[C] From this move the attack is very lively and interesting.
[D] There appears to be nothing better, bad as this is.
Game VI.—Played by correspondence between Mr. Cheney,
of Syracuse, N.Y., and two Amateurs of Utica, N.Y.
| WHITE. (Utica.) | BLACK. (Syracuse.) |
| 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 B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P. to K's 5th. | 6. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 7. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 8. B. takes Kt. (ch.) | 8. P. takes B. |
| 9. P. takes P. | 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 10. Castles. | 10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 11. B. to K's 3d. | 11. Castles. |
| 12. P. to K. R's 3d. | 12. B. to K. R's 4th. |
| 13. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 13. B. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 14. K. Kt. to R's 2d. | 14. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 15. P. to K. B's 3d. | 15. Kt. to Kt's 6th. |
| 16. R. to K's square. | 16. P. to K. B's 5th. |
| 17. B. to K. B's 2d. | 17. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 18. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. | 18. P. to K. R's 4th. |
| 19. Q. to Q. R's 4th. | 19. B. to K's sq. |
| 20. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 20. Q. to K's 3d. |
| 21. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 21. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 22. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. | 22. P. to K. R's 5th. |
| 23. K. Kt. to K. B's sq. | 23. P. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 24. K. Kt. takes Kt. | 24. R. P. takes Kt. |
| 25. B. takes P. | 25. P. takes B. |
| 26. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 26. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 27. K. to Kt's 2d. | 27. B. takes K. Kt. P. |
| 28. B. P. takes B. | 28. B. takes Q. P. |
| 29. Q. R. to Q. | |
| Black announced mate in four moves. | |
Game VII.—Between Mr. Popert and another fine player of London.
| WHITE. (Mr. P.) | BLACK. (Mr. ——.) |
| 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 B's 3d. |
| 5. Castles.[A] | 5. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 7. P. takes Q. P. |
| 8. P. takes P. | 8. K. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th. | 9. B. takes Kt. |
| 10. P. takes B. | 10. Castles. |
| 11. P. to K. B's 4th. | 11. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 12. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 12. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 13. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 13. P. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 14. B. takes Kt. | 14. P. takes B. |
| 15. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.[B] | 15. Q. to K's sq. |
| 16. Q. to her B's 2d.[C] | 16. Q. R. to Kt's sq. |
| 17. Kt. takes Kt. | 17. K. B. P. takes Kt. |
| 18. Q. takes Q. B. P. | 18. Q. R. takes Q. Kt. P. |
| 19. Q. takes Q. | 19. R. takes Q. |
| 20. P. to K. B's 5th.[D] | 20. B. to his sq. |
| 21. Q. R. takes P. | 21. Q. R. to K's 7th. |
| 22. B. to Q's 4th. | 22. Q. R. to Q's 7th.[E] |
| 23. B. to Q. B's 3d. | 23. R. to Q's 8th. |
| 24. P. to K. B's 6th. | 24. P. takes P. |
| 25. P. takes P. | 25. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 26. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) | 26. K. to R's sq. |
| 27. B. to K's 5th. | 27. B. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 28. R. to K's 7th. | 28. B. to K. B's 2d. |
| White now checkmates in two more moves. | |
[A] Castling before moving the Q. B. P., and before the adverse K. Kt. is in the field, appears safer play.