. B to K's 3rd 12. KKttoKE's4th 12. P to K Kt's 3rd 13. Q R to Q's sq 13. Q to K's 2nd 14. P to Q's 4th 14. Q R to K's sq B to Q B's 5th 15. P to K R's 3rd 15. 16. K R to K B's 3rd 16. P takes Q P 17. Q R takes P 17. B to Q Kt's 4th IS. P to Q R-s 4th IS. P to Q B's 4th 19. Q R to Q-s '-2nd 19. B to Q B's 3rd 20. Kt to Q's 5th 20. B takes Kt 21. P takes B 21, Kt to Ks 5th 2-2. Q R to K's 2nd 22. Q to K's 4th 23, P to Q B's 4th 23. Q R to Q Kt's sq 24. K R to K B's 4th 24. K R to K's sq 25. Kt to K B's 3rd 25. Q to K Kt's 2nd 26. Kt to Q's 2nd 26. Kt takes Kt 27. Q takes Kt 27. Q R to Q Kt's 6th 23. Q to Q R's 5th 28. P to K B's 4th 29. Q takes Q R P 29. Q R takes Q Kt's P 80. R takes R 30. Q takes Q 81. Q to Q B's 6th 81. R takes P 82. Q takes P at Q B's 7th 82. R to K's Sth (ch.) 83. K to R-s 2nd 83. Q to K's 4th 84. Q to Q's Stli (ch.) 85. Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 84. K to B's 2nd 35. K to B's 3rd 86. Q to Q's 8th (ch.) 86. Q to K's 2nd 87. Q to K R's Sth (ch.) 87. Q to K Kt's 2nd 38. Q to Q's Sth (ch.) And the gai cao was drawn. 66 MORPHY S GAMES OP CHESS. GAME XLVIII. Between Morpliy and Paulsen. lEEEGULAR OPENING. WHITE. Mr. p. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. Kt to Q B's 8rd (a) 4. K B to Q Kt's 5th 5. Castles 6. K Kt takes P T. K Kt takes Kt (c) 8. K B to Q B^s 4th (d) 9. K B to K\s 2nd (/) 10. Kt takes Kt (g) 11. B to K B's 3rd 12. P to Q B's 3rd (h) 18. P to Q Kfs 4th 14. P to Q R's 4th 15. Q takes R P 16. RtoQR-s2nd(?) 17. Q to Q R's 6th (0 18. P takes Q 19. KtoR'ssq 20. R to Q's sq («) 21. K to Kt's sq 22. K to K B's sq 23. K to Ki's sq 24. K to R's sq 25. Q to K B's sq (o) 26. R takes B 27. R to Q R's sq 28. P to Q's 4th BLACK. Mr. M. 1, P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. Kt to K B's 3rd 4. K B to K B's 4th 5. Castles 6. R to K's sq (5) 7. Q P takes Kt 8. P to Q Kt's 4th (e) 9. Kt takes K P 10. E takes Kt 11. R to K's 3rd 12. Q to Q"s 6th 13. B to Q Kt's 3rd 14 P takes R P 15. B to Q's '2nd (i) 16. Q R to K's sq {k) 17. Q takes B (7?i) 18. R to K Kt's 3rd (ch.) 19. Q B to K R's 6th 20. B to K Kt'.s 7th (ch.) 21. Q B takes P (disc, ch.) 22. B to Kt's 7th (ch.) 28. B to R's 6th (disc, ch.) 24. K B takes K B P 25. B takes Q 26. R to K's 7th 27. R to K R's 3rd 28. B to K's 6th And White resigns. This was the sixth game between these players In the fourth section of the Grand Tournament of the American Chess Congress. (a) This Fcems to be a favorite opening with Mr. Paulsen. The move, though a safe one, is not likely to lead to interesting positions. (?;)" Better than 6. Kt takes Kt, in which case White would advance 7. P to Q's 4th, regaining the piece with tiir- better position. (c) By retreating"7. Kt to Q's Srd, White might have preserved his Pawn, but tbe'cramped situation of his game would have amply compensated Black for his loss. (d) Indirectly protecting his King's Pawn, for suppose 8. Kt takes K P 9. Kt takes Kt 9. R takes Kt 10 B takes K B P (ch.) and White keer>s his Pawn, since if 10. K takes B, White wins the Rook by 11. Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) (e) Black might also have plaved S Kt to K Kt's 5lh. if) If 9. B to O Kt's 3rd 9. B to K Kt's 5th 10. Q to K's sq 10, P to Q Kt's 5th with a decided advantage. 67 12. P takes P 13. K to B's sq ( 20. K to R's sq 21. Q to Q B's sq 22. Q to Q Kt's 2nd 23. Q to Q B's sq 24. Q to K B's 4th 2;-,. Q to K B"s 3rd 26. K takes R 27. R takes B (e) 28. Q to K R"s 3rd 29. P to K B's 3rd 30. K to K R's sq SI. B to Q B's sq 32. B to K B's 4th S3. B takes Q B F 84. K to K Kt's sq (g) 35. Q to K R's 2ud (/»> 36. B to Q Kfs Sth (i) S7. K to K B's 2nd 38. K t9 K's sq 39. Q to K R's 3rd (j) 40. K to K B's 2nd 41. P takes Kt (k) 42. K takes Kt BLACK. Mr. M, 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's ord 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 6. B to Q R's 4th 6. P takes P 7. Q to K B's 3rd («) 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. B to Q Kt's 3rd 10. P takes P n. Q to K Kt's 3rd 12. Q B to K's 3rd 13. K Kt to K's 2nd 14. B P takes B 15. Castles (with K P.) 16. Q R to Q's sq 17. K R takes K Kt (&) IS. Q R to Q's 6th 19. R takes Kt 20. B to Qs 5tli 21. R to Q B's 6th 22. R to K Kt's 6th 23. R takes K Kt P 24. Kt to K Bs 4th 25. R takes K R P (cb.) (d> 26. B takes P (cli.) 27. Kt takes R 28. Kt to K R's 5th 29. Q to Q B's 7th (ch.) SO. Kt to K B's 4th 31. Q to K's 7th 82. Kt to Q's 6th 83. P to K's 4th (/) 84. Kt to K B's 5th 85. Q to Q B's 5th ' Kt to K's 7th (ch.) Q to Q's 5ili (ch.) 3S. Kt (from KB's4th)toKt'a 6th 89. Q to Q B's eth (ch.) 40. Kt to K's 5th (ch.) 41. Q takes Q 42. Q to K Kt's 7lh (cb.) And Black wins. (a) Decidedly better than 7. Q to K's 2nd. (6) Unexpected but quite sound ; Black must win two pieces for the Kook. (c) If 19- Q to Q B's 2nd 19. R takes B If 19, Kt to K R's 4th 19. R takes Q 20. Kt takes Q 20. E takes B Winning easily. {d) The game is rendered still more lively by thia sacrifice ; we think, too^ 87. MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 11 that Black's superiority in force and position enabled him to make it with safety. (e) Compulsory; othermse mate ensues in a few moves. (/) Black might have won the exchange by 33. Kt to K B'sTth (ch.) The move in the te.vt, liowever, is decidedly preferable. {g) If 84. Q takes Kt U. Q takes R (ch.) 85. K to K s 2ud 35. Q to K B's 7th (ch.) 86. K to It's sq (A) 36. Q to K K's 5th (ch.) 37, K to Kt"s 2nd If 37. K to Kt's sq, Black mates in two moves. 37. Kt to K B's 5th (ch.) And "White must now capture the Knight with Queen or be mated in three moves. (A) 36. K to R's 8rd 86. Kt to K B's 5th (ch) Here again White must take the Knight or mate follows in four moves. (A) If 85. Queen to Knight's 4th, Black wins the Queen by 35. Pawn to King's Book's 4th. (i) Evidently the only sqitare for the Bishop, (j) His best move under the circumstances. (k) If 41. King takes Knight, Queen mates at Queen's 7th, and if 41. King to Knigiit's'''2nd, Black checks with Knight at King's Bishop's 5th, winning with ease. GAME LII. Between Morphy and Liclitenhem. peteoff's defence. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B's 3rd 8. K B to Q ii's 4th 4. Q Kt to B's 3rd 5. B takes P 6. B to Q Kt's 3rd 7. P to Q's 8rd 8. P to K R's 8rd 9. Q B to K's 3rd 10. Q to Q's -Ind 11. P to K Kt's 4th 12. Q R P takes Kt 13. K R to Kt's sq 14. Q Kt to K's 4th 15. P to K Kt's 5th 16. Kt to K R's 4lh 17. Q to K's 2nd IS. P to K B's 4th (d) 19. B to Q's 4tli (ch.) 20. Kt to K B's 5th (e) 21. Kt to K R's 6lh (ch.) 22. Castles 23. P takes B 24. P to K's 5th g5. B takes B BLACK. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B's 3rd 3. Kt takes P 4. P to Q's 4th (a) 5. Kt to K B's 3rd 6. K B to Q's 3rd 7. Castles 8. P to K R's 3rd 9. Q Kt to B's 3rd 10. Q Kt to R's 4th (6) 11. Kt takes B 12. Q B to Q's 2nd 13. Kt to K R's 2nd 14 K to K R's sq 15. P to K R's 4th 16. P to K Kt's 3rd 17. Q B to Q B's 3rd (c) 18. P takes P 19. K to Kt's sq 20. R to K's sq 21. K to B's sq 22. B takes Kt 23. Q to K's 2nd 24. B takes P 25. QtakesB 72 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS, 26. R to Q'8 7th (/) 26. Q to K Kt's 2nd Ig) 27. Q to Q B's 4th 27. R to K's 2nd 28. R takes R 28. K takes R 29. R to K's sq (ch.') And Black resigns. This Game was the second in the Third Section of the Grand Tourna- ment of the American Chess Congress. (a) Unusual, but appears to be good. (&) Well played. (c) He should not have abandoned the command of his Queen's Bishop's diagonal (S) At once taking advantage of Black's erroneous move. (e) The only move ; if 20. P takes Kt, White wins immediately by 21, Kt to K B's 6th (eh.), followed by Q takes K R P. (/) The winning move. (fir) We see no better move. If , 26. K to Kt's 2nd 27. R takes K B P (ch.) 27. K to R's sq 28. R to K B's 8th (ch.) If Black play 28. R takes R, then White 29. Q takes Q (ch.), and wins. If 28. Kt takes R, then 29. Kt checks at B's 7th winning the Queen, there- fore 28. K to Kt's 2nd 29. R to Kt's 8th (ch.) 29. R takes R 30. Q takes Q, and wins If Black 26. Kt takes Kt P. then White 27. R takes Kt. If Black 16. Q to K B's 4th, then White 27. Q to Q's 3rd. GAME LIII. Between Morphy and Lichtenhein. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4 B takes Kt P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. Castles 6. Kt to K B's 3rd (a) 7. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P 8. P takes P 8. B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. P to K's 5th (fi) 9. P to Q's 4th 10. P takes Kt 10. P takes B 11. P takes Kt P 11. R to K Kt's sq 12. R to K's sq (ch.) 12. Q Kt to K's 2nd 13. Q B to K Kt's 5th 13. Q B to K's 3rd 14 Kt to Q B's 3rd (c) 14 B to Q R's 4th 15. Q Kt to K's 4th 15. R takes Kt P 16. Kt to B's 6th (ch.) 16. K to B's sq 17. R to K's 5th 17. P to Q B's 3rd 18. B to K R's 6tl) 18. Kt to K B's 4th MORPHy's (JAMES OF CHESS. Id 19. R takes Q B {d) 20. Kt to K Kt's 5th 21. B takes R 22. Q to K B's Srd 23. R to Q's sq 24. Kt to Kt's 8th (ch.) 25. Q to B's Tth (ch.) 26. Kt to K B's 3rd 19. P takes R 20. K to K's 2nd («) 21. Kt takes B 22. Q takes Q P (/) 23. B to Q's Tth {g) 24. R takes Kt 25. K to Q's sq And wins. (a) Bad ; the correct move is 6. P to Q's 3rd, (6) 9. Q B to Q R's 3rd, although not usual, is equally good. ( R takes B K Kt takes B P {g) P takes R K to Q's 2nd Q to K's 2nd {h} K to Q's sq And Black resigns. (a) Losing time and therefore bad. B to K's 2nd was the coup Juste. (b) Faulty, like the check of Bishop at move sixth. He should have castled instead. (c) Not only a perfectly safe move, but one which gives White an im- mediate advantage. {d) A very feasible sacrifice, as an examination of the position will satisfy the reader. (e) Had Black captured the Bishop, White would have cheeked with Queen at K R's 5th. gaining a second Pawn in return for the sacrificed piece and speedily winning through the cramped situation of the Black forces, and the irresistible strength of his ovni passed centre Pawns. (/) After this move we think White's game won, from its nature. (g) By castling at this late stage of the game (an odd looking, but we think excellent jnove) Black might have maintained a fierce defence. The ulti- mate result, however, would have been the same. (A) Had Black interposed the Knight, he would have been mated in tw© moves. WHITE. Mr. M. 1 1. P to K's 4th 1. 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. 8. P to Q's 4th 3. 4. Kt takes P 4. 5. B to K's 3rd 5. 6. B to Q's 3rd 6. 7. P to Q B's 3rd 7. 8. Castles 8. 9. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 9. 10. K B to K's 2nd 10. 11. P to K B's 4th 11. 12. P to K's 5th 12. 13. P takes B 13. 14. B to Q^s 3rd 14 15. P to K Kt's 4th (c) 15. 16. P takes P 16. 17. K to R's sq 17. 18. Q R to Q B's sq 19. K B takes P (d) 18. 19. 20. B takes B 20. 21. P to K Bs 5th (/) 21. 22. R takes K Kt 22. 23. QtoKR's5th(ch.) 23. 