| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 7. K. R. to his 2d. | 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. | 8. K. Kt. to R's 3d. |
| 9. P. to Q's 4th. | 9. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 10. K. B. takes Q. P. (best) | 10. P. to K. Kt's 6th. |
| 11. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 11. Q. takes B. |
| 12. Kt. takes Q. | 12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 13. Q. to K's sq. | 13. P. takes R. |
| 14. K. to B's 2d. | 14. K. B. takes Q. P. (ch.) |
| And Black wins. | |
Variation III.
Beginning also at White's 7th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 7. B. to K's 2d. | 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. Kt. to K's sq. | 8. K. Kt to B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 9. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 10. P. to Q's 3d. | 10. Kt. to K. R's 4th. |
| 11. Kt. to Q's 5th. | 11. Kt. to Kt's 6th. (ch.) |
| 12. K. to Kt's sq. | 12. K. B. checks. |
| 13. K. to R's 2d. | 13. Kt. takes B. |
| He ought to win. | |
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. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 4. K. to B's sq. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 6. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. P. takes P. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. P. to Q's 3d. | 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. |
| 9. Q. to K. B's 2d. | 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 10. Q. B. takes P. | 10. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. P. |
| 11. B. takes Q. | 11. B. takes Q. |
| 12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th. | 12. K. B. to Q's 5th. |
| Black maintains his Pawn | |
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. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Q. checks. |
| 4. K. to B's sq. | 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 6. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. Q. takes Q. |
| 8. Kt. takes Q. | 8. K. B. to K. R's 3d. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. P. takes P. |
| 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 10. Q. B. checks. |
| 11. K. to B's 2d. | 11. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 12. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. | 12. K. Kt. to his 3d. |
| 13. K. Kt. to K's sq. |
Followed by 14. K. Kt. to Q's 3d, winning the P., with a good situation.
In the previous games we have followed out, at some length, the most prominent variations which occur when both the attack and defence in this opening are conducted upon the principles recommended by the best authorities, and the result would seem to prove that against every system of attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit at present known, the defence, though difficult and complex in the extreme, is satisfactory.