Variation,
Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes Q. P. 3. P. takes K. B. P.
4. B to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 4. B. to Q's 2d.
5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 5. Q. to K's 2d.
6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
7. B. takes B. (ch.) 7. Q. Kt. takes B.
8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. Castles.
9. Q. takes Q. 9. B. takes Q.
10. B. takes P.10. Q. Kt. to his 3d.
Equal game.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.

Game I.—Played by Mr. Morphy without seeing the
Chess-board or men, against M. Bornemann.

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

And Black gives up the battle, after fighting for above nine hours.