GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME
OR SCOTCH GAMBIT.

Game I.—Played by Telegraph, in the Match between
Philadelphia and New York, in 1858.

WHITE. (Phila.) BLACK. (N.Y.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Kt. to K. B's 3d.[A]
6. P. to K's 5th. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
8. P. takes P. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[B] 9. Castles.
10. B. takes Kt.10. P. takes B.
11. Q. to Q. B's 2d.[C]11. Kt. takes Kt.
12. B. takes Kt.12. B. to K. Kt's 5th.[D]
13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.[E]13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.14. P. to K. B's 3d.[F]
15. P. to K. R's 3d.15. B. to K. B's 4th.[G]
16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.16. B. to K's 5th.[H]
17. B. to K. B's 4th.[I]17. P. takes P.
18. B. takes P.18. Q. to K's 2d.[J]
19. Castles. Q. side.[K]19. P. to Q. B's 4th.
20. K. R. to K's sq.[L]20. P. takes P.[M]
21. B. takes P.21. P. to Q. B's 4th.
22. B. to K's 5th.22. Q. R. to K's sq.[N]
23. B. to K. Kt's 3d.23. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[O]
24. Kt. to K's 5th.[P]24. P. to Q's 5th.
25. Q. to Q. B's 4th.25. B. to Q's 4th.
26. Q. to Q. R's 4th.[Q]26. R. to K's 3d.[R]
27. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.27. P. to K. R's 4th.
28. R. takes R.28. B. takes R.
29. Q. to Q. B's 2d.29. K. to R's 2d.
30. R. to K's sq.[S]30. B. to K. B's 4th.[T]
31. Q. to Q's 2d.[U]31. P. takes Kt.
32. P. takes P.32. Q. to Q's 4th.[V]
33. R. to K. R's sq. (ch.)[W]33. K. to K. Kt's sq.
34. P. takes B.34. Q. takes K. B. P.
35. Q. to K. R's 6th.35. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
36. B. to Q's 6th.[X]36. R. to K. B's 3d.
37. Q. to K. R's 5th.[Y]37. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.[Z]
38. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)38. K. to B's 2d.
39. R. to K's sq.[AA]And Black resigns.

[A] The best move.

[B] Preparatory to the move of Q. to Q. B's 2d.

[C] Threatening to win Q. B. P. or take Kt. with Kt., winning Q. P.

[D] If Black had played B. to Q. R's 3d, to prevent White Castling on King's side, White would have won a piece by P. to Q. R's 4th.

[E] A premature move.

[F] The best move.

[G] Better than taking Kt., as White would then have opened the Rook's file.

[H] Better than P. takes P.

[I] The best move.

[J] Intending to advance Q. B. P. A strong move.

[K] An impudent move, in the face of such an attack.

[L] A strong move.

[M] P. to K. B's 5th perhaps stronger.

[N] Weak. We cannot see its object. Why not Q. R. to Q's sq?

[O] The best move.

[P] Preparatory to Kt. to Kt's 4th, and then B. to K's 5th.

[Q] Preventing Black's contemplated move with the Q.

[R] With a view of withdrawing the B. and playing the R. to R's 3d.

[S] The first move of a combination, which gave the victory to Philadelphia.

[T] Insures the winning of the Kt.

[U] A powerful move, as it compels Black to take the Kt., and thereby opens White's R's file.

[V] If B. takes P., White would have played Q. to K. Kt's 5th, threatening to check K. and Q. with R., or win the R.

[W] An all important check before taking B., as it prevented an interposition of R. to R's 4th.

[X] A very attacking move. Much better than B. to K's 5th.

[Y] A better move than checking, as it prevented Black's K. escaping to B's 2d, and then to K's 3d. White also threatened P. to K. Kt's 4th.

[Z] Black would have lost the R. had they taken the B. by a check at K's 8th, and afterwards at his 7th.

[AA] The coup de grace.

Game II.—Played by Correspondence between
New York and Philadelphia, in 1857.

