Steinitz Gambit : Irregular Chess Openings - Part 6

Welcome to Part 6 of Irregular Chess Openings miniseries. Part 5 focused on The Fianchetto. This lesson will explain The Steinitz Gambit.

Game XV.—STEINITZ GAMBIT.

Between W. Steinitz and J. W. Zukertort.

Mr. William Steinitz v Mr. Johannes Hermann Zukertort

WHITE.  (Mr. S.)	BLACK.  (Mr. Z.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to B's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
5. K. to K's 2d.	5. P. to Q's 4th.[A]
6. P. takes P.	6. B. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. Kt. to B's 3d.	7. Castles.
8. P. takes Kt.	8. B. to Q. B's 4th.
9. P. takes P. (ch.)	9. K. to Kt's sq.
10. Kt. to Kt's 5th.[B]	10. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. K. to Q's 3d.[C]	11. Q. to R's 4th.
12. K. to B's 3d.	12. B. takes P. (ch.)[D]
13. Q. Kt. takes B.	13. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)
14. K. to Kt's 3d.	14. Q. to Kt's 3d. (ch.)
15. B. to Kt's 5th.	15. B. takes Kt.
16. Q. takes B.	16. R. takes Kt.
17. Q. to B's 6th.	17. Q. to R's 4th.
18. P. to B's 3d.	18. R. to Q's 3d.
19. Q. to B's 4th.	19. P. to Kt's 4th.
20. K to B's 2d.	20. Resigns.[E]

[A] The ingenious attack instituted hereby was invented by Zukertort.

[B] 10. P. takes B., Kt. to B's 3d!; 11. Q. takes R. (ch.), obtains three pieces for the Q., but loses the game. Q. to K's sq., here or on the following move, offers the only defense.

[C] Zukertort's analysis, which filled pages and pages of the Neue Berliner Schachzeitung, considered every conceivable move of White's down to P. to Q. R's 3d, but this one, upon which, in conjunction with the following K. move, Steinitz rested his gambit. 11. P. to B's 3d has been refuted in an elaborate analysis by Mr. Walter Penn Shipley, of Philadelphia.

[D] Black wins here by,

12. ...	12. P. to Q. R's 3d.
13. K. to Kt's 3d.	13. P. takes Kt.
14. P. to B's 3d.	14. R. takes P.!
15. P. takes R.	15. Q. to Q's 4th. (ch.)
16. K. to B's 2d.	16. B. to B's 4th. (ch.)
17. K. to Q's 2d.	17. B. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)
18. K. to K's 2d.	18. Kt. to Kt's 5th.!

as played by Messrs. Honegger and Raubitscheck in a consultation game against Steinitz at the Metropolitan Chess Club, 1897. If, instead of K. to Kt's 3d, 13. Kt. takes P. Black wins by R. takes P.!.

[E] White has brought his K. into safety and will remain a piece ahead. Had Black, instead of his last move, pinned the B., the game would have proceeded as follows:

19. ...	19. R. to Kt's 3d.
20. P. to Q. R's 4th.	20. P. to Q. R's 3d.
21. B. takes P.	21. R. takes P.
22. K. to B's 2d.	22. P. takes B.
23. P. takes P.	23. Q. takes P.
24. B. takes P. (ch.) and wins.

This lesson concludes my 6 part series on Irregular Chess Openings on the Learn to Play Chess blog. For you beginning chess students, I invite you go through my free online chess lessons. For you advanced chess players looking for a strategic advantage, I recommend you read through some of the other miniseries including The King's Knight's Opening, The King's Bishop's Opening, The King's Gambit, and The Queen's Gambit.

The Fianchetto : Irregular Chess Openings - Part 5

Welcome to Part 5 of Irregular Chess Openings miniseries. Part 4 focused on The Center Counter Gambit. This lesson will explain The Fianchetto.

GAME THE EIGHTH.

The Fianchetto.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
3. K. B. to Q's 3d.	3. P. to K's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. to K's 5th.	5. P. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d.	6. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
The game appears to be equal.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
3. B. to Q's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th.	4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. Q. B. to K's 3d.	6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
7. P. to Q. B's 4th.	7. P. to K's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. to K's 2d.	9. Castles.
10. Castles on Q's side.	10. P. to K. B's 4th.
11. K. Kt. to his 5th.	11. P. takes K. P.
12. B. takes P.	12. B. takes B.
13. Q. Kt. takes B.
You have the better game.

