White mates in three moves.

Philidor’S Defence.

White.
Barnes.		Black.
Morphy.
 1. P - K4 1. P - K4
 2. Kt - KB3 2. P - Q3
 3. P - Q4 3. P - KB4
 4. P × KP 4. BP × P
 5. Kt - Kt5 5. P - Q4
 6. P - K6 6. B - QB4
 7. Kt - B7 7. Q - B3
 8. B - K3 8. P - Q5
 9. B - KKt5 9. Q - B4
10. Kt × R10. Q × B
11. B - B411. Kt - QB3
12. Kt - B712. Q × P
13. R - B sq13. Kt - B3
14. P - KB314. Kt - QKt5
15. Kt - QR315. B × P
16. B × B16. Kt - Q6 (ch)
17. Q × Kt17. P × Q
18. Castles18. B × Kt
19. B - Kt319. P - Q7 (ch)
20. K - Kt sq20. B - B4
21. Kt - K521. K - B sq
22. Kt - Q322. R - K sq
23. Kt × B23. Q × R

And White resigns.

BISHOP’S GAMBIT.

White.
Charousek.		Black.
Tchigorin.		White.
Charousek.		Black.
Tchigorin.
 1. P - K4P - K413. Q × P (ch)K - K2
 2. P - KB4P × P14. Kt × PKt × Kt
 3. B - B4Kt - QB315. B × KtP - R3
 4. P - Q4Kt - B316. Kt - B3B - B5
 5. P - K5P - Q417. P - K6R - B sq
 6. B - Kt3B - Kt518. B - B7P × P
 7. Q - Q3Kt - KR419. B × Q (ch)R × B
 8. Kt - KR3Kt - Kt520. Q - Kt7 (ch)R - Q2
 9. Q - QB3Kt - R321. R - B7 (ch)K × R
10. CastlesB - K722. Q × R (ch)B - K2
11. B - R4 (ch)P - B323. R - K sqR - K sq
12. B × P (ch)P × B24. P - QKt3Resigns.

This pretty game was played in the tie match for first prize at the Budapest tournament, 1896.

Queen’s Gambit Declined.

White.
W. Steinitz.		Black.
Dr E. Lasker.		White.
W. Steinitz.		Black.
Dr E. Lasker.
 1. P - Q4P - Q421. Kt - B3Kt - Q5
 2. P - QB4P - K322. Q × PKt × B (ch)
 3. Kt - QB3Kt - KB323. P × KtR - Kt sq
 4. B - B4B - K224. Q × PR - Kt3
 5. P - K3Castles25. Q - B4R × P
 6. R - B sqP - B426. P - KR4B - R2
 7. QP × PB × P27. B - K4Q - Q3
 8. P × PP × P28. P - B4Q - Q2
 9. Kt - B3Kt - B329. B - Kt2Q - Kt5
10. B - Q3P - Q530. Q - Q3Kt - B4
11. P × PKt × P31. Kt - K4B - K6
12. CastlesB - KKt532. R - B3R × B
13. Kt - QKt5B × Kt33. K × RKt × P (ch)
14. P - BKt - K334. K - R2Kt × R (ch)
15. B - K5Kt - R435. K - Kt2Kt - R5 (ch)
16. K - R sqQ - Kt436. K - R2Kt - B4
17. B - Kt3QR - Q sq37. R - QKt sqP - R4
18. Q - B2Q - R338. R - Kt5R - R sq
19. QR - Q sqR - B sq39. P - R3R × P
20. Q - Kt3P - R3Resigns.

This game was played in the St Petersburg tournament, 1895, a fine specimen of Lasker’s style. The final attack, beginning with 21. with Kt - Q5, furnishes a gem of an ending.