24. Q to K B-s 7th (ch.) 24. 25. P to K's 6th (ch.) 25. 26. B to K Kt's 5th morphy's games of chess. 11 GAME LVIII. Between Morphy and Kennicott. SOOTOH GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. K. 1. P to K's 4th 2, Kt to K B's Srd 8. P to Q\s 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. Kt to K Kt's 5th 6. Kt takes K B P 7. B takes Kt (ch.) 8. Q to K E's 5th (ch.) 9. Q takes B 10. Q to Q Kt's 5th 11. Castles (rt) 12. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 13. B to K Kt's 5th 14. P to K B's 4th 15. P to K B's 5th 16. Q takes B P 17. B to K B's 6th (ch.) 18. Q to K B's 4th 19. B to K Kt's 5th 20. Q takes Q 21. P takes B 22. K to E's sq 23. E to K's sq 24. Kt to Q E's Srd (d) BLAOK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4 K B to Q B's 4th 5. Kt to K E's 3rd 6. Kt takes Kt 7. K takes B 8. P to K Kt's 3rd 9. P to Q's Srd 10. E to K's sq 11. E takes K P 12. E to K's Srd 13. Q to K's sq 14. K to Kt's 2nd 15. P takes P (&) 16. E to K Kt's Srd 17. K to Kt's sq 18. B to K E's 6th 19. Q to K's 6th (ch.) (o) 20. P takes Q 21. E takes B (ch.) 22. P to K's 7th 23. Kt to Q's 5th 24. Q E to K's sq And wins. (a) This is unquestionably the best move at White's command. The attack consequent upon its adoption is not as familiar to American players, we believe, as some others, springing from different variations of the same opening, and we are therefore induced to lay the present game before our readers. If 15. E to K's 4th (6) 16. K to E's sq (best) 16. P to B's 6th (ch.) 17. P to B's 7th And Black cannot save the game. (c) The winning move, forcing an exchange of Queens and Bishops, and enabling Black to preserve his Pawn and the better position. id) If 24. KttoQB'sSrd 25. E to K Kt's sq (best) 26. E takes E (ch.) (best) 27. E to K's sq (best) 24. Q E to K's sq (best) 25. E takes E (ch.) (best) 2(). K to E's sq (best) 27. E to K Kt's sq (best) And play as White may, Black wins the exchange and consequently the game. The above variation is very instructive, and shows the great accu- racy with which end games must be conducted. 78 MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS, GAME LIX. Between Morphy and Thompson. WHITE. Mr. T, 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. QtoQKt^3 3rd 8. Castles 9. P to K's 5th 10. P takes P (c) 11. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 12. B to Q Kt's 2nd 13. Q Kt to K's 4th 14. B to Q's 3rd 15. Kt to K E's 4th 16. Kt takes B 17. P to K B's 4th 18. E to K B's 3rd {d) 19. Kt to K Kt's 5th 20. Q takes Kt 21. K to K K's 3rd (/) 22. Q to Q Kt's 5th 23. Q takes Q Kt P 24. Kt takes R 25. R to K B's sq 26. P to K B's 5th 27. Kt to K B's 2nd 28. R to Q Kt's sq EVANS' GAMBIT. BLACK. Mr. M, 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4 B takes Kt P 5. B to Q E's 4th (a) 6. P takes P 7. Q to K B's 8rd (6) 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. P takes K P 10. P takes P 11. K Kt to K's 2nd 12. Castles 13. Q to K Kt's 3rd 14 B to K B's 4th 15. Q to K E's 4th 16. Kt takes Kt 17. K R to K's sq 18. Kt to Q Kt's 5lh {e) 19. Kt takes B 20. Q to K Kt's 3rd 21. R to K's 6th 22. R takes R 23. Q R to K's sq 24. B to Q Kt's 3rd 25. Kt to K's 6th 26. Q to K Kt's 5th 27. Q to K's 7th 28. Kt to Q's 8th {g) And "White resigns. (a) It has long been a mooted point among chess authorities whether this or 5. B to Q B's 4th be the better move. On the whole, we should be inclined to accord the preference to the latter, as leaving fewer modes of attack at the choice of the first player. (6) Black's best defensive move. (c) The usual, and undoubtedly the strongest move, is 10. R to K's sq. If 10. B to Q R's 3rd, Black's rejoinder is 10. K Kt to K's 2nd, and all attack is at an end. Let us examine 10. R to K's sq 10. B to Q's 2nd. "We think this move of the Bishop first occurred in a game played by con- sultation at the Chicago Chess Club; see Chess Montlily, August, 1857, p. 239. In the game alluded to, the defence committed the error of playing their Queen at move sixth to K's 2nd instead of K B's 3rd. But for that mistake, the move of 10. B to Q's 2nd, would, it appears to us, have given them the better game. The variations are very numerous, and our limited Bpace will only allow us to present the leading one. 11. Kt takes K P 12. B takes B P (ch.) 18. E takes Kt (ch.) (best) 11. Kt takes Kt 12. Q takes B (best) 13. Kt to K's 2nd MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 79 14. B to Q E's 3rd 15. E takes Kt (best) 16. P takes Q 14. Castles (with K K) 15. Q takes Q 16. P takes P And must win. id) If 18. Kt to Kt's 5th, Black's reply is 18. E to K's 6th. (e) It was of the utmost importance to get rid of White's King's Bishop, as with such a powerful auxiliary the attack planned by the £r8t player must have been irresistible. (/) It is apparent that "White would have lost a piece by capturing the Queen's Pawn ; thus ; 21. B takes P ^ 21. Kt takes B 22. Q takes Kt (if) 22. B to Q Kt's 3rd {g) This leaves "White no resource. If the Knight ia taken with BooK, Black mates in two moves. GAME LX. Bet-ween Morphy and Schulten* BUT LOPEZ knight's GAME. "WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K Bs 3rd 8. K B to Q Kt's 5th 4. P to Q B's 3rd 5. Castles 6. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P 8. P to Q's 5th 9. P to Q's 6th 10. B to K B's 4th (6) 11. Kt to Q B's 3rd 12. B to Q B's 4th 13. B to Q Kt's 3rd 14. Q B takes P 15. Q takes B 16. Q E to Q's sq 17. Q to K B's 4th 18. Kt to K's 5th 19. Q takes Q 20. Kt to K Kt's 4th 21. Kt takes K B P 22. P to K's 5th 23. E to Q's 3rd 24 Q Kt to Q's 5th 25. B takes Kt 26. E to K Kt's 8rd (ch.) 27. Kt to Q Kt's 6th 28. E to Q's sq 29. E to Q's 4th 80. K E to Kt's 4th (e) BLACK. 1/Lr. S. A. P to K'S 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th (a) 4 K Kt to K's 2nd 5. Castles 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Q Kt to Kt's sq 9. P takes P 10. B to Q B's 2nd 11. P to Q E's 3rd 12. P to Q Kt's 4th 18. B to Q Kt's 2nd 14 B takes B 15. P to K E's 3rd (c) 16. Kt to Q B's sq 17. Kt to Q Kt's 3rd 18. Q to K B's 3rd ((f) 19. P takes Q 20. K to Kt's 2nd 21. B to Q B's 3rd 22. P to Q E's 4th 23. E to K E's sq 24. Kt to Q B's 5th 25. P takes B 26. K to B's sq 27. E to Q E's 2nd 28. B to Q Kt's 4th 29. E to Q B'a 2nd And "White wins. (a) The defence known as the "Berlin Defence," beginning with 3. Ktto K B's 3rd, is recojmized as the best 80 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. (&) We are decidedly of opinion that this is much stronger and much more effective than the " book move" of 10. Q takes P. (c) Uncalled for. (d) Evidently the best on the board, bad as it looks. (e) Winning by force. This game lias certainly no claims to brilliancy, but illustrates the difficulty of a correct defence to the Ruy Lopez Game, White's tenth move certainly appears to be an improvement on that given in the leading treatises of the day. GAME LXI. Played at the New Orleans Chess Clnb, January, 1858, Mr. Morphy playing this and two other games simultane- ously, without sight of the boards. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. — 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K'S 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B'S 3rd 3. KBtoQB's4th 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q E's 4th 6. P to Q's 4th 6. P takes P T. Castles 7. P to K E's 3rd (a) 8. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Q to K B's 3rd 9. P to K's 5th 9. Q to K Kt's 3rd 10. P takes P 10. K Kt to K's 2nd 11. P to Q's 5th 11. Q Kt to Q's sq 12. P to Q's 6th (6) 12. K Kt to Q B's 3rd 13. Q B to R's 3rd 13, Kt to K's 3rd 14. B takes Kt (c) 14. K B P takes B (d) 15. P takes P 15. B takes P 16. Q Kt to B's 3rd 16. P to Q E's 3rd 17. Q R to Q's sq 17. Kt takes P 18. Kt takes Kt 18. B takes Kt 19. P to K B's 4th 19. B takes Kt 20. Q takes B 20. Q to K B's 3rd 21. Q to her B's 5th 21. Q to K B's sq (e) 22. E to Q's 6th 22. Q to B's 4th 23. R to Q's 5th 23. Q to K B's sq 24. Q to Q E's 5th 24. Q to K B's 3rd 25. P to K B's 5th (/) 25. P to Q Kt's 3rd 26. Q to K's sq 26. P to K's 4th ig) 27. E takes K P (ch.) 27. K to B's 2nd 28. Q to K's 4th 28. Q to Q B's 3rd 29. E to K's 7th (ch.) 29. K to Kt's sq White announced mate in four moves. (a) Weak ; the accepted move is P to Q's 3rd. (b) White offers to give up a second Pawn the further to cramp his adver- sary's game and strengthen bis own attack. (c) Tliis was deeme'd advisable, as the Knight might subsequently have given White a good deal of trouble. ((?) We should have preferred re-raking with Queen or Queen's Pawn, (e) An exchange of Queens, even at the loss of Eook for Bishop, would greatly relieve Black's game. White declined availing himself of his antag- MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 81 onist's offer, the superiority of his position being such as to insure a speedy victory. (/) This leaves Black no resource. If he capture the Rook, he evidently loses at once. {g) The game being irretrievable, it is immaterial what course Black may pursue. GAME LXII. Between Mr. Paul Morphy, and Mr, F. Perrin, Mr. "W. J. A. Fuller, and Mr. D. W. Fiske, consulting together. TWO knights' defence. WHITE. The Allies. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. Kt to K Kt's 5th 5. P takes P 6. P to Q's 3rd (&) 7. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. Q to K's 2nd 9. P takes Kt 10. P to K E's 3rd (d) 11. Kt to K E's 2nd 12. B to K's 3rd 13. Castles 14. P to K B's 4th (e) 15. Kt takes P 16. Kt to Q B's 3rd 17. Q to K B's 2nd 18. B to Q's 4th 19. Kt takes Kt 20. Q E to K's sq 21. E takes E 22. Kt to K E's 4th 23. P to Q B's 5th 24. B takes B 25. P to Q B's 4th 26. Kt to K B's 3rd 27. P takes B 28. P to K B's 4th 29. P takes P 30. Q takes Q 31. K to Kt's 2nd 32. P to Q's 6th 83. P takes P 84. P to Q B's 5th 35. E to K B's 3rd 36. K to Kt's 3rd 37. E to Q Kt's 3rd 38. K to B's 3rd 89. P to Q's 7th 40. K to K's 4th 41. R takes P 42. E to Q B's 7th BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th Kt to Q B's 3rd Kt to K B's 3rd (o) P to Q's 4th Kt to Q E's 4th P to K E"s 8rd (c) P to K's 5th Kt takes B K B to Q B's 4th Castles Kt to K E's 2nd B to Q's 3rd Q to K E's 5th P takes P (en passant) Q to K E's 4th E to K's sq Kt to K B's 3rd (/) Kt to K's 5th E takes Kt B to K B's 4th B takes E E to K B's sq {g) B to K's 4th Q takes B P to K Kt's 4th B takes Kt E to K's sq Q to K's 6th P takes P E takes Q K to Kt's 2nd P takes P E to Q's 6th K to Kt's 3rd E to Q's 7th (ch.) P to K B's 4th P to B's 5th (ch.) E to K E's 7th E takes P (ch.) E to K E's sq K to B's 3rd K to K's 2nd 82 43. E to Q B's 8th 43. R to Q's sq 44. E takes E (h) 44. K takes E 45. P to B's 6th 45. P to Q Es 4th 46. K to Q's 5th (i) 46. K to K^s 2nd 47. K to K's 4th 47. K to Q's sq 48. P to Q Kt's 3rd 48. K to K's 2nd 49. P to Q E's 8rd 49. K to Q's sq 60. P to Kt's 4th 50. P takes P 51. P takes P {g) And Black resigns. (a) This deviation from the line of play laid down in the books as the best Black can adopt, gives rise to many highly interesting variations, and generally leads to positions affording far more scope for brilliant combina- tions than the more correct but more dull and monotonous routine of the "Giuoco Piano." (5) Far better than checking with Bishop at Knight's 5th, as recom- mended by most authors. Indeed we look upon this move as the only one which enables the first player to preserve his advantage.