WHITE. (Phila.) BLACK. (N.Y.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Q. Kt. takes P.
4. Kt. takes Kt. 4. P. takes Kt.
5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. Castles. 6. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. to K. B's 4th.
8. P. to Q. B's 3d. 8. P. takes P.
9. Kt. takes P. 9. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. K. B. to Q's 3d.10. Q. to K's 3d.
11. Kt. to K's 4th.11. B. to Q's 5th.
12. Kt. to Kt's 5th.12. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th.13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to K. R's 6th.14. B. takes K. P.
15. K. R. to K's sq.15. Q. to K. B's 3d.
16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.16. P. to Q's 3d.
17. B. to K. Kt's 5th.17. Q. to K's 3d.
18. Kt. takes B.18. P. takes Kt.
19. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.19. K. R. to K. B's sq.
20. B. to Q. B's 4th.20. Q. to K. B's 4th.
21. B. takes Kt.21. K. takes B.
22. P. to K. B's 4th.22. P. to K's 5th.
23. B. to Q's 3d.23. B. to K's 3d.
24. B. takes P.24. Q. to Q. R's 4th.
25. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)25. K. to Q's 2d.
26. K. R. to Q's sq. (ch.)26. K. to K's sq.
27. K. to K. R's sq.27. P. to Q. B's 3d.
28. R. takes Q. B. P.28. Q. R. to Q's sq.
29. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.29. R. takes R.
30. R. takes R.30. P. to K. R's 4th.
31. Q. to K. B's 6th.31. B. to Q. B's sq.
32. B. takes Q. Kt. P.

And New York resigns, as they must lose their Q., or be mated in a few moves.

Game III.—Between Hon. A. B. Meek, of Mobile, and Mr. Marache.

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. Meek.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 6th.
6. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. to Q. R's 4th. 7. P. to Q. R's 4th.
8. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. P. takes P.10. Q. to Q's 3d.
11. B. to Q. R's 3d.11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.12. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
13. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.13. P. checks.
14. K. Kt. takes P.14. Q. to K's 4th.
15. P. to Q's 6th.15. P. takes P.
16. B. takes P.16. Q. to K. B's 4th.
17. B. takes Kt.17. K. takes B.
18. Q. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.)18. K. to Q's sq.
19. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.)
Black resigns.

Game IV.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Deschapelles.

WHITE. (Mr. C.) BLACK. (M. D.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 5. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.[A]
6. K. B. takes B. P. (ch.) 6. Q. Kt. takes B.
7. Kt. takes Kt. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
8. P. to Q. B's 3d. 8. P. takes P.
9. P. takes P. 9. K. B. takes P. (ch.)
10. Q. Kt. takes B.10. K. takes Kt.
11. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)11. K. to B's sq.
12. Q. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)12. P. to Q's 3d.
13. P. to K's 5th.13. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
14. P. takes P.14. Q. takes Q.
15. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)15. K. to B's 2d.
16. Kt. takes Q.16. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
17. Castles on K's side.17. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.
18. B. to Q's 6th.18. K. to his 3d.
19. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.19. Q. B. to his 3d.
20. Q. R. to Q's sq.20. B. takes Kt.
21. K. R. to K's sq. (ch.)21. K. to B's 3d.
22. Q. R. takes B.22. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
23. Q. R. to his 5th.23. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
24. Q. R. to Q. B's 5th.24. Kt. takes B.
25. K. R. P. takes Kt.25. K. to B's 2d.
26. K. R. to Q's sq.26. K. R. to K's sq.
27. K. R. to Q's 3d.27. K. R. to K's 2d.
28. Q. R. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)28. K. to his square.[B]
29. Q. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.)29. R. takes R.
30. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)30. K. takes R.
31. P. takes R., becoming a Q. (ch.)
And White wins.

[A] This is not the correct move, he should have played K. Kt. to R's 3d.

[B] K. to his 3d would have saved the game.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game
in the King's Knight's Opening
GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 6. P. to Q. R's 3d.
7. B. takes Q. Kt. 7. Q. Kt. P. takes B.
8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. B. to Kt's sq.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. Castles.10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. P. to K. B's 3d.11. B. to K's 2d.
12. P. takes K. P.12. Castles. (best)
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.

And you have a clear Pawn more and a much better game than he has.

Variation I.
Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P.5. Q. to K. Kt's 4th
6. Q. to her R's 4th.6. Q. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Kt. (ch.)7. K. to Q's sq.
8. Q. takes K. P.
Gaining a Pawn and a superior position.

GAME THE SECOND.

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

Variation I.
Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. B. to B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
5. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
6. Kt. takes K. P. 6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to. Q. R's 3d. 8. P. to K. B's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
10. B. to K's 2d.10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Castles.11. Castles.
12. K. B. to Q's 3d.
And you have an undoubted advantage of situation.