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MORPHY'S

GAMES OF CHESS,

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

BY

THOS. FRERE.

NEW YORK: T,

W. STRONG,

98

NASSAU-STREET.

1869.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year Eighteen Hundred

and

Fifty-eight,

BY THOMAS

FRfiRE,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the

Southern District of

New

York.

PREFACE. No word of apology is necessary for the publication of Morphy's Games. It is simply a " supply" for a universal " demand." For the following brief sketch of Mr. Morphy's birth, parentage, and career, we are indebted "Paul Morphy was born

to the Chess

MontMy.

New Orleans, on the His grandfather was a native of Spain, the

22d of June, 1S37.

in the city of

Kuy Lopez and Xerone

but, comiug to this country, he some years at Charleston, South Carolina, where Mr. Morphy's father was born. On the maternal side, Mr. Morphy's

land of

;

resided for

relatives are of a family originally French, but long settled in

Louisiana.

Paul was the second son of his parents.

years were passed at school at the Jefferson

Academy

His

earlier

in the place

Leaving his seminary, he became, December, 1850, a student of St. Joseph's College at Spring-hill, near Mobile, Ala. of his birth.

He graduated from

this institution in

high standing in October,

1854, but remained at Spring-hill another year as a resident

Since that time Mr. Morphy has devoted himself to the study of the law, with the intention of entering at no distant graduate.

day the bar of Louisiana. " Paul's father was fond of the game of chess, and was accustomed to play occasionally with his brother, Mr. Ernest Morphy, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Le Carpentier. The boy Paul was wont to watch these encounters with so much apparent interest that his father in 1847, when Paul was ten years of age, explained to him the powers of the pieces and the laws of the game. In less than two years he was contending successfully on even terms with the foremost amateurs of the Crescent City. One peculiduring the infantile stage of his chess life, while his father and his brother were his chief adversaries, used to create considerable merriment among the circle of chess lovers with whom he was brought into contact. His Pawns seemed to arity of Paul's play

PREFACE.

4

his first work, upon commencing a game, exchange or sacrifice them all, giving free range to his pieces, after which, with his unimpeded Queen, Eooks, Knights, and Bishops, he began a fierce attack upon his opponent's forces, which was often valorously maintained until it resulted in mate. During the years 1849 and 1850, Paul contested over Mty parties with Mr. Eugene Eousseau, winning fully nine-tenths. Mr. Eousseau is well known from his famous match with Mr. Stanley in 1845, and from the fact that he played in Europe more than one

him a hindrance, and was

to

hundred games even with Kierseritzky, of which the great Livonian won only a bare majority. Another adversary of Paul, during the same year, was his uncle, Mr. Ernest Morphy, whose strength was nearly equal to Eousseau's. Beginning with the year 1849, the uncle and nephew have played something like a hundred games Paul being the victor in almost every combat. In May, 1850, Lowenthal, the distinguished Hungarian, passed through New Orleans. On the 22d and 25th of that month he played ;

with Paul (at that time not thirteen years of age) in the presence of Mr. Eousseau, Mr. E. Morphy, and a large number of amateurs. The first game was drawn, the second and third was won by the invincible young Philidor. With Mr. James M'Connell of New Orleans, Paul Morphy has played some thirty games, winning On the 1st of March, 1856, he played in Mobile six all but one. games with Judge A. B. Meek, and was successful in all of them. On the same day he encountered Dr. Ayers, a leading amateur of Alabama, in two games with the same result. In January, 1857, he again met Judge Meek in New Orleans, and won the four games then played. During the last four or five years Mr. Morphy has played but little, except at heavy odds. His games at the odds of the Eook or Knight with Mr. C. A. Maurian, jr., a promising young amateur of Louisiana, are among the very best contests of their kind on record." The following cleverly written article from The Press, a London journal of infiuence, gives a good picture of the excitement created by Mr. Morphy's advent in England, and of the impression which his style of play has made upon the British chess community. " The chess world (for chess world there is, although it is seldom brought into contact with any other of the fifty worlds into which society is so curiously cross-divided) has received an impulse sufiicient to arouse it from its usual meditative tranquillity. A general chess conflagration seems to be kindling just

PREFACE.

when

5

the political and the fashionable world begin to

*

pale their

approaching dawn of the recess. The matches which have produced this startling effect are not of the Lucifer order, but will burn longer and more steadily than the patent night-lights or Palmer's best stearine. To convey our views in a more familiar mataphor, Mr. Morphy, the champion of the American chess, is in the field, and prepared to joust with all comers. And putting aside a match with Mr. Lowenthal (now pending), and another with Mr. Staunton, also on the tapis the event of neither of which can we assume to prejudge thus far he has kept his ground triumphantly. Though occasionally ineffectual fires' in the

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beaten, he has scored a considerable majority of games against every player whom he has encountered, including several of our

English celebrities. And this with a '" gallery" of strangers, at the age of twenty-one. When a few months since we read of the appearance of an American phenomenon (our present

first

and

who was to whip all creation' in the chequered field, we confess we felt .somewhat skeptical. The language of the West is singularly tinged with Oriental hyperbole, and puffing under the auspices of Mr. Barnum has attained the dignity of a visitor),

'

We

thought of the Feejee mermaid and woolly horse could whip his weight in wild-cats, and of the mare whose rapid transit past successive milestones gave the country the appearance of a continuous churchyard. Even the report of the New York 'Chess Congress,' where the young amateur from New Orleans won, unless our memory fails us, eighty-one games out of eighty-four, did not completely dispel our prejudices. The games were brilliant, but they were played chiefly against third-rates, with whom it might be safe to take liberties. So dashing a style would perhaps prove fatal when science.

of the hunter

tried against

who

wary veterans, trained

the smallest advantage once gained. pressions and those of

many

and tenacious of Such were our previous im-

in defence

abler judges

— impressions not desti—

But we were mistaken we confess it frankly and deliberately utterly and absolutely mistaken. Mr. Morphy needs no aid either of 'yarn' or 'whole cloth' (we adopt the latest American metaphors) to establish his claims as an extraordinary genius in his own Hne. This is no

tute of som-« a priori probability.

—

place for discussing the value of chess, either as a recreation or

Enough to say, that its living votamany men (like Messrs. Staunton and

as a test of intellectual power. ries are legion, including

Buckle,

now

the

first

names of English chess) of high

literary or

PREFACB.

6 professional distinction

;

and that

it

is

historically associated

with recollections of Charles XII., Napoleon, and other '

Dead but Our

scepter'd monarchs,

spirits

who still

rule

from their urns.'

Our present purpose is to claim for our distinguished visitor, as and accomplished chess-player, the praise, to which he

a gifted is

that character even

entitled in

from the non-chessplaying

world.

" Not to put too fine a point upon it,' as Dickens would say, the qualifications requisite for excellence in chess are principally four: 1. Inventive power, for original combinations; 2. Power of analysis, seen chiefly in working out the possible results of a '

given position

;

3.

—

Temperament a word which we purposely 4. Memory. Of course it is easy to ex-

use somewhat vaguely

;

cept to this division as imperfect and inaccurate, but it is our object to write for multitudes who are neither finished chessplayers nor metaphysicians.

Under the

first

head, then,

we would

say that Mr. Morphy's invention seems marvellous. He is eminently an attacking player, and his schemes for harassing his adversary are as various as they are brilliant. You might play

with him

without being able to affirm, as Cicero did of Nbvi omnes hominis 'petitiones? Chess-players will understand us when we say that his assaults remind us of the fiery onslaught of Mr. Cochrane, but will bear scrutiny better. And here we may remark (though conscious that we are trespassing on other divisions of our subject) that Mr, Morphy's style of play is singularly fearless more so, we must confess, than any which we have yet seen opposrcd to it. He is ready, for instance, to give or accept any of the most critical gambits,' instead of confining himself to the safer openings at present in fashion. This adds greatly to the spectator's pleasure. We remember how much disappointment was caused at the time of Mr. Staunton's conflict with M. St. Amant, by the pertinacious refusal of the latter to answer K P 2' with K P 2.' The American champion dislikes the anomaly of a close opening.' And well he may for, secondly, for a year

Hortensius,

'

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'

*

'

'

;

power of analysis tells most in involved and complicated positions. Aided by a wonderful knowledge of chessbooks and of the recorded games of the best players, he aims

his great

(and generally with success) at looking farther forward than his antagonist's cowp d'ml can reach, confident that none of the thousand intermediate variations has been overlooked. Play a dozen

PREFACE.

7

back games with him, and you will fail to show him any contingency which he had not contemplated. Mr. Morphy's temperament, thirdly, is much in his favor. Look at him as he plays. You are at first struck principally by the roomy forehead, clear eye, and fine well-placed ear; but when you have observed him long or frequently, you discover that he is never flurried, never nervous

— that a defeat does not discourage nor a victory elate him.

Young

as

he

is,

he

is

always calm and self-ppssessed, whether in

the quiet circle of the St. George's Club or in the noisier gallery of the Chess Divan, and is, consequently, as sure as any player we ever saw to do his own powers justice under the mental ten-

match and the

trials of temper which frequently record the pleasure with which we have witnessed the kind, friendly reception given by the English

sion of a long

attend

it.

We must here

players to their formidable competitor, and also the unassum-

ing courtesy which invariably murks Mr. Morphy's demeanor. Fourthly. A few words under the head of memory and we have

done. Mr. Morphy seems to forget nothing, from the game which he himself played yesterday to that which he read in the Chess Chronicle a year ago. He has more than once puzzled English dodges' of their own invention which they had players with actually forgotten. But perhaps his most wonderful performances have been those in which memory and imagination seem to work together we mean games played blindfold, or without sight of the board. Philidor played three such games at once successfully against skilful antagonists. Harrwitz has more recently done the same. Mr. Morphy has played seven simultaneously, losing only one, and winning the other six This is indeed astonishing but we trust our ingenious visitor will be content with having once done the feat. As Dr. Johnson said of a young lady's masterpiece of fingering on the pianoforte, It is very diflScult; we wish it were impossible.' Sure we are that not even Mr. Morphy's brains can repeatedly endure such a stra'n without injury. A less degree of the same effort killed La Bourdonnais, and had nearly destroyed Harrwitz. And even could it be made with impunity, the spectacle is rather curious than pleasing. We feel sure we will be pardoned for these remarks they arise from a sincere wish that Mr. Morphy may long live to practice freely and without arbitrary fetters the art of which he is so '

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'

;

distinguished a professor."

The eight blindfold games played by Îr. Morphy at Birmingham, subsequent to the appearance of the above article in

PREFACE.

8

be found herein.

TTie Press, will

They

will

speak for them-

selves.

—

The Problems. The chess positions herein are the result of a problem tournament proposed some mouths since by us as Chess Editor of Frank

Leslie''s

llhistraled Neiospaper.

In this tournay

were offered four prizes. The first was a collection of portraits of all composers who saw fit to send a single three-move problem accompanied by their likeness. The composer of the best problem to take the collection. The. Committee awarded this prize to Theodore M. Brown, of St. Louis, Mo. The prize problem is No. This prize called out eleven competitors, and, the eleven problems are believed to be sound. They are No. 1 to No. 11, as herein printed. The next prize, for best three-move position, was awarded to George N. Cheney, Syracuse, N. Y. It is printed as No. 12. The problems selected for publication in competition for this prize are Nos. 12 to 22, inclusive. The four-move prize was awarded to James H. Morrison, Avon Springs, N. Y., for problem No. 23. The others published of this series go up to No. 28. The five-move prize was awarded to Theodore M. Brown, !>t. Louis, Mo., the composer of No. 29. Tlie selected competing problems for this prize range to No. 39. The Examining Committee consisted of Theodore Lichtenhein, President of the New York Chess Club, Dr. Benjamin I. Kaphael, also of the N. Y. Club, and Willifun Horner, of the Brooklyn Chess Club. We are greatly indebted to the Committee for their patient examination of eighty-three prolUms, being all that were entered in competition for the four prizet^. We are also much indebted to Matthew Wilson, Esq., New Bedford, Mass., for a preliminary examination, with the view of selecting the unsound positions. Singular to relate, the Committee agreed upon the prize problems without consultation^, and loithout knowledge of the authors' names. 1

of the series.

strange to say,

all

T. F.

BROOKLYN CHESS CLUB, Corner Court and Remson

January

streets,

10, 1850.

INDEX. MORPHY'S GAMES WITH 6AMK.

PASK.

Zoicenthal—'PhiMôrâ Defence

I.

IS

Zotcenthal— King's Gambit Declined

II.

14

Zowenthal—TQtroTs Defence Lowenthal King's Gambit Declined

Ill

15

lY.

17

V.

IS

—

Lowentlial

— Petroff's

Defence

ZoweniAoZ— Sicilian Opening

VI.

19

ZowenttaZ—Philidor's Defence

VII.

20

XoweMi/iaZ— Philidor's Defence

VIII,

21

—Giuoco Piano Lowenthal— French Opening Lowenthal— Sicilian Defence

IX.

22

X.

24

XL

25

Lowenthal—'Bxench. Opening

XII.

26

Lowenthal-VetvoTs Defence

XIII.