* (c) B to Q's 8rd leaves Black more resources. {d) This is extremely well played, and on a careful examination of the position will be found to be the only move on the board which does not turn the scales in Black's favor. (e) The proper style. (/) Black s attack has been foiled. He has a Pawn less than his adver- sary and no advantage in position to compensate for the loss. (g) P to K B's 4th was certainly preferable. (A) P to Q B's 6th would have shortened the contest, (i) Ingenious, but a loss of time, as Black's next move compels the "White King to retreat. (j) This game, highly creditable to the skill of the three distinguished adversaries of Mr. Morphy, is an instructive specimen of the "Two Knights' Game." The defence of the allies, simple and correct, from the debut to the termination, deserves especial praise. GAME LXIII. Bet-ween Morphy and an Amateur. MTJZIO GAMBIT. {Remove White's Queen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 2. P takes P 8. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Kt's 5th 5. P to Q's 4th 5. P takes Kt 6. Castles 6. B to K E's 3rd 7. Q takes P 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. B takes K B P (ch.) S. K takes B 9. Q to K E's 5th (ch.) 9. K to Kt's 2nd • It is, perhaps, but just to say that this move owes its introdnction to Mr. Mor- pby, from whom the Allies first learned its strength.— D. W. F. MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 83 10. Q B takes P 11. R takes B 12. Q R to K B's sq 13. Q to K PJs 4th 14. Q to K B*s 6th (ch.) 15. Q takes Kt 16. K R to B's 3rd 17. P to K R's 4th 18. P to K R's 5th 19. P takes Kt 10. B takes B 11. KttoKR'sSrd 12. Q to K's sq 13. P to Q's 8rd (a) 14. K to Kt's sq 15. B to Q's 2nd 16. Kt to K's 2nd IT. Kt to Kt's 3rd 18. B to K Kt's 5th 19. P takes P (&) And "White mates in three moves. (a) As good a move as Black could make in a position of such difficulty. To save the piece was utterly impossible. (6) If B takes R, White replies with P to Kt's 7th, with an easy game. GAME LXIV, Odds of Pawn and move. Occurring in the match between Mr. Paul Morphy and Mr. 0. H. Stanley. (Eenuyoe JBlach KB P.) WHITE. Mr. S. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 4th 8. P to K's 5th 4. Q B to K's 3rd (a) 5. P to Q Kt's 3rd 6. Kt to K B's 3rd (&) 7. B takes P 8. Kt takes Kt 9. P to Q B's 8rd (c) 10. B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 11. B takes Kt (ch.) 12. Q to K R's 5th (ch.) 13. Q to K Kt's 4th ' 14 Castles 15. Q takes K P (ch.) 16. K R to Q's sq 17. Q to K Kt's 4th (e) IS. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 19. Q to K Kt's 3rd 20. Q to Q"s 3rd 21. QtoQB's2nd(g') 22. < > Kt to K B's 3rd (A) 23. KttoK's 2nd 24. V i.ikes R 25. F l(. Q B's 4th (j) 26. R takes Q P 27. Q to Q B's 3rd (ch.) 28. Ki to Kt's 8rd BLAOK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 3rd 2. P to Q's 4th 3. P to Q B's 4th 4 Q to Q Kfs 3rd 5. Kt to Q B's 3rd 6. P takes P 7. Kt takes B 8. K B to Q B's 4th 9. Kt to K's 2nd 10. Kt to Q B's 3rd 11. P takes B 12. P to K Kt's 3rd 13. Castles 14. B to Q R's 3rd (d) 15. K to R's sq 16. QRtoK'ssq 17. Q R takes K P (/) 18. Q B to Q B's sq 19. K B to Q's 3rd 20. Q B to R's 3rd 21. R to K R's 4th 22. P to Q B's 4th 23. R takes Kt (i) 24. Q to Q's sq 25. R takes K R P 26. Q to K's R's 5th 27. K to Kt's sq . 28. Q to K R's 6th And White resigns. 84 morpiiy's games of chess. (a) Not orthodox ; White should have played K B to Q's 3rd, or P to Q B's 8rd. (&) If 6. P to Q B's Srd 6. P takes P 7. P takes P (or A) 7. B to Kt's 5th (ch.) And Black must win a Pawn or debar the White Bang from Castling. (A) 7. B takes P 7. Kt takes B 8, Q takes Kt (best) 8. K B to Q B's 4th With a fine game. (c) Had White checked with the Bishop at Kt's 5th, Black's reply would have been K to Q's sq, winning a piece. (c?) Advisedly leaving the King's Pawn to be taken, (e) He would obviously have lost a piece by taking the Queen's Bishop's Pawn. (/) White's mistake in capturing the unprotected King's Pawn of his antagonist a few moves back is now apparent. Black has "gained a Pawn in return for the one sacrificed, and has, besides, a fine attacking situation. (!7) Why not P to Q B's 4th ? (h) If 22. K Kt to B's Srd 22. B takes E P (ch.) 28. Kt takes B (best) 23. Q takes B P (ch.) 24. K to R's sq 24. E to B's 5th And White cannot save the game. His proper play was 22. P to K E's 3rd, (i) Perfectly safe. (j) If, instead of advancing this Pawn, White had moved Kt to Kt's Srd. Black would have answered with Q to K E's 5th, winning in a few moves. GAME LXV. Between Morphy and Lowenthal. SICILIAN OPENING. WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. L. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to Q B's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 2. P to K's Srd 3. K Kt to K B's Srd 8. P to Q's 4th 4. P takes P 4 P takes P 5. P to Q's 4th 5. Q B to K Kt's 5th 6. K B to K's 2nd 6. B takes Kt 7. B takes B 7. K Kt to B's Srd 8. Castles S. K B to K's 2nd 9. Q B to K's Srd 9. P takes P 10. Q B takes P 10. Castles 11. Kt to Q B's Srd 11. Q Kt to Q B's Srd 12. B takes Kt 12. B takes B 13. Kt takes Q P 13. B takes Q Kt P 14. Q E to Q Kt's sq 14. B to Q's 5th (ch.) 15. K to E's sq 15. E to Q Kt's sq 16. P to Q B's Srd 16. B to Q B's 4th 17. P to K B's 5th 17. Q to K E's 5th 18. P to K Kt's Srd 18. Q to K Kt's 4th 19. P to K B's 6th 19. Kt to K's 4th 20. P takes P 20. K E to Q's sq 21. B to K's 4th 21. Q takes P at Kt's Tth 22. Q to K E's 6th 22. E to Q's Srd MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 85 28. B takes P (ch.) 23. K to B's sq 24. B to K's 4th 24. R to K R's 3rd 25. Q to K B's 5th 25. Q takes K Kt P 26. R to Q Kfs 2nd 26. Q R to K's sq 27. Kt to K B's Cth 27. R to K's 3rd 28. R to K Kt's 2nd 28. Q takes R (ch.) (a) 29. B takes Q 29. K R takes Kt 30. Q takes K E 30. R takes Q 31. R takes R 31. Kt to K Kt's 5th 32. R to K B's 5th 32. P to Q Kt's 3rd 33. B to Q's 5th 83. Kt to K R-s 3rd 34. R to K B's 6th 34. K to K Kt's 2nd 35. R to Q B's 6th 85. P to Q R's 4th 36. R to Q B's 7th 86. K to Kt's 3rd 87. K to Kt's 2nd 87. P to K B's 3rd 38. K to B's 3rd 88. KttoKB's4th 39. B to K's 4th 39. K to Kt's 4th 40. B takes Kt 40. K takes B 41. P to K R's 4th 41. K to Kt's 3rd 42. E to Q B's 6th 42. K to R's 4th 43. K to Kt's 3rd 43. P to K B's 4th 44. R to K B's 6th 44. P to B's 5th (ch.) 45. K takes P 45. B to B's 7th 46. K to K's 4th 46. B to B's 4th 47. R to B's 5th (ch, ) 47. K takes P 48. R takes B 48. P takes R 49. K to Q's 5th And "White wins. The present game was played on the 25th of May, 1850, during the brief visit of the distinguished Hungarian master to New Orleans. (a) This is evidently the only move. GAME LXVI. Between Morphy, playing without seeing the board, and Lichtenhein. king's knight's gambit. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th S. K Kt to K B's 3rd 4. P takes P 5. K B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 6. P takes P 7. K B to Q B's 4th 8. P to K Kt's 3rd (6) 9. Castles 10. K to K R's sq 11. K Kt to K's 5th 12. P to Q's 4th 13. Q to K R's 5th 14 K B takes B P (ch.) 15. Q takes K Kt (ch.) 16. B to K Kt's 5th (ch.) BLACK. Mr. L. i. P to K's 4th i. P takes P 3. P to Q's 4th 4. K B to K's 2nd (a) 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P takes P T. K B to K R's 5th (ch.) 8. P takes P 9. P takes P (ch.) 10. K B to K B's 3rd 11. K Kt to K R's 8rd 12. K B takes Kt 13. Q takes Q P 14 K Kt takes B 1& K to Q's sq 16. K B to K B's 3rd 86 M0RPHY8 GAMES OF CHESS. 17. Kt to Q B's 3rd 18. K K takes K B 19. B to K B's 4th (ch.) 20. R to Q^s Gth 21. Kt to K's 4th (c) 22. K E takes B (ch.) 23. Q takes Kt (ch.) 24. Kt to Q's 6th 25. Q to Q Kt's 7th (ch.) 26. B to Q's 2nd (ch.) 27. Kt to B's 4th (ch.) 28. P to Q Kt's 3rd 17. Q B to Q's 2nd 18. K to Q B's 2nd 19. K to Kt's 2nd 20. Q to Q B's 4th 21. Q takes Q B P 22. Kt takes K R 28. K to R's 3rd 24. K R to Q's sq 25. K to R's 4th 26. Q takes B 27. K to R's 5th Mate. (a) The German Handhitch (p. 250) recommends the preferable move of 4. K B to Q's 3rd. (6) The reader will observe that the game now assumes something of the character of the Cunningham or Three Pawns Gambit. (c) Stronger than taking the Bishop at once. LXVII. Mr. Paul Morphy gives the odds of Queen's Knight and move to Mr. Charles A. Maurian, of New Orleans. ALLGAIER GAMBIT. {Remove Black^s Qiteen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. Mau: rian. black. Mr. Morphy. 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 K B's 3rd 8. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P to K R's 4th 4 P to K Kt's 5th 5. K Kt to K's 5th 5. K Kt to K B's 3rd (a) 6. K B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Q's 4th 7. B takes P 7. Kt takes B 8. P takes Kt 8. P to K B's 6th (&) 9. Castles 9. Q takes K R P 10. P to Q's 4th 10. P to B's 7th (ch.) 11. E takes P 11. P to Kt's 6th 12. R to K B's 4th 12. Q to K R's 7th (ch.) 13. K to B's sq 18. Q to K R's Sth (ch.)' 14 K to K's 2nd 14 Q takes Kt P (ch.) 15. K to Q's 3rd 15. Q to K R's 6th 16. Qto K'ssq 16. B to K B's 4th (ch.) 17. K to Q B's 4th 17. Castles 18. Q to Q R's 5th IS. P to Q R's 3rd 19. Kt to Q B's 3rd 19. B takes Q B P 20. E takes K B P 20. B to Q's 3rd 21. Kt to Q Kt's 5th 21. P takes Kt (ch.) 22. K takes P (c) 22. K to Q Kt's sq 23. B to K Kt's 5th 23. B takes Kt 24 B takes R 24. R takes B 25. Q to Q B's 3rd 25. R takes Q P (ch.) 26. K to Q B's 4th 26. R takes Q P (ch.) 27. Q takes R 27. Q to K's 3rd (ch.) 28. B to Q's 6th (ch.) 28. Q to Q's 5th And Black Wins. MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 87 (a) For an analvsis of this defence to the Allgaler Gambit, see the first volume of the " Chess Monthly," pages 234—236.'" (5) The Leiffaden here Drakes Black plav 8. K B to K's 2nd. (c) Taking with the Queen would be no better. GAME LXVIII. Mr. Paul Morphy gives h\a Queen's Rook to an Amateur of the Kew Orleans Club. TWO bishops' openinq. {Remove WhiWs Queeii's Rook.) WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K B to Q B's 4th 3. P to Q's 4th 4. Kt to K B's 3rd (&) 5. B to Q Kt's 3rd 6. Kt toKKt's5th 7. Castles 8. P to K B's 4th 9. P to K B's 5th 10. Q to K R's 5th 11. B to Q's 5th 12. Kt K takes E P (c) 13. Q B to K Kt's 5th 14. Kt to Q's 2nd 15. Kt to K B's 3rd 16. P to K B's 6th 17. Q to K R's 4th 18. P takes K Kt P 19. K to R's sq 20. K takes B 21. B takes Kt (ch.) 22. B takes R (dis. ch.) 23. B to K's 7th 24. Q to Kfs 5th (ch.) 25. E to K B's 4th BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K B to Q B's 4th 3. P takes P (a) 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q's 3rd 6. Kt to K R's 3rd 7. Castles 8. P to Q R's 4th 9. Q to K B's 3rd 10. P to Q R's 5th 11. P to Q B's 3rd 12. K takes Kt 13. Q to K's 4th 14. P takes K B 15. Q to K's sq 16. Q B to K Kt's 5th 17. B takes Kt 18. P to Q's 6th (dis. ch.) 19. B takes P (ch.) 20. K takes P 21. K to R's 2nd 22. K to Kt's sq 23. KttoQB'sSrd 24. K to E's 2nd And Black resigns. (a) He ought rather to have taken with the Bishop. (&) White might have played 4 B takes K B P (ch.), but was averse to an exchange of pieces at such an early stage of the game. (c) The game from this point is very lively and animated. 