Game IV.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Bird of London.
| WHITE. (Mr. B.) | BLACK. (Mr. M.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. K. B. P. takes P. |
| 5. Q. Kt. takes P. | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. | 6. P. to K's 5th. |
| 7. Kt. to K's 5th. | 7. Kt. to K. B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 8. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 9. Kt. to K. R's 5th. | 9. Castles. |
| 10. Q. to Q's 2d. | 10. Q. to K's sq. |
| 11. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 11. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. |
| 12. Kt. takes Kt. | 12. Q. takes Kt. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 5th. | 13. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 14. B. to K's 2d. | 14. Q. to K. R's 6th. |
| 15. Kt. takes Kt. | 15. P. takes Kt. |
| 16. B. to K's 3d. | 16. R. to Q. Kt's sq. |
| 17. Castles (Q. R.) | 17. R. takes K. B. P. |
| 18. B. takes R. | 18. Q. to Q. R's 6th. |
| 19. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 19. Q. takes Q. R. P. |
| 20. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 20. Q. to Q. R's 8th. (ch.) |
| 21. K. to B's 2d. | 21. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 22. K. to Kt's 2d. | 22. B. takes Q. Kt. P. |
| 23. P. takes B. | 23. R. takes P. (ch.) |
| 24. Q. takes R. | 24. Q. takes Q. (ch.) |
| 25. K. to B's 2d. | 25. P. to K's 6th. |
| 26. B. takes P. | 26. B. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) |
| 27. R. to Q's 3d. | 27. Q. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) |
| 28. K. to Q's 2d. | 28. Q. to Q. R's 7th. (ch.) |
| 29. K. to Q's square. | 29. Q. to Kt's 8th. (ch.) |
| And White resigns. | |
Game V.—(By Philidor.)
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 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. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. takes K. P. | 4. K. B. P. takes K. P. |
| 5. Kt. to Kt's 5th. | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. P. to K. B's 4th.[A] | 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. to K. R's 4th. | 9. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 10. K. Kt. to R's 3d. | 10. Castles. |
| 11. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 4th. | 11. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 12. B. to Q's 2d. | 12. B. takes B. (ch.) |
| 13. Q. takes B. | 13. P. to Q's 5th. |
| 14. P. to Q. B's 5th. | 14. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 15. P. takes P. (in passing). | 15. Q. R. P. takes P. |
| 16. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 16. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 17. B. to K's 2d. | 17. Kt. to K. B's 4th. |
| 18. K. Kt. to his sq. | 18. K. Kt. to Kt's 6th. |
| 19. K. R. to his 2d. | 19. P. to K's 6th. |
| 20. Q. to her Kt's 2d. | 20. P. to Q's 6th. |
| 21. B. to K. B's 3d. | 21. K. R. takes P. |
| 22. Castles on Q's side. | 22. K. R. takes Kt. |
| 23. P. takes K. R. | 23. Q. R. takes P. |
| 24. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 24. R. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) |
| 25. K. to Q. Kt's sq. | 25. R. to Q. B's 7th. |
| 26. Q. to Kt's 4th. | 26. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. |
| 27. Q. to K. B's 4th. | 27. Q. Kt. to B's 4th. |
| 28. Q. takes K. Kt. | |
| And Black mates in two moves. | |
[A] This is not the proper move; he should play 6. P. to K's 6th.
GAME THE FIFTH.
Petroff's Defence.