27

—Euy Lopez Knight's Game Harrwitz— Irregular Opening Harrwitz— Philidor's Defence Hamcits—Irregular Opening

XIV. XV. XVI. XVII.

23

Harrwitz— ?\i\\\ôf% Defence Harrwitz—}.vxeg\\\sx Opening

XVIIL

33

XIX.

34

âr;'M)i^2!— Philidor's Defence

XX. XXI.

85

XXII. XXIII.

37

Lowenthal

Lowe7iihal

Hamoitz — Irregular Opening jyarrtcite— Philidor's Defence

—

Harrwitz— A.\\g&\&v Gambit

29 31

31

36

39

MorphytiXi^ 5ar7ies iiii^nsultation, &g&mi\, Staunton and ''Alter''

{Oioen) in consultation— Philidor's Defence

Between the same players

in

consultation

.

.

XXIV.

XXV.

Opening

1*

40

— Irregular 42

10

INDEX. ana.

TASK.

Boden—'RviY Lopez

XXVL

44

JSircZ— Philidor's Defence

XXVII.

45

Versailles Chess

C^m6— (Blindfold),

Irregular Opening,. XXVIII.

XXIX

Kipping—Ev&ns' Gambit

46 47

game played at the London Chess Club, between Morphy. Walker, and Greenaway, against

Consultation

Mongredien,

Zowenthal,

and

Medley—Bishopâ

Gambit £arnes—B,uj Lopez Opening

Barnes

XXX.

48

XXXI.

49

XXXII. XXXIII.

50

XXXIV.

53

—Irregular Opening

.Ba«c7ê?'— King's

Gambit

Journov,d—^\c\\\3.n Defence Consultation

51

game between Morphy and Mongredien^

XXXV.

53

.Barnes— Philidor's Defence

XXXVL

54

.BircZ—Evans' Gambit

XXXVIL XXXVIIL XXXIX

56

Lowenthal and Medley—VMMor's, Defence

âr-tt es—Philidor's

Defence

Xipping—Evms' Gambit XL. Medley—King's Gambit XLI. De Riviere—Ruy Lopez Opening XLII. De Riviere—Eyms' Gambit XLIII. De Riviere—^y&ns' Gambit XLIV. Bodenr-Unj Lopez Knight's Game De Riviere and Journoiid consulting—Evans' Gambit. XLV. XLVI. Barnes—Philidor's Defence XLVII. De Riviere—Euy Lopez Knight's Game Paulsen— \vreg\\\ax Opening XLVIII. Schidten— King's Gambit Eefused XLIX. .

Schulten

—Bishop's Gambit

7'7ioni2JSon—Evans'

Gambit

Lichien7iein—V QiroWs Defence Lichtenhein

—Evans' Gambit

J/aracAe— Evans' Gambit Schulten Evans' Gambit Julien — King's Knight's Gambit

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55

57

58 59 60 60 62

63 64 65 66 68

L.

69

LI.

70

LII.

71

LIII.

72

LIV.

73

LV.

74

LVI.

75

Pe?Tin,— Sicilian Opening

LVII.

76

ê?MWCoW— Scotch Gambit Thompson— 'Ey&ns' Gambit Schulten Euy Lopez Knight's Game

LVIII.

77

LIX.

78

LX

79

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INDEX.

Mr.

.

One

of three blindfold

games—Evans'

Gambit

LXL

80

LXII.

81

Perrin, Fuller, and Fishe consulting—Two Knights'

Defence

Amateur— Muzio Gambit Stanley— OMs of Pawn and Move

LXIII.

82

LXIV.

83

Lowenthal—îQ,\\\KQ. Opening

LXV.

84

ZicAienAawi— (Blindfold), King's Kiight's Gambit

LXVI. LXVII.

85

LXVIII.

87

LXIX.

83

Jlfowrain—Allgaier Gambit

Amateur—Tvro Bishops' Opening Amateur—E\&m' Gambit ÔTOêwr— Scotch Gambit J.TOaf€«r— Muzio Gambit

LXX.

,.

Morphy—Ruy Lopez Amateur— FetrofPs Defence Ernest

Knight's

LXXI. LXXII.

Game

-Barnes— Philidor's Defence

ô(Zen— Scotch Gambit Â;i7i—Allgaier Gambit

Kipping—Eva.n5' Gambit Kipphig—Evms' Gambit Medley—A\]ga.\er Gambit Boden— King's Gambit Evaded

86

88 ""^89

90

LXXIII.

90

LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVII.

91

LXXVIII.

94

LXXIX.

94

91

92 93

LXXX,

95

LXXXI. LXXXII.

96

.LXXXIII.

97

Lichtenhei7i— Scotch Gambit

LXXXIY.

93

A mateur—1^0 Knights' Defence

LXXX Y. LXXXVL

99

LXXXVIL

100

LXXXVIIL LXXXIX.

102

J.cery—Sicilian Opening

XO.

102

Kipping— Scotch. Gambit Rhodes—King's Gambit Declined

XCL

103

îrcZ— Philidor's Defence ^/rcZ—Evans' Gambit

Barnes—Knight's Defence

in King's Bishop's Opening.

ôcZeri—Evans' Gambit ôc?e7i— Scotch Gambit

Eight

blindfold

games played simultaneously

96

99

at Bii

mingh^m. ZiWZeôTjÂllgaier Gambit /iSaZmoTi- Evans'

Gambit

Freeman^-King's Bishop's Gambit Car/"—Irregular Opening TFiKs—Sicilian Opening

101

XCIL

104

.XCIIL XCIV.

105

XOV.

106

106

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INDEX.

Eight blindfold games played simultaneously at Paris.

108

Bornejnanii— King's Gambit Declined

XCYI. XCVII. XCVIII.

Guibert—lTTega\a.r Opening

XCIX.

110 111

Boueher^ThiMofa Defence BierwirtTb—Fiench Opening

—Irregular Opening

107

109

Lequesne

C,

Potier—Veivofts, Defence

CI.

112

Pret*—Sicilian Opening

CII.

112

GUI.

113

/S'efi'WMi— Phllidor's

Defence

Chess Problems

115

Solutions to Chess Problems

135

MORPHY'S GAMES. GAME

I.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. philidoe's defence.

WHITE.

Mr. L.

14 89. K. to B.'s sq. 40. Kt. to K.'s 4th. 41. to B.'s 2nd. 42. Q. to Q. B.'s 3rd. 43. K. to K.'s 2nd. 44. Kt. to K. B.'s 2nd. 45. Q. to Q.'s 2nd.

89, Q. takes E. P. 40. E. to K. E.'s 8th. (ch. 41. Q. to Q. B.'s Sth. 42. Q. to K. B.'s Sth.

K

43. P. to 44. P. to 45. Q. to

K. K. K.

E.'s 4th. E.'s 5th. Kt.'s 6th. 46. P. to Q. E.'s 4th. 47. B. to K.'s 3rd.

46. Q. to K.'s 3rd. 47. Q. to K.'s 4th.

K. B.'s 4th. 49. P. takes Kt. 50. K. to B.'s sq. 51. Q. to K.'s 7th (ch.) 48. P. to

48.

Kt. takes B.

49. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 50. B. to K. B.'s 4th. 51. K. to E.'s 3icL

Drawn game. Mr. Morphy here very judiciously preferred bringing out the King's Knight to the advance of the Q.'s P., as this would have given the White the better game. (b) P. to'K.'s 5th would have been bad play, as Black would then have moved the Kt. to K. E.'s 4th, followed by P. to Q.'s 5th, with an excellent (a)

position. (c) A very good move, which might have proved dangerous had "White omitted to make the proper reply. (d) The only correct move. Had "White played P. to K.'s 3rd, or K. E. to K.'s sq.. Black would have gained at least a Pawn by playing Q. to her

Kt's

5th, &c.

Had

"White played P. to K. E.'s 3rd, Black would have drawn the perpetual check, and if P. to K. Kt's 3rd, Black would have won by playing Q. to Q.'s Sth (ch.), &c. it forces the retreat of "White's Queen from a (./) Very well played square where she occupied a strong position. (e)

game by e.asily

;

obvious that had "White captured the Q. Kt's P., the loss of a piece would have immediately followed. (7i) This was much better than playing the P. to Q. E.'8 4th, as Black would then have moved the Queen to her Kt's 5th, &c. (i) Kt. taking Kt.'s P.. instead of the move in the text would have been Kt's 5th. threatening to bad play Black would have replied with Q. to take the Kt, and at the same time improve the position of his Queen. Had Black preferred Kt to Q.'s 5th, "White would (k) Correctly played. have replied Q. takes Q. Kt Black's best move would then have been Kt. takes B., to which White would have answered with Q. to Q. B.'s Sth (ch.), regaining the piece with a pawn ahead and a good position. {g) It is

Q

;

GAME

II.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. king's gambit declined.

BLACK.

Mr, M.

2.

P, to K.'s 4th, P. to K. B.'s 4th,

8,

K.

1,

Kt

to

K.

B.'s 3rd.

4.

P. to Q. B.'s 3rd.

6.

K. B.

6,

Q. takes B. P. to Q. Kt.'s 4th, (a) P. to Q.'8 3rd.

7,

8,

to Q.'s B.'s 4th.

WHITE.

Ml*. L.

P. to K.'s 4th. 2, K. B. to Q. B.'s 4th. 8. P. to Q.'s 3rd. 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. B. takes Kt 6. K. Kt to B.'s 3rd, 7. B. to Q, Kt's 3rd. 8. Q. Kt to Q.'s 2na, 1,

15

23.

MORPHY

16 R. to K.'3

sq.

S

P. to Q. B.'s 4th. P. takes P. Kt. to Q. B.'s 3rd. P. takes Kt. Q. B. to K. B.'s 4th. B. takes B. Kt. to K.'s 5th. P. to Q. B.'s 4th. (5) Kt. takes Kt. B. to K. B.'s sq. Q. to Q.'s 2nd. E. takes R. Q. to Q. R.'s 5th (c) Q. takes Q. B.'s P. Q. to K, B.'s 4th. P. to K. R.'s 3rd. Q. to Q. B.'s 7th. R. to K.'s 7th. Q. to Q. B.'s 8th. (ch.) Q. to Q. B.'s 7th. Q. to K.'s 5th. Q. to K.'s 2nd. R. to K.'s 5th, P. to K. B.'s 3rd. P. to K. R.'s 4th. 34. P. to Q. B.'s 5th. R. to K.'s 4th.

K. K.

to R.'s 2nd. to Kt.'s sq. to Q. R.'s 6th. to Q.'s 3rd. to Q. R.'s 6th. to K. Kt's 3rd. K. to Kt.'s 2nd.

Q. Q. Q. P.

K. takes P. to Kt's 2nd. to K. B.'s sq.

B. Q. B. B.

takes Q. to Q. B.'s 4th. R. takes B.

K. to K.

B.'s 4th.

R. to Q.'s 4th. R. to Q. R.'s 4th. R. takes R.'s P. (e) R. to Q. R.'s sq. P. to K. R.'s 5th K. to B.'s 5th. K. to B.'s 4th. R. to R.'s 6th. (ch.) (/) R. takes P. R. takes P. (ch.) E. to K. R.'s 7th. R. to Q.'s 7th. (ch.) K. to K.'s 3rd, K. to B.'s 2nd. (g) R. to Q. B.'s 7th. (ch.) R. to Q.'s 7th. (ch.) R. to Q. B.'s 7th. (ch.) E. to Q.'s 7th. (ch.)

GAMES OF CHESS. P. to K. B.'s 4th. B. to K.'s 3rd. B. takes P. Kt. takes Kt. Castles. B. to Q.'s 3rd.

Q, takes B. Q. R. to K.'s sq. B. to K.'s 3rd. P. takes Kt. B. to K. B.'s 2nd. E. takes E.

E. to Q.'s

sq.

takes Q.'s P. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd. to K. Kt's 3rd. to Q. Kt.'s 7th. to Q. Kt's 3rd. E. to Q.'s Sth. E. to Q.'s sq. E. to Q.'s Sth. (cl) Q. to Q.'s Kt's Sth. K. to K. B.'s sq. P. to K. B.'s 5th, Q. to Q. B.'s Sth, P. to K. R.'s 3rd. K. to Kt.'s 2nd. Q. takes P. (ch.) Q. to Q. B.'s Sth. Q. Q. P, Q. Q.

R. toQ.'s7th. R. takes Q. R.'s P. R. to Q.'s 7th,

R. to

Q.'s Sth.

P. takes P. Q. to Q. B.'s 4th. Q. to K. Kt.'s Sth. (ch.)

R, to Q.'s 7th. Q. takes Q.

K.

to B.'s 3rd.

B. takes B. R. to Q.'s 3rd, R. to K.'s 3rd. K. to K.'s 2nd.

K to Q

's

3rd.

P. to Q. B.'s 4th. P. to Q. B.'s 5th. P, takes P. R. to K.'s 6th. R. to K.'s sq. K. to Q.'s 4th. P, to Q. B.'s 6th.

K.

to Q.'s 5th.

R. to Q. B.'s sq,

K, toQ. B.'s

5th.

R. to K.'s sq. (ch.) P. to Q. B.'s 7th.

K. to Q.'s 6th, K. to B.'s 6th. K. to Q.'8 7th. K. to B.'s 8tfa.

morpht's games of chess. 68. E. to Q. Kt.'s 7th. 69. P. to B.'s4th. 70. K. to B.s 3rd. 71. R. to K. E.'s 7th. 72. R. toK. R.'ssq.