88 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. GAME LXIX. Between Mr. Morphy and an Amateur of the New Orleans Club. EVANS' GAMBIT. {Remove WhiWs Qtteen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 3, K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. Castles 6. Kt to K B's 3rd 7. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P 8. P takes P 8. B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. Q B to R's 3rd (a) 9. P to Q's 3rd 10. P to K's 5th 10. Kt to K's 5th 11. R to K's sq 11. P to Q's 4th 12. K B to Q Kt's 5th 12. Q B to K Kt's 5th 13. Q R to Q B's sq 13. Q to Q's 2ad 14. Q to Q R's 4th 14. B takes Kt 15. R takes Q Kt 15. Castles (Q R) 16. P to K's 6th (&) 16. P takes P 17. R takes B And White wins. {a) When giving the odds of a Rook or Knignt, the first player will fre» quently find the move in the text quite as effective as the more customary ones of P to K's 5th or P to Q's 5th. (6) Much better than capturing the King's Bishop at once, as the Black Queen might then have been moved to K Kt'a 6th, and the issue of the con- test rendered doubtful. GAME LXX. Played at the New York Club between Mr. Morphy and an Amateur. -f- SCOTCH GAMBIT. {Eemove White's Queen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 3. Kt takes P 4. Kt takes P 4, Kt to K's 3rd 5. K B to Q B's 4th 5. K Kt tc B's 3rd 6. Kt takes K B P (a) 6. K takes Kt 7. B takes Kt (ch.) 7. K takes B 8. P to K's 5th 8. K B to Q B's 4th 9. Castles 9. Kt to Q's 4th 10. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 10. K takes P (&) morphy's games of chess. 89 11. Q B to K Kt's 5th 12. Q E to Q's sq 13. Q to K's 4th 14. P to Q B's 4th 15. R takes Kt 16. E takes B IT. Q to K's 5th 11. QtoKB's sq 12. K to Q's 3rd 13. Q to K B's 2nd 14. K to Q B's 3rd 15. K to Q Kfs 3rd 16. P to Q B's 3rd (c) 17. E to K's sq White mates in four moves. (a) The sacrifice of the Knight at this juncture, as most of our readers are probably aware, is one of the many felicitous inventions of Mi\ Cochrane. (&) Black is eager to preserve his numerical superiority, and loses the game in the attempt. He should have retreated bis K to B's 2nd, and on White's then playing Q to Q B's 4th, sustained his Kt with P to Q B's 3rd, and submitted to the loss of the Bishop. (c) The game is irredeemably lost, whether he take the proffered Eook ornot GAME LXXI. Played at the New Orleans Club between Mr. Morphy and an Amateur. MUZIO aAMBIT. {Remove White's Queen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 8. Kt to K B's 3rd 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. Castles 6. Q takes P 7. P to K's 5th 8. B takes K B P (ch.) 9. P to Q's 4th 10. Q B to K's Srd 11. Q to K Rs 5th (ch.) 12. R takes P (ch.) 13. R takes Kt (ch.) 14. B to Q's 4th (ch.) 15. R to K's sq (ch.) 16. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 17. Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) 18. Q to K R's 5th (ch.) 19. R takes Q 20. B takes E BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P to K Kt's 5th 5. P takes Kt 6. Q to K B's 3rd 7. Q takes P S. K takes B 9. Q takes P (ch.) 10. Q to K B's 3rd 11. Q to K Kt's 3rd 12. Kt to K B's 3rd 13. K takes E 14. K to K's 2nd 15. K to B's 2nd 16. Q to K's 3rd 17. K to K's sq IS. K to Q's sq 19. P takes E And White won the game. 90 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. GAME LXXII. Between Paul Morphy and Ernest Morphy. EUT LOPEZ knight's GAME. WHITE. Mr. p. M, BLAOK. Mr. E. M. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. K B to Q Kt's 5th 8. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q B's 3rd 4. Q to K's 2nd 5. Castles 5. K Kt to K B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 6. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 7. Q B to K Kt's 5th 7. P to K R's 3rd 8. Q B takes K Kt 8. Kt P takes Q B (a) 9. P to Q's 5th 9. Kt to Q's sq 10. K Kt to K K's 4th 10. P to Q B's 3rd 11. K Kt to K B's 5th 11. Q to Q B's 5th 12. P to Q Kt's 4th 12. Q to K B's sq 13. Q P takes P 18. Q P takes P 14. K Kt to Q's 6th (ch.) 14. K to K's 2nd 15. Q to Q's 3rd 15. B P takes B 16. K Kt takes Q B (ch.) 16. Q E takes Kt IT. K K to Q's sq 17. Q to K Kt's 2nd 18. Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 18. K to K B's sq 19. Q takes Q E And White wins. (a) His best move. GAME LXXIIl. Between Morphy and an Amateur. PETEOFF's DEFENCE. (Remcyve White's Queen's Knight.) WHITE. Mr. M. BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4. P to K's 5th 6. B to K's 2nd 6. Castles 7. P takes P {en passant) 8. E to K's sq 9. Q B to K Kt's 5th 10. Kt to K's 5th 11. B to K R's 5th 12. B takes B 13. Kt takes K B P 14. B to K Kt's 4th 15. Q takes P 16. E takes B (ch.) IT. Q E to K's sq 18. Q to Q B's 5th (ch.) 19. Q to K B's 5th (ch.) 20. E takes Kt (ch.) And 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4. Q to K's 2nd 5. Kt to K's 5th 6. P to Qs 4th 7. Kt takes P at Q's 6th 8. B to K's 3rd 9. Q to Q's 2nd 10. Q to Q B's sq 11. B to K's 2nd , 12. K takes B / 13. Kt takes Kt 14. Kt to Q's sq 15. E to K Kt's sq 16. Kt takes E 17. Kt to Q B's 3rd 18. K to K B's 3rd 19. K to K's 2nd 20. K to Q's sq White wins. morphy's games of chess. 91 GAME LXXIV. Between Morphy and Barnes. philidoe's defence. WHITE. Mr. B. P to K's 4th Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th Q P takes K P Kt to K Kt's 5th P to K's 6th Kt to K B's 7th Q B to K's 3rd B to K Kt's 5th Kt takes R K B to Q B's 4th Kt to K B's 7th R to K B's sq P to K B's 3rd Kt to Q R's 3rd B takes B Q takes Kt (c) Castles B to Q Kt's 3rd K to Kt's sq Kt to K's 5th Kt to Q's 3rd Kt takes B And White resi BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 3. P to K B's 4th 4. K B P takes P 5. P to Q's 4th 6. K B to Q B's 4th (a) 7. Q to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 5th 9. Q to K B's 4th 10. Q takes B 11. Q Kt to B's 8rd 12. Q takes KKtP 13. Kt to K B's 3rd 14. Q Kt to Q Kfs 5th 15. Q B takes P (&) 16. Kt to Q's 6th (cb.) IT. P takes Q 18. K B takes Kt 19. P to Q's 7th (ch.) 20. B to B's 4th 21. K to B's sq 22. R to K's sq 23. Q takes R {d) gns. (a) This move appears in none of the books; all the authors regard K Kt to R's 3rd as Black's only move. (5) To prepare the way for 16. Kt to Q's 6th (ch.) (c) Forced, for if IT. P takes Kt, Black mates in two moves. (d) Even the tyro will see that White cannot capture the Queen. GAME LXXV. Between Morphy and Boden. SCOTCH GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. Castles 6. P to Q B's 3rd 7. P takes P 8. Q Kt to B's 3rd 9. P to Q's 5th 10. B to Q"s 3rd 11. Q B to K Kt's 5th 12. B to K R's 4th BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. P takes P 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. P to Q's 3rd 6. Kt to K B's 3rd (a) 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Castles 9. Kt to Q R's 4th 10. P to Q B's 4th 11. P to K R's 3rd 12. Q B to K Kt'fl 6th 92 morphy's games op chess. 13. P to K E's 8rd 13. BtoKE's4th 14. PtoKKrs4th 14. B to K Kt's 3rd 15. Q to Q's 2nd 15. R to K's sq 16. Q R to K's sq 16. B to Q B's 2nd 17. KttoQKt'soth 17. K to E's 2nd 18. B takes Kt 18. Kt P takes B 19. Kt takes B 19. Q takes Kt 20. Q to Q B's 3rd 20. Q to Q's sq 21. KttoKE's4th 21. P to Q Kt's 3rd 22. P to K B's 4th 22. K to Kt's 2ud 23. Kt takes B 23. P takes Kt 24. P to K's 5th 24. Q R to B's sq 25. B to Q Kt's sq 25. K to B's 2nd 26. P to K's 6th (ch.) 26. K to Kt's 2nd 27. Q to Q's 8rd 27. P to K B's 4th 28. P takes K B P 28. Q to K B's 3rd 29. P takes K Kt P 29. Q takes QKtP 30. P to K B's 5th 30. Q to K B's 3rd 31. P to K's 7th 31. P to Q B's 5th 82. Q to K Kt's 3rd 32. P to Q B's 6th 83. K to K's 6th 33. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 84. Q to K B's 2nd 34. Q takes Q P 85. P to K B's 6th (ch.) And Black resigns. (a) This is now the nsual defence to the Scotch Gambit. The present position occui-s in the Giuoco Piano, where it is brought about as follows : 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q B's 3rd 4. K Kt to B's 3rd 5. P to Q's 4th 5. P takes P GAME LXXVI. Between Morphy and Elkin. ALLG-AIEK GAMBIT. a. 4. WHITE. Mr. E. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 3. Kt to K B's 3rd P to K E's 4th 5. Kt to K's 5th 6. K B to Q B's 4th 7. P takes P 8. P to Q's 4th 9. Q to Q's 2nd 10. K to Q's sq 11. Q to K's sq 12. Kt to Q's 3rd 13. Q to Q B's 3rd 14. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 15. Kt to K B's ;3rd 16. B to Q Kt's 5th 17. B takes Kt 18. B to Q's 2nd BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 8. P to K Kt's 4th 4 P to K Kt's 5th 5. Kt to K B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. K B to Q's 3rd 8. Kt to K E's 4th 9. Q to K's 2nd 10. Castles 11. E to K's sq 12. Q to Q's sq 13. P to K Kt's 6th 14 Q B to K Kt's 5th (ch.) 15. Q Kt to Q's 2nd 16. E to K's 2nd 17. Q takes B IS. Q E to K'b sq MOEPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 93 19. E to K's sq 20. P takes B 21. Kt to K's 5th 22. B takes B P 23. Q to K's 3rd 24 P takes B 25. Q takes Kt 19. B takes Kt (ch.) 20. Q to K R's 6th 21. P to K Kt's 7th 22. Kt takes B 23. B takes Kt 24. E takes P 25. E takes P (ch.) And "White resigns. GAME LXXVII. Between Morphy and Kipping. EVANS' GAMBIT. "WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2, K Kt to K B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B"s 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. Castles 8. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 9. P to K's 5th 10. E to K's sq 11. B to K Kt's 5th 12. Kt takes KP 13. P to K B's 4th 14. K to R's sq 15. Q Kt takes P 16. Q E to Q's sq 17. Q takes Kt 18. Q takes K B 19. Kt to K's 4th 20. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 21. Q takes Q(ch.) 22. E takes B 23. P takes P 24. P to K R's 4th 25. E to K's 5th 26. Kt to K's 4th 27. Kt takes P (ch.) 28. E to K's 6th (ch.) 29. E to Q's 5th (ch.) 80. E to K's 4th (ch.) And "White BLACK. Mr. K. