Variation,
Beginning at White's 4th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. Q. to K's 2d. | 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 4. K. takes B. |
| 5. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. Q. takes B. | 6. P. takes K. P. |
| 7. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) | 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 8. Q. takes P. | 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d |
| And you have an inferior game. | |
GAMES
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.
Game I.—Played some years since between Messrs. Popert and Staunton.
| WHITE. (Mr. S.) | BLACK. (Mr. P.) |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 3. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 3d.[A] |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.[B] | 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. P takes P. | 6. B. checks. |
| 7. B. to Q's 2d. | 7. B. takes B. (ch.) |
| 8. Q. Kt. takes B. | 8. Castles.[C] |
| 9. B. to Q's 3d. | 9. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 10. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 11. Q. to Q. B's 2d. | 11. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 12. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. | 12. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 13. P. to K's 5th. | 13. B. takes Kt. |
| 14. Kt. takes B. | 14. Kt. to K. R's 4th. |
| 15. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 15. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 16. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 16. Q. to Q's 2d.[D] |
| 17. Q. to Q's 2d. | 17. K. to R's 2d. |
| 18. Castles. | 18. Q. R. to K's sq. |
| 19. Q. R. to B's 3d. | 19. Kt. to Q's sq. |
| 20. Kt. to K. R's 4th. | 20. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 21. P. to K. B's 4th. | 21. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 22. P. to K. Kt's 4th. | 22. Kt. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 23. P. takes B. P. | 23. K. Kt. takes P. |
| 24. Kt. takes Kt. | 24. P. takes Kt. |
| 25. K. to R's sq. | 25. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 26. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. | 26. Q. to K. B's 2d. |
| 27. Q. to Q. B's 2d. | 27. Q. R. to K. B's sq. |
| 28. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. | 28. Kt. to K's 3d. |
| 29. R. takes R. | 29. K. takes R. |
| 30. R. to K. Kt's sq. (ch.) | 30. K. to R's sq. |
| 31. Q. to K. B's 2d. | 31. Q. to K. R's 4th.[E] |
| 32. B. to K's 2d. | 32. Q. to K. B's 2d. |
| 33. Q. to K. R's 4th. | 33. Q. to K. R's 2d. |
| 34. B. to K. R's 5th. | 34. Kt. takes Q. P. |
| 35. R. to K. Kt's 3d. | 35. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 36. B. to K. Kt's 6th.[F] | 36. Q. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 37. B. to K. B's 7th. | 37. R. takes B.[G] |
| 38. R. takes Q. | 38. K. takes R. |
| 39. K. to Kt's 2d, and wins. | |
[A] Not so good a move as K. Kt. to B's 3d, or Q. to K. Kt's 4th.