[C] Well played.
[D] It would have been better to leave the Rook en prise, and advance the Pawn to King's Bishop's 5th.
Game III.—Between M. Tchigorin and H. N. Pillsbury.
| WHITE. (Mr. T.) | BLACK. (Mr. P.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. B. to Kt's 5th. | 4. B. to Kt's 5th. |
| 5. Castles. | 5. Castles. |
| 6. P. to Q's 3d. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. B. to Kt's 5th.[A] | 7. B. takes Kt. |
| 8. P. takes B. | 8. Kt. to K's 2d.[B] |
| 9. B. takes Kt. | 9. P. takes B. |
| 10. Q. to Q's 2d. | 10. Kt. to Kt's 3d. |
| 11. K. to R's sq.[C] | 11. K. to R's sq. |
| 12. P. to Q's 4th. | 12. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 13. B. to Q's 3d. | 13. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 14. Q. R. to Kt's sq.[D] | 14. P. to Kt's 3d. |
| 15. Kt. to Kt's sq. | 15. B. to K's 3d.! |
| 16. P. to Q's 5th.? | 16. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 17. P. to Kt's 3d. | 17. R. to Kt's 2d. |
| 18. Q. R. to K's sq. | 18. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.[E] |
| 19. P. to B's 3d.[F] | 19. P. to K. R's 4th.! |
| 20. R. to K's 2d. | 20. Kt. to B's sq. |
| 21. P. to K. B's 4th. | 21. P. takes P. |
| 22. Q. takes P. | 22. Kt. to R's 2d. |
| 23. Kt. to B's 3d. | 23. B. to Kt's 5th. |
| 24. Kt. to Q's 4th.[G] | 24. P. to R's 5th.! |
| 25. R. to K's 3d. | 25. Q. to K's 4th. |
| 26. P. takes P.? | 26. B. to B's 6th. (ch.) |
| 27. Resigns. |
[A] Notes by Jas. Mason.—In this familiar "double Lopez" predicament, 7. B. takes Kt. is highly recommended, if a dull but durable kind of game is desired.
[B] ... Something like a leap in the dark. If the doubled Pawn can be "dissolved" betimes, or the open file well used in attack, a safe landing may be confidently expected.
[C] More or less necessary, sooner or later. Black does not attempt to dissolve, just here; for then Q. to R's 6th, threatening Kt. to Kt's 5th, might be uncomfortable.
[D] Routine—indirectly including the questionable 16. P. to Q's 5th ? At once Kt. to Kt's sq., to be speedily followed by P. to Kt's 3d and P. to K. B's 4th, would have given the matter another and perhaps very different complexion.