ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GIUOCO PIANO.
Game I.—Between Mr. D. Harrwitz of Paris and
Mr. Capdebo, a strong Hungarian player.
| WHITE. (Mr. C.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 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. K. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 7. Q. B. to Q's 2d. | 7. K. B. takes Q. B. (ch.) |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes B. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 10. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) | 10. B. to K's 3d. |
| 11. B. to Kt's 5th. | 11. Castles. |
| 12. B. takes Kt. | 12. P. takes B. |
| 13. Castles (with K. R.) | 13. Q. R. to Kt's sq. |
| 14. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 14. Kt. to K. B's 5th. |
| 15. Q. to Q. R's 6th. | 15. K. R. to K's sq. |
| 16. K. R. to K's sq. | 16. Q. to Q's 2d. |
| 17. Kt. to K's 5th. | 17. Q. takes P. |
| 18. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 18. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 19. Q. takes Q. | 19. R. takes Q. |
| 20. Q. R. to B's sq. | 20. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 21. K. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. | 21. Q. R. to R's 3d. |
| And Black ultimately won. | |
Game II.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum,
between Mr. McCabe and Mr. H. P. Montgomery.
| WHITE. (Mr. McC.) | BLACK. (Mr. M.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. Kt. to K. 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 3d. | 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 7. Q. to her 3d. |
| 8. Castles. | 8. Castles. |
| 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 9. B. to Kt's 3d. |
| 10. P. to K. R's 3d. | 10. Q. B. takes P. |
| 11. B. takes Kt. | 11. P. takes B. |
| 12. P. to Q's 4th. | 12. P. to K's 5th. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 5th. | 13. P. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 14. Q. B. to R's 3d. | 14. P. takes P. |
| 15. B. takes P. | 15. P. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 16. P. takes P. | 16. B. takes P. |
| 17. B. takes B. | 17. Q. takes B. |
| 18. Q. to Q's 4th. | 18. Q. to Q's 3d. |
| 19. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th. | 19. B. takes Kt. |
| 20. P. takes B. | 20. Kt. takes P. |
| 21. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 21. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 22. R. to Q's sq. | 22. Q. checks. |
| 23. K. moves. | 23. R. takes P. (ch.), and wins. |
Game III.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Mr. Staunton.