[H] This move, or resigning. There is nothing else. The latter course would be more to the purpose, unless a miracle is expected.

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

WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (M. B.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P. 4. K. P. takes P.
5. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. Castles. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to K. R's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K. R's 4th.
8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. K. R. to K's sq. 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.10. Q. B. takes Kt.
11. Kt. takes B.11. P. to K. R's 3d.
12. Q. to Q's 2d.12. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
13. P. to Q. B's 4th.13. P. takes P.
14. K. B. takes P.14. P. to K. B's 4th.
15. Kt. to K's 5th.15. Castles on Q's side.
16. K. B. to K's 6th.16. B. takes Kt.
17. P. takes B.17. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
18. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[A]18. Q. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.
19. Q. to Q. R's 3d.19. Q. Kt. to Q. B's sq.
20. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.20. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
21. P. to K. B's 4th.21. P. takes P.
22. Q. B. takes P.22. Q. R. to Q's 5th.
23. Q. to K's 3d.23. Q. R. to K's 5th.
24. Q. to K. B's 3d.24. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. (ch.)
25. K. to K. R's 2d.25. Q. R. takes R.
26. R. takes R.26. Q. to Q. Kt's 5th.
27. R. to K's 2d.27. K. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
28. Q. B. to Q's 2d.28. Q. to Q. Kt's 4th.
29. K. B. takes Kt.29. R. takes B.
30. B. takes K. R. P.30. R. to K. R's sq.
31. B. to K. Kt's 7th.31. R. to K. R's 2d.
32. B. to K. B's 6th.32. R. to K. B's 2d.
33. Q. to K. R's 5th.33. Kt. to K. B's 5th.
34. Q. takes R.

And Black surrenders, after a struggle of nearly nine hours.

[A] A very ingenious move. If Black take the Pawn with his Queen, he of course loses her by "B. takes Q. R. P. (ch.), etc." and if with the Kt. it costs him at least a Piece.

Game III.—Played in 1854, between Mr. H. P. Montgomery, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Pindar,
now one of the leading members of the Manchester Chess Club, England.

WHITE. (Mr. P.) BLACK. (Mr. M.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes P. 3. Q. takes P.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d.[A] 6. P. to Q. B's 4th.[B]
7. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes Kt.
8. B. takes B. 8. P. to Q. B's 5th.
9. K. B. to K's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Castles.10. Kt. takes B.[C]
11. P. takes Kt.11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[D]
12. Kt. to Q's 2d.12. Kt. to Kt's 3d.
13. P. to Q. R's 4th.[E]13. P. to Q. R's 4th.
14. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq.14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.[F]
15. B. to K. B's 3d.15. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
16. Kt. to K's 4th.16. Kt. takes Q. R. P
17. Q. to Q's 2d.17. Castles.
18. Q. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.[G]18. P. to K. B's 4th.[H]
19. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.19. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq
20. P. to Q's 5th.20. Q. to Q's 2d.[I]
21. R. takes Q. R. P.21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.[J]
22. Q. to K. B's 4th.[K]22. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[L]
23. Q. P. takes P.23. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
24. P. to K's 7th.24. K. R. to K's sq.
25. K. R. to K's sq.25. B. to K's 3d.[M]
26. R. takes Kt.[N]26. P. takes R.
27. Q. to K's 5th.[O]27. K. R. takes P.
28. Kt. takes P.28. K. R. to K. B's 2d.
29. Kt. to Q's 6th.29. K. R. to K. B's 3d.
30. Kt. to K's 4th.30. K. R. to K. B's 4th.
31. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.31. Q. R. to K. B's sq.[P]
32. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.32. B. to Q's 4th.
33. B. takes B. (ch.)33. R. takes B.
34. Kt. to K's 6th.34. Q. takes Kt.[Q]
And Black wins.