| 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. Kt's 4th. | 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. P. takes P | 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Castles. | 8. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 9. P. to Q's 5th. | 9. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 10. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. | 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| Same position as in the game given first. | |
Variation III.
Beginning at White's 6th 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. Kt's 4th. | 4. B. takes Kt. P. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. P. takes P. | 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 9. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. | 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. P. to K's 5th. | 10. P. takes P. |
| 11. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | |
| And your game is preferable to Black's. | |
GAME THE SECOND.
| 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. Kt's 4th. | 4. B. takes Kt. P. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. K. Kt. to his 5th. | 7. Castles. |
| 8. P to K. B's 4th. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. P. takes Q. P. | 9. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 10. P. to Q's 4th. | 10. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 11. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 11. P. takes Kt. |
| 12. B. takes Kt. | 12. K. P. takes B. P. |
| 13. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 13. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| Black has the advantage. | |
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. Kt's 4th. | 4. B. takes Kt. P. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. P. to K's 5th. | 8. K. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 9. Castles. |
| 10. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. | 10. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 11. Q. B. P. takes P. | 11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 12. Q. to K's 3d. | 12. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 13. B. to Q's 5th. | |
| And you win a piece. | |
GAME THE THIRD
Varying from the preceding at Black's 7th move.