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 5. B to Q E's 4th 6. P takes P 7. P to Q's 3rd 8. Q to K B's 3rd 9. P takes K P 10. B to Q Kt's 3rd 11. Q to K B's 4th 12. Kt takes Kt 13. P takes Q B P (ch.) 14. B to Q's 5th 15. K to B's sq 16. Kt takes B 17. Q B to K's 3rd 18. P to K B's 3rd 19. P to Q Kt's 3rd 20. Q to Q B's 4th 21. P takes Q 22. P takes B 23. P to K Kt's 3rd 24. K to B's 2nd 25. P to K E's 3rd 26. P takes P 27. K to B's 3rd 28. K to B's 4th 29. K to Kt's 5th mates in two moves. 94 MORPHY*S GAMES OF CHESS. GAME LXXVIII. Between Morphy and Kipping. EVA3SS* GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. X. BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B'8 3rd 2. QKttoB'sSrd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. B takes Kt P 5. P to Q B's 3rd 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P to Q's 4th 6. P takes P 7. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. P to Q's 5th 8. Kt to Q E's 4th 9. B to Q's 8rd 9. P to Q's Srd 10. B to Q Kt's 2nd 10. Kt to K B's Srd 11. F to K E'fl Srd 11. Castles 12. Castles 12. Kt to K E's 4th 13. Q to Q's 2nd 13. P to K B's 4th 14. Kt to Q E's Srd 14. Kt to K Kt's 6th 15. K R to K's sq 15. P takes P 16. KB takes P 16. B to K B's 4th IT. B takes B 17. Kt takes B 18. E to K's 4th 18. Q to Q's 2nd 19. B to Q B's Srd 19. B to Q B's 4th 20. Kt to Q B's 2nd 20. P to Q Kt's Srd 21. Q to K Kt's 5th 21. Q E to K's sq 22. Q E to K's sq 22. E takes E 23. E takes E 23. P to K E's Srd 24 Q to K Kt's 4th 24. E to K B's 2nd 25. E to K's 6th 25. P to Q B's Srd 26. Q Kt to Q's 4th 26. P takes P 27. Q to K Kt's 6th 27. K Kt to K's 2nd 28. Q to K Kt's Srd 28. Q Kt to B's Srd 29. Kt takes Kt 29. Q takes E 80. Kt to Q's 8th 80. P to K Kt's Srd And Black vrins. GAME LXXIX. Between Morphy and Medley. ALLGAIER GAMBIT. WHITE, Mr. Morphy. 1. P to K'fl 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 3. Kt to K B's Srd 4. P to K E's 4th 5. Kt to K's 5th 6. K B to Q B's 4th 7. P takes P 8. P to Q's 4th 9. Kt to Q B's Srd 10. Kt to K's 2nd BLACK. Mr. Medley. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P to K Kt's 5th 5. Kt to K B's Srd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. B to Q's Srd 8. Kt to K E's 4th 9. B to K B's 4th 10. P to K B's Srd morphy's games of chess. 95 11. Q Kt takes P 12. Kt to K E's 5th 18, Q B to K Kt's 5th 14. P to Q B's 3rd 15. Castles 16. E takes B 17. Q takes KtP 18. R to K's sq 19. Q to K B's 3rd 20. B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 21. P takes P 22. Kt takes Q B P 23. B takes Kt (ch.) 24. B takes Kt (ch.) 25. E takes Q 26. B takes E 11. Kt to K Kt's 6th 12. Kt takes Kt 13. B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 14. Q to Q's 3rd 15. Kt to K Kt's 2nd 16. Kt takes E 17. Kt to K's 2nd IS. P to K E's 4th 19. E to K E's 2nd 20. P to Q B's 3rd 21. P takes P 22. QKt takes Kt 23. K to B's sq 24. Q takes B 25. B takes R And "White wins. GAME LXXX. Between Morphy and Boden. king's gambit evaded. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 3. Kt to K B's 3rd 4. P to Q B's 3rd 5. K B to K's 2nd 6. P to Q Kt's 4th 7. P to Q Kt's 5th 8. P to Q's 4th 9. B takes B 10. P takes P 11. Q B to K's 3rd 12. Q B to K B's 2nd 13. Castles 14 Q to Q's 3rd 15. Kt to Q B's 3rd 16. P to K Kt's 3rd 17. K to Kt's 2nd 18. Q E to K's sq 19. B to K's 3rd 20. Kt to K's 2nd 21. B to Q's 2nd 22. Kt to K B's 4th 23. P to K's 5th 24. Kt takes Q 25. B to Q Kt's 4th 26. B takes E 27. Kt to K B's 4th 28. B takes Q P 29. B takes Kt 80. B to Q'8 5tli 81. PtoK's6t^ BLACK. Mr. B, 1. P to K's 4th 2. B to Q B's 4th 3. P to Q's 3rd 4. Q B to K Kt's 5th 5. Q Kt to B's 3rd 6. B to Q Kt's 3rd 7. Kt to Q E's 4th 8. B takes Kt 9. P takes Q P 10. Q to K B's 3rd 11. Kt to Q B's 5th 12. Q takes K B P 13. Kt to K B's 3rd 14. Kt to Q E's 4th 15. Castles (K E) 16. Qto K E's 3rd 17. Q R to K's sq 18. K to E's sq 19. Q to K Kt's 3rd 20. P to K E's 3rd 21. P to Q's 4th 22. Q to K E's 2nd 23. Q takes Q 24. Kt to Q B's 5th 25. Kt to K's 5th 26. E takes B 27. K Kt to Q'a 7th 28. Kt takes E 29. Kt to Q's 7th 80. B takes Q P 31. P to K Kt's 4th m morphy's games of chess. 82. P to K's 7th 83. B takes K B P 84. P takes P 35. K takes E 82. R to K's sq 33. P takes Kt 84. E takes P And White wins. GAME LXXXI. Between Morphy and Bird. PHILIDOE'S DEFENCE. WHITE. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4. Kt to Q B's 3rd 5. Q Kt takes P 6. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 7. Kt to K's 5 th 8. Q B to K Kt's 5th 9. Kt to K R's 5th 10. Q to Q's 2nd 11. P to K Kt's 4th 12. Kt takes Kt 13. Kt to K"s 5th 14 B to K's 2nd 15. Kt takes Kt 16. B to K's 3rd 17. Castles (QE) 18. B takes R 19. P to Q B's 3rd 20. P to Q Kt's 4th 21. K to B's 2nd 22. K to Kt's 2nd 23. P takes B 24 Q takes R 25. K to B's 2nd 26. B takes P 27. E to Q's 3rd 28. K to Q's 2nd 29. K to Q's sq BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 8. P to K B's 4th 4 K B P takes P 5. P to Q's 4th 6. P to K's 5th 7. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. B to Q's 3rd 9. Castles 10. Q to K's sq 11. Kt takes K Kt P 12. Q takes Kt 18. Kt to Q B's Srd 14. Q to K R's 6th 15. P takes Kt 16. E to Q Kt's sq 17. R takes K B P 18. Q to Q B's 6th 19. Q takes Q E P 20. Q to Q E's 8th (ch.) 21. Q to R's 5th (ch.) 22. B takes Q Kt's P 23. E takes P (ch.) 24. Q takes Q (ch.) 25. P to K's 6th 26. B to K B's 4th (ch.) 27. Q to Q B's 5th (ch.) 28. Q to Q E's 7th (ch.) 29. Q to Kt's 8th (ch.) And White resigns. GAME LXXXII. Between Morphy and Bird. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. B to Q B's 4th 4. P to Q Kt's 4th Mr. M. BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's Srd 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes Q Kt P MORPHT S GAMES OF CHESS. 97 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th T. P takes? 8. Castles 9. P to Q's 5th 10. P to K's 5th 11. Q to E's 4th (ch.) 12. Q takes Kt 13. Kt takes P 14 Kt takes B 15. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 16. B to K Kt's 5th IT. Kt to Q B's 3rd 18. Q R to K's sq (ch.) 19. Q to Q Kt's 4th (ch.) 20. B takes Kt 21. Kt to K"s 4th 22. K to E's sq 28. P to K B's 4th 24 P to K B-s 5th 25. E to K B's 4th 26. Kt takes P (ch.) 27. E to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 28. Q takes Q (ch.) 29. E to K's 6th 30. QtoKB's4th 81. E to K'a 7th (ch.) 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. Kt to Q E's 4th 10. Kt takes B 11. B to Q's 2ad 12. P takes P 13. Q to K B's 3rd 14 K takes Kt 15. K to K's sq 16. Q to K Kt's 3rd 17. Kt to K B's 3rd 18. K to B's sq 19. K to Kt's sq 20. Q takes B 21. Q to K Kt's 3rd 22. P to K E's 4th 23. P to E's 5th 24 Q to E's 4th 25. P to K B's 3rd 26. P takes Kt 27. Q takes E 28. KtoB'ssq 29. E to K E's 3rd 80. K to Kt's 2nd And White wins. GAME LXXXIII. Between Morphy and Barnes. knight's defence in king's bishop's opening. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. B to Q B's 4th 8. Kt to K B's 3rd 4 Kt to Q B's 3rd 5. Q P takes Kt 6. Castles 7. Kt to K E's 4th 8. Kt to K B's 5th 9. B to Q Kt's 8rd 10. B to K's 3rd 11. Kt to K E's 4th 12. QtoKE's5th(ch.) 13. Kt takes K Kt P 14 Q to K E's 4th 15. Q takes K B P 16. Q E to Q's sq 17. Q to K's 6th 18. Q to K E's 3rd 19. P to K B's 4th 20. E takes Q P 21. QtoKE's5th(ch.) BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. Kt takes K P 4 Kt takes Kt 5. P to K B's 3rd 6. Kt to Q B's 8rd 7. Q to K's 2nd 8. Q to Q B's 4th 9. P to Q's 4th 10. Q to Q E's 4th 11. Q B to K's 3rd 12. P to K Kt's 8rd 13. B to K B's 2nd 14 Q B takes Kt 15. E to K Kt's sq 16. B to K's 2nd 17. B to K B's 2nd 18. Kt to Q's sq 19. P to K's 5th 20. B takes E 21. K to B's sq 98 MORPHY S GAMES OP CHESS. 22. B takes B 22. E to K Kt's 2nd 23. P to Q Kt's 4th 23. Q to Q R's 8rd 24. P to K B's 5th 24. Kt to K B's 2nd 25. P to K B's 6th 25. B takes P 26. P to Q Kt's 5th 26. Q to Q's 3rd 2T. B takes Kt 27. P to Q Kt"s 3rd 28. B to K E's 6th 28. K to K's 2nd 29. B takes R 29. B takes B 50. B to Q Kt's 3rd 80. R to K B's sq 31. B to K B's Tth (ch.) 81. R takes R 32. Q takes R (ch.) 82. K to Q's sq S3. Q takes B 83. Q to Q's Sth (ch.) 84. K to B's 2nd 84 Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 85. K to Kt's 3id 85. P to K's 6th 86. Q to K B's 6th (ch.) 36. K to Q B's sq 87. B to K'8 6th (ch.) And Black resigns. GAME LXXXIV. Between Morphj and Lichtenhein. SCOTCH GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. L. BLACK. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to B's 3rd 8. P takes P 4. K Kt to B's 3rd 5. P to Q's 4th 6. K Kt to K's 5th 7. Q B to Q's 2nd 8. P takes Kt 9. K B to Q B's 4th 10. Q to K K's 5th 11. P takes B 12. Q B to K Kt's 5th 13. K B takes Q B 14. Q to Q's sq 15. Q to Q"s Sth (ch.) 16. Q to K B's 6th (ch.) 17. B to K R's 6th 18. K to K B's sq 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B's 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. P to K's 5th 6. B to Q Kt's 5th 7. Kt takes P 8. Kt takes Q Kt 9. K B to Q's 3rd 10. B takes Kt 11. Q to K's 2iid 12. Q B to K's 8rd 13. Q to Q B's 4th 14 P to K Kt's 3rd (a) 15. P takes B 16. K to K B's 2nd 1 17. K to K Kt's sq ^ 18. Q takes Q B P (ch.) And White resigns. (a) If Q takes Q B P (ch.), Black would play K to B's sq. and, upon White capturing the Queen's Rook, would play K to K's 2nd, and win. morphy's games of chess. 99 GAME LXXXV. Mr. Panl Morphy gives an Amateur of New Orleans the Queen's Rook. TWO KNI&HTS' DEFENCE. (Bemove White's Queen'a Book.) WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 4. K Kt to Kt's 5th 5. K P takes P 6. K Kt takes B P 7. Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) 8. Kt to Q B's 3rd 9. K B takes K Kt (ch.) 10. Q to K B's 7th (a) 11. B takes B 12. Kt to K's 4th (ch.) 13. P to Q B's 4th (ch.) 14 Q takes Kt 15. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 16. Q to K's 2nd (ch.) 17. P to Q's 3rd (ch.) 18. Castles (checkmate) (o) Threatening mate next move. BLACK. A. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to B's 3rd 3. K Kt to B's 3rd 4. P to Q's 4th 5. K Kt takes P 6. K takes Kt 7. K to K's 3rd 8. Q Kt to Q's 5th 9. K to Q's 3rd 10. Q B to K's 3rd 11. Kt takes Kt 12. K to Q's 4th 13. K takes Kt 14 Q to Q's 5th 15. K to Q's 6th 16. K to B's 7th 17. K takes B + GAME LXXXVI. Between Morphy and Boden. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K'8 4th 2. Kt to K B's 3rd 8. K B to Q B's 4th 4 P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P 8. Castles 9. P to Q's 5th 10. P to K's 5th 11. Q to Q E's 4th (ch.) 12. Q lakes Kt 13. Kt takes P 14 Kt takes B 15. