Games
Illustrative of the King's Gambit Declined.
Game I.—Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the
Chess-board or men, against M. Bornemann.
Go to PGN_67
| WHITE. (Mr. M.) | BLACK. (M. B.) |
| 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. |
| 3. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 5. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. takes Kt. |
| 7. Q. takes B. | 7. Q. P. takes P. |
| 8. P. to Q's 3d. | 8. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 9. P. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 10. B. to K's 2d. |
| 11. Castles on Q's side. | 11. Q. to Q's 2d. |
| 12. Kt. to K. B's sq. | 12. Castles on Q's side. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 3d. | 13. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 14. Q. B. to K. R's 4th. | 14. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 15. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d. | 15. Q. R. to K. B's sq. |
| 16. Kt. to Q's 5th. | 16. K. Kt. to K's sq. |
| 17. P. to Q's 4th. | 17. P. takes Q. P. |
| 18. P. takes P. | 18. K. Kt. to Q's 3d. |
| 19. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 19. B. to Q's sq. |
| 20. K. R. to K. B's sq. | 20. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 21. Q. to K's 3d. | 21. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 22. P. takes P. | 22. Q. R. takes P. |
| 23. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)[A] | 23. P. takes Kt. |
| 24. K. B. to K's 6th. | 24. Q. R. to Q's 4th. |
| 25. K. R. to K. B's 7th. | 25. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 26. K. to Q. Kt's sq. | 26. K. R. to K's sq. |
| 27. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. (ch.) | 27. K. Kt. to Q. B's 2d. |
| 28. K. B. takes Q. (ch.) | 28. Q. R. takes B. |
| 29. P. to Q's 5th.[B] | 29. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 30. P. takes Kt. | 30. K. R. takes Q. |
| 31. P. takes Q. R. (ch.) |
And Black gives up the battle, after fighting for above nine hours.
[A] A manœuvre altogether unforeseen by M. Bornemann.
[B] Capitally played. Black can take it only at the expense of a Piece.
Game II.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum, between
Messrs. H. P. Montgomery and W. R. McAdam, at odds of Knight.
Remove White Queen's Knight.
Go to PGN_68
| WHITE. (Mr. M.) | BLACK. (Mr. McA.) |
| 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. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. P. to K. R's 3d. | 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. Q. to Q. B's 2d. | 6. Castles. |
| 7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 7. B to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. P. takes P. |
| 10. Kt. takes P. | 10. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 11. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 11. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 12. P. to Q's 3d. | 12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. |
| 13. B. to K's 2d. | 13. K. Kt. to K's 6th. |
| 14. Q. B. takes Kt. | 14. B. takes B. |
| 15. P. to Q's 4th. | 15. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 16. P. to K's 5th. | 16. P. to K. B's 5th. |
| 17. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) | 17. K. to R's sq. |
| 18. P. to K. R's 4th. | 18. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 19. Q. to K's 2d. | 19. Q. to Q. R's 6th. |
| 20. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 20. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 21. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 21. B. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 22. P. to K. R's 5th. | 22. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 23. P. to K. R's 6th. | 23. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 24. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 24. Q. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 25. Q. to Q. B's 4th. | 25. Q. B. takes P. |
| 26. P. to Q's 5th. | 26. Kt. takes P. |
| 27. R. to Q. B's sq. | 27. B. takes R. |
| 28. Q. takes Kt. | 28. Q. takes P. (ch.) |
| 29. K. to B's sq. | 29. B. checks. |
| 30. K. takes B. | 30. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) |
| 31. K. to B's sq. | 31. B. to Q's 7th. |
| 32. Q. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.) | 32. R. takes Q. |
| 33. Kt. mates. |
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