73. 74. 75. 76. 7T. 78. 79. 80.

68. 69. 70.

71.

K. to K.'s 4th. K. to Q/s 4th. P. to B.'s 5th. Q."s 5th.

P. to B.'s 6th, P. to B.'s 7th, Resigns.

(a) Castling

is

to K.'s 4th. to K"s 5th. to Q. B.'s 5th. to Q.'s 7th.

72. P. Queens. 73. R. takes R. 74 R. to K.'s Sth. (ch.) 75. K. to K.'s 7th 76. K. to B.'s 6th. 77. K. to B.'s 5th.

E. takes Q.

K. to

E. E. R. K.

11

78.

K. Kt's 4th. K. B.'s Sth.

79. E. to

usually adopted at this point of the opening.

(b) P. to K. B.'s 4tli would have given "White a much better game. (c) E. to Q.'s sq. would have been of no avail, as Black would played up his Pawns on his Q. B.'s file, and so won the Pawn.

have

Mr. Morphy would here have elected to draw. (e) This Pawn could never have been saved. (/) The position is a singular one, and deserves attention from the student. With the advantage of two Pawns, Black was powerless to win, and nothing but carelessness on the part of White could have obviated the draw. {g) This was a grievous error, K^ to B.'s 4tb would have insured the draw. (cZ)

GAME

IV

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. KIîTG's

BLACK.

Mr. M.

GAMBIT DECLINED.

MORPHT

18

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

25. B. to Q, B/s 5th. (ch.) 26. B. takes Q. E. 27. Q. to K. K.'s 2nfl.

25.

P. to Q. Kt."9 6th. 29. P. takes P. SO. P. takes B. (ch.)

28.

31. E. to

C^,

80.

may

Q-'s sq.

takes P. to K."s 3rcL

takes P. takes B.

K takes P.

Kt."8 sq., resigns.

The books recommend

(a)

K to

26. E. 27. Q. 2S. P. 29. Q.

here, P. takes Q. P.,

be adopted without disadvantage. providing

(h) This wa.s the proper plaj, Q,"s 4th, ice. (c) The commencement of a

for

bat the move in the text

White's intended attack of P. to

combination of much merit. (d) This was an error arisins? from Mr. L. seeine only when too late the threatened attack. Q. to K, E.'8 5th would have given White at least as good a game as Black, (e) The sacrifice of the Eook at once would have >>€en equally good. (/) Badly played, Kt. to K.'s sq. would have been much better. (rj) A useless sacrifice, deciding White's fate at once, B.'s >)q. Kt. to might have given Black a chance of drawing. Thus :—

K

K

R.'8 4th (ch.) B. to K. B.'s 7th. 26. B. takes Q, (best) 27. B. takes E.

24. B. to

K

Kt

to B.'s sq. 24. K. to Q.'s 2nd. 25. P. to K. Kt.B Srd. 26. P. takes Q,

23.

2.5.

27. K. takes B. Leaving Black with only a Pawn a head.

GAME

V.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. petp.off's defence.

BLACK. 1.

P. to K.'s 4th.

L

2.

Kt. to K. B.'s .3rd P. Kt. takes K. Kt. to B.'s Srd.

2.

P. to Q.'s 4th. K. B. to C2,'8 Srd Castles. P. to Q, B.'s 4th, Q. B. to K.'s Srd P. takes P. (b) Kt to Q. B.'s Srd-

5.

8.

4 6. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11.

12. *

IS.

14. )',.

K

Q. Kt. tikes B. K. B. to Q. B.'s 2nd, K. B. to Q. Kt'8 Srd P. to Q.'s .-.th. B. to Q.'s 4th. Pv. to K.'s sq. («) B. takes B, Kt to K, Kt.'s .5th, (a) P. to K. Kt'.H Srd Q. to K/s 2Hd. (i) E. P, takes Kt. Q. to K. B.N Srd Q. to E."s 5th.

16. Q. 17.

15. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2.3.

24

K.

Mr. M.

WHITE.

Mr. L.

8.

Il P. to K.'s 4th. Kt. to K. B.'s Bra. (a) P. to Q.^s 8rd

4 Kt 6. 7. S. 9.

10.

takes P.

P. to Q.'s 4th, K. B. to K.'s 2nd. Castles. Q. B. to K's Srd, Kt to Q. B.'s Srd Q. B. takes P, P. to K. B.'s 4th. (0>

11. 12. Q. takes to R."s sq. 13. 14. Q. to Q.'s Srd. «i) to R.'s 4th, 15. Q. 16. K. B, to B.s -Srd 's sq, 17. Q. K. to

Kt

K

Kt

Q

18.

Kt

19.

K. Kt.

20.

Q

takes B. (/)

to its .5th, 's 4th, (A) to Q.

21.

Kt

22.

Q

B

takes B. 's sq. K. t/> 23. Kt to K.'s 4th. 24. P. to K. E.'s 3rd.

K

19

morphy's games of chess. 25. Q. E. to Q.'8 sq. 26. Kt. to K's 6th. 27. K. R. to K. B.'s sq.

25. Q. to Q. B.'s 7th. 26. Kt. to K. Kt.'s 5th. 27. Q. takes P. on Kt's 2nd. (k)

28. Kt. takes Pw. 29. P. to K. R.'s 3rd. 80. Q. takes P., and finally wins.

28. E. takes Kt. B.'s 29. Kt. to

K

Srd

(a) This appears to be Mr. Morphy's favorite defence. 8o commenced game of the match won by Mr. M.
—

the third

Q.'s 7th.

(/) Having a strong attack on Black's isolated

Pawn by

this

mode

of

play. (g) This attack saves Black his centre Pawn, which he must have lost but for the threat of this cavalier to win the exchange. (?>) We arc inclined to disapprove of this move. White's only (i) Perhaps E. to K. B.'s sq. would have been preferable. way to avoid losing the exchange would have then been to play K. E. to K. B.'s 3rd. (k) By this 23rd move, White gave Black the attack, and he cannot now avoid having a lost game.

GAME Between Morphy

VI.

anc!

j.owentbal.

SICILIAN OPENING.

BLACK. L P 2.

P

K

5. 6.

B

7.

Castles

4.

8. 9.

10.

11. 12.

13.

14 15. 16.

IS. "19.

20.

21. 22.

23.

takes P takes Kt to Q B's 4tb

B to K Kt's 5th (0) Q takes QP to E's sq

'

Kt Q P to K B Srd P takes P takes

E

to K's 3rd

2. 3.

A. 5. 6. 7.

P takes P B to Q Kt's 5th (ch> B takes B (ch) K to K's sq Kt to Q B's 3rd

K

WHITE. 1.

to (i's 4th to B's 8rd

Kt Kt Kt

.3.

Mr. M,

to K's 4th

K takes B E takes Kt K to K Kt'a 8rd P to Q B'8 4tU

8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

P

to

Mr. L.

Q B's 4th

P takes P Kt. to Q. B's 3rd P to K's 4th

Kt P takes Kt Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th (a) P takes P

B to Q's 2nd Q takes B B to Q's 3rd P to K's 5th (I) Kt to K Kt's 5th

B takes KEP(ch) Q takes Q

16. Castles 17. 18. 19.

20.

P

takes

P

Kt to K's 4th P to K B's 3rd

QE

2L P 22.

P

2i

E

to Q's sq

takes to to

B

K E's 8rd K B'8 2nd

20

MORPHY'S GAMES OF CHESS.

2S.

Q E to K's sq P to Q B-s 5th P to Q B's 6th P to Q B's 7th R to K's Sth (ch)

29.

Kt

24 25. 26. 27.

takes

24 25. 26. 27.

K to K B's sq P to K Kt^s 3rd R

Q

to

B's sq

QR takes P

K

to Kt's 29. Kesisrns. 2S.

K

2nd

(a) Most inconsiderately played : the loss of the Pawn, consequent on this move, should have been perceived with very slight reflection. (b) P to Q's Sth is liei'e better play. (c) Correctly played, but the Game was deservedly lost after White's

seventh move.

GAME

VII.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. philidoe's defence.

BLACK.

P 2.

K

to

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th 2. P to Q's 3rd 8. K P takes P 4 Q B to K's 3rd 5. P to Q R's Srd

Mr. L.

K's 4th

Kt

1.

to B's 3rd

8. P to Q's 4th 4 Q takes Q's 2nd P 6. 6.

7.

Q Kt to B's 8rd Q BK's 3rd Q R to Q's sq

,

*5

tx)

8.

K B to K's 2nd

9.

Q to

Q's

2nd

14 15.

16. 17. IS. 19. 20.

21. 2-2.

27.

B

25. 26.

'i9,

80. 81. 32.

to

?

K

K K

B's

2nd

(e)

takes Kt takes R takes P to R's 2nd

Kt P

Q

.

-,

'^

*

^

7.

K Kt to B's Srd K B to K's '2nd

8.

Q Kt

6.

to B's Srd

Castles

11.

P to Q Kt's 4th Q Ktto K's 4th

12.

P

13.

BP

to

Q

B's 4th (a)

takes

Kt

Q Kt to Kt's Srd 15. Q R to Kt's sq 16. Q to Q B's 2nd 17. Kt takes K R P 18. K Kt takes B 19. Q to Q B's sq (c) 20. Q Kt to Kt's Srd 21. K R to B's 3rd 22. P to Q Kt's Sth 23. B P takes P 24 Q to Q B's 3rd 25. Q takes K P 26. Q R to K B's sq 27. Q to Q Kt's 2nd 28. Kt takes K B P 29. R to K Kt's Srd 80. R P takes Q 81. R takes B 2nd P 32. Q to Q's 4th, and 14.

P to K R's 4th (6) K B to Kt's 4th Q takes Q Kt P to K Kt's 3rd K R to B's i>nd Q R to K B's sq (d)

28.

24 '

K's Srd to K's 2nd

R P takes P Q Kt to R's 4th P to Q Kt's Srd B to Q R's 7th K R to K's 2nd

23.

,

Q

B to

>

10.

K K Kt takes B P to K B's 4th

K

'^

9.

10. Castles 11. PtoQR'sSrd 12. Kt to Q's 4th

13.

•

KR K

Mr. Morphy wins. (a) All the openings are played with the greatest boldness

and

self-reli-

ance by Mr. Morphy.

Up

to this point Herr L. has preserved his advantage, and had only now to play 17. P to Kt's 4th, to improve his situation so much as to give promise of victory. By the move made, under some hallucination, he at once throws the game into his opponent's hands. (b)

K

MORPHY S GAMES OF

GAME

21

CHESS.

VIII.

Between Morphy and Lowentlial. philidob's defence.

Mr. M.

WHITE.

p. to K's 4th. B. 3rd. 2. Kt. to 8. P. to Q.'s 4th. 4. Q. takes P. 5. Q. B. to K.'s 3rd. 6. Q. Kt. to B.'s 3rd. 7. K. B. to Q. B.'s 4th. 8. Q. to Q.'s 2nd. 9. Kt. takes Kt. 10. Castles K. E. 1.

K

11. P.toK. B.'s4th. 12. P. to K. B.'s 5th. (&) 13. Q. to K.'s 2nd. 14. Q. E. to Q.'s sq. 15. K. B. to Q.'s 5th. 16. Kt.

E. 18. Q. 19. E. 20. Q. 17.

takes B. takes Kt

23. B. takes B. 24. Q. to K. B.'s 2nd.

K. takes Q. P. takes E. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. P. to Q. E.'s 4th. K. to K. Kt.'s 3rd. K. to E.'s 4th. K. to E.'s 5th. P. to Q. Kt's 3rd. K. to Kt's 6th. P. to K. E.'s 3rd.

P.toK.

E.'s 4th.

P. to K. Kt's 5th. P. takes B. K. takes P.

K. to E.'s 4th. K. to Kt.'s 4th. K. to E.'s 4th. K. to E.'s 4th.

P. to E.'s 5th. 44. P. takes P. 46. K. to Kt's 4th. 46. P. takes P. 47. K. to B.'s 3rd. 48. K. to B.'s 2nd. 49. K. to Kt.'s 3rd. 60. to 's 2nd. 51.

K K

B

to

Kt's

sq.

(/)

Mr. L.

P. to K.'s 4th. 2. P. to Q.'s 3rd. 8. P. takes P. 1.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Q. B. to Q.'s 2nd.

K. Kt to B.'s 8rd. K. B. to K.'s 2nd. Q. Kt. to B.'s 3rd. Q. Kt. K's 4th. takes Kt

9. P.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

to K. Kt's 4th. to Q.'s 3rd. to K. Kt.'s 3rd. 21. K. E. to Q.'s sq. 22. E. takes E.

25. 26. 27. 2S. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 84. 35. 86. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

BLACK.

Castles.

K B. to Q. P. Q. B.

Q.'8 Srd. (a) B. to Q. B.'s 3rd.

to K. E.'s 3rd. (c) to K.'s 2nd.

Kt

takes B. takes Kt.

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 35. 86. 37. 88. 89. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

P. to K. B.'s 3rd. P. toQ. B.'s Srd. B. to Q. B.'s 4th. Q. E. to Q.'s sq. E. takes E, E. to Q.'s sq. Q. takes B. (ch.) Q. takes Q. (ch.)

