| 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. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. P. to K. R's 4th. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. (best) |
| White's 4th move constitutes the Allgaier Gambit. | |
| 5. Kt. to Kt's 5th. | 5. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 6. Kt. takes K. B. P | 6. K. takes Kt. |
| 7. Q. takes P. | 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. takes K. B. P. | 8. K. B. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 9. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) | 9. K. to Kt's 2d. (best) |
| 10. Q. to K. B's 5th. | 10. B. to Kt's 6th. (ch.) |
| 11. K. to B's sq. | 11. K. R. to B's sq. |
| Black has a winning position. | |
Variation,
Beginning at Black's 5th move.
| 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. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. P. to K. R's 4th. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. Kt. to Kt's 5th. | 5. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. B. takes P. | 8. P. takes Kt. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. Kt. to B's 2d. |
| 10. P. to K. Kt's 6th. | 10. Kt. to Q's 3d. |
| 11. Q. B. takes Kt. | 11. P. takes B. |
| 12. B. to B's 7th. (ch.) | 12. K. to his 2d. |
| 13. Castles. | 13. Q. to her R's 4th. |
| 14. B. to Q's 5th. | 14. K. to his sq. |
| 15. Q. to her B's sq. | 15. K. to Q's sq. |
| 16. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 16. B. to K's 2d. |
| 17. P. to K. Kt's 7th. | |
| And you win with ease. | |
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. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. P. to K. R's 4th. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. Kt. to K's 5th. | 5. P. to K. R's 4th. (best) |
| 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 8. Kt. to Q's 3d. | 8. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 9. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 10. B. takes Q. P. | 10. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 11. Q. takes Q. P. |
| He has decidedly the better game. | |
GAME THE THIRD.
| 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. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. P. to K. R's 4th. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. Kt. to K's 5th. | 5. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 6. R. to K. R's 2d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. to K. B's 6th. (best) |
| 8. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. Kt. takes Kt. | 9. Q. P. takes Kt. |
| 10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. | 10. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 11. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 12. P. to Q's 5th. | 12. Castles on Q's side. |
He has a little better game, but the advantage is not nearly so decisive as in the second game.