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 16. Q B to K Kt's 5th 17. Kt to Q B's 3rd 18. Q R to K's sq (ch.) BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4 B takes Kt P 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. KttoQR's4th 10. Kt takes B 11. B to Q's 2nd 12. P takes P 13. Q to K B's 3rd 14 K takes Kt 15. K to K's sq 16. Q to K Kt's 3rd (a) 17. Kt to K B's 3rd 18. K to B's sq 100 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 81. ^^'') Kook Q to Q Kt's 4tli (ch.) B takes Kt Kt to K's 4th K to K's sq P to K B's 4th P to K B's 5th E to K B's 4th Kt takes P (ch.) R to K Kt's 4th (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.) E to K's 6th Q to K B's 4th E to K's 7th (ch.) 19. K to Kt's sq 20. Q takes B 21. Q to K Kt's 8rd 22. P to K R's 4th 23. P to K R's 5th 24. Q to K R's 4th 25. P to K B's 3rd 26. P takes Kt 27. Q takes R 28. K to B's sq 29. E to K E's 3rd 80. K to Kt's 2nd And "White wins. Mr. Lowenthal correctly states that if Black had ventured to take the he would have been mated in eight moves, thus : 24. R to K's sq (ch.) R takes Kt (ch.) R takes P (ch.) Q to K's 6th (ch.) B to K's 7th (ch.) B to B's 6th (ch.) Q to K's 7th (ch.) Q Mates. 16. Q takes E 17. Kt to K's 2nd (best) 18. K to B's sq 19. K takes R K to B's sq K to K's sq K to B's sq K moves 21 GAME LXXXVII. Between Morpliy and Boden. SCOTCH GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M, 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 3. P to Q's 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. Castles 6. P to Q B's 3rd 7. P takes P 8. Q Kt to Q B's 8rd 9. P to Q's 5th 10. K B to Q's 8rd 11. Q B to K Kt's 5th 12. Q B to K K's 4th 18. P to K E's 3rd 14. P to K Kt's 4th 15. Q to Q's 2nd 16. Q E to K's sq 17. Q Kt to Q Kt's 5th 18. Q B takes Kt 19. Q Kt takes B 20. Q to Q B's 3rd 21. Kt to K K's 4th 22. P to K B's 4th 28. Kt takes B BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. P to Q's 3rd 6. K Kt to K B's 3rd 7. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Castles 9. Kt to Q R's 4th 10. P to Q B's 4th 11. P to K K's 3rd 12. Q B to K Kt's 5th 13. Q B to K K's 4th 14. Q B to K Kt's 3rd 15. K R to K's sq 16. K B to Q B's 2nd 17. K to R's 2nd 18. P takes B 19. Q takes Kt 20. Q to Q's sq 21. P to Q Kt's 3rd 22. K to Kt's 2nd 23. P takes Kt MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 101 24. P to K's 5th 24. Q E to Q B's sq 25. B to Q Kt's sq 25, K to K B's 2nd 26. P to K's 6th (ch.) 26. K to Kt's 2nd 27. QtoQ'sSrd 27. P to K B's 4th 28. P takes K B P 28. Q to K B's 3rd 29. P takes KKtP 29. Q takes QKtP 30. P to K B's 5th 30. Q to K B's 3rd 81. P to K's 7th 81. P to Q B's 5th 82. Q to K Kt's 3rd 82. P to Q B's 6th 83. Q E to K's 6th 83. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 84. Q to K B's 2nd 84. Q takes Q P 85. P to K B's 6th (ch.) And Black struck his colors. GAME LXXXVIII. Mr. Morphy plays the following eight games simultane- ously without sight of men or hoards. These games were played at the Birmingham Chess Meeting in 1858. First Board — Lord Ltttleton. ALLGAIER GAMBIT. WHITE, (a) Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 8, K Kt to K B's 3rd 4. P to K R's 4th 5. Kt to K's 5th 6. Kt takes KKtP 7. P to Q's 4th S. K Kt to K B's 2nd 9. K takes B 10. Q Kt to Q B'8 8rd 11. Q B takes P 12. Kt takes Kt 13. K B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 14. Q B to K E's 6th (ch.) 15. K E to K E's 5th (c) 16. Q to Q's 2nd 17. Q E to K's sq And Black resigned BLACK. Lord. L. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4 P to K Kt's 5th 5. P to Q's 3rd 6. K B to K's 2nd 7. B takes K E P (ch.) 8. B takes Kt (ch.) 9. K Kt to K B's 3rd 10. Q to K's 2nd 11. Kt takes P (ch.) 12. Q takes Kt 13. K to B's sq (&) 14. K to Kfs sq 15. B to K B's 4th 16. B to K Kt's 3rd (a) To say the White men -were played by Mr. Morphy means no more than that, as his opponent used the dark ones, it was presumed he mentally adopted the opposite color. (&) To avoid the threatened loss of his Queen by K E to K's sq, &c (c) Very prettily played. 102 MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. GAME LXXXIX. Second Board — The Rev. George Salmoi^. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4 P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P takes Q P 6. Castles 7. Kt takes K P 8. P to Q's 4th '9. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 10. K B to Q Kt's 8rd (a) 11. P to Q E's 3rcl 12. Q Kt takes Q K P 13. P to Q B's 4th 14. P takes Kt (6) J5. Q to K B's 3rd 16. K R to K's sq 17. K R to K's 2nd 18. Q B to Q Kt's 2nd 19. P to K Kt's 3rd 20. Kt takes B 21. K R to K's 5th 22. P to Q's 6th 23. K R takes R 24. Q to Q's 5th BLAOK. Mr. S. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to K B's 8rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th . 4. P to Q's 4th 5. Kt takes t^KtP 6. K Kt to K's 2nd 7. Castles 8. K B to Q's 3rd 9. Q B to K B's 4th 10. P to Q R's 4th 11. P to Q R's 5th 12. Q Kt takes Q P 13. Q R takes Kt 14. QRtoQR's4th 15. Q B to K Kt's 3rd 16. K B to Q Kt's 5th 17. Kt to K B's 4th 18. Q to Q R's sq 19. Q to Q R's 2nd 20. K R P takes Kt 21. B takes Q R P (c) 22. B to Q Kt's 6th 23. B takes R 24. P to Q Kt's 8rd (d) (a) In these games Mr. Morphy overlooks nothing; the moment an ene- my makes an attack the correct defence follows, as if every thing had been foreseen and provided for. (&) He plainly saw that by taking the Rook he wonld be subjected to loss by 14. Kt to Q B's 6th ; 15. Kt to K's 7th (ch.) ; and 16. Kt takes Q P, &c. (c) Better to have taken the Q's Pawn with Kt. (d) From this point, owing to an error on the part of the transcriber, the record of the game is no longer intelligible, which is to be regretted, as, upon the whole, it was perhaps the best contested jmrtie of the series, and excited more interest than any other. It was carried on after this for above twenty moves on each side, and was finally won, amidst general applause, by Mr. Morphy. GAMB XC. Third Board — Mr. Avery. SICILIAN OPENING. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q"s 4th 3. KKttoKB'sSrd 4. Kt takes P BLACK. Mr. A. 1. P to Q B's 4th 2. P takes P 3. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 4. P to K's 3rd MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 103 5. QBtoK'sSrd 6. K B to Q's 3rd 7. Kt takes QKt S. P to K's 5th 9. P to K B's 4th 10. Castles (a) 11. Q takes B 12. Kt to Q's 2nd 13. Q takes B 14. Q Pv to K's sq 15. P to Q Kt's 3rd 16. P takes P 17. P to K Kt's 3rd IS. KtoKfs2nd 19. Q E takes Q 20. K E to K's sq 21. K E to K's 2nd (c) 22. Q E to K's 7th 23. P takes P 24. Q E to K's 8th (ch.) 25. Q E to Q B's 8th 26. Q E to Q B's 7th 27. K E to K's 7th 28. E takes E (ch.) 29. E to K's 8th 30. Kt to K B's 3rd 81. E to K's 7th (ch.) 32. E to K's 8th S3. E to K's 7th (ch.) 6. KKttoKB'sSrd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes Kt 8. Kt to Q's 2nd 9. QB toQE'sSrd 10. B takes B 11. B to Q B's 4th 12. B takes B (ch.) 13. Q to Q Kt's 3rd (5) 14. Castles on K's side 15. P to K B's 3rd 16. K E takes P 17. Q E to K B's sq 18. Q takes Q 19. P to K Kt's 3rd 20. P to K's 4th 21. P takes P 22. Q E to K B's 2nl 23. KE takes P 24. K to Kt's 2nd 25. K E to K B's 8rd 26. Kt to K B's sq 27. Q E takes K 28. E to K B's 2nd 2&. Kt to Q's 2nd E to K B's sq E to B's 2nd E to K B's sq E to K B's 2nd 31 And the game was abandoned as a drawn battle. ' (a) Much better than taking the Bishop, because that would have enabled Black, after he had checked with his Queen and regained the piece, to im- ■ pede White's castling. (&) This game of exchanging off all the pieces is rather favorable to the unseeing player. (c) Foreseeing that, by taking the proffered Pawn, he must have lost • piece. GAME XCI. Fourth Board — ^Mr, Kipping. SCOTCH GAMBIT. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K Kt to K B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. Castles 6. P TO Q B's 3rd 7. Q B to K Kt's 5th 8. P takes P 9. Kt takes Kt 10. P to K B's 4th 11. K to E's sq BLACK. Mr. K. 1. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4. K B to Q B's 4th 5. P to Q's 3rd 6. Q to K B's 3rd 7. Q to K Kt's 3rd 8. Q Kt takes P 9. Q takes B 10. Q to K Kt's 3rd 11. Kt to K E's 3rd 104 12. P to K E'8 8rd (a) 12. Q B takes K E P 13. P takes B 13. Q takes K P (ch.) 14. QtoKB'sSrd 14. Q takes K Kt 15. K K to K's sq (ch.) 15. K to Q's 2nd 16. Kt to Q E's 3rd 16. B takes Kt 17. B to Q Kt'8 5th (ch.) 17. P to Q B's 3rd 18. P takes B (b) IS. K E to K's sq 19. Q E to Q B's sq 19. P to Q's 4th 20. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 20. K to Q B's 2nd 21. B to Q's 3rd 21. K E to K's 6th 22. E takes E 22. Q takes E 23. E to Q Kt's sq 23. Q takes K E P (ch.) 24. K to K Kt's sq 24. P to Q Kt's 3rd 25. E to K's sq 25. Q to K Kt's 6th (ch.) 26. K to B's sq 26. Q takes P (ch.) 27. K to Kt's 2ad 27. Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) 28. K to B's sq 28, Kt to Kt's 5th 29. E to E's 2nd 29. Kt to K's 6th (ch.) And White resigned. (a) Throughout the whole of this prodigious exploit, the present move was the only instance in which Mr. Morphy was guilty of a miscalculation ; and in this case the error is not at all obvious, even to a player who ha» board and men before him. (6) All this is very ingenious, but the loss of Pawns and exposure of his King entailed by the slip at move 12 are not to be recovered ; and he very soon appears to have made up hia mind to abandon this game and direct hia attention to the others. GAME XCII. Fifth Board — Mr. Rhodes, king's gambit deolined. WHITE. Mr. M. BLAOK. Ml'. R. 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 8. K Kt to K B's 3rd 3. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 4. P takes P 4 P to Q's 4th 5. P takes P 5. Q takes P 6. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 6. Q to Q's sq 7. Q Kt to K's 4th 7. B to Q Kfs 8rd 8. P to Q B's 3rd 8. Q B to K Kt's 5th 9. P to Q's 4th 9. Q to Q's 4th 10. Kt to K B's 2nd 10. Q Kt takes K P (a) 11. Q to K's 2nd 11. Q B takes Kt 12. P takes B 12. Q takes K B P 13. Q takes Kt (ch.) 13. K to B's sq 14 K B to K's 2nd 14 Q to Q B's 3rd 15. K E to K Kt's sq 15. P to K B's 3rd 16. Q to K Kt's 3rd 16, P to K Kt's 3rd 17. Q B to K's 3rd 17. Q E to K's sq 18. K to Q's 2nd 18, K Kt to K's 2nd 19. K B to Q's 3rd 19, Q to Q's 2nd 20. Kt to K Kt's 4tb 20. Kt to Q's 4th 21. Q E to K's sq 21. Kt takes B MORPHT S GAMES OF CHESS. f06 22. R takes Kt 22. Q to K B'8 2nd 23. Kt takes K B P 23. E takes E 24. Q takes E 24. Q takes Q E P 25. Q to K's 8th (ch.) 25. K to Kt's 2nd And White gave mate in three moves. (a) This capture was made in the expectation, perhaps, that White -would take with the Queen's Pawn, in which case Black, of course, must have gained a piece in return. GAME XCIII. Sixth Board. — Dr. Freeman. king's bishop's gambit. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K' 8 4th 2. K B to Q B's 4th 8. P to Q Kt's 4th 4. K Kt to K B's 3rd 5. P to Q's 4th 6. K Kt takes P 7. