Game III.—Between Mr. Popert and an eminent Polish player.
| WHITE. (Mr. Z.) | BLACK. (Mr. P.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 7. P. to K's Kt's 5th. |
| 8. K. Kt. to R's 4th. | 8. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 10. K. B. to B's 3d. |
| 11. K. Kt. to K. B's 5th. | 11. Q. B. takes Kt. |
| 12. P. takes B. | 12. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 13. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 13. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 14. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 14. Q. to her 2d. |
| 15. Q. to her B's 2d. | 15. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 16. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 16. P. to K. R's 5th. |
| 17. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. | 17. Castles on Q's side. |
| 18. P. to Q. R's 4th. | 18. P. takes K. Kt. P. |
| 19. Q. B. takes K. Kt's P. | 19. K. R. to his 4th. |
| 20. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 20. K. Kt. takes K. B. P. |
| 21. B. takes Kt. | 21. Q. takes B. |
| 22. Q. to her Kt's 2d. | 22. B. to K. R's 5th. |
| 23. B. takes B. | 23. R. takes B. |
| 24. P. to Q. R's 5th. | 24. R. takes K. B. P. |
| 25. K. takes R. | |
| Black mates in three moves. | |
The Cunningham Gambit.
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. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| Black's 3d move commences the variation known as the "Cunningham Gambit." | |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 5. K. to B's sq. | 5. K. B. to his 3d. |
| 6. P. to K's 5th. | 6. B. to K's 2d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 8. K. B. to K's 2d. | 8. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 9. P. to K. R's 4th. | 9. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 10. K. Kt to K. R's 2d. | 10. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 11. Q. B. takes P. | 11. K. B. takes K. R. P. |
| 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 12. B. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 13. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. | |
| You must win. | |
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. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. B. to K's 2d. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 5. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. takes P. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to R's sq. | 7. K. B. to his 3d. |
| 8. K. Kt. to K's 5th. | 8. B. takes Kt. (best) |
| 9. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 9. Q. to K's 2d. (best) |
| 10. R. takes K. B. P. | 10. Q. to her B's 4th. |
| 11. R. to K. B's 8th. (dble. ch.) | 11. K. to his 2d. |
| 12. P. to Q's 4th. | 12. Q. takes P. (best) |
| 13. Q. B. checks. | 13. K. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 14. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 15. Q. to K. B's 7th. | 15. Kt. takes K. P. |
| 16. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 16. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.) |
| 17. K. to Kt's 2d. | 17. Q. takes B. |
| 18. Q. to her 5th. (ch.) | 18. K. to his 2d. |
| 19. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | 19. K. to Q's 3d. |
| Drawn game. | |
Variation,
Beginning at Black's 7th move.