The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations / A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys

by C. Stansfeld Hicks; John Nevil Maskelyne; Gordon Stables

We give the moves of a completed game in this opening, showing the moves from which the variations spring.

Black.						White.
11	to	15	—	1	—	23	to	19
8	to	11	—	2	—	22	to	17
9	to	13	—	3	—	17	to	14
10	to	17	—	4	—	21	to	14
6	to	10	—	5	—	25	to	21
10	to	17	—	6	—	21	to	14
15	to	18	—	7	—	29	to	25
11	to	16	—	8	—	19	to	15
(or 1 to 6
19	to	25
4	to	8
26	to	22, &c.)
16	to	20	—	9	—	26	to	23
(or 26 to 22)
1	to	6	—	10	—	31	to	26
13	to	17	—	11	—	15	to	10
6	to	15	—	12	—	23	to	19
4	to	8	—	13	—	19	to	10
8	to	11	—	14	—	24	to	19
11	to	16	—	15	—	26	to	22
(or 11 to 15)
17	to	26	—	16	—	30	to	23
5	to	9	—	17	—	14	to	5
7	to	14	—	18	—	5	to	1

And White wins. Now try the variations indicated. Had Black at his fifteenth move gone from 11 to 15, the best he could have done would be to draw. See:—

11	to	15	—	15	—
12	to	19	—	16	—	19	to	16
20	to	27	—	17	—	27	to	24
7	to	11	—	18	—	32	to	16
2	to	11	—	19	—	16	to	7
18	to	25	—	20	—	25	to	22
15	to	18	—	21	—	30	to	21
11	to	16	—	22	—	10	to	6

And the game is drawn.

It may be useful, in this place, to give a

Table of the Principal Openings.
Title.	1st Move.			2nd Move.			3rd Move.			4th Move.			5th Move.
Double Corner	9	-	14
Single Corner	11	-	15	22	-	18
Ayrshire Lassie	11	-	15	24	-	20
Second Double Corner	11	-	15	24	-	19
Cross	11	-	15	23	-	18
Whilter	11	-	15	23	-	19	7	-	11
Will o’ the Wisp	11	-	15	23	-	19	9	-	13
Dyke	11	-	15	22	-	17	15	-	19
Maid o’ the Mill	11	-	15	22	-	17	15	-	18
Defiance	11	-	15	23	-	19	9	-	14	27	-	23
Glasgow	11	-	15	23	-	19	8	-	11	22	-	17	11	-	16
Laird and Lady	11	-	15	23	-	19	8	-	11	22	-	17	9	-	13
Fife	11	-	15	23	-	19	9	-	14	22	-	17	5	-	9
Old Fourteenth	11	-	15	23	-	19	8	-	11	22	-	17	4	-	8

Of these, some already named—Old Fourteenth, Laird and Lady, &c.—are the best for practice. We therefore present another set of games in the

OLD FOURTEENTH.