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. Castles 9. Kt takes Kt 10. Q B to K Kt's 5th 11. K B takes Q P 12. K E to K's sq 13. Kt to K B's 6th (ch.) 14. Q B takes P 15. Kt to K's 6th (6) 16. Q to K E's 5th 17. K to E's sq IS. E takes Q B 19. Q B to Q Kt's 2nd 20. P to K Kt's 3rd 21. P takes Q 22. B takes B 23. Q E to K Kt's sq (ch.) 24. Q E takes Kt (ch.) 25. E takes P (ch.) 26. E to K Kt's 7th (ch.) 27. KBtoK's4th(ch.) 28. K B to Q's 3rd 29. E to K Kt's 3rd 30. Q B to K's 5th 81. Q B to K B's 4th (ch.) 82. E to K Kt's 5th 83. K to Kt's 2nd 84. K B takes P (ch.) 85. P to K E's 4th 36. Q B takes E 87. K to B's 3rd And Black struck BLACK. Dr. F. 1. P to K's 4th 2. K B to Q B's 4th 3. K B to Q Kt's 3rd 4. P to Q's 3rd 5. P takes P 6. K Kt to K B's 8rd 7. Castles 8. Kt takes KP 9. P to Q's 4th 10. Q to K's sq 11. P to Q B's 3rd 12. Q to Q's 2nd 13. P takes Kt 14. Q to Q's 3rd (a) 15. Q B takes Kt 16. K B takes P(ch.) 17. Q to K B's 5th 18. Kt to Q's 2nd 19. B to Q's 5th 20. Kt to K B's 3rd 21. Kt takes Q 22. Kt takes K B P 23. Kt to K Kt's 3rd 24. K E P takes E 25. K to K E's 2nd 26. K to E's 3rd 27. P to K B's 4th 28. P to Q Kt's 3rd 29. K E to K B's 2nd 80. QEtoK'ssq 31. K to E's 2nd 82. Q E to K's 8th (ch.) 33. K E to K Kt's 2nd 84. K to E's sq 85. E takes E(ch,) 36. E to K's sq his colors. (a) Had he taken the Bishop with Queen or Pawn, White would hav« von instantly, by playing E to K's 5th. (I) Beautifully playecL 6* 106 morphy's games of chess. GAME XCIV. Seventh Board. — Mr. Carr. lEEEGULAB OPENING. WHITE. Mr. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 4th 8. K B to Q's 3rd 4. K Kt to K'a 2nd 6. Castles 6. P to Q B's 4th 7. P to K's 5th 8. P to K B's 4th 9. K Kt to K Kt's 3rd 10. Q to K Kt's 4th 11. K Kt to K E's 5th 12. P takes K Kt P 13. B takes Kt (ch.) 14. Kt to K B's 6th J5. K B to Q B's 2nd 16. Q takes Q 17. Q takes B 18. QB takes KKtP 19. B to K B's 3rd 20. B to K R's 6th (ch.) 21. E to K R's 3rd (ch.) 22. R to K R's 5th (ch.) 23. K to B's 2nd BLACK. Mr. C. 1. P to K R's 3rd (a) 2. P to Q R's 4th 8. P to Q Kt's 3rd 4. P to K's 3rd 5. Q B to Q R's 3rd 6. K Kt to K B's 3rd 7. K Kt to K R's 2nd 8. K B to K's 2nd 9. P to Q's 4th 10. Castles 11. P to K Kt's 4th (&) 12. K R P takes P 13. K to R's sq 14. Q P takes P 15. Q takes P (ch.) 16. K B to Q B's 4th 17. P takes Q 18. Kt to Q B's Brd 19. K to Kt's 2nd 20. K takes B 21. K to Kt's 4th 22. K to K B'3 5th And Black sarrendered. ( % -^H 11 Bi B FRfeRE's PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. 12^ Peoblem No. 24— By Clotilde. White to play, and checkmate in four moves. mi ■ HI i m i mm ^ i^i P^ » fc ■ ■ ■ B I ©14^1 il ^ #1 ^ « pi- ^V/ m^^y y/WA y///////// m. iii » , wm ■ iS W^ g m m. m^ •WHITK. Peoblem No. 25.— By N. Marache. "White to play, and checkmate in four moves. WM » WM. « mm W//y. W/M/y. ^ WM WB WM. ^^/^3^^,/ IBI ^^^ ^ w If I i m.^^^^/y^A s ^p. ^^ .^^ :#; Wy 'm^y % ^^...y/m. ^__» 128 FRSrE S PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. Problem No. 26.— By Jacob Elson. White to play, and checkmate in foui- moves. m fm. m ,„ilf im'm. ,,,,, X *i^i^ M^, WM; . i #J ■ ■ 1 PI fm 'm§i f^' ^P ^P m v)0A ^^ wS WHITE. Pkoblem No. 27.— By Johk Gardxes. "White to play, and checkmate in four moves. WM WM 'WM W m fM m ^ p 1 mm. 'm 1 mmxm w ^. WM. fr^re's problem tournament. 129 Problem No. 28.— By Gbo. N. CHmrEY. White to play, and checkmate in four moves. Problem No. 29.— By Thko.,M. Brown. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. i ^y mm ^^^^-/^^^^^;^%^ y///////y '////////y fi» 130 TRfeRE's PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. Problem No. 30.— Bt Sajml. Lotd. White to play, and checkmate in fire moves. wm i mi «;a^.« m i i ^ WM ^^^^ W0/y Wf^ ^ ^ ms> wM M§. WM "^ v/m Tiifi^ ^^ WM M. wrn^ WM WM Wa %7m. WM. mm WHITE. Pkoblem No. 31.— By Geo. N. Ciienet. Wliite to play, and checkmate in five moves. ■■''' WM i M^ ^Mk,^ ^ V///////y.^ PBfiRE^S PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. 131 Pboblem No. 32.— By De. S. H. Westcott. "White to play, and checkmate in five moves. ^^i^ WkWW Peoblem No. 33.— Bt Dr. S. II. Westcott. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. ■ El ■ fc « ■ • ■ IM » ^ ^ 132 FRERE 8 PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. Problem No. 84— By Jacob Elson. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. t«i-M^ Wy ^ W//////A Iff FmI P M^. ^^55^ ^!^^ WHITK. Problem No. 35.— By Dr. C. C. Moore. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. M. ''timi. ^8 ^M. i III ■i« gfc I ii ^ S ^ ^ s„iml ■. Wa iii ■,,,,,■,, » W^/ WB WM % m ■ m .i ISi. frSre's problem tournament. 133 Problem No. 36.— By J. H. Moeeison. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. ^ I « » s ^ m » I m Wa mm WHITE. Pkoblkm No. 37.— By John Gaednek. "White to play, and checkmate in five moves. ■. it ii ii B^ B B » .. B_ B, _ 11 Bi 134 fr^re's problem tournament. Peoblem No. 38. — By Pattekson. "White to play, and checkmate in five moves. ^"11 mm mm WM M mm WM ^1 1 WM>y,.^wm 111 B B L ^ fii ■ « I ^ ^ « WHITE. Problem No. 89.— By P. J. D. White to play, and checkmate in five moves. m 'mm. .^^ « M i ^ ^P Mi ^P ^^^«^^«^^ SOLUTIONS CHESS PEOBLEMS. Problem No. 1. ■WHITE. 1. B to Kt's 6th 2. R to K's 4th 8. Q mates 2. Kt to B's 7th 3. Q to Q K's sq (mate) 2. Q takes Q (ch.) 8. K mates BLACK. 1. B to B's 4th 2. Any thing 1. Q takes Kt 2. K moves 1. B takes P 2. B covers Problem No. 2. WHITE. 1. K to B's 2nd 2. KttoBsSrd 3. Q mates 2. K to Kt's 3rd 3. Q or Kt mates 2. Kt to Kt's 2nd (ch.) 8. Q mates 1. K takes P (ch.) 2. Moves 1. K to B's 4th 2. Moves 1. R to Q's 4th 2. K moves Problem No. 3. WHITE. 1. B to Q B's 5th 2. P takes P 8. Q takes P (mate) 2. Q to K's 7th 8. Q takes P (mate) 8. QtoE?ft4th(m«t6) (A) (a) BLACK. 1. P takes Kt (ABC) 2. K to Q's 4th 1. K takes Kt 2. K takes P (a) 2. P moves 136 SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. (B) 2. Q to Q's 7th (ch.) 3. Q to Q's 4th (mate) 2. Q to K's 7th (ch.) 3. Kt to K's Srd (mate) 3. Q to K"s 4th (mate) (C) (a) 1. K to Q's 4th 2, K moves 1. P moves 2. K to Q's 4th (best) (a) 2. K takes Kt Problem No. 4. WHITE. 1. B to K Kt's sq 2. R to K's 5th (ch.) 3. Kt to Q Kt's 6th (mate) 2. B takes Q, (mate next move) BLACK. 1. Q to Q's 5th or K B Srd (best) 2. Q takes R K 1. Q to K B's 7th Problem No. 5. WHITE. 1. Kt to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 2. B to E's 6th 3. Q mates BLACK, 1. P takes Kt 2. Any thing WHITE. 1. E to K E's 6th 2. Kt to Q's 5th 8. Either E mates Problem No. 6. BLACK. 1. E to Q B's 3rd (best) 2. Any thing Problem No. V. WHITE. 1, B to K's 7th 2. E takes K P (ch.) 8, K to B's 8rd (dis. mate) 2. E to K B's sq 8. B mates 8. Kt mates BLACK. 1. P to K B's 5th 2. K takes E 1. Kt takes B 2. Kt to K Kt's sq If 2. Kt to Q B's 4th Other variations. Problem No. 8. WHITE. 1. B to Kt's Srd (ch.) 2. Q to Q Kt's 6th BLACK. 1. K moves, Q's Srd (beat) 2. E takes Q SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 137 8. Kt takes E (mate) 2. Q takes P (ch.) 3. Q takes Q (mate) 2. QtoQ's4th 3. B takes P (mate) If, instead of 1. K moves, Black slionld interpose Q or Kt, "White plays Q to B's 4th (ch.), and mates next move. Problem No. 9. white. ' black. 1. Q to K B's 2nd 1. Kt to Kt'a 3rd 2. Q to K B's 5th (ch.) 2, K moves 3. Q to Q's otli (mate) 1. Kt to K B's 6th 2. Q to Q B's 5th 2. Any thing 3. Q to K's 7tli (mate) 1. K to Q's 3rd 2. Q to K B's Sth (ch.) 2. K to K's 3rd 8. Q to K's 7th (mate) Problem No. 10. WHITE. black. 1. B to Q Kt's 7th 1. R to K's Sth 2. Q to K Kfs 4th (ch.) 2. Q takes Q 3. Kt takes P (mate) If 2. R interposa 8. Q takes B (mate) 2. Q takes Q 8. Kt or Q mates IfL Q to K B's 6th (ch.) 2. Q takes Q 2. Any thing Problem No. 11. WHITE. BLACK. 1. Kt to K's 6th 1. K takes Kt 2. Kt to B's 7th (ch.) 2. K moves 8. 15 to Q's 6th (mate) Problem No. 12. WHITE. BLACK. 1. Q to K R's Sth 1 R takes Q 2. R takes B 2. Any thing 8. B mates 1. B takes B 2. R to Q's 6th (ch.) 2. Takes B 8. Q mates 1. P to Q B's 3rd 2. Kt takes B 2. Takes Kt a Qmates 138 SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. Problem ^q. 13 WHITE. ^^' I- Q to E's 8th BLACK. 8- Q to K's 4th (mate) 2. K takes E J § ^ ^ ?'s 8th (ch.) J- E takes Q P «. -K to Kt's 5th, or Q tks B (mate) ^ ^°^^ 2. Q to Q E's 6th 1- P to Q's 4th <^' Q or E mates 2. Any move 2. P to Q's 4th (mate) ^' ^ ta^es Q Proble:^ ^NTo. 14 WHITE. *• 1. Kt to K's 3rd BLACK. 2. B to K B's Srd (ch.) o* I !« Q Kt's 6th 3. B takes B (mate) 2. B interposes 8- Q takes B P (mate) ^^^- P interpose 2. RtakesP(ch.) J- B to Q's 4th A Kt takes B (mate) 2. K moves (dis. ch*' 2. Q takes B ^- ? *« K B's 2nd o. y mates accordingly ^- ^^7 thing 2. B to Q Kt's 5th J- Kt to K's 4th 3. P takes P (mate) 2. P takes B Problem N^o. 15 WHITE. ^*^- 1. Q to K R's 7th BLACK. 2 • Q to Q B's 2nd (ch.) l g to B's 5th 8. Q to B's 6th (mate) 2. K to Q's 4th 2. Q to K B's 5th (ch.) i" P ^ovea 8. Q or B mates 2. K moves 2. Q to K B's 7th J- K to Q's 3rd ^- -tJ to R's Srd (mate) ^- P moves 2. K to B's 6th - l-KtoK'sSrd - 16. 1. Kt to K B's 6th BLACK. 2. Q to Q-8 4th (ch.) 1- Q's P 1 8. Kt to B'fl 8rd (mate) 2- ^ takes Q 1- K takes Kt SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 139 2. B's P 2 2. Any thing 3. Q mates 1. K to B's 5th 2. Q takes P (ch.) 2, K moves 8. Kt to E's 7th (mate) 2. Q to B's 5th (mate) 1. K to Q's 3rd Problem No. 17. WHITE. BLAOK. 1. R to K R's 2nd 1. B takes P (A) 8. Q to Q E's 8th 2. Any thing 8. Q mates 2. Q to Kt' 3, Q to K's 3rd (mate) (A) 1. B anywhere else 2. Q to Kt's sq (ch.) 2. B covers ■ ~rd ' Problem No. 18. WHITE. BLACK. 1. B to Q Kt's 7th 1. Any thing 2. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 2. Kt takes Q 8. B to B's 8th (mate) Problem No. 19. WHITE. blaok. 1. E to K B's 4th 1. K to K's 7th 2. Q to Q Kt's sq 2. P moves 8. Q to K B's sq (mate) 1. K to Q B's 7th 2. Q to Q Kt's 2nd (ch.) 2. K to Q's 8th (A) 8. E mates 8. Kt to K's 5th (mate) (A) If 2, K to Q's 6th Problem No. 20. white. blaok. 1. Q to Q's 4th (ch.) 1. K takes Q ' E to K's 4th (ch.) 2. K to Q B'a 4th 8. E takes E (mate) 2. E to Q B's sq (ch. 8. E takes E (mate) 1. E takes Q 2. E to Q B's sq (ch.) 2. E interposes Problem No. 21. WHITE. BLAOK. 1. Kt to Q's 7th (ch.) 2. Kt to K B's 3rd (double ch.) 8. Kt to K Kt's 5th (mate) 2. KttoQB's5th(ch.) R Kt to K B's 8rd (mate) 1. E takes Kt 2. Moves 1. K moves 2. K moves 140 SOLUTIONS OF PHOBLEMS. WHITE. 1. Q to Q B's 5th (ch.) 2. B to K's 4th 8. P to Kt's 4th (mate), or Kt t6 Q's 3rd (checkmate) Problem No. 22. BLACK. 1. K takes Q 2. Any thing Problem No. 23. WHITE. 