47. 48. 49. 50.

K. to B.'s Srd. K. to B.'s 2nd. K. to Kt.'s 2nd.

51.

E. to Kt's

E. takes E. P. to Q. B.'s 4th. (d)

K. to B.'s P. to Q.

K. K. K. K. K. K. K. E.

to to to to to

sq.

Kt's 3rd,!

B.'s B.'s B.'s B.'s

2nd.

Kt's

sq.

sq.

2ndsq.

to B.'s sq. to Kt.'s sq.

P. takes P. P. takes P. K. to B.'s 2nd. K. to K.'s 2nd.

K. to

B.'s Srd.

P. to Q. E.'s Srd. P. to K. Kt's 3rd. P. takes E. P. K. takes P. P. to E.'s 5th. 46 P. to E.'s 4th.

K to

B.'s Srd. 4th.

(e)

22 52.

MORPHY

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

MORPHYS GAMES OF 81. 82. 83. 34. 85. 86.

37. 88.

39. 40. 41.

42. 43. 44. 45.

46. 47. 48.

49. 50.

51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58.

59. 60. 61. 62.

63. 64. 65.

66. 67.

K

Kt Kt

R's 2nfl to to K's 4th takes Kt B's 3rd to R to B"s sq R to K's 2nd B takes Kt P to Q B's 5th R to K's sq P to Q Kt's 5th Q to R's 3rd P to Q Kt's 6th B P takes P R to Q B's sq (g) B takes R Q to Kt's 4th to K's sq B to Kt's 2nd Kt to Kt's 4th Kt to B's 2nd Q to B's Srd B P takes P P takes P Kt takes B R to Q B's sq Q to R's 3rd (h) P takes Q R to B's sq B to Q's 4th B to K's 3rd

B P

K K

K

R

R

K

K K

B P

to Q"s 2nd R's 4th to to R's 2nd Kt's Srd t«

K K K

K K K to Kt's 2nd B to K's sq K to Kt's Srd

81. 32. 83.

84. 35. 36. 87. 88. 89. 40. 41. 42. 43.

44 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.

57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.

63.

64. 65. 66. 67.

23

CHESS.

K K K K K

P to B's 5th Kt takes Kt Kt's 4fh P to Q to R's 5th R's Srd Kt to Kt to B's 4th takes B B Q to R's 3rd

K R to K B's sq (/) Q R to Q B's sq K to Kt's sq Q R P takes P B to Q's sq takes R

R

Q to K Kt's Srd B to Q's 6th

B to R to

K's 2nd K's sq

P to K R's 4th P to K Kt's 5th B to K B's 4th P takes P B takes P Q takes Kt

K to B's 2nd Q takes Q P to K B's 6th P to K's 5th B to K B's Srd R to Q R's sq B to Q's 5th

K to K Kt's Srd R to K B's sq P to K B's 7th P to

K's 6ih

K to K R's 4th P

takes

B Q (ch,)

Resigns. (a) This move, lately adopted at the suggestion of Mr. Bodon, seems to us only to give the second player a more cramped position than any other defence, and we cannot, therefore, recommend it (&) Better than taking with Q B P, as Black might then have advantageously played Q R to Q B's sq. (c) Tliis was the correct move ; it effectually checked the threatened advance of the King's Pawn. ((?) This Bishop now occupies a most commanding position. (e) The proper reply ; had Mr. Morphy selected any other move, White P, and have •would have taken Q P with Pawn, following with R takes

K

won without

difficulty.

(/) "With the view of releasing the King from a position

when he

is

so

commanded. White had so fine a game through the advanced position of the two Pawns, that with ordinary care and jiidgment he ought to have made the victory his own. The move in the text is weak P to Q R's 6th would have been far more effective, and caused Black much embarrassment, e. g. 44. P to Q R's 6th 44. B takes P (or A) thorouffhly (j7)

;

45. 46. 47.

P

takes

P

Q to Q R's 6th (If B to B's 4th or Q, "White B to B's Srd, -with a fine game.

45. 46.

takes

R B

Q

to Kt's sq to Q's 5th (best)

K P with Book.)

MORPHYS GAMES OF

24

CHESS.

(A) 45. 46.

P Q

44. 45.

to Kt's Tth

P takes?

E to Kt'8 eq

takes P, with an excellent position,

(h)

A grievous

error

:

had the exchange of Queens been challenged

K B's 3rd, no play could have saved Black's game.

GAME

at

X.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal.

FEENOH OPENING. BLACK. 1.

Mr. M.

P. to K.'s 4th. P. to Q.'s 4th. P. takes P. Kt. to K. B.'s 8rd. B. to Q.'s 3rd, Castles. Kt. to Q. B.'s 3rd. B. to K. Kt.'s 5th. to K. E.'s 4th. to K. K.'s 3rd.

Q. Q. B. P. Q.

takes B.

K B.

to K. B.'s 5th. 13. Q. R. to K.'s sq. 14. R. to K.'s 3rd, (ch.) (h) 15. R. to K.'s 2nd. ' takes R. 16. 17. K, B. takes Kt. 18. Kt. to K, Kt.'s 3rd. (c) 19. Kt, to B,'s 5th. 20. B. to K. Kt.'s 8rd. (e) 21. B. P. takes B. 22. P, to Q. B.'s 3rd. 23. P. to K, R.'s 4th. 24. P. to Q. B.'s 4th, (/) 25. Kt. takes Kt, P. takes P. 26. to B.'s 6th. 27. 28. Q. takes 29. R. to B.'s 5th. 30. R. to K.'s 5th. 81. R. to K.'s 7th, 82. Q, to K.'s 5th. 83. R. to K.'s 8th. (ch.)

Kt

Kt Kt

Kt

84. Q. to

K R,'s 5th, wins,

WHITE. 1.

2. 3. 4.

5.

Mr. L.

p. to K.'s 3rd. P. to Q,'s 4th. P. takes P, Kt. to K. B.'s Srd. B. to Q.'8 3rd.

Castles. to Q. B.'s Srd. (a) to K. R.'s 3rd. 9. B. to K, Kt's 5th. 6.

7. 8.

10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 81. 82. 83.

P. P, Q. B. Q, Q. Q. B.

takes

Kt

Kt to

Q.'s 2nd. to B.'s 2nd, R. to K.'s sq. to K. B.'s 5th.

R. takes R. B. to Q.'s Srd,

Kt. takes B. R. to K.'s sq. (d)

Kt

to K. B.'s sq. B, takes B. R. to K.'s 5th,

Kt

to R.'s 2nd. P. to K. R.'s 4th, Kt to K. B.'s Srd.

Kt

(ff)

to Kt,'s 5th.

E, takes P, Kt takes Kt. R. takes P. (h) R. to K. Kt's 5th.

Q

B.'s sq, Q, to Q, to K. B.'s sq. Q. to Kt's 2nd. (i) K. to E.'s 2nd.

by some here to P, to K. R.'s 3rd, but no disadvantage seems attendant on the move adopted in the text. (&) A lost move, as is proved by the subsequent play. (c) This was well conceived, with the view of planting Kt at K. B.'s 5th, where its position promised to be a strong one. (d) White dare not venture to gain the Bishop by P. to Kt's 4th, on account of Black's playing Kt, to K. B.'s 5th ; this move was well taken, it secured a free range for the Book. (a) Preference has been given

s

morphy's games of chess.

25

(e) "Well played.

(/) The game at this point is an even one, though extremely diflBcnlt for both players with correct play, it woxild probably have ended in a draw. (g) A"sad and unaccountable oversight, losing at once a pawn and the game. (h) E. to K. K. Kfs 5th would perhaps have proved better, but the game ;

was altogether beyond recovery. (i)

Had White played

E. to K.'s 5th, Black

must have won through

Pawns.

GAME

XI.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. SICILIAN DEFENCE.

WHITE. 1.

P to K's 4th

2.

Kt

3.

P

4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(1.

K

to B"s 3rd to Q's 4th

Kt Kt Kt

takes

30. 81. 32.

P

Q

to Kt's 5th to Q's 6th (eh.)

Q takes B Q to K Kt's 3rd to Q B's 3rd

(a)

Kt

P

Q P

to K's 5th to B's 3rd Kt's 4th to to K's 2nd

K K

Q Q takes Kt Q to Q E's 4th (ch.) Q to Q Kt's 3rd Q takes Q Kt P Kt

to Q's 5th

B to K Kt's 2nd («) P to Q B"s 4th Q to Q Kt's 4th Q to K's 7th Q to Q B"s 7th Q takes Q Kt to Kt's 6th (g) P to Q B's 5th P to Q Kt's 4th

27. 28. Castles

29

Mr. L.

K E to Q's sq B lakes K Kt P P K E's 4th t!.

his

MORPHY

26 42. 43.

K

44.

B B

45. 46.

E

K

to B's 2nd to Q's 3rd takes P E to B's 4th takes B.

S

QAME8 OF CHESS. 42. 43. 44. 45.

K

Kt

B E B

Q

B's 6th to to Q's 4th to Kt's 2nd

takes

Kt

Eesitrns.

(a) P to K's 5th is also a good move here, and gives Blaclc a very constrained position. (&) Tlie natural move, but, as the result proved, anything but advisable. (c) Tliis was a hazardous sacrifice, but Mr. Morpliy preferred making it before incurring the cramped game that he would have had if Kt had retreated to Kt's 2nd. {di As the piece was irretrievably lost, Mr. Morphy chose the wisest course in capturing the second Pawn. (e) This was the proper move. (/) The correct reply, threatening to win the piece if the Pawn were taken. ((/) Better tlian playing to Q B's 7th. (A) Q to Q's sq. instead would have been preferable. (/) Had Black played E to Q Kt's 2nd, the following variation would

E

probably have arisen.

Thus:

MORPHT K's

10. Q. B. to

S

GAMES OF CHESS. K. B. takes Kt K. Kt. to Kt.'s 5th. Kt. tiikes Q. B. Q. takes Q. Kt.'s P. (5) Q. to Q. R.'s 6th. Q. to K.'s 2nd. Castles Q.'s R. {d) Kt, to Q. Kt's 3rd. Q. R. to Q.'s 2nd. Kt. to Q. B.'s 5th. {e) R. to Q. B.'s 2nd. (/)

3rd.

11. K. B.'sP. takes B. 12. Q. to Q;.s 2(1. 13. Q. takes Kt. 14. Kt. to K.'s 2n(l. 15. Kt. to K. B.'s 4th. (c) 16. Q. R. to Q. Kt.'s sq. 17. K. B. toK.'s2nd. Kt.'s 3rd. 18. Q. to

Q

19. Kt. to Q."s 3rd. 20. Kt. to Q. B.'s 5th. 21. Q. to R.-s 4th. {g)

Q

P. to Kt's 3rd. P. takes Kt. (/i)

22. B. takes Kt.

K. to Q.'s 2nd. K. E, to Q.'s sq. {h)

23. B. to R.'s 6th. (ch.) 24. B. to Kt's 7. (i) 25. B. takes Q. B/s P. (ch.)

And

27

Mr. L. abandoned the game, seeing that the

Q., at least, is lost

Not so good as K. B. to Q.'s 3rd at this juncture. (&) Very dangerous play, as it must, at least lose a great deal of time; the move lost being more valuable than the Pawn gained. (c) Threatening to take the B., and then win the Q. by playing out tho (rr)

K. B. with check. {d) Better to have moved the P. to Q. Kt's 3rd. (e) This is not a good move. (/) To have played the Kt to Q.'s 7th would have been

useless, as "White would, in reply, move Q. to R.'s 4th and, if Kt then t.ikc R., White takes E. P. with Q.,'and will either mate or win back a Rook with an irresistible ;

position. {g) Better first to have taken Kt. with B., as played next time his P. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd without (h) If Black here take B. with P., White best of the battle by taking the Q. Kt's P. with {i) (Jc)

Black could not then have the R.'s taking it at once. would have decidedly the R.

Very

correctly played, as usual. Suicide. Q. to K.'R.'s 5tli would

GAME

have much prolonged the game.

XIII.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. peteoff's defence.

1.

2. 3.

P

to K's 4

K to K B's 3rd

Kt Kt

takes

K

P

B's 3rd Q's 4th 6. to Q's 3rd 7. Castles 4. 5.

8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14.

15.

to

P to KB

P P

Q B's 4th takes P Kt to B's 3rd P takes Kt Q E to B's 4tb B takes B Kt to Kt's 5th to B's 4th (a) to

Q

K

P

Q

Mr. M.

BLACK.

Mr. L.

WHITE.

1.

P

2.

Kt

8.

P

4.

Kt

5.

P

to K's 4th to B's 3rd to Q's 3rd

K

takes

P

to Q's 4th

6.

K B to K's 2nd

7.

Kt to Q

8 9.

10.

B's 3rd

Q B to K's 3rd Q B takes P Kt takes Kt

11. Castles 12. to Q's 3rd 18. takes 14. B's 4th to

KB Q P

15.

K

B

B takes K Kt's P

MORPHY

28

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

K takes B P to K B's 4th P to Q's 5th P to K E's 4th K R P takes P Q to K B's 3rd 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 23. 29. 30. 31. 82. 33. 34. 35. 86. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Q to P

to

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Kt's 3rd Q B's 5th

22. 23.

