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

12. K. R. to K's sq. 13. Q. to her 4th.

14. Q. B. takes K. Kt. P. .15. R. takes R.

16. Q. to K. B's 4th (ch.) 17. K. takes P.

18. Kt. to K's 5th (ch.) 19. B. to R's 6th (ch.)

3. Q. checks.

4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
6. P. takes P.
7. K. B. takes Kt.*
8. Q. to Kt's 5th.
9. K. to B's sq.t
10. Q. takes K. P.
11. K. takes B.
12. Q. to her B's 3d.
13. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
14. R. to K's sq.
15. Kt. takes R.
16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
17. Q. to her 3d.
18. K. to Kt's 2d.
19. K. to Kt's sq.

White mates in two moves.

GAME IV. Played some years ago between one of the best players of the day and Mr. Staunton.

WHITE. (Mr. —)

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

3. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. takes P.‡
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. P. to K. R's 3d.

7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. P. takes P.
9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. Q. B. takes P.
11. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
12. Q. B. takes K. B.
13. K. to B's sq.
14. K. B. to Q's 3d.

BLACK. (Mr. S.)

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

7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. takes P.
9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Q. to K. R's 5th (ch.)
11. K. Kt. takes P.
12. Kt. takes R. (dis. ch.)
13. Q. B. to K's 3d.
14. Q. R. to Q's sq.

15. Q. B. to K. R's 2d.

15. Q. B. to Q's 4th.

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*This is not advisable play.

Taking the Bishop would evidently involve the loss of the Queen. It is better to take the Pawn with the Bishop.

GAME V.-Between MM. Kieseritzky and Desloges.

(M. D.)

WHITE.
1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. K. to B's sq

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

10. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. 11. P. takes P.

12. P. to K. B's 4th. 13. P. to Q's 3d.

14. K. B. to B's 3d.
15. P. to Q's 4th.
16. K. to Kt's 2d.
17. R. takes P.

18. Q. B. to K's 3d.
19. Q. to K. R's sq.
20. Kt. takes Kt.
21. B. takes Q.
22. K. to R's 3d.
23. K. to R's 4th.
24. K. to R's 5th.
25. R. to K. Kt's 2d.
26. P. to K. B's 5th.
27. K. to Kt's 4th.
28. P. to Q. B's 3d.
29. K. B. to K's 2d.
30. K. to his B's 3d.

31. R. to Kt's 8th (ch.)
32. R. takes Q. B.
33. K. to Kt's 4th.

34. K. takes Kt.
35. K. to Kt's 6th.
36. K. to R's 7th.
37. P. to Q. R's 3d.

38. B. to Q. B's 4th.

BLACK. (M. K.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. P. takes P.

3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
4. Q. to K. R's 5th (ch.)
5. P. to K. Kt's 4th,
6. Q. to K. R's 4th.
7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. P. to Q's 3d.

9. K. B. to Kt's 2d. 10. P. to K. B's 6th. 11. P..takes K. R. P. 12. Q. to K. R's 5th. 13. P. to K. R's 7th. 14. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.

15. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d (ch.)
16. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
17. Q. to K. B's 3d.
18. K. R. to Kt's sq.
19. Kt. takes Q. P.
20. Q. takes Kt.
21. B. takes B. (dis. ch.)
22. Q. B. to his sq. (ch.)
23. K. B. to his 3d (ch.)
24. R. to K. Kt's 3d.
25. Kt. to his sq.
26. R. to his 3d (ch.)
27. R. takes Q.

28. K. B. to K's 4th.
29. Kt. to K. B's 3d (ch.)
30. Kt. takes K. P.

31. K. to his 2d.

32. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th (ch.) 33. P. to K. R's 4th (ch.) 34. P. to B's 3d (ch.)

35. R. to K. Kt's 8th (ch.)

36. Q. R. takes R.

37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.

And Black mates in three moves.

THE GAMBIT DECLINEd.

IF Black does not choose to accept the Gambit, he has several modes of defence, which may be briefly noticed.

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This appears to be Black's best move, if he declines

taking P. with P.

3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.
5. B. to K's 2d (best)
6. B. takes B.

7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.

8. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.

9. P. to Q's 4th.

3. P. to Q's 3d.

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

And the position is, perhaps, a little in your favor.

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

6. Q. takes B.

5. B. takes Kt.

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

The game is slightly in your favour.

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GAME I.-Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the Chessboard or men, against M. Bornemann.

WHITE. (Mr. M.)

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

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

19. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 20. K. R. to K. B's sq. 21. Q. to K's 3d.

22. P. takes P.

23. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th (ch.)* 24. K. B. to K's 6th.

25. K. R. to K. B's 7th.

BLACK. (M. B.)

1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 3d.

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

8. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 9. P. to Q. R's 3d. 10. B. to K's 2d. 11. Q. to Q's 2d. 12. Castles on Q's side. 13. P. to K. R's 3d. 14. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 15. Q. R. to K. B's sq. 16. K. Kt. to K's sq. 17. P. takes Q. P. 18. K. Kt. to Q's 3d. 19. B. to Q's sq.

20. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 4th, 21. P. to K. B's 4th. 22. Q. R. takes P. 23. P. takes Kt. 24. Q. R. to Q's 4th.

25. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.

* A manœuvre altogether unforeseen by M. Bornemann.

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