GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING VARIATIONS.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Staunton.

WHITE. (Mr. C.) BLACK. (Mr. S.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. Kt. takes K. P. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. takes K. Kt.
6. Kt. takes Q. P. 6. Q. to K. B's 2d.
7. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.
8. Castles. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. P. to K. B's 4th. 9. P. takes Kt.
10. B. P. takes P.10. Q. to her 2d.
11. K. P. takes P.11. B. takes P.
12. P. to K's 6th.12. Q. to her B's 3d.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. takes B.14. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
15. Q. to K's 5th.15. Q. takes B.
16. Q. takes R.16. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
17. Q. B. to K. R's 6th.17. Q. to her Kt's 5th.
18. Q. takes B. (ch.)18. Q. takes Q.
19. B. takes Q.19. K. takes B.
20. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
Black surrenders.

Game II.—Between MM. Jaenisch and Petroff.

WHITE. (Mr. J.) BLACK. (M. P.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. K. Kt. takes P. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K. B's 3d.
5. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 6. P. to K. B's 4th.
7. K. B. to K's 2d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Castles. 9. Q. to K. B's 2d.
10. P. to Q. B's 4th.10. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
11. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.11. Castles.
12. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.12. P. to K. R's 3d.
13. P. to Q. R's 3d.13. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
14. Q. B. to Q's 2d.14. P. to K. B's 5th.
15. P. to Q's 5th.15. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
16. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.16. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
17. Q. B. to K's square.17. K. R. to Kt's sq.
18. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.18. K. B. to K's 2d.
19. P. to K. B's 3d.19. P. to K's 6th.
20. Q. to her Kt's 3d.20. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
21. P. to Q. B's 5th.21. P. takes K. B. P.
22. Kt. takes P.22. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)
23. B. takes Kt.23. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
24. Q. to her B's 4th.24. K. to Kt's sq.
25. Q. to K's 4th.25. Q. R. to K's sq.
26. P. to Q's 6th.26. Q. B. to his 3d.
27. Q. to her 4th.27. B. takes B.
28. R. takes B.28. B. to K. Kt's 4th.
29. Q. Kt. to his 5th.29. P. to Q. B's 3d.
30. P. to Q's 7th.30. Q. R. to K's 3d.
31. B. to K. Kt's 3d.31. P. takes Q. Kt.[A]
32. B. takes B. P. (ch.)32. Kt. to K's 4th.
33. B. takes Kt. (ch.)33. R. takes B.
34. Q. takes R. (ch.)34. K. to R's sq.
35. R. takes Q.35. P. to K's 7th.
36. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.)36. R. takes Q.
37. P. takes R., becomes a Queen (ch.), and wins.

[A] If Black had taken the B. with K. B. P. at this point, the following moves show that he would have equally lost:—