GAME THE NINTH.

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

Variation I.

Beginning at White's 2d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th.	1. P. to K. B's 4th.
2. P. to K's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d
4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	4. P. to Q. B's 3d.
5. B. takes Kt.	5. K. P. takes B.
6. Q. Kt. takes K. P.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.	7. B. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to Q's 3d.	8. Castles.
I prefer your position.

Variation II.

Beginning at White's 2d move.

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

GAME THE TENTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th.	1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q's 5th.	2. P. to K's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 4th.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
You have the advantage.

GAME THE ELEVENTH.

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

Black has the better game, owing to your premature attack at the 4th move.


GAME THE TWELFTH.

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

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 1st move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to Q. B's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. to K's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. P. to K's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
You have the advantage in position.

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FRENCH DEFENSE.

Game I.—Between Drs. Lasker and Tarrasch.

Dr. Tarrach and Dr. Lasker

WHITE.  (Dr. L.)	BLACK.  (Dr. T.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	3. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
4. B. to Kt's 5th.	4. B to Kt's 5th.
5. P. takes P.	5. Q. takes P.
6. Kt. to B's 3d.[A]	6. P. to B's 4th.[B]
7. B. takes Kt.	7. P. takes B.
8. Q. to Q's 2d.	8. B. takes Kt.
9. Q. takes B.[C]	9. Kt. to Q's 2d.
10. R. to Q's sq.	10. R. to K. Kt's sq.[D]
11. P. takes P.	11. Q. takes P.
12. Q. to Q's 2d.[E]	12. Q. to Kt's 3d.[F]
13. P. to B's 3d.	13. P. to Q. R's 3d.
14. Q. to B's 2d.	14. P. to B's 4th.
15. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	15. Kt. to B's 4th.
16. B. to Kt's 2d.	16. Q. to B's 2d.
17. Q. to K's 2d.	17. P. to Kt's 4th.
18. Castles.	18. B. to Kt's 2d.
19. P. to B's 4th.	19. P. to Kt's 5th.
20. Q. to Q's 2d.	20. R. to Kt's sq.
21. Q. to R's 6th.	21. B. takes Kt.
22. B. takes B.	22. Q. to K's 4th.
23. K. R. to K's sq.	23. Q. takes P.[G]
24. Q. to B's 4th.	24. R. to Q. B's sq.
25. Q. to Q's 6th.	25. P. to B's 3d.[H]
26. B. to R's 5th. (ch.)	26. R. to Kt's 3d.
27. B. takes R. (ch.)	27. P. takes B.
28. R. takes P. (ch.)	28. Resigns.

[A] The best line of play against the McCutcheon defense. It was played in a game Sjöberg vs. Giersing, Stockholm, 1906.

[B] Out of place in this position. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d or Kt. to K's 5th, would be alternatives—the former move in preference.

[C] This excellent move was probably not taken into consideration by Tarrasch when advancing P. to B's 4th.

[D] If 10.., P. takes P., then 11. R. takes P., and Black could not challenge the Queen with 11.., Q. to Q. B's 4th, because of 12. R. to Q. B's 4th. Nor could 10.., K. to K's 2d be played, because of 11. P. takes P., and 11.., Q. takes B. P. would be answered with 12. R. takes Kt. winning the Queen, and as the continuation in the text is hopeless, there remains the only alternative of 10.., Castles, with a good enough game, all things considered.

[E] Simply position play. Black's forces are paralyzed, and the King fixed on the middle of the center.

[F] Q. to B's 2d at once seems comparatively better, and if necessary Castles, and the case is not altogether hopeless.

[G] Not a judicious capture, to say the least.

[H] This move, or resigning. There is nothing else. The latter course would be more to the purpose, unless a miracle is expected.

