(b) He loses time in moving the O’s. He ought to have prevented the attack on the P b7.
(c) It is now useless to defend b7, for if M d7, then M e8:, and if L f7, then M e7.
III.—Another Jubilee Game.
Played on Jubilee Day.
The two players, same as last mentioned, agree to play a so-called Pyramid Game, that is, to place the Kings on e1 and e8, and to place the eight Pawns around each in the shape of a pyramid. After these nine moves they proceeded to place the remaining officers as follows:—
| White. | Black. | |
|---|---|---|
| 10, | O d3 | M h8 |
| 11, | N f3 | O c7 |
| 12, | M a1 | O d6 |
| 13, | M a2 | L h7 |
| 14, | N c3 | N g7 |
| 15, | O b3 | M b8 |
| 16, | L b2 | N g6 |
The board now presents the following appearance:—
Now the moving and taking began thus:—
| 17, | N g7: | P g7: |
| 18, | O e5 | N e4 |
| 19, | P d3 | N f3: |
| 20, | O f3: | P f6 |
| 21, | P c4 | P e5 |
| 22, | L c3 | O e6 |
| 23, | M a5 | P e4 |
| 24, | O fd2 | L h1 |
| 25, | P g3 | M h2 |
| 26, | O e4: | O e4: |
| 27, | P e4: | L g1 |
| 28, | M f5 | O g5 |
| 29, | O d2 | P g6 |
| 30, | M f4 | O h3 |
| 31, | M f3 | O f2: |
| 32, | M a5 | O g4 |
| 33, | M g5 | P g5: |
| 34, | L g7 | O f6 |