K B to B's 4th

24.

B to Kfs 3rd Q E to K's sq Q E to K's 6th

26.

P P

28. 29.

E B

B P Q

K Q Q

25. 27.

E

takes takes Kt to Q's sq takes E to B's 3rd to Kt's 6th to K's 5th to E's 3rd to E's 5th to E's 4tli (ch.)

80. 31. 82.

K

K to Kfs 3rd Q to K E's Sth

83. 34. 35. 36.

37. 38. 39. 40.

(cf)

K to B's 2nd

QtoKKt'sSrd

P

K

to E's 3d to Q's sq

Kt

P

Kt Kt to K B's 2nd KttoE's3rd(&) Kt to B's 2nd takes

Q E to Q's sq P to Q Kt's 4th P to Q E's 4th K E to K's sq E takes E (c)

K

t.)

P

to E's

B's sq

5th

E takes E Q to Q B's 3rd (ch.) Q takes B P Q to Q's 3rd Q to Q's 7th (ch.) Q to Q's 6th

K to K's 2nd K to Q's 2nd

Q to Q's 8rd Q takes P (ch.) Q takes B P.

Drawn game.

From

this point Mr. Lowenthal plays extremely well np to move 38. lb) This loses Mi-. Morphy two moves, and in consequence he gets a lost'

(a)

game. (c) There is nothing better for him to do. {d) Once more does Mr. L. make one of those unaccountable mistakes which characterize his match play. Q to Kt's 4th must have won the game

in a few moves.

GAME

XIV.

Between Morphy and Lo"êntlial. EUY ROPEZ knight's GAME. 1.

WHITE, Mr. M. P to K's 4th

2.

Kt

to

K B's 3rd

6.

B to Q Kt's 5th B to E's 4th P to Q's 4th P to K's 5th

7.

Castles

3. 4. 5.

8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

K B takes Kt

takes P takes Kt Q to K's 2nd Kt to B's 3rd Kt to K's 4th (c) B to K's 3rd takes B Kt lo Kt's 3rd ((f)

Kt Kt

K

Q

3.

BLACK. Mr. L. P to K's 4th Kt to Q B's 3rd P to Q E's 3rd (a)

4.

Kt

5.

P

1. 2.

6. 7.

to

K B's 3rd

takes

QP

Kt to K's Sth K Kt to Q B's 4th (&)

8.

QP

9.

Kt

takes

B

to K's 3rd

B

takes Kt 10. to B's 4th 11. 12. Q. to K's 2nd to E's 3rd 13.

KB

P K 14 B takes B 15. B to K B's 4th 16. B takes Q B P

MORPHY S GAMES OF 17.

P to K

18.

P

19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

24. 25.

26. 27. 23. 29.

B's 4th

17. 18.

to K's 6th (e)

takes B takes P (ch) to R-s 3rd R to K's sq to K's 5th

Kt

P Q Q R

19. 20. 21.

K

K R to K's sq R takes R Q to K Kt's Srd P to K R-s 3rd Q to K"s 3rd K to R's 2nd

22. 23. 24.

25.

86.

Q to K's 2nd R to K's 6tli Q to K R"s 5th (gr) P to Q Kt's 3rd R takes Q R P Q takes B P (ch.) Q takes Q fob.)

87.

RtoQR's'5th

88.

P

80. 81. 8-2.

33. 84. 85.

And

to

26.

(ch.)

27. 28. 29. 80. 31. 82. 83.

34 35. 86. 37.

K Kt's 4th

after

a good

38.

many more moves,

29

CHESS. PtoKKt'sSrd

B to K P

takes

B's 4th

Kt

K takes P Q to K B's 3rd K R to K's sq K to Kt's 3rd (/) R takes R R to Q's sq

K to R's 2nd R to Q's 2nd P to Q Kt"s 3rd P to Q B's 4th Q to K Kt's 3rd QtoKfs2nd

R

to Q's 4th

P

to Q Kt's 4th R to Q's 3rd Q to Kt's 3rd K takes Q R to Q Kt's 3rd P to Q B's 3rd.

White's P's on the K's side carried

the day. (a) This and the following more Mr. L. considers to constitute the only true defence, the Ruy Lopez attack. (b) The only move at this point of the s&xne. (c) Threatening to play B to Kt's 5th. (d) The best move ; Black loses too much time hy taking the Q B's P. (e) Admirably played; threatening to win a piece by Q to Q B's 3rd. (/) The only move. (g) From this point "White's game seems won by force.

K

GAME Bet-nêen

XV.

Morphy and

Harr-wîtz.

LRREGTJLAR OPENmG-. 1.

2. 8. 4. 5. 6.

7. S. 9.

10.

BLACK. Mr. H. P to Q's 4th P to Q B's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 3rd Q B to K B's 4th (a) P to K's 3rd

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q R's 3rd K P takes P K B takes P K B to Q's 3rd

11. Castles

V2. 13.

14. 15. 16. 17.

Q B to K's 5th Q to K's 2nd Q B to K Kt's 8rd K R to K's sq Q to K's 4th Q Kt takes Kt

1. 2.

8. 4.

5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11.

WHITE. Mr. P to K's 3rd P to Q's 4th

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q R's 3rd P to Q B's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 3rd Q B P takes Q P Q P takes P P to Q Kt's 4th Q B to Q Kt's 2nd K B to K's 2nd

12. Castles 13. Kt to Q's 4th 14. to R's sq 15. to B's 8rd 16. Kt's 3rd to

K K KB

P

17.

K

K

Q takes Kt

"M..

MORPHY

80 Q

takes Q to K's 5th takes Kt

19. 20.

Q R lo Q ii's sq Q B to Q's 6th Q B to K's 5th P to K B's 4th 2nd

K to K's 3rd {d) E takes K E to Q B's

KBP P B

E E

K B

E E P

E

to

Q

5th takes B E's 4th {e)

E

P takes Q to Q Kt's 5th Kt's 6th to to Q's 2nd takes B to Q Kt's 5th takes Q P takes P to Q B's 5th

Q

E E P P

to Q's 5th B's 6th to B's 6th to to Q's Cth (ch.)

Q

K

to K's 6th (ch.)

E takes P P to

E

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. SO. 81. 32. 33. 34. 85. 86. 87. 38.

K to K's 2nd P

GAMES OF CHESS. 18.

Kt Kt

K to K B^s

8

Q's 7th to Q's 6th

E takes P

E to K Kt's 5th K to K B's 3rd K to K Kt's 3rd K to K Kt's 4th P to K Kt's 3rd E to K E's 5th

39. 40. 41. 42. 4:^.

44.

45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

52. 53. 54.

P takes Q Q E to Q"s sq (6) Q B takes Kt Q E to Q B's sq

K E to K Kfs sq K to K Kt's 2nd (c) Q B to Q's 2ad P to K E's 3rd QE to

B

to K's 8rd

K B takes B P takes P

E to Q Kt's sq E to Q's sq (/) E to Q E's sq B

A

favorite

move

to

Q B's sq

E takes B E to Q E's sq P to Q E's 6th E takes P

K to K B's sq K to K's 2nd K to Q's 2nd P to K E's 4th K to K's 2nd K to K's sq P takes P K to K B's 2nd E to Q E's sq K to K's 2nd K takes P E to K E's sq K to K's 8rd P to K E's 5th (ch.) P to K E's 6th K to K B's 3rd

And White abandoned the (a)

E

takes Q B's sq

E

game.

of Mr. Harrwiiz, though decried

by the

chief au-

thorities. (&)

Had he

taken the Q's Pawn, Bhick would have

won

at least the ex-

change by moving Kt to Q's 7th. (c) Fearing to "take the Bishop lest Black should obtain an entrance with the Eook. ((/) All this is exceedingly well played by Black. From this point it would not be easy to^ improve (

GAME

XVI.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz. philidoe's defence.

WHITE.

Mr. M.

81

MORPHY

32

S

GAMES OF CHES3.

4 Q B to K Kt's 5th Q to Q Kt's Srd 6. P to Q's 5th 7. P to K's Srd S. K B to Q's 3rd

4 K B to Q Kt's P to Q B's 4th 6. P to K's 4th

5.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28. 29. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 35, 36. 87. 88. 39. 40. 41. 42.

5.

7. &.

K Kt to K's 2nd B takes Kt P to Q R's Srd Q takes B

9.

10. 11. 12.

Castles (KK) P to Q Kt's 4tb P to K B's Srd B to Q B's 2nd B to Q E's 4th B takes Kt P takes P (d)

P

to

13.

22.

32. 33.

84 85.

K K to K's 2nd Q

86. 87.

B's 6th (ch.)

88.

P takes B

43.

R to Q Kt's Srd E to Q E's Srd

89. 40. 41. 42. 43.

44.

P

44

45. 46.

RP

K to Q's 2nd K to Q B's sq to

to K's 5th

B to Q R's 3rd Q to Q R's 5th 23. P to K R's 5th 24 Q R to Q Kt's sq 25. R to Q Kt's Srd (/) 26. P takes R 27. Q takes Q 28. P to Q Kt's 4th (g) 29. B takes P 80. R to Q R's sq SI. R to Q R's Srd

21.

Q

to

P

IS.

Q

Kt

19.

17.

R

R E

B

K

Q

20.

16.

K K

R

K

Q

to Q Kt's Srd P to K R's 4th B to Q Kfs 2nd Q to K B's 2nd Q takes B Kt P takes P (e)

15.

K

R

(ft)

Castles P to Q"s 3rd (c) P to R's Srd takes B takes Kt (ch ) Kt's Srd to Kt to Q's 2nd

14 P

B's 4th to Q Kt's sq to Q B's sq Kt to Kt's Srd Kt to B's sq Kt to Q's 2nd takes Q to Q Kt's Srd Kt takes Q P takes P Kt to Q R's 5th Kt to Kt's 7tb to Q B's Srd Kt to Q's 8th to Kt's 3rd to Q Kt's 8th to B's 2nd

QR KE

5tb

K Kt's Srd

takes P takes P

45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53.

Kt P

R to Q R's 5th 48. R to Q R's 6th 49. R takes P (ch.) 50. R to Q's 2nd 51. R to K Kt's 2nd (ch.) 52. R to K Kt's 5th 53. R to K R's 5th 54 E to K E's 4th 47.

54

And

Black

K to B's sq to Q's 2nd K to K's 2nd

B

P to Q B's 5th P to Q B's 6th

R takes P B P

takes to

Q

Kt B's 7th

R to Q B's 6th (7i) R takes Q B P

K to B's Srd P to K Kt's 4th

R P takes P P

takes P Kt's Srd to Q B's 4th to Q B's 6th to R's 4th to Kfs 5th to B's 6th to Q B's 4th takes P to B's 6th

K to

R R

K K K R K K

K

resisrns.

(a) Mr. Harrwitz is particularly fond of this opening, and has adopted it in every match of any importance in which he has been engaged in fact, on such occasions, he practises but two debuts the Queen's Gambit when he has the attack, the Pliilidor Defence when he is second player. He is thoroughly familiar with every variation in these two openings, but it remains to be seen how far his knowledge will avail him against his present

—

antagonist

;


33

A

very similar position occurs in the Sicilian Opening, and then, as (&) h«re, this move is important and effective. (c) Thus far the game has been opened on both sides with care, judgment,

and accuracy. (c?) The exchange of Pawns here showed want of judgment, for after giving up his Bishop the Q B P was, of course, rendered very weak by the line of play adopted; indeed, it was fatal to his game. {e) The prompt advantage which Mr. Morphy takes of the slightest error of his opponent is the chief characteristic of his game, and it is well illustrated on this occasion. (/) A very good move. Ig) Excellently followed up this secures a free passage for Q B P, which must soon prove embarrassing to Black. (/i) "When Mr. H. played, 33. Kt to B's 6th (ch,) he evidently overlooked that White on his 40th"move could play E to Q B's 6th. This at once gains Black's advanced Pawn. ;

GAME

XVIII.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz.

'

philidoe's defence. blaob:.

Mr. M.

morpht's games of chess.

34

(a) This is not a bad move ; the reply made in this instance by Mr. HarrKt to B's 3rd. is, we believe, inferior to bringing out (b) Very hazardous ; and, as the sequel shows, only leading to Increased

K

witz

difficulties.

(c) Had White taken P with Q, Black would have taken P with R (eh.), and then played Q to R"s 5th (cli.), changing otf pieces, and finally winning back a E by Q to K B's 5th (ch.), remaining with a won position. (d) Admirably played and followed up.

GAME

XIX.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz. IRKEGULAB OPENING. 1.

2.

BLACK. Mr. H. P to Q's 4th P to Q B-s 4th to Q B's 3rd Q B to K Kfs 5th

2.

Kt

3.

5.

P

5.

6.

KB

8. 4.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11.

12. 13.

14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

28. 29. 80. 81.

to K"s 3rd to Q's 3rd

K Kt to Castles takes

B

Kt

to

EP

to Q's 5th

Q to K B's 3rd P to Q Rs 3rd (d) P to Q Kt's 4th K's 2nd Kt's 3rd

K K to B's 2nd E to K R's sq K to Kt's sq E takes E

Q to Q's sq Q to Q's 2nd Kt

32. 83.

P P

84

Q P

to

87. 38. 89. 40. 41.