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

Mr. Paul Morphy

WHITE.  (Mr. M.)	BLACK.  (M. B.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P.	4. K. P. takes P.
5. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. Castles.	6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to K. R's 3d.	7. Q. B. to K. R's 4th.
8. Q. B. to K's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. K. R. to K's sq.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	10. Q. B. takes Kt.
11. Kt. takes B.	11. P. to K. R's 3d.
12. Q. to Q's 2d.	12. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
13. P. to Q. B's 4th.	13. P. takes P.
14. K. B. takes P.	14. P. to K. B's 4th.
15. Kt. to K's 5th.	15. Castles on Q's side.
16. K. B. to K's 6th.	16. B. takes Kt.
17. P. takes B.	17. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
18. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[A]	18. Q. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.
19. Q. to Q. R's 3d.	19. Q. Kt. to Q. B's sq.
20. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.	20. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
21. P. to K. B's 4th.	21. P. takes P.
22. Q. B. takes P.	22. Q. R. to Q's 5th.
23. Q. to K's 3d.	23. Q. R. to K's 5th.
24. Q. to K. B's 3d.	24. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. (ch.)
25. K. to K. R's 2d.	25. Q. R. takes R.
26. R. takes R.	26. Q. to Q. Kt's 5th.
27. R. to K's 2d.	27. K. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
28. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	28. Q. to Q. Kt's 4th.
29. K. B. takes Kt.	29. R. takes B.
30. B. takes K. R. P.	30. R. to K. R's sq.
31. B. to K. Kt's 7th.	31. R. to K. R's 2d.
32. B. to K. B's 6th.	32. R. to K. B's 2d.
33. Q. to K. R's 5th.	33. Kt. to K. B's 5th.
34. Q. takes R.

And Black surrenders, after a struggle of nearly nine hours.

[A] A very ingenious move. If Black take the Pawn with his Queen, he of course loses her by "B. takes Q. R. P. (ch.), etc." and if with the Kt. it costs him at least a Piece.

Game III.—Played in 1854, between Mr. H. P. Montgomery, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Pindar,
now one of the leading members of the Manchester Chess Club, England.

Philadelphia Chess Club (late 1800's)

WHITE.  (Mr. P.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes P.	3. Q. takes P.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d.[A]	6. P. to Q. B's 4th.[B]
7. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	7. B. takes Kt.
8. B. takes B.	8. P. to Q. B's 5th.
9. K. B. to K's 2d.	9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Castles.	10. Kt. takes B.[C]
11. P. takes Kt.	11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[D]
12. Kt. to Q's 2d.	12. Kt. to Kt's 3d.
13. P. to Q. R's 4th.[E]	13. P. to Q. R's 4th.
14. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq.	14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[F]
15. B. to K. B's 3d.	15. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
16. Kt. to K's 4th.	16. Kt. takes Q. R. P
17. Q. to Q's 2d.	17. Castles.
18. Q. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.[G]	18. P. to K. B's 4th.[H]
19. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.	19. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq
20. P. to Q's 5th.	20. Q. to Q's 2d.[I]
21. R. takes Q. R. P.	21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[J]
22. Q. to K. B's 4th.[K]	22. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[L]
23. Q. P. takes P.	23. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
24. P. to K's 7th.	24. K. R. to K's sq.
25. K. R. to K's sq.	25. B. to K's 3d.[M]
26. R. takes Kt.[N]	26. P. takes R.
27. Q. to K's 5th.[O]	27. K. R. takes P.
28. Kt. takes P.	28. K. R. to K. B's 2d.
29. Kt. to Q's 6th.	29. K. R. to K. B's 3d.
30. Kt. to K's 4th.	30. K. R. to K. B's 4th.
31. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	31. Q. R. to K. B's sq.[P]
32. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.	32. B. to Q's 4th.
33. B. takes B. (ch.)	33. R. takes B.
34. Kt. to K's 6th.	34. Q. takes Kt.[Q]
And Black wins.

[A] A favorite move with several of the strongest of modern players.

[B] If White take P. with P., the Black K. B. is brought into play; and if not, the advance of P. to B's 5th is threatened.

[C] Chiefly to double White's Pawns.

[D] Black foresaw the intended attack on the B. P., and by providing for it in this way brought another Piece into action.

[E] White keeps up the attack on the B. P. with a great deal of vigor. The move of R. P. two was a very good one.

[F] The best move.

[G] The R. is well posted—for attack and defense.

[H] Black has now resumed the offensive.

[I] Threatening to take Q. if P. takes P., and attacking Q. R. at the same time. There was still another motive for this move, viz.: to induce White to take R. P., foreseeing the R. would be lost subsequently.

[J] To enslave the Rook.

[K] An excellent move. In this and the succeeding moves, White played very well. His efforts were directed to saving his R., but, as the result showed, without success.

