The Two Kings' Bishops' Game
GAME THE FIRST.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. P. takes P. |
| 5. P. to K's 5th. | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. P. takes Kt. | 6. P. takes B. |
| 7. P. takes K. Kt. P. | 7. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 8. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 8. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) |
| 9. K. to Q's sq. | 9. R. takes P. |
| 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 11. K. R. to K's sq. | 11. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 12. R. takes B. | 12. Q. takes R. |
| 13. Q. takes B. | 13. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 14. Q. to her Kt's 5th. | 14. R. takes K. Kt. P. |
| I prefer your game. | |
GAME THE SECOND.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. P. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. Castles | 6. P. takes Q. B. P. |
| 7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes P. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. | 9. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 10. P. takes Kt. | 10. Castles. |
| 11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. | 11. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 12. K. R. to K's sq. | 12. Q. to her sq. |
| Your attack is hardly an equivalent for his extra Pawn. | |
GAME THE THIRD.
The Italians' Defence.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 4. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (best). |
| 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 7. P. takes P. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. K. Kt. to his 3d. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9 P. to K. R's 3d. | |
| The game is equal. | |
GAME THE FOURTH.
Lewis's Counter Gambit.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 4. B. takes P. | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 5. Castles. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes P. | 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. |
| 9. Castles. | 9. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 10. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 10. Q. to K's 2d. |
| The game is even. | |
GAME THE FIFTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. (best) |
| 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. | 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. Q. to her 3d. | 6. Castles. |
| 7. P. to K. B's 4th. | 7. P. takes Q. P. |
| 8. P. to K's 5th. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 10. Q. B. P. takes P. | 10. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 11. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| And the game is even. | |
GAME THE SIXTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. 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 Q. B's 3d. | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. B. to Q's 2d. | 7. B. takes B. (ch.) |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes B. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. Kt. takes P. |
| 10. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 10. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 11. Castles. | 11. Castles. |
| You have the move, and your Pieces are in better play. | |
GAME THE SEVENTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. K. B. takes Q. P. | 5. Q. B. takes P. |
| 6. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 6. K. Kt. takes K. B. |
| 7. P. takes Kt. | 7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. | 8. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| Black has the better game. | |
GAME THE EIGHTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. | 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. B. takes P. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 8. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| Black has the advantage. | |
GAME THE NINTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 3. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 5. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. Q. takes K. B. P. (ch.) (best) | 6. Q. takes Q. |
| 7. B. takes Q. (ch.) | 7. K. to his 2d. |
| 8. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 8. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 9. Kt. takes K. P. |
| You have no advantage. | |
GAME THE TENTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. B. takes P. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 6. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d. |
| 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 7. Castles. |
| Black maintains his Pawn. | |
GAME THE ELEVENTH.
McDonnell's Double Gambit.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 3. B. takes Kt. P. |
| 4. P. to K. B's 4th. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. P. takes Q. P. | 5. P. to K's 5th. |
| 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. | 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. Castles. | 7. Castles. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. Q. Kt. takes P. |
| 10. K. to R's sq. | 10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| Your game is inferior to his. | |
GAME THE TWELFTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th |
| 3. P. to K. B's 4th. | 3. B. takes K. Kt. |
| 4. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 4. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 5. R. takes B. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P to K. B's 5th. | 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. K. Kt. takes K. P. |
| 8. Q. takes K. Kt. P. | 8. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 9. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 9. K. to his 2d. |
| 10. Q. takes Q. (ch.) | 10. Kt. takes Q. |
| 11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 11. Q. B. takes P. |
| The game is in Black's favor. | |
GAME THE THIRTEENTH.
The Lopez Gambit
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K's 2d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. P. to K. B's 4th. | 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 3d. | 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 7. P. takes P. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 9. Castles on Q's side. |
| 10. Castles on Q's side. | |
| The positions are equal. | |
GAME THE FOURTEENTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K's 2d. | 3. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 4. P. to K. B's 4th. | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 3d. | 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. P. to K. B's 5th. | 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. |
| 9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 9. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 10. Q. B. to K. R's 4th. | 10. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| The game is quite even. | |
GAME THE FIFTEENTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K's 2d. | 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d |
| 5. P to K. B's 4th. | 5. B. takes K. Kt. |
| 6. R. takes B. | 6. Castles. |
| 7. P. to Q's 3d. | 7. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 8. K. B. takes Q. P. | 8. K. Kt. takes B. |
| 9. P. takes Kt. | 9. P. takes K. B. P. |
| 10. Q. B. takes P. | 10. R. to K's sq. |
| 11. B. to K's 3d. | 11. Kt. to K's 4th. |
| 12. P. to K. R's 3d. | 12. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 13. P. to Q's 4th. | 13. B. to Q's 6th. |
And by afterwards moving the Kt. to Q. B's 5th, Black must win at least a Piece.
Variation,
Beginning at White's 4th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K's 2d. | 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 4. K. takes B. |
| 5. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. Q. takes B. | 6. P. takes K. P. |
| 7. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) | 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 8. Q. takes P. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d |
| And you have an inferior game. | |