Games
Illustrative of the Two Knights' Game.
Game I.—Between Von H. der Laza and Mr. M.
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| WHITE. (V. H. d. L.) | BLACK. (Mr. M.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. P. takes P. | 5. Kt. takes P. |
| 6. Kt. takes K. B. P. | 6. K. takes Kt. |
| 7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) | 7. K. to his 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. to Q's 4th. | 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 10. Kt. takes P. | 10. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 11. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 11. Q. to her Kt's 3d. |
| 12. P. takes K. P. | 12. Q. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 4th. | 13. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 14. Q. B. to Q's 2d. | 14. Q. takes K. B. |
| 15. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) | 15. K. takes P. |
| 16. P. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) | 16. K. to Q's 5th. |
| 17. P. to Q. B's 3d. (ch.) | 17. Kt. takes B. P. |
| 18. B. takes Kt. (ch.) | 18. K. takes Kt. |
| 19. P. to B's 5th. (dis. ch.) | 19. K. to Q's 4th. |
| 20. Castles on Q's side. (ch.) | 20. K. to B's 4th. |
| 21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. (ch.) | 21. K. to Kt's 4th. |
| 22. P. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.) | 22. K. takes P. |
| 23. Q. takes Q. | 23. Kt. to Q's 4th. |
| 24. K. to Q. Kt's 2d, and wins. |
Game II.—Between two members of the Berlin Chess Club.
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| WHITE. (Mr. M.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. P. takes P. | 5. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 6. Kt. takes K. B. P. | 6. K. takes Kt. |
| 7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) | 7. K. to his 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. to Q's 4th. | 9. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 10. P. takes P. | 10. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 11. Castles. | 11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. |
| 12. Kt. takes Kt. | 12. P. takes Kt. |
| 13. K. R. to Q's sq. | 13. Kt. to K's 2d.[A] |
| 14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 14. K. R. to B's sq. |
| 15. B. takes Kt. | 15. K. takes B. |
| 16. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 16. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 17. R. takes Q. P. | 17. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) |
| 18. K. to R's sq. | 18. Q. to her Kt's 3d. |
| 19. Q. to her R's 3d. (ch.) | 19. K. to his sq. |
| 20. Q. to R's 4th. (ch.) | 20. K. to his 2d. |
| 21. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 21. R. to K. B's 4th. |
| 22. R. to Q's 7th. (ch.) | 22. K. to B's sq. |
| 23. K. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.) | 23. K. to his 2d. |
| 24. Q. R. to Q's 7th. (ch.)[B] | 24. B. takes R. |
| 25. Q. takes B., mate. |
[A] Better to take the Bishop with Pawn, and give up the Queen.
[B] He might have mated the King on the move at K's 8th.
The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez.
GAME THE FIRST.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
By his 3d move, White threatens to take the Q. Kt. with his B., and then to take the K. P. with his K. Kt., winning the P.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 4. Q. to K's 2d. | 4. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. Kt. takes P. | 7. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 8. Kt. takes Q. Kt. | 8. B. takes Kt. |
| 9. B. takes B. (ch.) | 9. P. takes B. |
And his Bishop is locked, and the position altogether in your favor.
GAME THE SECOND.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 5. Castles. | 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. B. takes K. Kt. | 8. Q. Kt. takes B. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 10. Castles. |
| Your game is a little better developed. |
Variation I.
Beginning at Black's 4th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to his 2d. | 7. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 8. Q. to her R's 4th. | 8. P. takes K. P. |
| 9. B. takes Kt. (ch.) | 9. P. takes B. |
| 10. Q. takes P. (ch.) | 10. Q. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 11. Q. takes K. P. (ch.) | |
| And the game is much in your favor. |