[L] Apparently hazardous, but justified by the gain of time.

[M] We believe his best move.

[N] White was obliged to lose the exchange, although he fought manfully against it.

[O] Another very good move in White.

[P] Black's advantage in the exchange begins now to tell on the game.

[Q] Threatening mate if R. takes Q.

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

New York Chess Club 1893

WHITE.  (N.Y.)	BLACK.  (Phila.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K's 3d.
4. Q. takes P.	4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to Q's sq.	5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d.	6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. takes P.	8. K. Kt. takes P.
9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
10. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	10. Castles.
11. K. B. takes Kt.	11. P. takes B.
12. Castles.	12. P. to K. B's 4th.
13. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.	13. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
14. P. to Q. B's 4th.	14. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
15. Q. to Q. B's 2d.	15. P. to Q. B's 4th.
16. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	16. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
17. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	17. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
18. P. to K. B's 3d.	18. B. to Q. B's 2d.
19. K. R. to K's sq.	19. Q. R. to K's sq.
20. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	20. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
21. K. R. to K's 2d.	21. P. to K's 4th.
22. Q. R. to K's sq.	22. P. to K's 5th.
23. P. takes P.	23. B. to K. B's 5th.
24. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.	24. B. takes Kt.
25. P. takes B.	25. Kt. takes P.
26. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	26. Kt. takes Kt.
27. Q. to Q. B's 3d.	27. Q. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.)
28. R. takes Q.	28. R. takes R. (ch.)
29. Q. takes R.	29. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)
30. K. to B's sq.	30. Kt. takes Q.
31. R. to Q's 2d.	31. P. to B's 5th.
32. P. takes P.	32. Kt. to K. Kt's 7th.
33. R. to Q's 7th.	33. R. takes P. (ch.)
34. K. to Kt's sq.	34. B. to K's 5th.
35. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.)	35. K. to B's sq.
36. R. takes K. R. P.	36. Kt. to K's 6th.
37. R. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)	37. K. to B's 2d.
38. B. to K's 5th.	38. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)
39. K. to K. R's 2d.	39. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
40. K. to R's 3d.	40. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
41. R. to Q. B's 8th.
And Philadelphia announces mate in six moves.

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

Leading American Chess Players (late 1800's)

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

[A] This is more effectual than taking the Queen's Pawn with Queen at once.

Game VI.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum,
between Mr. Clements and Dr. Lewis.

WHITE.  (Mr. C.)	BLACK.  (Dr. L.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. P. to K's 3d.[A]
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. P. takes P.	4. K. P. takes P.
5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	5. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
6. Castles.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to K's 5th.	7. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	8. P. takes B.
9. R. to K's sq.	9. Q. B. to K's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 2d.[B]	10. Q. B. P. takes P.
11. Kt. takes K. B. P.[C]	11. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
12. Kt. takes R.	12. Castles.
13. Q. to K. B's 3d.	13. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
14. R. takes Kt.	14. P. takes R.
15. Q. takes P.	15. R. to K's sq.
16. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	16. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
17. Q. takes R. (ch.)	17. B. takes Q.
18. Kt. P. takes B.	18. Q. takes P.
19. Q. B. to R's 3d.	19. Q. takes B. P.
20. P. to K. R's 3d.	20. P. to Q's 6th.
21. B. to Kt's 4th.	21. Q. to her Kt's 7th.
22. B. to Q. B's 3d.	22. Q. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.)
23. K. to R's 2d.	23. P. to Q. B's 4th.
24. B. to Q's 2d.	24. Q. to Q. B's 7th.
25. P. to Q. R's 4th.	25. B. to Q. B's 3d.[D]
26. Kt. to K. B's 7th.	26. Q. to Q's 8th.
27. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	27. K. to Q's 2d.
28. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	28. B. to K's 5th.
29. B. to Q. B's 3d.	29. Q. to Q. B's 7th.
30. K. Kt. to Q's 2d.	30. B. to Q's 4th.
31. B. takes P.	31. P. to Q. B's 5th.
32. B. to Q. B's 3d.	32. Q. to Q's 8th.
33. Kt. to R's 3d.	33. Q. to K. R's 4th.
34. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th.	34. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
35. P. to K. B's 3d.	35. P. to K. R's 4th.
36. B. to K's sq.	36. P. to K. R's 5th.
37. R. to K's 5th.	37. B. to Q. B's 3d.
38. Kt. takes Q. R. P.	38. B. takes Q. R. P.
39. Kt. takes Q. B. P.	39. B. to Q. Kt's 6th.
40. B. to Q's 5th. (ch.)	40. K. to Q. B's 2d.
41. B. to K's 5th. (ch.)	41. K. to Q. Kt's 2d.
42. B. to Q's 7th. (ch.)	42. K. to R's 3d.
43. B. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	43. Q. takes R.
44. B. takes Q.	44. B. takes Kt.
45. B. to Q. Kt's 4th.	45. K. takes Kt.
46. K. to K. Kt's sq.	46. K. to Q. Kt's 3d.
47. B. to Q's 2d.	47. K. to Q. B's 4th.
48. K. to K. B's 2d.	48. K. to Q's 4th.
49. B. to K's sq.	49. K. to K's 4th.
50. K. to K's 3d.	50. K. to K. B's 4th.
51. B. takes P.	51. P. to Q's 7th.[E]
52. K. takes P.	52. K. to K. B's 5th.
53. K. to K's sq.	53. B. to Q's 6th.
54. K. to K. B's 2d.	54. K. to K. B's 4th.
55. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	55. B. to Q. B's 5th.
56. P. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)	56. K. to Kt's 3d.
57. P. to K. B's 4th.	57. B. to Q's 4th.
58. P. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)	58. K. to K. Kt's 2d.
59. P. to K. Kt's 5th.	59. B. to K's 5th.
60. P. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	60. K. to Kt's 3d.
61. K. to Kt's 3d.	61. B. to Q's 4th.
62. K. to Kt's 4th.	62. B. to K's 3d. (ch.)
63. K. to Kt's 3d.
And Black draws the game.

