[A] The proper move.
[B] Well played.
[C] This move, properly followed up, should have given White the game.
[D] Allowing the escape of the Knight.
[E] From this point, we believe Black can draw the game against White's best possible play. The latter part of the game is well played by Black.
Game VII.—Played in Oct. 1858, between Mr. James Thompson
of New York and Mr. H. P. Montgomery of Philada.
| WHITE. (Mr. T.) | BLACK. (Mr. M.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 2. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. P. to K's 4th. |
| 3. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. takes P. | 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 5. Kt. to Q's 5th. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. B. to Q's 3d. | 6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 7. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 7. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 8. P. takes Kt. | 8. Kt. to Q's 5th. |
| 9. Kt. to B's 3d. | 9. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 10. P. takes R. P. | 10. Kt. takes K. B. P. |
| 11. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 11. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 12. B. takes B. (ch.) | 12. Q. takes B. |
| 13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 13. Kt. to Q's 5th. |
| 14. P. to Q's 3d. | 14. Q. to K. B's 4th. |
| 15. B. to K's 3d. | 15. Castles (Q's side.) |
| 16. R. to Q. B's sq. | 16. B. to K's 2d. |
| 17. B. takes Kt. | 17. K. P. takes B. |
| 18. Kt. to K's 4th. | 18. Q. R. to K's sq. |
| 19. R. to K. Kt's sq. | 19. B. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 20. Q. to K's 2d. | 20. Q. to B's 5th. |
| 21. R. to Q. B's 2d. | 21. B. to B's 3d. |
| 22. P. to K. R's 3d. | 22. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 23. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 23. Q. to K. R's 7th. |
| 24. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. | 24. K. R. to K. B's sq. |
| 25. K. to Q's sq. | 25. R. takes Kt. |
| 26. P. takes R. | 26. P. to Q's 6th |
| 27. R. to Q's 2d. | 27. Q. to K's 4th. |
| 28. R. takes Q. P. | 28. Q. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.) |
| 29. K. to K's 2d. | 29. Q. takes R. P. (ch.) |
| 30. K. to B's sq. | 30. P. takes Q. Kt. P. |
| 31. Q. to K's 2d. | 31. P. to Kt's 6th. |
| 32. R. to Q's sq. | 32. P. to Kt's 7th. |
| 33. Q. to Q. B's 2d. | 33. B. to Q's 5th. |
| 34. R. to K. Kt's 2d. | 34. P. Queens, and wins. |