ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT.
Game I.—Between La Bourdonnais and McDonnell.
| WHITE. (Mr. McD.) | BLACK. (M. La 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. B. to Q. B's 4th.[A] | 3. Q. checks. |
| 4. K. to B's sq. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. K. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. K. B. to K's 2d. | 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 8. P. to K's 5th. | 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to his 5th. | 9. Castles. |
| 10. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. P. | 10. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq. |
| 11. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 11. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 12. P. takes P. | 12. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th. |
| 13. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 13. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.) |
| 14. P. takes Kt. | 14. Q. takes R. (ch.) |
| 15. K. to B's 2d. | 15. P. takes P. (ch.) |
| 16. K. takes P. | 16. Q. takes Q. |
| 17. B. takes Q. | 17. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 18. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 18. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 19. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 19. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 20. P. to Q's 5th. | 20. P. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) |
| 21. K. to R's 2d. | 21. P. takes B. |
| 22. P. takes Kt. | 22. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 23. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 23. B. to K's 4th. (ch.) |
| 24. K. to Kt's sq. | 24. K. B. takes Q. P. |
| 25. Q. Kt. takes P. | 25. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 26. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[B] | 26. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 27. Q. Kt. to Q's 6th. | 27. K. B. takes K. Kt. |
| 28. P. takes B. | 28. Q. R. takes Kt. P. |
| 29. Kt. takes B. | 29. K. R. takes Kt. |
| 30. P. to Q's 5th. | 30. K. to B's 2d. |
| 31. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 31. K. to K's 2d. |
| 32. K. to B's sq. | 32. Q. R. to K's 5th. |
| 33. K. to his 2d. | 33. K. R. to K. B's sq. |
| 34. K. to Q's 3d. | 34. Q. R. to K's 4th. |
| 35. R. to K's sq. | 35. K. to Q's 3d.[C] |
| 36. R. takes P. | 36. R. takes R. (ch.) |
| 37. K. takes R. | 37. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 38. K. to his 4th. | 38. P. to K. R's 5th. |
| 39. B. to Q's sq. | 39. P. to K. R's 6th. |
| 40. P. takes P. | 40. P. takes P. |
| 41. B. to K. B's 3d. | 41. P. to K. R's 7th. |
| 42. B. to K. Kt's 2d. | 42. R. to K. B's 8th. |
| Mr. McDonnell resigned. | |
[A] This was a favorite opening of McDonnell's; he bestowed much time and labor on its analyses, and discovered many skilful methods of diversifying the attack.
[B] Q. B. to K's 2d would have been better play we believe.
[C] This game is very cleverly played by La Bourdonnais.
Game II.—Between the same players.
| WHITE. (Mr. McD.) | BLACK. (M. La 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. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Q. checks. |
| 4. K. to B's sq. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. K. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. P. to K's 5th. | 7. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. Q. to K. R's 4th. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. | 9. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 10. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) | 10. B. takes Kt. |
| 11. P. takes B. | 11. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 12. B. to Q's 3d. | 12. K. Kt. to B's 4th. |
| 13. Q. to K's sq. (ch.) | 13. K. to Q's sq. |
| 14. Kt. to K's 5th. | 14. K. Kt. takes Q. P.[A] |
| 15. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 15. Q. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 16. Q. takes Kt. | 16. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 17. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.) | 17. K. to his sq. |
| 18. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.[B] | 18. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 19. B. takes Kt. (ch.) | 19. K. to K. B's sq. |
| 20. Q. to B's 5th. (ch.) | 20. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 21. B. to K. B's 3d. | 21. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 22. Q. to Q's 4th. | 22. P. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 23. Q. to K's 5th. | 23. Q. R. to K's sq. |
| 24. K. B. to K's 2d.[C] | 24. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 25. K. to B's 2d.[D] | 25. P. takes B. |
| 26. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 26. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 27. P. to K. R's 4th. | 27. Q. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 28. Q. to her 5th. | 28. Q. takes P. (ch.) |
| 29. K. takes P. | 29. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 30. K. to Q's 2d. | 30. R. to Q's sq. |
| And White resigned. | |
[A] Had Black checked with his Kt. and taken the Rook, he would have been mated in five moves.
[B] This portion of the game is played by Mr. McDonnell with great judgment.
[C] It would have been better to take the Q. B. P. with Q.
[D] It is obvious he would have lost his Q. by taking the P.
Game III.—Between Mr. Perigal and an Amateur.
| WHITE. (Mr. P.) | BLACK. (Mr. ——) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Q. checks. |
| 4. K. to B's sq. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. K. to Kt's 2d. | 7. K. B. takes Kt.[A] |
| 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. Q. to Kt's 5th. |
| 9. B. takes B. P. (ch.) | 9. K. to B's sq.[B] |
| 10. P. to K. R's 3d. | 10. Q. takes K. P. |
| 11. Q. P. takes B. | 11. K. takes B. |
| 12. K. R. to K's sq. | 12. Q. to her B's 3d. |
| 13. Q. to her 4th. | 13. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 14. Q. B. takes K. Kt. P. | 14. R. to K's sq. |
| 15. R. takes R. | 15. Kt. takes R. |
| 16. Q. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) | 16. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 17. K. takes P. | 17. Q. to her 3d. |
| 18. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.) | 18. K. to Kt's 2d. |
| 19. B. to R's 6th. (ch.) | 19. K. to Kt's sq. |
| White mates in two moves. | |
[A] This is not advisable play.