[A] The proper move.

[B] Well played.

[C] This move, properly followed up, should have given White the game.

[D] Allowing the escape of the Knight.

[E] From this point, we believe Black can draw the game against White's best possible play. The latter part of the game is well played by Black.

Game VII.—Played in Oct. 1858, between Mr. James Thompson
of New York and Mr. H. P. Montgomery of Philada.

Mr. James Thompson

WHITE.  (Mr. T.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to K's 4th.
3. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. takes P.	4. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q's 5th.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. B. to Q's 3d.	6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
7. P. to K. Kt's 4th.	7. Kt. takes Kt.
8. P. takes Kt.	8. Kt. to Q's 5th.
9. Kt. to B's 3d.	9. P. to K. R's 4th.
10. P. takes R. P.	10. Kt. takes K. B. P.
11. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	11. B. to Q's 2d.
12. B. takes B. (ch.)	12. Q. takes B.
13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.	13. Kt. to Q's 5th.
14. P. to Q's 3d.	14. Q. to K. B's 4th.
15. B. to K's 3d.	15. Castles (Q's side.)
16. R. to Q. B's sq.	16. B. to K's 2d.
17. B. takes Kt.	17. K. P. takes B.
18. Kt. to K's 4th.	18. Q. R. to K's sq.
19. R. to K. Kt's sq.	19. B. to K. Kt's 4th.
20. Q. to K's 2d.	20. Q. to B's 5th.
21. R. to Q. B's 2d.	21. B. to B's 3d.
22. P. to K. R's 3d.	22. K. to Kt's sq.
23. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	23. Q. to K. R's 7th.
24. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	24. K. R. to K. B's sq.
25. K. to Q's sq.	25. R. takes Kt.
26. P. takes R.	26. P. to Q's 6th
27. R. to Q's 2d.	27. Q. to K's 4th.
28. R. takes Q. P.	28. Q. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.)
29. K. to K's 2d.	29. Q. takes R. P. (ch.)
30. K. to B's sq.	30. P. takes Q. Kt. P.
31. Q. to K's 2d.	31. P. to Kt's 6th.
32. R. to Q's sq.	32. P. to Kt's 7th.
33. Q. to Q. B's 2d.	33. B. to Q's 5th.
34. R. to K. Kt's 2d.	34. P. Queens, and wins.