1. B to K B's 6th ■2. Kt to Q-ft 7th (dis. ch.) 8. B takes P (ch.) 4. P takes E, being Kt (mate) 3. Kt to Q B's 5th (ch.) 4. B takes P (mate) 2. Kt to Q's 3rd (ch.) 3. B to Q B's 2nd (ch.) 4. Kt to Q Kt'3 3rd (mate) 3. Kt to Q B's 2nd (d'ble ch.) 4 Kt to Q Pw's 3rd (mate) 3. Kt to Q Kt's 5tli (dis. ch.) 4, Kt to Q Pv's 3rd (mate) 8. Kt to K's 6th (dis. ch.) 4. Kt to Q B's 5th (mate) 2. Kt takes P at Q B's 4th 3. Kt to K's 5th (ch.) 4. B takes P (mate) 8. Kt takes Kt (double ch.) 4. Kt to K's 5th (mate) 8. Kt to K's 6th (dis. ch.) 4. Kt to Q B's 5ih (mate) (a) (A) (a) (b) (c) (B) (a) (b) (c) 3. Kt to Q Kt's 5th (<1bl. ch.) 4. Kt to K's 5, or Q Kt's 2 (mate) (C) 2. Kt takes R 8. Kt takes P (double ch.) 4, Kt to Q K's 3rd (mate) 3. Kt takes P (dis. ch.) 4. Kt to K's 5. or Q Kt 2 (mate) (D) 2. Kt to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) 3. Kt takes P at Q B 4th (dis. ch.) 4. Kt to Q Kt's 2nd (mate) (a) 8. Kt to Q's 3rd (double ch.) 4 Kt to Q K's 3rd (mate) (E) BLACK. K takes Kt (A B D E) K to Q's 4tli (a) K to K's 8rd K to K's 5th K to Q's 4th K to Q Kfs 7th K to Q Kfs Sth (a b c) K to Q Pw's Sth K to Q B's Sth K to Q Kt's Sth P takes Kt K to Q Kt's Sth K to Q B's 6th K takes Kt Kt to K Kt's 6th K to Q's 6tli (a b c) K to K's 5th Kt to K's 7th (ch.) K to Q"s 6th B takes Kt K to Q's 6th Any thing else K to Q's 6th R to Q Kt's 6th K to Q Kt's 2nd (a) K to Q Kt's Sth Any thing else K to Q's 6th R takes R, or to Q Kt's 4tb P takes R (a) K to Q's 6th K to Q Kt's 7th K to Q Kt's Sth L B to Q Kt's 6th SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 141- 2. Kt to K's 2na (ch.) 2. P takes Kt ( a ) 8. Kt to Q's 7th (dis, ch.) 8. K to Q'a 6th 4. Kt to Q B's 5th (mate) (a) 2. K to Q Kt'9 7th 3. Kt takes P (double ch.) 8. K to Q E's Sth 4 Kt to Q K's 3rd (mate) If Black move otherwise, mate takes place as in some of the variational Problem No. 24. "WHITE. BLACK. 1. Q takes P, &g. Problem No. 25. WHITE. BLACK. 1. B to Q E's 7th (ch.) 1. K takes P (best), (or A B) 2. Q takes Kt 2. E takes Q (best) (or C) 8. Kt to K's 4th 3. E to Q's 7th (ch.) 4. Kt takes E (mate) If 3. E takes Kt, White takes other E with B (mate). (A) 1. E interposes 2. Q to Q's 2nd (ch.) 2. K takes P 8. Q mates (B) 1. Kt interposes 2. Q to Q's 2nd, or K to B's 4th, and mates next move (C) 2. E to K's 7th (ch.) 8. Q takes E (mate) Problem No. 26. WHITE. black. 1. Kt to K B's 5th (ch.) 1. Either Kt or P takes Kt (A) 2. Q to Q Kt's Xth. 2. E moves (best) 3. Q to Q's 5th (ch.) 8. K takes Kt 4. Q to Q's 2nd (mate) (A) 1. K takes Kt 2. Q to Q Kt's 7th 2. Any thing Problem No. 27. WHITE. BLACK. 1. B to Q E's 7th 1. K moves 2. K to K's 7th 2. K moves 8. B to Q Kt's Sth 3. K moves 4. B to Q B's 5th (mate) Problem No. 28. WHITE. BLACK. 1. P to K E's 4th 1. P to K E's 4th (A) 2. K to Q B's 3rd 2. P to Q's Sth (ch.) (a) 8. K to Q Kt's 3rd 8. P to K's 6th 4 Q takes Kt (mate) 142 SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 8. B to B'8 6th (ch.) 4. Q mates 2. PtoR's5th 3. Kt's P moves 4. Q takes Kt (mate) "WHITE. 1. Q to B's 5th (ch.) 2. R takes B 3. Kt to K B's 4th 4. P to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 5. P takes Q (mate) (a) (A) 2. K takes Kt 3. K to K's 3rd 1. P to K R's 3rd 2. P to Q's 5ih 3. P to K's 6th Problem No. 29. BLAOK- 1. P takes Q 2. Q takes R 3. Q to Q's 8 th (ch.) 4. Q takes P (ch.) Problem No. 30. WHITE. 1. Kt to K B's 6th (ch.) 2. K takes P (dis. ch.) 3. Q to R's 5th (ch.) 4. K to B's 5th 5. Kt or P mates 4. Q to B's 7th (ch.) 5. Q to B's 8th (mate) 3. Kt to K's 3id (ch.) 4. Q to Kt's 2iul (ch.) 5. Q to Kfs 4th (mate) 3. K to B"s 5th 4. Kt to B-s 4th (ch.) 5. Q to R's sq (mate) 2. QtoK'8 4th (ch.) 3. Q takes R (ch.) 4. Q to Kt's Sth (ch.) 5. Q to K's 8th (mate) BLACK. 1. B takes Kt (ch.) (A) 2. K to Kfs 3rd (B) 3. K takes Q (C) 4. Any thing (C) 3. K to Kt's 2nd 4. K to R's sq (B) (b) (A) 2. K to Kt's Sth (or b) 3. K takes P (best) 4. K moves 2. B to Kt's 4th 3. B to Q's Sth (best) 4. B takes Kt 1. K to Kt's 3rd 2. K moves 3. K to B's sq 4. K to K's 2nd * Problem No. 31. WHITE. 1. Q to K R's Sth 2. Kt to K's 4th (ch.) 8. Q to Q B's 3rd 4. Q to Q's 2nd (ch.) 5. Kt to Q B"s 3rd (mate) 3. Kt to Q B's Sth (ch.) 4. Q to Q B's 8rd (ch.) 5. Q mates 2. Q to Q R's Sth 8. Kt to K's 4th 4. K takes P 5. Q mates BLACK. 1. K to Q's 7th (A B) 2. K to Q's Sth (a) 3. P to K's Sth (becomes Kt) 4. P takes Q (a) 2. K to Q's 6th 3. K to Q's 7th 4. K to Q's Sth (A) 1. P to K B's 7th 2. P Queens (a) 8. P checks 4 Any thing SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 143 S. Q to K Kfs 2nd 4, K to Q B"s sq 5. Q takes P (mate) 2. Q to K R"s 2nd (ch.) 3. Q to K's Sth ((di.) 4. Q to Q Kt's Sth 5. Q or Kt mates (a) (B) 2. P Knights 3. Kt to K Kt's 6th 4. Kt moves 1. K to K B's 7th 2. K to K's Sth 3. K to Q's 7\h 4. Any thing Problem No. 32. WHITE. 1. Kt to Q's 7th (ch.) 2. B to R\s 7th (ch.) 8. Q to K'8 5th (ch.) 4. B to Kfs Sth (ch.) 5. P mates BLACK. 1. B takes Kt 2. K takes Kt 8. K takes Q 4. K to B's 3rd Problem No. 33. WHITE, 1. Q to K B's 4th (ch.) 2. B to B's 7tl) (ch.) 3. B to Kt's 6th 4. B to K's ?rd (ch.) 5. P takes Kt (mate) 4. B to Q's Sth 5. B mates (A) BLACK. 1. K takes Q 2. P interposes 3. Q to K's Sth (A) 4. Q takes B 8. Kt to B's Sth 4. Any thing Problem No. 34. WHITE. 1. E to R's 4th (ch.) 2. R to K's 6th 8. B takes Kt 4. Kt to K's 2nd (ch.) 6. P to K B's 4th (mate) BLACK. 1. Kt takes R 2. Kt to K Kt's 7th (best) 8. B takes R 4. K moves Problem No. 35. WHITE. 1. Q takes B P 2. R takes B 8. R takes R 4. R to K Kt's sq 5. Q mates 4. Q takes P (ch.) 5. R or Kt mates 8, Q takes R 4. Q takes P 5. Q to B's 6th (mate) 4. E takes P (ch.) 9. Mate BLACK. 1. B to K B's 5th 2. R to B's 3rd 3. K takes R 4. K moves ITS. K toKt'ssq 4- K moves 2. R to K's 2nd 8. K to R's 3rd 4. K moves If 3. K to R's 2nd 4. Moves 144 SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 1. R to B's Srd 2. B to B s 8th (ch.) 2. Any thing 3. K takes R 3. Any tiling 4. Q takes P 4. Any thing 5. Mate 1. R to K's 2nd 2. Q takes E 2. B to B's 5th 8. K to Kt's sq (ch.) 8. B to Kfs 4th 4. Q takes B (ch.) 4 K moves 6. Q mates 3. K to R's Srd or E's sc 4. Q takes P 4 B moves 5. Q mates 2. B to Kt's 6th 8. E takes B (ch.) 3. K moves 4 Q checks 4. Moves 6. Mate Problem No. 36. "WHITE. BLACK. 1. KtatKt'8 5thtoQ'8 4th 1. Q to K's 5th (best) 2. Kt to Kt's 4th 2. B to Q B's 5th (best) 8. Kt to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 8. B takes Kt 4. Kt to Q R's 6th (ch.) 4 K moves 5. B to Q Kt's 5 (mate) Problem No. Si. WHITE. BLACK. 1. B to K R's 5th 1. K moves 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd ^ 2. K moves 3. P to R's 3rd 8. K moves 4 B to Kt's 4th 4 Anything. 6. Kt mates Problem No. 38. WHITE. BLACK. 1. E to Q B'8 8th 1. P to K's 8rd 2. R to Q B's 6th 2. P takes R 8. B to Q's 6th 8. P to Q B's 4th 4. B to K B's Sth 4 K takes Kt 5. B to KKt's 7th (mate) Problem No. 39. WHITE. 1. Kt takes P 2. Kt takes P 8. B to Q Kt's 6th (ch.) 4. Kt takes P 6. Kt mates BLACK. 1. Kt to Q's Srd or K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 5th 8. Kt takes B 4. Kt moves THX END. ^i. V t -^ a: a-/ /; /, .>; :^ fZJil -/J.y, S- ^M -a/t 3'Vsr 7t ~^Jy. /J /v^ 7^ <-^ /4^i2.* /-/C y/f /x'.' c-X. /^ KJ^ . ^^^^^Tf^t: /S- ca^^V^v^-^v^, GAME EIGHTEENTH. AndMrtcerOh in the series hetween Lalmcrdm^iavs and •' McDonnell. WHITE. jrDonnell 1 P. to K. fourth 2 P. to K. B. fourth 3. K. Kt. to B. third 4 P. to Q. B. third 5. P. to K. fifth 6. Q. Kt. to R. third 7 Q. Kt. to B. second 8. P. to Q. fourth 9 Q Kt. to K. third (") (SiciuAN Opening.) BLACK. LahorirdonnaiS. 1. P. to Q. B. fourth 2. P. to K. third 3 Q. Kt. to B. third 4. P. to Q. fourth 5. P. toK. B. third W. Q. B. P. takes P 11 K. toB. second 12. K to Kt. third 13. B. P. takes P. 14. K. to R. third 15. P. to K. Kt. fourth 16. B.toK. Kt. second 17 P. to K. Kt. fifth 18. Kt. takes Kt. 19. Q. B.toK. third , 20. B. takes B. ' 21. K.B. to Kt. fourth 22. Q. takes Kt. w Q. R. to K.Kt. square 24' Q B. to B. square 25 K. to R. fourtTi <^ 6. K. Kt. to R. third 7. Q. to Q. Kt. third 8. Q. B. to Q. second 9. Q. B. P. takes P. 10 K. B. to Kt. Iifth (oh) ll! Castles (K. R.) 12. P. takes P. 13. Q. B.toK. square 14. Q. B. to R. fourth 15 Q. B. to Kt. third 16. B. to K. fifth 17. K. Kl. to B. fourth 18. R. takes Kt. 19. B. takes Kt 20. Kt. takes K. P. 21. Kt. takes B. 22 Q. R- to K. B. square 23. K.B. toQ. third 24. R. to B. sixth (ch) 25. R. to K. B. fifth And Labourdonnais wins. (6) ,„) Premature; surely 9. kTo K. second or Q. third. ould nave been better pl^y- ^ ^ grst to last by Labour- KOLISCH AND AN AMATEUR, The follo-wiug ingenious and remarkable game has been placed \t our disposal by oii distinguished-Hungarian fiiend, Hebb K01.I8CH. It exhll Us in a pre-eminent degree th varied i^somces of this very fine player. Bis antagonist oi^ '^ig occasion was a higbl talented amateur of the Cafe de la Regence.— iSra. (Remove White's Q R,'*, WHITE. "' iVr. K. 1 P to K 4 2 P to K B 4 3 Kt to K B 3 4 P to Q 4 5 B to Q B 4 6 Castles 7 Kt to QB3 8 P to K 5 (a) 9 P tks P (en /w*) 10 Q Kt to K 4 11 B tks F 12 K Kt to Kt 5 (b) BI.ACE. ■whit.-:. BLACK. Aviaietir. Mr. K. A matenr. PtoK4 13 B tkf- B QtksB B to Q B 4 14 B tks Kt PtksB PtksP 16 Q to S 5 P to K R 3 B to Kt 3 16 Kt to B 6 (ch) (c) K to R sq Kt to K 2 17 Kt tUs Q P QtoQ2 Castles 18 Kt tks P ^ch) R tks Kt P to Q B 3 P toQ4 19 K tkg B Q to K Kt .% 20 Kt to B 6 ^d) Q tks Q P (^ch) .ft tks P 21 K to B »q Kt to Q 2 Q to Q gq 22 Q Iks R P (Ch) ie) P tksQ BtoB2 23 R to R 7 mate. Kt to Q 4 (a\ In order to take Black's Q's Pawn in paaeisg, should it be advanced. (b) We invite the attention of our readers to this strikingly brilliant combination ne which secures the victory, however Black may play. ((•) Followed up In the ugual style of the Hungarian master. {d} All this is very Ingenious. \f) A splenuld termination. By :»rr. F. HEALEY. BLACK. Ill 'wm. 1 WHITE. Wliite to play, and mate in five moves. Of this beautiful and difficult stratagem we shall withhold the solution for a fortnight. A capital little Game, the terminating one in a match between Messrs. KOLISCH and SCHROEDER, wherein Mr. Kolisch gave the odds of his Q Kt. {Remove }Vhite's Q Kt from the Board.) (K Kt Game.) BLACK. (Mr. S.) I WHITE (Mr. K.) BLACK (Mr. S.) I WHITE (Mr. K.) 1. P to K 4th P to K 4th 2. Kt to K B 3rd Kt to Q B 3rd I 3. B to Q B 4th B to K 2nd I 4. P to Q 4th P to Q 3rd 6. P to Q B 3rd Kt to K B 3rd j 6. P to Q 5th Kt to Q E, 4th 7. B to Q 3rd P to Q Kt 3rd 1 8. P to K R 3rd P to Q B 4th 9. B to K 3rd Castles 10. P to K Kt 4th (Determined to break ground at all hazards.^ 10. P to K R 3rd 11. P to K Kt 5th P takes P 12. Kt takes K Kt P Kt to K R 2nd 13. Kt takes Kt K takes Kt 14. Q to K R 5th (ch) K to Kt sq 15. R to K Kt sq 16. P to K B 4th 17. B to Q B 2nd 18. P to K B 5th 19. Castles. (Obf crve, now, how effectively every piece of 'Wliite is disposed, and the utter hdpless- flcss of the forces on the adverse side.) 19. K to K 2nd 20. R takes K Kt P (A masterly stroke of play.) 20. B takes R 21. B to K Kt 5th (ch) P to K B 3rd (If he had played B te K B 3rd, then fol- lowed 22. B takes B (ch), and, as Black dares not take the Bishop because of the threatened mate, he must have given up his Queen.) 22. Q to K R 7th R to K Kt sq 23. B to K R 6th Q to K B sq (If 23. K to B sq, the game would have proceeded thus :— 24. B, to K Kt sq Q to K 2nd B to K B 3rd 2.% B takes B (ch) R takes B P to Q B 5th 26. Q to K R 8th (ch), and wins.) K R to K sq 24. R to K Kt sq Q to K B 2nd K to B sq 25. B takes B B takes K B P 26. B takes K B P (ch) * nd Black surrenders. IM'M^ University of Caiifomia SOUTHERN REGIONAL LiBRARY FACILITY 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. 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