[B] Taking the Bishop would evidently involve the loss of the Queen.
Game IV.—Played some years ago between one of the best
players of the day and Mr. Staunton.
| WHITE. (Mr. ——) | BLACK. (Mr. S.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 4. P. takes P.[A] | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 5. K. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P. to K. R's 3d. | 6. Castles. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. P. takes P. | 8. Q. Kt. takes P. |
| 9. P. to Q's 4th. | 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 10. Q. B. takes P. | 10. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 11. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 11. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 12. Q. B. takes K. B. | 12. Kt. takes R. (dis. ch.) |
| 13. K. to B's sq. | 13. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 14. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 14. Q. R. to Q's sq. |
| 15. Q. B. to K. R's 2d. | 15. Q. B. to Q's 4th. |
| 16. Q. to K. B's 4th. | 16. Q. to K. R's 4th. |
| 17. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 17. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 18. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 18. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 19. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. | 19. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 20. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 20. Q. to K's 6th. |
| 21. Q. to K. B's 5th. | 21. B. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) |
| 22. K. takes B. | 22. Kt. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| And Black wins. | |
[A] It is better to take the Pawn with the Bishop.
Game V.—Between MM. Kieseritzky and Desloges.
| WHITE. (M. D.) | BLACK. (M. K.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. B. takes Kt. P. | 4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 5. K. to B's sq. | 5. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 6. Q. to K. R's 4th. |
| 7. K. B. to K's 2d. | 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 8. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 9. P. to K. R's 3d. | 9. K. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 10. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 10. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 11. P. takes P. | 11. P. takes K. R. P. |
| 12. P. to K. B's 4th. | 12. Q. to K. R's 5th. |
| 13. P. to Q's 3d. | 13. P. to K. R's 7th. |
| 14. K. B. to B's 3d. | 14. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 15. P. to Q's 4th. | 15. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.) |
| 16. K. to Kt's 2d. | 16. K. Kt. to R's 3d. |
| 17. R. takes P. | 17. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 18. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 18. K. R. to Kt's sq. |
| 19. Q. to K. R's sq. | 19. Kt. takes Q. P. |
| 20. Kt. takes Kt. | 20. Q. takes Kt. |
| 21. B. takes Q. | 21. B. takes B. (dis. ch.) |
| 22. K. to R's 3d. | 22. Q. B. to his sq. (ch.) |
| 23. K. to R's 4th. | 23. K. B. to his 3d. (ch.) |
| 24. K. to R's 5th. | 24. R. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 25. R. to K. Kt's 2d. | 25. Kt. to his sq. |
| 26. P. to K. B's 5th. | 26. R. to his 3d. (ch.) |
| 27. K. to Kt's 4th. | 27. R. takes Q. |
| 28. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 28. K. B. to K's 4th. |
| 29. K. B. to K's 2d. | 29. Kt. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) |
| 30. K. to his B's 3d. | 30. Kt. takes K. P. |
| 31. R. to Kt's 8th. (ch.) | 31. K. to his 2d. |
| 32. R. takes Q. B. | 32. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) |
| 33. K. to Kt's 4th. | 33. P. to K. R's 4th. (ch.) |
| 34. K. takes Kt. | 34. P. to B's 3d. (ch.) |
| 35. K. to Kt's 6th. | 35. R. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.) |
| 36. K. to R's 7th. | 36. Q. R. takes R. |
| 37. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 38. B. to Q. B's 4th. | |
| 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.
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. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| This appears to be Black's best move, if he declines taking P. with P. | |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. B. to K's 2d. (best) | 5. B. takes Kt. |
| 6. B. takes B. | 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 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. to Q's 4th. | |
| And the position is, perhaps, a little in your favor. | |
Variation,
Beginning at White's 5th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. takes Kt. |
| 7. P. takes B. | 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 8. K. to his 2d. | 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 9. B. to K's 3d. | 9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| Equal game. | |
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. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. takes Kt. |
| 6. Q. takes B. | 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| The game is slightly in your favour. | |
Variation,
Beginning at White's 3d move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. P. takes P. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. B. to K's 3d. |
| 5. B. takes B. | 5. P. takes B. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 7. P. to K. R's 4th. | 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 8. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. takes P. | |
| You have the advantage. | |
GAME THE THIRD.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 3. P. takes Q. P. | 3. Q. takes P. |
| 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. Q. to K's 3d. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. P. takes P. (dis. ch.) |
| 6. K. to B's 2d. | 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. (best) |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 8. B. to Q's 3d. | 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. R. to K's sq. | |
| You have a fine game. | |
Variation,
Beginning at Black's 3d move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 3. P. takes Q. P. | 3. P. takes K. B. P. |
| 4. B to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 4. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) | 5. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 7. B. takes B. (ch.) | 7. Q. Kt. takes B. |
| 8. P. to Q's 4th. | 8. Castles. |
| 9. Q. takes Q. | 9. B. takes Q. |
| 10. B. takes P. | 10. Q. Kt. to his 3d. |
| Equal game. | |