Game VIII.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

Mr. Paul Morphy

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

Game IX.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

Mr. Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen

WHITE.  (Mr. M.)	BLACK.  (Mr. A.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. takes P.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. Kt. takes P.
4. P. to Q. B's 4th.	4. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. P. to K's 3d.
7. Q. B. to K's 3d.	7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
8. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.	8. B. takes Kt. (ch.)
9. P. takes B.	9. B. to K's 5th.
10. Kt. to Q's 2d.	10. B. to Q. B's 3d.
11. K. B. to Q's 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
12. Q. to Q. B's 2d.	12. P. to K. R's 3d.
13. Castles.	13. Castles.
14. Q. R. to K's sq.	14. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
15. P. to K. R's 3d.	15. Q. to Q. B's sq.
16. K. to R's 2d.	16. K. to R's sq.
17. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.	17. R. to K. Kt's sq.
18. P. to K. Kt's 4th.	18. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
19. P. to K. B's 4th.	19. Q. to K. B's sq.
20. R. to K. Kt's 3d.	20. Q. R. to Q's sq.
21. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	21. B. takes Kt.
22. R. takes B.	22. Q. to her 3d.
23. K. to Kt's 2d.	23. Kt. to K. R's 4th.
24. P. takes P.	24. P. takes P.
25. P. takes Kt.	25. P. to Kt's 5th.
26. P. takes P.	26. R. takes P. (ch.)
27. K. to B's sq.	27. P. to K. B's 4th.
28. Q. to K. B's 2d.	28. Kt. to K's 4th.
29. P. takes Kt.	29. Q. takes B. (ch.)
30. Q. to K's 2d.	30. Q. to K's 5th.
31. B. to K. B's 2d.	31. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
32. R. to Q's sq.	32. R. takes R. (ch.)
33. Q. takes R.	33. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)
34. Q. to her 3d.	34. Q. takes Q. R. P.
35. R. to K. Kt's 3d.	35. Q. to Q. B's 5th.
36. Q. takes Q.	36. R. takes Q.
37. R. to K. Kt's 6th.	37. R. to Q. B's 3d.
38. P. to Q. B's 4th.	38. P. to Q. R's 4th.
39. K. to his 2d.	39. R. takes P.
40. R. takes P.	40. R. to Q. B's 7th. (ch.)
41. K. to B's 3d.	41. P. to Q. R's 5th.
42. R. to K. Kt's 6th.	42. R. to Q. B's 5th.
43. R. to K. Kt's sq.	43. P. to Q. R's 6th.
44. P. to K's 6th.	44. P. to Q. R's 7th.
45. R. to Q. R's sq.	45. R. to K's 5th.
46. R. takes P.	46. R. takes P.
47. K. to B's 4th.	47. R. to Q's 3d.
48. K. takes P.	48. R. to Q's 4th. (ch.)
49. K. to Kt's 4th.	49. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
50. R. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.)	50. K. to R's 2d.
51. R. to R's 7th.	51. R. to Q's 2d.
52. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	52. R. to K. Kt's 2d. (ch.)
53. K. to R's 4th.
And Black resigns.

Game X.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum, March 10, 1859,
between Dr. Jones and Mr. H. P. Montgomery, at the odds of the Pawn and Move.

(Remove Black's King's Bishop's Pawn from the Board.)