Kfs 3rd Kt

takes

Kt to Kt to

K B's sq

K Kt's 3rd 5th (/) K Kt's 2nd

Q Kt's

K takes Q EP

Q

R's 4th takes

P

Kt

P

to Q's 2nd to K's 4th

Kt

7.

9.

Q to Q's 2nd Q R to K's sq K B to Q Kt's sq Q to K B's 2nd P

4.

6.

8.

P to K B's 4th (a) PtoKKt's4th P takes P

to to to to

85. 86.

K

K's 2nd

B

takes

P

B takes Kt

Mr.

WHITE. 1.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

27. 28. 29. 30. 81. 82. 83. 34. 85. 36. 87.

88. 89. 40. 41.

M.

K B's 4th 8rd Kt to K B's 3rd

P P

to

B

to K's

to K's

2nd

Castles to Q Kt's 8rd B to Kt's 2nd Kt to R's 4th Q takes B Kt takes Kt P to Q's 3rd B's 3rd Kt to Kt to Kt's 5th P takes P

P

Q

Q

K

Q Q

Q R to K's sq (&) Q to K R's 5th (c)

R to K's 3rd Q to K R's 4th R to K R's 3rd Q

to

Kt Kt Kt

K R's 5th Q Q

to R's 3rd to Kt's sq to Q's 2nd P to Kt's 3rd Kt to B's 3rd Kt to Kt's 5th (ch.) to B's 3rd

K K K Q K Kt takes R Kt to K Kt's 5th Q to K R's 5th E to K's sq Q to K E's 6th Kt to K B's 3rd Q

takes Q (ch.) Q R's 3rd takes P to Q R's sq (g) to Q R's eth P takes P Kt takes Kt to B's 6tb

P P

to

E R R

Q

(«)

morphy's games of chess. 42.

43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 4S.

B to K B's 3rd R to K's 4th B

to K's

R

to Q's 4th to B's 2nd to Q's 2nd

42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 4S. 49.

2nd

K K to K's sq K to B's 2nd

R

49. to R's 2nd 50. takes P 51. R's 7th 52. to takes P 53. to K's sq 54. 55. Resigns.

R

Q

50. 51. 52. 53. 54.

P

R R

Q

K

35

K to B's 2n(i Q B to B's sq B to K B's 4th

P to K R-a 4th K to B's 3rd B B

to to

Q B's 7th K"s 5th

K to B's 4th P to K E's 5th K takes P R to K R's 6th R to R's 7th (ch.) K to K's 6th.

(a) An ill-advised move. Th-e K Kt's P and K's P are now both of them weak and the subsequent cause of much embarrassment. We should hav^ much preferred P to K's 4th. (b) Attacking the weak point that we have noted above. (c) "Well played. Not only threatening Q to Kt's 6tli, by which an irresistible attack would have been gained, but also to bring the Rooks into speedy co-operation with the Queen on the weak flank. (d) The last four moves were well and correctly played. (e) The Kt now occupies a square from which he cannot be easily dis-

lodged.

(/) Properly preventing the advance of the Q Kt's P. (g) White might have here gained three Pawns for his Kt by taking the it is questionable in a match game whether such a step wer© prudent Mr. M. chose a surer mode of proceeding to victory.

Q's P, but

GAME

XX.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz, philidor's defence.

WHITE. 1.

P

Mr. M.

to K's 4 th

1.

2.

K Kt to K B's 3rd

2.

3.

P

8.

4.

Q takes P

4.

P

5.

5. 6.'

7. 8.

9.

Q

4th

to Q's

to K's 5th takes (ch.)

Q

K Kt takes P Q Kt to Q B's 3rd K Kt to Q B's 4th K B takes B

10. 11. to K's 3rd 12. Castles (with R) 13. to Kfs 5th 14. Kt to K's 4th 15. takes Kt (oh.)

QB

Q

K

QB

QB

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

22.

Kt

takes

B

K R to K's sq (ch.) R B B P

6. 7. 8.

9.

10.

11. 12. 13. 14.

P to Q R's 3rd Q Kt to Q's 2nd P

P

Q

21. 22.

K

R's 3rd takes B takes Kt to B's sq Kt takes R to Kt's sq R Q P to Kt's 3rd to

Kt

16.

K

B to K's sq (ch.)

Kt to K B's 3rd takes P K takes Q Q B to K's 3rd K B to Q's 3rd Q B takes Kt K R to K's sq (ch.> K to K's 2nd

P

15.

17. 18. 19. 20.

R

takes (ch.) to Q"s 5th to B's 3rd to B's 3pd

BLACK. Mr. H. P to K's 4th P to Q's 3rd P takes P

K

K

K K to K's 2nd K to K B'a sq

MORPHTS GAMES OF

36

K to Q B's 2nd K to Q Kt's 3rd K to Q R's 4th

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

P

E

80.

E

Q

Kt's 4th to to K-s 3rd

P

to to

K

B

33. 34. 35. 86.

K K K K

37. 38.

K

42. 43. 44. 45.

46. 47.

P

K

E

Qneens

P

87. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47.

E E

39. 40. 41.

Kt Kt

25.

26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 82. 33. 34. 35. 36.

B's Srd Q E's 4th takes Kt to Q B's 4th to Q Kt's 5th Q B P takes P takes P to Q E's 5th to Q's Srd (ch.) takes Q P E to Q's 4th (ch.) takes P to B's 4th P to Q E's 5th P to Q E's 6th P to Q E's 7th

31. 32.

24.

23.

B to Q's 5th P to K E^s 4th K to Q Kt's Brd

(ch.)

Q to K B's 3rd

48.

CHESS.

K K

Q

B's 2nd to to K's 3rd Kt's Srd to to K's 2ad to Q's 2nd

Q

P to

K E's 4th

E to K's sq E to K Kt's sq

K to K's 2ud P to Q E's 4th K takes B P to K Kt's 4th P takes Q Kt P P takes K E P E to Q Kt's sq (ch.) K to Q's 4th K to Q B's 5th E takes Q Kt P K takes E P to K B's 4th K to K's 6th K to K B's 7th K takes Kt P P to K E's 6th K to K Kt's 8th

Aj\d Black resigns, (a) (a) Staunton gives the following continuation

Q to K Kt's 6th (ch.)

49. 50.

K to Q B's 4th Q takes P, at K E's 5th K to Q's 5th Q takes Q (ch.) K to K's 5th, and wins.

51. 52. 53.

54.

GAME

48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 58.

:

to K E's 7th K to E's sq P to K E's 5th K to Kt's sq P to K E's 8th (queens)

P

K takes Q

XXI.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz. lEEEGULAE OPENINa. Mr. H. P to Q's 4th P to Q B's 4th Kt to Q B's Srd B to K Kt's 5th P to K's Srd B to Q's Srd

-WHITE.

BLACK. 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

K Kt to K's 2nd B

takes Kt Castles to Q's 2nd P to B's 4th P to Q's 5th P takes P to E's sq

Q

QE

K

Mr. M.

K K

P P

B's 4th to to K's Srd 2. B's Srd 3. Kt to to K's 2nd 4. 1.

B

5.

Ciistles

6.

P

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 18.

14.

to Q Kt's Srd B to Q Kt's 2nd B takes B Q to K'a 2nd

P P

to Q's 3rd B's 4th to to E's Srd

Q Q Q takes P B to K E's 5th

Kt

MORPHY^S GAMES OF CHESS. 15.

16. 17. IS. 19. 20. Ul.

Kt to K Kt's 3rd Kt to Q's 5th P takes B P takes B

B to Q to B to

25.

R

26.

P

27. 25. 29. 30. 81. 82. 83. 84. 35. 86. 37. 85.

R

39.

40. 41.

42.

43. 44.

K P B

IS. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 2S.

K's '2nd Q's 3rd B's 3rd to K's 2nd to Q Kt's 3rd to R's sq to Kt's sq

K

takes

P

29. 80. 31. 82. 33. 84. 85. 86. 87. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.

to K R's 5th R to K"s sq B to B's 3rd R to K R-s 3rd R to K R's 6th

B

to Q's sq to R's 4th

R K R takes R B to Q B's 2nd Q to Qs 2ud R to Q's sq

K to B's 2nd K takes Kt K to R's 4th

K to Kt's 3rd Drawn by

(a)

A

singular variation

K Kt's 4th,

e.

g.

Q to K Kt's 3rd

16. 17.

K to B's 2nd R to K Rs sq R to K R's 4th

23. 24.

22.

15.

27. 28.

P

to K Bs 3rd P to K Kt's 3rd K R to K's sq (a) Q to K Kfs 2nd P to K R's 3rd P to K Kfs 4th

Kt

P

takes

Kt

R

to to

P

K's

5tli

K B's sq

takes P to K's 4th (b) Kt's 5th to to Kt's 2nd Rs sq to takes to R's 2nd (c) to Q Kt's 7th {O) to R's Sth Cch.) to B's Slh (ch.) (e) to K's 4th (ch.) to B's 3rd (ch.) to K's 4th (ch.)

Kt

Q P

K R K R Q R R Q Q

44.

Q

K K R K

K

K K

perpetual check.

would have

arisen if

White had played P

to

:

P

K to

takes

Kfs

R

to

K's sq

(best)

sq (best)

White has now

a

P

K

Q

K

to Kt's 4th 26. Kt to K's 5th (ch.) 27. Kt takes P at Kfs 3rd to 2S. Kfs 2nd

with a (ft)

Q B takes Kt B takes Kt Kt to Q B's 2ad Q E to K's sq R to K's 2nd Q to K B's 2 ad Kt to Ks sq

4-3.

25. 26.

37

Pawn

fine

game.

ahead, and so superior a position as to render

victory almost a certainty. (c) Mr. Morphy plays all this with his usual ability. (d) Threatening to win the Queen. (e) The main feature of Mr. Morphy's play is, that it is so free from mistakes. This, however, was evidently an oversight, and throws away a gama •which would have been won with ease had he taken Rook with Rook.

GAME

XXII.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz. philtdok's defence.

WHITE.

Mr. M.

3.

KP2 KKttoB'sSrd QP2

4.

PtokeaP

1.

2.

BLACK. 1.

2.

8. 4.

Mr. H.

KP2 QPl

Q B to Kt's 5th (O) B takes Kt

MORPHY

38 5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10.

11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

Q takes B

K B to Q B's 4th Q to Q Kt's .3rd B takes K B P (cli.) Q B to Kt's 5th K B to E's 5th B B

to to to

K irs 6th K B's 3rd

Q Q B\s 4th Q to K-s 2nd (c) Q B to K's 3rd Q Kt to Q's 2nd (Q E)

IT. Castles 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

80. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.

(ch.)

K Kt P to K Kt's 2nd K E to K B's sq KBP2 Q Kt P 1 P to K B's 5th (d) K Kt P B to K B's 3rd (e) Kt to Q Kfs sq (/) Q to K B's 2nd K Kt P 1 P to K B's 6th (cb.) P to K B's 7th 1

B

1

8

G^MES OF CHESS. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS.

19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24.

25. 26.

27. 28. 29. 80. 31.

P takes Kt (ch.) B takes Kt Q to K's 2nd

83.

Kt

84.

B

to Q's

2nd

K Kfs 4th K B's 3rd

to to

Kt

KE E

P2 takes

Q Q

Q

E

to B's 4th to K's 6th to Q'ssq Kt to Q's 2nd Ktto B's 4th to Q's 5th

K

Q

Q P takes Q

E

to

K B's 3rd (i)

Q B P 1 {k) P takes P K to Q B's 2nd

K to Q B's 3rd

B to K's 6th (0 Q Kt P 1 P to Q Kt's 5th P to Q Kt's 6th B to Q B's 8th P to Q Kt's 7th Kt takes Q P Kt to Q Kt's 5th P to Q's 6th (ch.)

32.

35. 36. 87. 33. 89. 40. 41.

42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54.

65. 66, 57. 55.

P

takes

Kt

P

K B's 3rd (6)

to

K B to Q's 3rd K to K B's sq Q Kt

to Q's

2nd

K Kt P K to K's 2nd Q Kt to Q B's 4th QKtP2 1

Q Kt to K's 3rd QEP1

K to K B's 2nd Q to K's 2nd K E to Q Kt's sq QEP1 Q E P on QEP1

K to K Kt's 2nd Kt to K B's sq Q to K's sq Q to Q B's 3rd Q Kt P 1 ((7) Q Kt to Qs 2nd

K Kt home K to K E's sq Kt to Q B's 4th (h) K takes P B takes B Q to K's 3rd

K to K

E's sq

Q to K's 2nd K E to Q's sq E to Q's 3rd P takes E E to K B's sq B to K's 6th (ch.) Q to Q B's 2nd B to K B's 5th Q

to

Q

B's 4th

Q takes Q (ch.) E to Q's sq

K to K Kt's 2nd

E to Q Kt's sq E takes P

K to

E E E

K E

E

K K

B's sq Kt's 4th B's 4th to B's 2nd to K's 2nd to Kt's 2nd to Kt's sq to Q's sq to K's 2nd to to

Q Q Q

Q Q

KEPI

And Harrwitz surrenders game and match feeling, we presume, that having only won two games against five, further resistance were hopeless. Nevertheless, Harrwitz ought to have played out the last two games, if only in compliment to his opponent. ;

morphy's games of chess. (a)

Bad opening; but Harrwitz

39

staggers under defeat like a

drunkea

to" say, " It's all oue !" (&) Better defend with Queen. (c) Morphy has a clear Pawn ; hut his foe is well in the field, and great preserves his game with •wonderful talent, and caution is necessary. this game is a le-son as to how to hold an advantage.

man, and seems

He

Morphy's favorite ailvance of K B P. (e) Prepariiisr to pubh K Kt P. (/) To restrain Q from Q B"s 3rd. Ig) His attack is spoiled by his own Pawns (A) If he play Kt to K's 2nd, you answer B {cf)

(i)

The student hardly

Quiet, but good.

in-front. to Kt's 4th.

