GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF RUY LOPEZ'S KNIGHT'S GAME

Game I.—Between Mr. Anderssen and Mr. Morphy.

WHITE. (Mr. A.) BLACK. (Mr. M.)
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. Kt's 5th. 3. P. to Q. R's 3d.
4. B. to Q. R's 4th. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
7. K. B. to Q. B's 2d. 7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. takes P. 8. Kt. takes P.
9. P. to K. R's 3d. 9. Castles.
10. Castles.10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. P. to Q's 4th.11. P. takes P.
12. P. takes P.12. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
13. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.13. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th.
14. K. B. to Q. Kt's sq.14. Q. B. to K's 3d.
15. P. to Q. R's 3d.15. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.
16. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.16. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
17. Q. B. to K's 3d.17. K. R. to K's sq.
18. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.18. Q. B. to Q. B's 5th.
19. Q. Kt. to K. B's 5th.19. Q. B. takes R.
20. Q. takes B.20. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
21. K. Kt. to K. R's 4th.21. Kt. takes Kt.
22. Kt. takes Kt.22. Q. to Q's 2d.
23. Q. B. takes K. R. P.23. P. takes B.
24. Q. to Q. B's sq.24. B. takes Q. P.
25. Q. takes K. R. P.25. R. to K's 8th. (ch.)
26. K. to R's 2d.26. Kt. to K's 5th.
27. B. takes Kt.27. R. takes B.
28. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)28. K. to B's sq.
29. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)29. K. to his sq.
30. Kt. takes B.30. Q. to her 3d. (ch.)
31. Q. takes Q.31. P. takes Q.
32. R. to Q's sq.32. K. to K. B's sq.
33. R. to Q's 2d.33. Q. R. to K's sq.
34. P. to K. Kt's 4th.34. Q. R. to K's 4th.
35. P. to K. B's 3d.35. K. R. to K's 8th.
36. P. to K. R's 4th.36. Q. R. to Q's 4th.
37. K. to Kt's 3d.37. P. to Q. R's 4th.
38. P. to K. R's 5th.38. K. to Kt's sq.
39. K. to B's 2d.39. R. to K's sq.
40. K. to Kt's 3d.40. K. to R's 2d.
41. K. to B's 4th.41. R. to K's 2d.
42. K. to Kt's 3d.42. P. to K. B's 3d.
43. K. to B's 4th.43. R. to K's sq.
44. K. to Kt's 3d.44. R. to K's 2d.
And the game was drawn.

Game II.—Between Dr. E. Lasker and Wm. Steinitz.

WHITE. (Dr. L.) BLACK. (Mr. S.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
3. B. to Kt's 5th. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. B. to Q's 2d.
5. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. B. to K's 3d.[A] 6. Kt. to Kt's 3d.[B]
7. Q. to Q's 2d. 7. B. to K's 2d.
8. Castles Q. R. 8. P. to Q. R's 3d.
9. B. to K's 2d. 9. P. takes P.
10. Kt. takes P.10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. Q. takes Kt.[C]11. B. to K. B's 3d.
12. Q. to Q's 2d.12. B. to B's 3d.[D]
13. Kt. to Q's 5th.13. Castles.
14. P. to K. Kt's 4th.[E]14. R. to K's sq.[F]
15. P. to Kt's 5th.?15. B. takes Kt.
16. Q. takes B.[G]16. R. to K's 4th!
17. Q. to Q's 2d.17. B. takes P.
18. P. to K. B's 4th.18. R. takes P.
19. P. takes B.19. Q. to K's 2d.
20. Q. R. to B's sq.[H]20. R. takes B.
21. B. to B's 4th.21. Kt. to R's sq.
22. P. to K. R's 4th.22. P. to Q. B's 3d.
23. P. to Kt's 6th![I]23. P. to Q's 4th.
24. P. takes R. P. (ch.)24. K. takes P.
25. B. to Q's 3d. (ch.)25. K. to Kt's sq.
26. P. to R's 5th.26. R. to K's sq.
27. P. to R's 6th.27. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
28. P. to R's 7th. (ch.)28. K. to Kt's 2d.
29. K. to Kt's sq.29. Q. to K's 4th.
30. P. to R's 3d.[J]30. P. to Q. B's 4th.
31. Q. to B's 2d.31. P. to B's 5th.!
32. Q. to R's 4th.32. P. to B's 3d.
33. B. to B's 5th.![K]33. K. to B's 2d.
34. K. R. to Kt's sq.34. P. takes B.
35. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)35. K. to K's 2d.
36. R. to Kt's 8th.36. K. to Q'S 3d.?
37. R. takes P.37. Q. to K's 3d.
38. R. takes R.38. Q. takes R.
39. R. takes B. P. (ch.)39. K. to B's 4th.[L]
40. Q to R's 6th.[M]40. R. to K's 2d.
41. Q. to R's 2d.!41. Q. to Q's 2d.[N]
42. Q. to Kt's sq. (ch.)42. P. to Q's 5th.
43. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)43. Q. to Q's 4th.
44. R. to K. B's 5th.44. Q. takes R.
45. Q. takes Q. (ch.)45. K. to Q's 3d.
46. Q. to B's 6th. (ch.)46. Resigns.