Games
Illustrative of the Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening.
Game I.—Between Captain Evans and an Amateur.
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| WHITE. (Capt. E.) | BLACK. (Mr. P.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. P. takes P. |
| 4. P. to K's 5th. | 4. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 5. Q. to K's 2d. | 5. Kt. to his 4th. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 7. Q. Kt to B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. to her 3d. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. P. to K. B's 4th. | 9. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 11. Q. to K's 3d. | 11. Castles. |
| 12. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 12. B. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 13. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 13. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 14. Q. B. to Kt's 2d. | 14. Q. B. to Kt's 5th. |
| 15. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 4th. | 15. B. takes K. Kt. |
| 16. Q. Kt. takes B. | 16. B. takes K. Kt. P. |
| 17. B. takes B. | 17. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 18. K. to his 2d. | 18. Q. R. P. takes Kt. |
| 19. B. takes Kt. | 19. P. takes B. |
| 20. Q. takes P. | 20. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 21. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 21. Q. to K. B's 4th. |
| 22. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. | 22. Q. Kt. takes Q. Kt. P. |
| 23. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.[A] | 23. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 24. K. R. to Kt's 5th. | 24. Q. to her 2d. |
| 25. P. to Q's 5th. | 25. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 26. K. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.) | 26. K. to R's sq. |
| 27. Q. to her 3d. | 27. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 28. R. takes Kt. | 28. Q. R. to K's sq. |
| 28. K. to B's 2d.[B] | 29. R. to K's 3d. |
| 30. R. to K. Kt's 3d. | 30. R. to Q's sq. |
| 31. P. takes R. | 31. Q. to K's 2d.[C] |
| 32. P. takes P. | |
| Black surrenders. |
[A] Black played ingeniously in offering to give up the Kt. If White had taken it, he must have been subjected to an embarrassing attack for some little time.
[B] Had he played on the P. (dis. ch.), he could not take the Q. until his King was removed.
[C] Taking the Q. would have been fatal to him.
Game II.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Staunton.
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| WHITE. (Mr. S.) | BLACK. (Mr. C.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. Kt. takes P. | 4. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. K. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 6. Castles. |
| 7. Q. Kt. takes K. Kt. | 7. P. takes Kt. |
| 8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. | 8. B. takes Kt. |
| 9. Q. B. takes B. | 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 10. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 11. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 12. Castles. | 12. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 13. K. B. to Q. R's 4th. | 13. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d. | 14. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 15. P. to K. B's 4th. | 15. P. takes P. in passing. |
| 16. R. takes P. | 16. P. to K. B's 5th. |
| 17. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.[A] | 17. Q. to her 3d. |
| 18. Q. B. to K. B's 2d. | 18. K. to R's sq. |
| 19. K. B. takes B. | 19. Q. takes B. |
| 20. Q. to her 3d. | 20. Q. R. to K's sq. |
| 21. K. R. to K. R's 3d. | 21. Q. to K. B's 4th. |
| 22. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 22. Q. R. to K's 5th. |
| 23. K. R. to his 5th. | 23. Q. to K's 3d. |
| 24. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 24. K. R. to K's sq. |
| 25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 25. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 26. Q. R. to K. B's sq. | 26. Q. R. to K's 7th. |
| 27. P. to Q. R's 4th. | 27. Q. R. to his 7th. |
| 28. P. to Q's 5th. | 28. Q. R. to his 8th. |
| 29. Q. B. takes Q. R. P.[B] | 29. K. R. to K's 8th. |
| 30. R. takes R. | 30. R. takes R. (ch.) |
| 31. K. to B's 2d. | 31. Q. to her R's 8th.[C] |
| 32. Q. to her 3d. | 32. R. to K. Kt's 8th. |
| 33. Q. to K's 2d. | 33. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 34. P. to Q's 6th. | |
| And wins. |
[A] But for this move of resource, Black would evidently have gained "the exchange," at least.
[B] An important outlet for his King.
[C] Black has now a very menacing position.
Game III.—Between Capt. Evans and M. St. Amant.
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| WHITE. (Capt. E.) | BLACK. (M. St. A.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. Q. B. P. takes P. |
| 6. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.[A] | 6. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 7. P. takes P. | 7. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 8. K. Kt. takes K. B. P. | 8. K. takes Kt. |
| 9. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) | 9. K. to his 3d. |
| 10. Castles. | 10. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. |
| 11. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 11. Q. to her 3d. |
| 12. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 12. Q. to her 2d. |
| 13. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 13. Q. to K. B's 2d. |
| 14. B. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)[B] | 14. K. to Q's 3d. |
| 15. P. takes Q. P. | 15. Q. B. takes B. |
| 16. P. takes P. (ch.) | 16. K. takes P. |
| 17. P. takes B. | 17. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 18. K. R. to K's sq. (ch.) | 18. K. to Q's 3d. |
| 19. R. to K's 6th. (ch.) | 19. K. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 20. Q. B. to K's 3d. (ch.) | 20. K. Kt. takes B. |
| 21. Q. takes K. Kt. (ch.) | 21. K. to Kt's 4th. |
| 22. Q. to her 3d. (ch.) | 22. K. to Kt's 3d. |
| 23. Q. to her Kt's 3d. (ch.) | 23. K. to B's 2d. |
| 24. R. takes Kt. (ch.) and wins. |
[A] We have here a position almost identical with the leading one of the "Two Knights' Game."
[B] Transcriber's Note: This move is notated as the impossible 14. B. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) in the original text.
Game IV.—Between M. St. Amant and Mr. G. Walker
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| WHITE. (Mr. W.) | BLACK. (M. St. A.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 3. P. takes P. | 3. Q. takes P. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 5. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 6. K. B. to K's 2d. | 6. P. to K's 5th. |
| 7. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 7. B. takes B. |
| 8. Kt. takes B. | 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. Castles. | 9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. |
| 10. Kt. to K. B's 4th. | 10. Q. to her 3d. |
| 11. P. to Q's 4th. | 11. P. takes P. in passing. |
| 12. K. R. to K's sq. | 12. Castles. |
| 13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 13. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 14. P. to Q. R's 4th. | 14. P. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 15. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 15. P. takes P. |
| 16. P. takes P. | 16. B. to Q's 5th. |
| 17. Q. R. to Kt's sq. | 17. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 18. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 18. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. |
| 19. Kt. takes B. | 19. Q. takes Kt. |
| 20. B. to K's 3d. | 20. Q. to her 3d. |
| 21. B. to Q. B's 5th. | 21. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 22. Kt. to K. R's 3d. | 22. K. R. to K's sq. |
| 23. P. to Q. R's 5th. | 23. P. to Q's 7th. |
| 24. R. to K. B's sq. | 24. Kt. to Q's 6th. |
| 25. P. to Q. R's 6th. | 25. P. takes P. |
| 26. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 26. K. R. to K's 5th. |
| 27. Q. takes P. (ch.) | 27. Q. to K's 3d. |
| 28. Q. takes Q. (ch.) | 28. R. takes Q. |
| 29. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 29. R. to K's 8th. |
| 30. B. to K's 3d. | 30. Kt. takes B. |
| 31. P. takes Kt. | 31. R. takes R. (ch.) |
| 32. K. takes R. | 32. Kt. to Q. B's 8th. |
| And Black wins. |
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