WHITE.  (Dr. J.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to Q's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q's 3d.	3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. Q. B. to K's 3d.	4. P. to K's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 5th.	5. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	6. Q. Kt. to Kt's 3d.
7. P. to K. R's 3d.	7. Q. Kt. to K. R's 5th.
8. Castles.	8. Q. B. takes K. R. P.
9. P. takes B.	9. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to Kt's 2d.	10. Kt. to R's 5th. (ch.)
11. K. to R's sq.	11. Q. to Q's 2d.
12. Kt. to his sq.	12. P. to K. R's 3d.
13. P. to K. B's 4th.	13. P. takes P.
14. B. takes P.	14. Castles.
15. B. to K. R's 2d.	15. K. B. to K's 2d.
16. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	16. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
17. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	17. P. to Q. B's 3d.
18. P. takes P.	18. P. takes P.
19. B. to K's 2d.	19. P. to K. R's 4th.
20. P. to K's 5th.	20. Kt. to K. R's 2d.
21. B. takes K. R. P.	21. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
22. B. to K. Kt's 4th.	22. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.
23. B. to K. B's 3d.	23. P. to Q's 4th.
24. Q. to K's 2d.	24. K. R. to K. B's sq.
25. Q. to Q's 3d.	25. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
26. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.	26. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
27. B. takes P.	27. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.
28. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.	28. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
29. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	29. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
30. K. R. to K. B's 6th.	30. R. takes R.
31. P. takes R. (dis. ch.)	31. K. to Q. R's sq.
32. Q. to her 3d.	32. Kt. to K's 5th.
33. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	33. Kt. to K's 4th.
34. Q. to her sq.	34. Kt. takes K. B.
35. P. takes Kt.	35. R. to K. R's sq. (ch.)
36. K. to Kt's 2d.	36. Q. to K. R's 2d.
37. Q. to her 3d.	37. Q. to R's 8th. (ch.)
38. K. to K. B's sq.	38. R. to K. B's sq.
39. B. to K's 5th.	39. Kt. takes P.
40. B. to Q's 6th.	40. R. to B's 2d.
41. Q. to K. B's 5th.	41. Q. to K. R's sq.
42. K. to Kt's 2d.	42. R. to K. Kt's 2d.
43. B. to K's 5th.	43. Kt. takes P.
44. B. takes R.	44. Kt. to K's 6th. (ch.)
45. K. to B's 3d.	45. Q. to R's 8th. (ch.)
46. K. to B's 4th.
And Black wins.

Game XI.—Between the same players. (March 12, 1859.)
At the odds of the Pawn and Move.

(Remove Black's King's Bishop's Pawn from the Board.)

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

Game XII.—Between Messrs. Harrwitz and Morphy.

Mr. Daniel Harrwitz

WHITE.  (Mr. H.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to Q's 4th.	1. P. to K. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to K's 3d.
3. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	4. K. B. to K's 2d.
5. P. to K's 3d.	5. Castles.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d.	6. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	7. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
8. Castles.	8. K. Kt. to K. R's 4th.
9. B. takes B.	9. Q. takes B.
10. K. Kt. to Kt's 3d.	10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. K. R. P. takes Kt.	11. P. to Q's 3d.
12. P. to K. B's 4th.	12. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
13. P. to K. Kt's 4th.	13. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th.
14. P. takes P.	14. P. takes P.
15. Q. to K's 2d.	15. Q. R. to K's sq.
16. Q. R. to K's sq.	16. Q. to K. R's 5th.
17. B. to Q. Kt's sq.	17. Q. R. to K's 3d.
18. Q. to K. B's 2d.	18. Q. to K. R's 4th.
19. P. to Q's 5th.	19. Q. R. to K. R's 3d.
20. Q. to K. B's 3d.	20. Q. to K. R's 5th.
21. P. to Q. R's 3d.[A]	21. Kt. to Q. R's 3d.
22. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	22. Kt. to Q. Kt's sq.
23. Kt. to K's 2d.	23. Kt. to Q's 2d.
24. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.	24. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
25. K. to B's 2d.	25. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
26. K. R. to K. R's sq.	26. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
27. K. to Kt's sq.	27. Q. to K. B's 3d.
28. R. takes R.	28. Kt. takes R.
29. Q. to her sq.	29. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
30. Q. to her 2d.	30. Q. to K. R's 5th.
31. Kt. to K. B's sq.	31. R. to K's sq.
32. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	32. Q. to K. R's 6th.
33. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.	33. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
34. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.	34. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
35. K. takes Q.	35. P. to Q. R's 3d.
36. P. to Q. R's 4th.	36. P. takes P.
37. Q. R. P. takes P.	37. R. to Q. R's sq.
38. Kt. to Q's 2d.	38. K. to Q. R's 6th.
39. P. to K's 4th.	39. P. takes P.
40. Kt. takes P.	40. Kt. takes Kt.
41. B. takes Kt.	41. R. to Q. B's 6th.
42. B. to K. B's 3d.	42. K. to K. B's 2d.
43. R. to K's 4th.	43. B. to Q. B's sq.
44. B. to K's 2d.	44. B. to K. B's 4th.
45. R. to Q's 4th.	45. P. to K. R's 4th.
46. K. to B's 2d.	46. K. to B's 3d.
47. R. to Q's 2d.	47. B. to Q. B's 7th.
48. K. to K's sq.	48. B. to K's 5th.
49. K. to B's 2d.	49. K. to B's 4th.
50. R. to Q. R's 2d.	50. P. to K. R's 5th.
51. P. takes P.	51. K. takes K. B. P.
52. R. to Q. R's 7th.	52. R. to K. R's 6th.
53. R. takes Q. B. P.	53. R. to K. R's 7th. (ch.)
54. K. to K's sq.	54. K. to K's 6th.
And White resigns.

