| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. B. to Q's 2d. | 7. B. takes B. (ch.) |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes B. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 9. Castles. |
| 10. Castles. | 10. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. |
| 11. Q. to her B's 2d. | 11. Kt. takes B. |
| 12. Q. takes Kt. | 12. Kt. takes K's P. |
| 13. Kt. takes Kt. | 13. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 14. Q. to K's 2d. | 14. P. takes Kt. |
| 15. Q. takes P. |
There is little difference in the positions, but your men are better disposed for immediate action, and you have the advantage of a Knight against a Bishop.
Variation I.
Beginning at White's 7th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to his B's sq. | 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. Q. to her R's 4th. | 8. B. takes Kt. |
| 9. P. takes B. | 9. Q. to her 2d. |
| 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 10. Castles. |
| 11. K. to Kt's 2d. |
And it appears to me that White has an unquestionable advantage.
GAME THE TWELFTH.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. K. B. P. takes K. P. |
| 6. K. Kt. takes K. P. | 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) | 7. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | 8. K. to B's sq. |
| 9. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.) | 9. Kt. takes B. |
| 10. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) | 10. K. to his 2d. |
| 11. B. takes Kt's P. | 11. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 12. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.), and you must win. | |
GAME THE THIRTEENTH.