K

sees the

mode

in

which

this

now played to break up opponent. {k) Now we see why Eook was played up. (Z) Morphy will not give away even half a chance.

Book

is

GAME

XXIII.

Between Morphy and Harrwitz. Preliminary game played wliile the terms of the above match were under discussion by the seconds. ALLG-AIER GAJIBIT.

WHITE. Mr. H. P to K's 4th P to K B's 4th

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to K E's 4th K Kt to K's 5th K B to Q B's 4th P P

K

takes P to Q's 4th B to Q Kt's 5th (ch) takes P takes P takes Kt P (ch.) B takes P

P P K Q Q Q Kt to Q B's 3rd B takes B Q B to K Kt's 3rd

Castles (on K's side) 11 to Q's sq takes Q Kt to K's sq Q to B's 3rd to 3rd Q's Q

Q B

KE

K

Q to Q Kt's 5th P to Q's 5th B to K B's 2nd Q to her 3rd (a) Q takes Kt

K to B's sq Kt

to K's 2nd to Q's 3rd

BLACK. Mr. MP to K's 4th 2. P takes P 8. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P to K Kt's 5th 1.

5. 6. 7. 8.

P

QB

P

K Q B P

QK

Q

K

K

Q

K

.

B B QB B Q QE Q

KE QE

30.

Kt

S2.

K B's 4th

Q

to B's 3rd 9. 10. Castles takes 11. 12. Kt to Kt's 2nd to Kt's 3rd 13. takes 14. Kt 15. to B's 3rd 16. Kt to K's 3rd 17. to Q's sq 18. to E's sq 19. takes 20. to his sq 21 lo Kt's 2nd 22. to Q's 2nd 23. to her sq B's 4th 24 Kt to Kt's sq 25. to Kt's 2nd to 26. 27. takes P (ch.) 28. to E's 3rd (ch.) 29. to Q's 3rd

QE P takes B to

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th K B to Q's 3rd K Kt to K E's 4th

81.

K K K

E B Q Q B takes E Q E to K E's 7th Q E to K E's 8th (ch.)


40 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 38. 89. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47.

Q R to K E's 7th K E to K Kt's 3rd Q to Q Kfs sq 36. K R to K Kt's 7th 37. K to Kt's sq 38. R to K E's Cth (ch.)

K to K^s 2nd Kt

83. 84. 35.

to K's 6tli

E to Q B's sq P Q

to

Q E E

takes

Q

Kt's

:3rd

takes K B P (ch.) K to K's 3id {b) K to K's 2nd

K K

39. 40. 41. 42.

R

Kt's sq (ch.) to Kt's 2ud to to B's 3rd

K K to Kfs 3rd

Q takes R Q to Q E's Sth (ch.) Q takes Q E P (cb.)

43.

44. 45.

46.

E

takes

B

(ch.)

E to K E's 7th K to E's sq

Q to K's 4th (eh.) Q takes Q P (ch.) E takes E (ch.) Q takes Kt

K to Kt's 2nd

and wins,

(a) The attack obtained, though tremendous in appearance, hardly warrants such a sacrifice as this. (b) Curiously enousjli he has nothing better to do ; he cannot take the Bishop on account of the threatened mate; and the check witli his Queen Kt's 6th, is equally unavailing. at her Kt's 2ad, or of the Eook at

K

GAME

XXIV.

Between Morphy and Barnes

consnltation

in

against

Staunton and "Alter'' (Owen,) in consultation. philidoe's defence.

WHITE. Messrs. S. 1. P to K's 4th

K

&

A.

BLACK. 1.

2.

Kt

3.

P

to B's 3rd to Q's 4th

8.

4.

P

takes

K P (&)

4

5.

Kt

P

Kt

8. 9.

10.

K Kt takes K P Q to K E's Sth (ch.) Q

n. B 12.

K

to Kt's 5tb to K's 6th to Q B's 3rd (c)

6. 7.

E Q Q

to K's 5th takes Kt to Q's sq to Q B's Tth takes Q Kt P (e)

13. 14. B's 3rd 15. P to takes 16. IT. Kt to K's 4th to K's 2nd 18. 19. Castles 20. Kt to B's 5tb to E's sq 21. 22. to Q's 4th to K's 4th 23. 24. to Q's sq to E's 4tb 25. takes Kt 26. to 27. E's 2nd to Q's Tth 28.

K

Q B

K

Q

E E

KE

E

Q Q

E

K K

E

2.

5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10.

11.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS,

19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26. 27.

28.

Messrs. M.

P to K's 4th P P

to Q's 3rd

to K B's 4th (a) K B P takes P P to Q's 4th Kt to K Es 3rd

P P P

Q B's 3rd takes Kt Kt's 3rd E Kt's sq B takes B Q to Kt's 4th ((^ B takes P P to K's 6th Q to K's 2nd (/> to B's 2nd B to B's 5th (ff) to Kt's 2nd (h} Q to Q B's 2n E's sq to Q to Kt's 2nd B takes E B to Q E's 3rd B takes B Q to B's Srd to

to to

K

K K

K K

K K

K

K K K

K

K

K

& B.

41

80.

Kt Kt

SI.

E to

29.

Q

3-2.

to K's 4th to B's 6th

33.

K takes Q

34.

E takes Q

B

29.

K K

K's 7th to Kt's sq

P

Q

B's 5th to to K's 7th

30. 31. 32, 83.

Q to Q B^s 8th (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.) P to K's 8th, becoming a

34.

B

Queen

And

the White

(ch.)

E

takes

allies resigned.

(a) This is a move that was favored by Philidor, but one that we consider to be hazardous. believe that B to Q B's 4th leads to a more powerful attack, Tho (b) following analysis of that move is given in the ditFerent handbooks 4. P Uikes P 4 B to Q B's 4th P. and whether Black play 4 P takes Kt or 4 P to Q's 4th, 5. Kt takes E's 5ih (ch.) "White gains an undeniable advantage by Q to (c) The following train of play here is recommended by the best authorities, and we are of opinion that it gives White a game far superior to that they gain by the move in the text. B's 3rd 7. B to K's 2nd (best) 7. P to 8. B takes Kt 8. P takes P Kt's 3rd R's 5th (ch.) 9, P to 9. Q to takes 10. Q B 10. Q takes Q 11. B takes Q 11, Kt to Kt's 5th 12. P takes P, &c. {d) They might also have played Q to K's 2nd, but the square chosen was much the better, preventing Kt takes P. (e) Had Kt taken P, the following variation would, probably, have arisen 14. Kt takes P 14. Q to K's 2nd 15. to Q's Sth (ch.) 15. Q takes (he may also play to B's 2nd with a good game.) 16. Kt to Q's Gth (ch.) 16. Q takes Kt 17. Q takes Q 17. to B's 2nd remaining with a full equivalent for the lost Queen. (/) With the view to imprison the Queen if she capture the Eook, Kt's Ig) This was necessary to prevent the liberation of Queen by Q to 7th, &c. (/i) This was farsighted and prudent; had they attempted to gain Queen by Q to Q B's 2nd, the variation following will show that they would have lost the game: IS.' Q to Q B's 2nd 19. P to Kt's 3rd Kt to Q E's

We

K

K

K

K K

K K

K

K

E

E

K

K

K

Q

If

And 20.

if

B to

BtoKE'sSrd

E

to Q's 7th (ch.)

If

20.

21.

Q takes E

22.

Kt

K

19, 19.

(ch.) to B's 6th (ch.)

B

K's 4th

takes

E

3rd (best) to Kt's 5th (ch.), &c. Kt's 7th, liberating takes 20, 21, to Q B's 4th (ch.), winning 20.

Kt

20.

Q to Q

Q

K takes Q K to B's 2nd

Q

E

B

theR 23.

Kt

24,

B

takes takes

B

Q

Kt

(i)

After this

move White's game

•

m

indefensible.

takes

Kt

with the exchange

ahead-

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESSc

42

GAME XXV. Between the same players

in consultation.

lEEEGTJLAE OPENING.

BLACK Kessrs. M. 1. P to K's 4th 2.

8. 4. 5. 6.

7.

&

B.

P takes P Q Kt to Q B's 3rd P to Q's 4tb K B to Q's 3rd

QB

3.

9.

to K's 3id

K Kt to K B's 3r(3

80,

8.

Q to K's 2nd Q B to K Kt's 5th Q Kt to K's 4th Kt

takes

Kt

Q

S.

9.

10. 11. 12.

(ch.>

to Q's sq

Castles to Q

Kfs

QB

Q

P

to

3rd Kt's 2nd

KB to K's 2nd B

takes

P

to

B

takes

Kt

R's 3rd

19.

K Kt's 3rd B P to K R's 4th Q to K B's 3rd Kt to K 2nd Kt to K B's 4th K R to Q's sq

QR

to K's 5lh

20. 21.

Kt

P

K

Q to K's 4th Q to K R's 4th Kt takes B P to Q B's 3rd Q Pv to K's sq P to K B's 4th

13. 14.

Q to K

1.5.

16. 17. 15.

K R to K's sq B P B

Kt's 4th to to K's 4th (&)

KRP K B's 2nd B takes Kt Q takes K R P K to K B's 2nd Q to K R's 4th Q to K Kt's 3rd P

takes to

K K

B's 5th (d) to 81, 82, Kt to K"s 4th (dis. ch, B's 6th (ch.) S3, Kt to takes 84. 85. Kt takes R's 4th to 36. to K's 3rd 87. 2nd to Q's 38. Kt's 5th (g} to 89. B's sq (ch.) to 40, Kt's 8th to 41. 5th R's to 42, B's 2nd {h) to 43. R's 2nd to 44. R's Sth to 45, R's 8tb to 46. takes 47, Kt's 7th to 48, Kt (ch.) takes 49, R's 4th to 50. to K's 6th 51. E'8 5th 62. to

Q

P

K

Q

K

R

K

QR K KR K QR K P K KR K KR K QR K QR Q R QRP R Q P K Q P Q QR P Q

And,

&

4 KKttoKB's3rd 5. Q Kt to Q B's Srd 6. P to K's 3rd 7. K B to Q's 3rd

8. Castles

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

white. Messrs. 1. P to Q's 4th 2, Q takes P

is

QR

22. 23. 24.

P

25. 26. 27.

P P

28. 29. 80, 81, 82, 83,

to Q's sq Kt's 2nd to B's 4tli (a) to R's 3rd to

K

Q Q

B

takes P takes Q P takes B Kt's 2nd to B's 3rd (c) to

Kt

Q K Q K B to Q's 6th B to K Kfs 3rd B takes P Q to K Kt's 3rd

K to B's sq takes Q (e) K takes Kt P to Q's 6th K to K's 2n(l R to Q's 3rd (/) K to K B's 3rd B to K B's 4th

84 B 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

61.

R to Q's 4th R to K's 4tb K to K's 5th B to K R's 2nd

K to K Kfs 2nd K to K R's 3rd (i) R to K B"s 5th P to K B's 3rd P to K B's 3rd P

to K's 5th

R to K B's 6tb

» fsw moves, White

resigned.

" Alt."


43

(a) Instead of this attacking move, White might have obtained a though somewhat crowded game, by playing Q E to Q's 4th. (b)

Q

Had

Kt's 5th, 23.

P

24.

B

tliey

many

striking variations

takes Q B P Q Kt's 5th

27. 28.

29.

SO.

of 28.

would have

arisen.

23.

24.

to

(Better than

25. 26.

game

played the more forward

B takes K (best) B to K B's 7 th (oh.) Q to K's 3rd (best) Q takes Q Kt takes K P B takes Kt

P

takes P, or

Suppose:

Q takes K B P P

to

E to K's 2nd).

K B's 3rd

safe,

B

to

44


GAME XXVI. Between Morphy and Boden.

MORPHY

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

Q B to K B's 4tb Q B to Kfs Srd Q to Q's sq Q takes P

53. 5i. 55.

56.

K

57.

53. 54. 55. 56.

45

K

Q R R R

Kt's 2nd (ch.) to to R's 4th (7i) to K"s 4th to K^s Sih (ch.)

to Kt's 2nfl.

And

after a

few more mores the game

abandoned

\yas

as

drawn.

(a) This defence has recently come into favor with some of our best players, but its soundness not" having been sulficiently tested, we cannot pronounce with certainty on its merits. (b) Phwed Solely with the view of gaining an attack. (c) Kt to R's 5th would appear to gain the exchange, but such is not the case, as White takes the B P, and" when Black captures, the Rook has the formidable move to B's 7th,
K K

R

threatened to become

R

(e)

takes

P

irresistible. (ch.) followed by

move.