[A] Surely it would have been wiser to play Kt. to K's 2d.

Game XIII.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Harrwitz.

Mr. Paul Morphy

WHITE.  (Mr. H.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to Q's 4th.	1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.[A]	4. P. to Q. R's 3d.
5. P. to K's 3d.	5. P. to Q. B's 4th.
6. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	6. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
7. P. to Q. R's 3d.	7. Q. B. P. takes Q. P.
8. K. P. takes P.	8. Q. P. takes P.
9. K. B. takes P.	9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
10. K. B. to Q's 3d.	10. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
11. Castles.	11. K. B. to K's 2d.
12. Q. B. to K's 5th.	12. Castles.
13. Q. to K's 2d.	13. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.
14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	14. K. to R's sq.
15. K. R. to K's sq.	15. K. B. to K. B's 3d.
16. Q. to K's 4th.	16. P. to Kt's 3d.
17. Q. Kt. takes Kt.	17. Q. takes Kt.
18. Q. takes Q.	18. P. takes Q.
19. Kt. to K's 5th.	19. Q. R. to Q's sq.[B]
20. Kt. takes Kt.	20. Q. B. takes Kt.
21. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.	21. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.
22. Q. B. to Q's 6th.	22. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.
23. Q. B. to K's 5th.	23. K. to K. Kt's 2d.[C]
24. P. to K. B's 4th.	24. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
25. K. to K. B's 2d.	25. P. to K. R's 3d.
26. K. to K's 3d.[D]	26. Q. R. takes R.
27. R. takes R.	27. R. to Q. B's sq.
28. R. to Q. B's 5th.	28. K. B. takes B.
29. K. B. P. takes B.	29. B. to K's 3d.
30. P. to Q. R's 4th.[E]	30. P. takes P.
31. B. takes Q. R. P.	31. R. to Q. Kt's sq.
32. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.	32. R. to Q's sq.[F]
33. R. to Q. Kt's 6th.	33. R. to Q. R's sq.
34. K. to Q's 2d.	34. B. to Q. B's sq.
35. B. takes B.	35. R. takes B.
36. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.	36. R. to Q. R's sq.
37. R. takes Q. P.	37. P. to Q. R's 6th.
38. P. takes P.	38. R. takes P.
39. R. to Q. B's 5th.	39. K. to K's B's sq.
40. K. to K's 2d.	40. K. to K's 2d.
41. P. to Q's 5th.	41. K. to Q's 2d.
42. R. to Q. B's 6th.	42. P. to K. R's 4th.
43. R. to K. B's 6th.	43. K. to K's 2d.
44. P. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	44. K. to K's sq.
45. P. to K's 6th.	45. P. takes P.
46. R. takes P. (ch.)	46. K. to K. B's 2d.
47. P. to Q's 7th.	47. R. to Q. R's sq.
48. R. to Q's 6th.	48. K. to K's 2d.
49. R. takes P.	49. K. takes P.
50. R. to K. Kt's 5th.	50. R. to K. R's sq.
51. K. to K. B's 3d.	51. K. to K's 3d.
52. K. to K. Kt's 3d.	52. P. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
53. K. to K. Kt's 4th.	53. P. to K. R's 6th.
54. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	54. K. to K. B's 3d.
55. R. to K. R's 5th.
And Black abandoned the game.

[A] A favorite move of Mr. Harrwitz, though decried by the chief authorities.

[B] Had he taken the Queen's Pawn, White would have won at least the exchange by moving Kt. to Q's 7th.

[C] Fearing to take the Bishop lest White should obtain an entrance with the Rook.

[D] All this is exceedingly well played by White.

[E] The coup juste. From this point it would not be easy to improve on White's moves.

[F] Better, perhaps, to have played the Rook to Q. R's sq. at once.

Game XIV.—(Unclassified.) Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

Mr. Karl Anderrsen v Mr. Paul Morphy

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

The next lesson will focus on The Steinitz Gambit as I complete my 6 part series of Irregular Chess Opening moves on the Learn to Play Chess blog.