You have no adequate compensation for the Piece you are minus.

VARIATION I.

Beginning at White's 7th move.

WHITE.

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

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

10. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
11. Q. to K. R's 5th.
12. P. takes K. P.
13. P. to K's 6th.
14. B. takes B.
15. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)
16. Q. to K. Kt's 6th.

BLACK.

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. takes P.

3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.

4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. P. takes P.
9. B. takes R.
10. P. takes Kt.
11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
13. B. takes P. (best)
14. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
15. K. to his 2d.
16. Q. takes B.

The advantage is all on Black's side.

WHITE.

GAME THE THIRD.

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

9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 10. P. to K. R's 4th. 11. Kt. to K. R's 2d.

BLACK.

I. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 5. P. to Q's 3d (best) 6. P. to K. R's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. P. takes B. 9. Q. to her B's sq. 10. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 11. P. to K. Kt's 6th.

He has a Pawn more and a strong position.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE FOREGOING ANALYSES. GAME I.-Between V. H. der Laza and Dr. Bledow.

WHITE. (V. H. d. L.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. Castles.

7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.
9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
10. Q. to K's 2d.†
11. Kt. to Q's 6th (ch.)
12. P. takes B. (disc. ch.)
13. Kt. to K's 5th.

14. P. to Q. B's 3d.

15. Q. to K's 4th.

16. Q. takes R.

BLACK. (Dr. B.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. takes P.

3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
5. Q. to K's 2d.*
6. P. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. to her Kt's 5th.
9. K. B. to his sq.
10. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
11. B. takes Kt.

12. K. to Q's sq.

13. R. to R's 2d.

14. P. to K. B's 6th.

15. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
16. Kt. takes Q.

And White gave checkmate in six moves.

*The proper move is 5. P. to Q's 3d.

This little game is excellently played by White.

GAME II.-Between V. H. der Laza and Mr. H. of Berlin.

WHITE. (V. H. d. L.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.

4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. Castles.

6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d.

8. Q. to her Kt's 3d.*
9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. Q. B. takes P.
11. R. takes P.

12. P. to Q's 5th.

13. P. takes Q. B. P.

14. P. takes Kt. P.

15. P. takes R. (becoming a Q.) 16. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)

17. B. takes Kt.

18. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)

BLACK. (Mr. H.)

1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. takes P.

3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.

4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. to K's 2d.

9. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
10. P. takes Kt.
11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
13. B. takes R.

14. Q. takes K. P.
15. Q. takes Q.
16. K. to B's sq.
17. R. takes B.
18. K. to K's sq.

White mates in three moves.†

GAME III.-Between Mr. Popert and an eminent Polish

WHITE. (Mr. Z.)

1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. Castles.

7. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to R's 4th. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. 10. P. to Q. B's 3d.

11. K. Kt. to K. B's 5th.

12. P. takes B.

13. Q. to her Kt's 3d.

14. B. to Q's 3d.

15. Q. to her B's 2d.

16. Kt. to Q's 2d.

17. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.

18. P. to Q. R's 4th.

19. Q. B. takes K. Kt's P.

player.

BLACK. (Mr. P.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. takes P.

3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to K's Kt's 5th.
8. P. to K. B's 6th.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. K. B. to B's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt.
12. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
13. P. to Q's 4th.
14. Q. to her 2d.
15. P. to K. R's 4th.
16. P. to K. R's 5th.
17. Castles on Q's side.

18. P. takes K. Kt. P.
19. K. R. to his 4th.

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.

† A brilliant and amusing little skirmish.

Black's 3d move commences the variation known as the "Cunningham Gambit."

12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 12. K. Kt. takes K. P.

He has the better game.