a. 11-15, 24-20 forms the “Ayrshire Lassie” opening, so named by Wyllie. It is generally held to admit of unusual scope for the display of critical and brilliant combinations.
b. 16-20, 25-22, 20-27, 31-24, 8-11, 17-13, 2-6, 21-17, 14-21, 22-17, 21-25, 17-14, 10-17, 19-1. Drawn. R. Jordan.
(c)
| 26-23 | 28-19 | 20-16 | 7-11 | 14-10 | 15-10 |
| 9-14 | 2-6 | 6-10 | 19-24 | 26-23 | 23-18 |
| 18-9 | 20-11 | 16-11 | 11-18 | 10-7 | 10-15 |
| 5-14 | 8-24 | 10-15 | 24-27 | 4-8 | 20-16 |
| 29-25 | 27-20 | 11-7 | 18-15 | 7-3 | 15-22 |
| 11-16 | 10-15 | 14-18 | 27-31 | 8-12 | 16-7 |
| 20-11 | 31-26 | 7-3 | 22-18 | 3-7 | Drawn. |
| 7-16 | 15-19 | 18-23 | 31-27 | 27-24 | A. B. Scott. |
| 24-20 | 23-16 | 3-7 | 18-14 | 7-11 | v. |
| 15-24 | 12-19 | 23-30 | 30-26 | 24-20 | R. Jordan. |
(d)
| 19-16 | 7-10 | 23-19 | 11-15 | 16-11 | 25-30 |
| 12-19 | 6-1 | 15-24 | 27-24 | 18-25 | 20-16 |
| 22-17 | 9-14 | 28-19 | 22-25 | 17-14 | Drawn. |
| 15-22 | 26-23 | 8-11 | 29-22 | 10-17 | R. Jordan. |
| 24-6 | 11-15 | 19-16 | 14-18 | 21-14 |
Game No. 2.—“Kelso-Cross” Opening.
| a 10-15 | 8-12 | 13-22 | 5-9 | 14-18 | 22-25 |
| a 23-18 | 25-21 | 26-17 | 20-16 | 17-14 | 29-22 |
| 12-16 | 1-6 | d 19-26 | 2-7 | 10-17 | 17-26 |
| 21-17 | 32-27 | 30-23 | 24-19 | 21-14 | 5-1 |
| 9-13 | 12-16 | 15-22 | 15-24 | 6-10 | 26-30 |
| 17-14 | 27-23 | 24-19 | 23-19 | 14-9 | 1-5 |
| 16-19 | 7-10 | 9-14 | 24-27 | 10-14 | 30-26 |
| 24-20 | 14-7 | 19-12 | 31-24 | 19-15 | 5-9 |
| 6-9 | 3-10 | 11-15 | 9-13 | 14-17 | 26-23 |
| b 27-24 | c 22-17 | 28-24 | 24-20 | 9-5 | Drawn. |
| R. Jordan. |
a. These two moves form the “Kelso-Cross” opening.
b. 27-23 is also a strong line for white to adopt.