Games
Illustrative of the Foregoing Analyses.
Game I.—Between V. H. der Laza and Dr. Bledow.
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| WHITE. (V. H. d. L.) | BLACK. (Dr. B.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. K. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. Q. to K's 2d.[A] |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. P. to K's 5th. | 8. Q. to her Kt's 5th. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. | 9. K. B. to his sq. |
| 10. Q. to K's 2d.[B] | 10. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 11. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.) | 11. B. takes Kt. |
| 12. P. takes B. (disc. ch.) | 12. K. to Q's sq. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 5th. | 13. R. to R's 2d. |
| 14. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 14. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 15. Q. to K's 4th. | 15. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 16. Q. takes R. | 16. Kt. takes Q. |
| And White gave checkmate in six moves. |
[A] The proper move is 5. P. to Q's 3d.
[B] This little game is excellently played by White.
Game II.—Between V. H. der Laza and Mr. H. of Berlin.
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| WHITE. (V. H. d. L.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. Castles. | 5. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. to her Kt's 3d.[A] | 8. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 9. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 10. Q. B. takes P. | 10. P. takes Kt. |
| 11. R. takes P. | 11. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 12. P. to Q's 5th. | 12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 13. P. takes Q. B. P. | 13. B. takes R. |
| 14. P. takes Kt. P. | 14. Q. takes K. P. |
| 15. P. takes R. (becoming a Q.) | 15. Q. takes Q. |
| 16. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 16. K. to B's sq. |
| 17. B. takes Kt. | 17. R. takes B. |
| 18. B. takes Q. P. (ch.) | 18. K. to K's sq. |
| White mates in three moves.[B] |
[A] Having now your Q. P. protected, and an opening for your Queen, you can advantageously advance the K. Kt's P., and sacrifice your Kt., as in the Muzio Gambit.
[B] A brilliant and amusing little skirmish.
Game III.—Between Mr. Popert and an eminent Polish player.
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| WHITE. (Mr. Z.) | BLACK. (Mr. P.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 7. P. to K's Kt's 5th. |
| 8. K. Kt. to R's 4th. | 8. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 10. K. B. to B's 3d. |
| 11. K. Kt. to K. B's 5th. | 11. Q. B. takes Kt. |
| 12. P. takes B. | 12. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 13. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 13. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 14. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 14. Q. to her 2d. |
| 15. Q. to her B's 2d. | 15. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 16. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 16. P. to K. R's 5th. |
| 17. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. | 17. Castles on Q's side. |
| 18. P. to Q. R's 4th. | 18. P. takes K. Kt. P. |
| 19. Q. B. takes K. Kt's P. | 19. K. R. to his 4th. |
| 20. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 20. K. Kt. takes K. B. P. |
| 21. B. takes Kt. | 21. Q. takes B. |
| 22. Q. to her Kt's 2d. | 22. B. to K. R's 5th. |
| 23. B. takes B. | 23. R. takes B. |
| 24. P. to Q. R's 5th. | 24. R. takes K. B. P. |
| 25. K. takes R. | |
| Black mates in three moves. |
The Cunningham Gambit.
GAME THE FIRST.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| Black's 3d move commences the variation known as the "Cunningham Gambit." | |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 5. K. to B's sq. | 5. K. B. to his 3d. |
| 6. P. to K's 5th. | 6. B. to K's 2d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 8. K. B. to K's 2d. | 8. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 9. P. to K. R's 4th. | 9. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 10. K. Kt to K. R's 2d. | 10. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 11. Q. B. takes P. | 11. K. B. takes K. R. P. |
| 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 12. B. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 13. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. | |
| You must win. |
GAME THE SECOND.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. B. to K's 2d. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 5. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. takes P. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to R's sq. | 7. K. B. to his 3d. |
| 8. K. Kt. to K's 5th. | 8. B. takes Kt. (best) |
| 9. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 9. Q. to K's 2d. (best) |
| 10. R. takes K. B. P. | 10. Q. to her B's 4th. |
| 11. R. to K. B's 8th. (dble. ch.) | 11. K. to his 2d. |
| 12. P. to Q's 4th. | 12. Q. takes P. (best) |
| 13. Q. B. checks. | 13. K. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 14. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 15. Q. to K. B's 7th. | 15. Kt. takes K. P. |
| 16. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 16. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.) |
| 17. K. to Kt's 2d. | 17. Q. takes B. |
| 18. Q. to her 5th. (ch.) | 18. K. to his 2d. |
| 19. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | 19. K. to Q's 3d. |
| Drawn game. |
Variation,
Beginning at Black's 7th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | |
| 8. B. takes P. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 9. K. takes B. |
| 10. Kt. takes K. B. | 10. K. R. to B's sq. |
| 11. P. to Q's 4th. | 11. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 12. K. Kt. takes K. P. |
| 13. B. takes Q. | 13. R. takes R. (ch.) |
| 14. Q. takes R. | 14. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.) |
| 15. K. takes P. | 15. Kt. takes Q. (ch.) |
| He has the better game. |
Another Variation.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 7. B. to K'S 2d. | |
| 8. B. takes B. P. (ch.) | 8. K. takes B. |
| 9. Kt. to K's 5th. (dble. ch.) | 9. K. to his 3d. (best) |
| 10. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) | 10. K. takes Kt. |
| 11. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) | 11. K. to Q's 3d. |
| 12. Q. to her 5th. | |
| And wins. |