WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d.2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.3. K. Kt. takes K. P.
4. Q. P. takes P.4. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
The game is quite even.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S BISHOP'S PAWN'S OPENING.

Game I.—Between Captain Evans and an Amateur.

WHITE. (Capt. E.) BLACK. (Mr. P.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Kt. to K's 5th.
5. Q. to K's 2d. 5. Kt. to his 4th.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt to B's 3d.
8. Q. to her 3d. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. to K. B's 4th. 9. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
11. Q. to K's 3d.11. Castles.
12. P. to Q. R's 3d.12. B. to Q. R's 4th.
13. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.13. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.14. Q. B. to Kt's 5th.
15. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 4th.15. B. takes K. Kt.
16. Q. Kt. takes B.16. B. takes K. Kt. P.
17. B. takes B.17. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
18. K. to his 2d.18. Q. R. P. takes Kt.
19. B. takes Kt.19. P. takes B.
20. Q. takes P.20. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)
21. Q. to K. B's 3d.21. Q. to K. B's 4th.
22. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.22. Q. Kt. takes Q. Kt. P.
23. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.[A]23. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
24. K. R. to Kt's 5th.24. Q. to her 2d.
25. P. to Q's 5th.25. Kt. to K's 2d.
26. K. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.)26. K. to R's sq.
27. Q. to her 3d.27. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
28. R. takes Kt.28. Q. R. to K's sq.
28. K. to B's 2d.[B]29. R. to K's 3d.
30. R. to K. Kt's 3d.30. R. to Q's sq.
31. P. takes R.31. Q. to K's 2d.[C]
32. P. takes P.
Black surrenders.

[A] Black played ingeniously in offering to give up the Kt. If White had taken it, he must have been subjected to an embarrassing attack for some little time.

[B] Had he played on the P. (dis. ch.), he could not take the Q. until his King was removed.