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| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 2. P. takes P. (best) | 2. Q. takes P. |
| 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. Q. to her sq. (best) |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. P. to K's 3d. |
| 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | |
| You have a better opened game. |
Variation I.
Beginning at Black's 2d move.
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| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 2. P. takes P. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 3. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 6. P. to K. B's 3d. | 6. Q. B. to his sq. |
| 7. Q. to K's 2d. | 7. P. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 8. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 8. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. P. takes P. | 9. Q. Kt. takes P. |
| 10. Q. B. P. takes P. | 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. |
| 11. Q. to K's 3d. | 11. Q. R. P. takes P. |
| 12. Kt. to K's 2d. | 12. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 13. K. takes Kt. | 13. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 14. K. R. to Q's sq. | 14. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. (dis. ch.) |
| 15. P. to Q's 3d. | 15. P. to K's 3d. |
| 16. P. to Q. R's 3d. | |
| You have a good game, and a Pawn superiority. |
Variation II.
Beginning at Black's 5th move.
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| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 2. P. takes P. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 3. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 5. P. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 6. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 7. P. to K. B's 3d. | 7. B. to his sq. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 9. P. to Q's 3d. | 9. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. |
| 10. Q. R. P. takes P. | 10. Q. R. P. takes P. |
| 11. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. | 11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. |
| 12. Q. B. to Q's 2d. | |
| Black's position is inferior. |
GAME THE EIGHTH.
The Fianchetto.
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| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 2. P. to Q's 4th. | 2. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 3. P. to K's 3d. |
| 4. P. to K. B's 4th. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. P. to K's 5th. | 5. P. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 6. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d. |
| The game appears to be equal. |
Variation,
Beginning at Black's 3d move.
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| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 2. P. to Q's 4th. | 2. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. |
| 3. B. to Q's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 4. P. to K. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 7. P. to K's 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. Q. to K's 2d. | 9. Castles. |
| 10. Castles on Q's side. | 10. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 11. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 11. P. takes K. P. |
| 12. B. takes P. | 12. B. takes B. |
| 13. Q. Kt. takes B. | |
| You have the better game. |