GAMES
ILLUSTRATIVE OF PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.
Game I.—Mr. Morphy plays without seeing the Chess board or men, against M. Boucher, at Paris.
| WHITE. (Mr. M.) | BLACK. (M. B.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. P. takes P. |
| 4. Q. takes P. | 4. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 5. Q. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 6. B. takes Kt. | 6. B. takes B. |
| 7. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 8. B. to K. R's 4th. | 8. Kt. to K. R's 3d. |
| 9. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 9. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| 10. Castles on K's side. | 10. Castles. |
| 11. Q. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) | 11. K. to R's sq. |
| 12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 12. Q. to her 2d. |
| 13. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 13. K. R. to K. B's 2d. |
| 14. P. to K. B's 4th. | 14. P. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 15. P. to K. B's 5th. | 15. K. R. to K. B's sq. |
| 16. K. Kt. to K's 6th. | 16. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 17. P. to Q. R's 4th. | 17. Kt. to Kt's 5th. |
| 18. Q. to K's 2d. | 18. Kt. to K's 4th. |
| 19. B. to K. Kt's 3d. | 19. Q. to Q. B's sq.[A] |
| 20. B. takes Kt. | 20. Q. P. takes B. |
| 21. K. R. to K. B's 3d.[B] | 21. Q. B. to Q's 2d.[C] |
| 22. K. R. to K. R's 3d.[D] | 22. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 23. Q. to Q's 2d. | 23. K. to R's 2d.[E] |
| 24. Q. takes Q. B. | 24. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 25. K. R. takes K. R. P. (ch.)[F] | 25. K. takes R. |
| 26. R. to Q's 3d.[G] | 26. K. to R's 4th. |
| 27. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | |
| And wins; the battle having lasted about seven hours. | |
[A] To enable him to capture the Bishop, which is about to take the Kt., with the Q's Pawn.
[B] The attack looks already irresistible, but the actual finish is charmingly accomplished.
[C] By this move Black may be said to lose a Piece. His best course—but that a bad one—was possibly to retreat his Bishop to K's square.
[D] Threatening mate in two moves.
[E] To avert the promised mate, by R. takes Pawn, &c.