Had White

Q

to K's 4th

would have been a better

K B to Q Kt's Srd, Black Q to K R's 4th, and if 47. Q

would have replied with the winning move, to K B's 4th, Black would have won'a piece by taking B with Rook. (g) Q to K's 4th would have been even more threatening, and, at the same time, have prevented White from offering the exchange of Queens. (

/)

played

(/i) We are surprised to see that a player of Mr. Boden's standing should have failed to notice the superiority of the move R to Q's 5th ; by adopting it, Black must, certainly, have won the game.

GAME

XXVII.

Between Morpliy and Bird. philidoe's defence.

WHITE. 1.

P

2.

Kt

5.

Kt Kt Kt

Mr. B.

to K's 4th to B's 3rd 8. P to Q's 4th 4. Kt to B's Srd (a)

K

Q

P

takes

11.

K QB K K Q Q P K

12. 13.

Kt Kt

6.

7. 8. 9.

10.

to Kt's Srd to K's 5th Kt's 5th to Kt to R's 5th to Q's 2nd (7>) to Kt's 4th

B

takes

Kt

to K's 5th

K's ;!iid 15. Kt takes Kt 16. Q B to K's Srd 14.

to

(Q R)

17.

Castles

18. 19. 20.

B takes R P to Q li's Srd (cO P to Q Kt's 4th

21.

KtoB'sCnd

23. 23.

24.

1. 2.

8. 4.

5. 6. 7.

Kt

S.

B

K

to B's Srd to Q's Srd Castles 10. to K's sq 11. Kt takes P 9.

Q

12.

Q

13. 14. 15.

Kt

16.

17. IS.

takes

Kt

to Q B's Srd Q to K R's 6th P takes Kt Q R to Q Kt's sq R takes K B P

Qto QR's

(c)

6th

Q takes Q R P Q to Q R's Sth (ch.) Q to Q R's 5th ch.) B takes Q Kt P (

K to Kt's 2nd

P takes B Q takes B

BLACK. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 3rd P to K B's 4th P takes K P P to Q's 4th P to K's 5th

24.

R takes P (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.)

MORPHYS GAMES OF 25. 26. 27. 2S.

K to B's 2na K K

to Q's 3rd (e) to Q's 2nd to Q's sq

29. SO. Eesi^ns.

(a) P takes better game.

P to K's 6th B to K B's 4th

25. 26. 27. 2S. 29.

B takes P

E

K P is the correct move

CHESS.

Tth ((.-h.) Kt's Sth (ch.) li's

and gives the

here,

(ch.)

Qto QB's5th(di.)

Q to Q Q to Q

first

player the

Taking Kt with either Bishop or Knight would have been playing Black's game. (c) Tlie key-move of a most masterly combination, of which we cannot speak too highly. The brilliancy and accuracy of the succeeding moves (6)

deserve the closest attention. (d) We see no other mode of averting the threatened danger. (e) Had the B been interposed, the check at Q B's 5th with Queen would have won the piece.

GAME

XXVIII.

This game was played at Versailles, by Mr. Morphy, blindfold, against M. Chamouillet and the members of the Cercle des Echecs of that city in consultation lEEEGIJLAB OPENING.

1,

2. 8.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 4th P takes P

4.

Kt

5.

B

K

to B's 3rd to Q's 3rd Castles 7. Kt to Q B's 3rd 8. P takes P 9. B to Kt's 5th to Q's 2nd 10. 11. Q R to Q's sq 6.

K

Q

12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

K E to Ivssq Qto K B's 4th Q to K R's 4th P to K Kt's 4th P to K Es 8rd P

to Q E"s Srd Q Kt to K's 2nd (&)

Kt Kt

K

B's 4th takes B (d) E takes P E takes P (ch.) (e) Q takes P Kt takes B to E's 6tl5 (ch.) to Kt's Sth (ch.)

Q E

to

K

And White mates

BLACK. M. C, &C. 1. P to K's 3rd 2. P to Q's 4th 3. P takes P 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 23. 23.

24 25.

K

Kt to B's 3rd to Q's Srd Castles P to B's 4th

B

Q B takes P B to K's Srd Kt to Q B's 3rd B to K's 2nd P to Q E's Srd Kt

K K K

to E's 4th to Kt's Srd to B's Srd (a) to QB'ssq to K's sq to E's 4th Kt to E's 2nd (c)

P

Kt

E E

P

K K

P B

takes takes

Kt

B

K to B's sq E to Q B's 2nd K E to K's 2nd (/) K to K's so

in three

moves.

MORPHY {a) (b)

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

K

Kt"s 2nd appears a stronger more. Kt to This Knight, -which for some time has occupied a comi now takes up a post where it promises to be higiily

useless position, eli'ective.

(c)

A

weak move

;

hut "White's game was already a very superior

one—

the Knight has been admirably handled. (d)

The

correct

move

gether overlooked. (e) The deciding coup. (/) Had Black taken Q to R's 6th, &c.

K

but one that,

;

Kt

it

would seem, the

allies

with Kt, White would have easily

had

alto-

won with

GAME XXIX. Between Morpliy and Kipping. EVANS' GAMBIT.

P

BLACK. Mr. M. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q Bs 3rd 3. B to Q B's 4th 4. B takes P 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 8rd

Mr. K.

WHITE.

to K's 4th 2. Kt to B's .3rd 3. to B's 4 th 4. P to Kt's 4th B's 3rd 5. to

^.

K

B

Q Q Q

P

S.

P P P

9.

B

6. 7.

10.

11.

P B

to Q's 4th takes P

to Q's 5th to Q's 3rd R's 3rd to to Kt's 2nd

K

Q

Kt

to

Q

P

2nd

13. 14.

16. 17.

B

takes

Kt

R's 3rd

K E to K's sq K B takes P

15.

8.

9.

15. 16. 17.

B

K's 4th 19. B to Q B's 3rd (h) 20. Kt to Q B's 2nd 21. Qto Kt's 5th 22. Q R to K's sq

IS.

23.

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

IS. li to

19. 20. 21. 22.

K

24. 25. 26.

27. 28. 29.

30.

R takes R Q to K Kt's 4th R tn K's 6 th Q Kt to Q's 4th Q to K Kt's 6th Q

K

Kt's 3rd takes Kt to Q's Sth

to

Kt Kt

Q

to R's 4th to Q's 3rd

K B's 3rd K R's 4th (fl) P to K B's 4th Kt to K Kt's-6th P takes P Q B to K B's 4th

10. Kt to 11. Castles 12. Kt to

Q

12. Castles 13. to Q's

14.

1.

And White

KB

A

Kt

Q B

takes

to Q's

B 2nd

Q P to Q Q R to K's sq R takes R P to K Rs 3rd R to K B's 2nd P to Q B's 3rd P takes P to

B's 4th Kt's 3rd

K Kt to K's 2nd Q Kt to Q B's 3rd

Q takes R Q to K Kt's 3rd

resigns.

(a) good movfi ; it frees the P, and threatens Kt to Zt's 6th or B's Sth, which might either of them be played with advantage. (ft) Kt to B's 3rd, would certainly have been B's '2nd, and then to better play.

Q

B

Q

48


GAME XXX. Consultation game played

at the

London Chess Club,

between Messrs. Morphy, George "Walker, and Greenaway, against Messrs. Mongredien, Lowenthal, and Medley. BISHOP WHITE. 1. P to 2. P to

B B

5.

Kt

6.

P

7.

Kt

P Q

8.

GAMBIT.

S

BLACK.

irs 4th B'3 4th to Q B's 4th

4.

3.

Mr. Morphy.

1.

K

to

K

takes to

2.

3.

P

takes

B's 3rd

to Q's 4th

Q Q

14.

15. 16. 17.

18.

Q

Kt

13.

E

B Q Q QE Q Q

14. 15.

E

R

19.

20.

Q

to

K

B's 3rd

K

K

to K's 5th to Q's '2nd to B^s 4th to K's sq Kt to E's 4th Kt to B's 5th B's 3rd to Kt's 3rd Pv to

13.

Kt Kt

6.

takes B takes P 7. Q to E's 4th 8. B to Q's 3rd 9. to Q's sq 10. P to Jv Kfs 4th 11. P to B's 4th (b) 12. Kt to Q B s 3rd

B's 3rd (a)

Kt

Q

5.

4.

to K's 2nd (ch.) 10. Castles to Kt's 5th 11. to Q"s 5th 12. 9.

Mr. Mongredien. P to K's 4lh P takes P P to Qs 4th

16. 17.

K

18. 19.

Q

20.

to

K K

B's sq (c) to K's 2nd to B's 3rd to Q B-s 3rd to Q's 2nd {d) to B's sq to Kfs 5th Kt's 3rd (e) to

Kt

P B B P P

K

Q

K Q

K

B's 3rd. but we (a) The move recommended by the authors is Q to decidedly prefer the one in the text it was first adopted by Herr Anders:

sen. (b)

Much better than moving P to K E's 3rd, as, in tliat case, White might have advantageously replied with Kt to K's 5th. (c) This move was necessary, as it prevented the Knight from being played to B's 7th, and brought the Eook into immediate and active operation.

The (rf) Black miglit with perfect safety have played P to Q Kt's 3rd. allies coukl not have ventured upon the 'capture of the Q B's P, as they would have subjected themselves to a strong and embarrassing attack.

Wliite

Thus: 17. IS.

3 '

P

18.

Kt

19.

Q takes Kt

20.

P

21.

E to B's 2nd

takes

to

K Kt's

(ch.)

3rd (or A)

P

Q Kt's 3rd takes Kt B's 6th E's 8rd Kt P, winning takes

to

Kt

19.

P

20. 21.

E E

to to

K K

K

(A) 20. 21. 22.

23.

Q takes K B P

21. 22.

Q takes E P Q to E's 5th B to E's 3rd

23.

E

20.

K to B's 2nd K to K's 2nd (best) K to Q's sq

to

(ch.) (ch.) (ch.)

K B's sq

"With a fino attacking game. (e) At this point, owing to the lateness of the hour, the game was gireB up by mutual consent as a draw. It appears to us, however, that JBlacIi

MORPHYS GAMES OF have the better game, tinuation 21. 22.

Probably the following would have been

Q Kt to Q's 3rd (or A) B to K B's 4th (best). 22. 23.

P to K Kfs Kt takes P (If

24. 25. 26. 27. 2S.

B

3rd takes P, then

K takes P K to K"s 3rd Kt takes Kt (best) K to Q's 3rd K to B's 3rd

21.

49

CHESS. its

P toKB'a6th

If 22.

Q to E's 6th,

P

to

K B's 5th

winning.)

23.

P

to B's 7th (ch.)

con-

MORPHY

60 26.

Q

to K's 4th (ch.)

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

MORPHYS GAMES OF CHESS. 21.

22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 87.

.

3S. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

P to Q E's 5th Q E to Q-s sq K takes li B to Q E's 4th R to Q's sq P to Q R"s 3rd

26.

Kt

27.

to to

P P

Kt Kt Kt Kt Kt

K

R

to Q's sq B's 5th to to K's 7th (ch.) takes (ch.) Kt to Q's 5th B's 3rd to Kt to Kt's 6th (ch.)

Kt

R

39.

40.

41. 42.

K

47. 48.

Q Bs Kt takes Q Kt P

49.

50.

And

B

takes

B

B to Q's 4th P to Q B's 3rd B to K Kt's 7th K takes P B to K B's Sth P to K R's 5th B to K's 7th

3S.

43. 44. 45. 46.

K

Q

36. 37.

K

R

K

K to Kt's 3rd P to K R's 4th K to K B's 4th

34. 35.

Q

K

P

30. 31. 32. 33.

to K's 4th to Q's 2nd to K's 4th to B's 2nd to K's 4th to K's 5th Kt to Kt's 4th (ch.) to Q's 6th to 7th

K K

25.

2S. 29.

Kt's 4th takes P to Q R's 4th

to

24.

23.

K B's 2nd K B"s sq

to K's 3rd

Kt to Q B's 3rd Kt takes R T to K Kt's 4th

22.

K B takes R K to K's sq K to Q's 2nd B takes Kt Kt to K Kt's 4th (ch.) P to K Kt's 3rd Kt to K B's 2nd K to Q B's 3rd K to Q"s 4th P

B

21.

51

P to K Kfs 5tb K to B's 6th B to K B's Sth B to Q's 6ih K to K Kfs 7th K takes R P K to Kt's 6th P to K R's 6th (d)

Black resigns.

(a) Mr. Morphy is very n-ell acquainted with all the book openings, and Mr. Barnes, probably, adopted this unusual mode of defence, in order to at once throw his adversary on his own resources. (h) White might have won the piece here by P to Kt's 4th, but thought, no doubt, that thereby his King would be too much exposed. The move in the text is a good one, and wins a clear Pawn. (c) This was compulsory. (d) Mr. Bai-nes conducted the whole game with both skill and prudence.

K

GAME

XXXIII.

Between Morphy and Baucher. king's gambit.

Mr. B.

WHITE.

P

1.

2.

P

2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

to K's 4th to B's 4th Kt to B's 2nd

K K P to K R's 4th Kt Kt

to K's 5th

takes

Kt P

7.

P

to Q's 3rd

8.

B

takes

9.

Q to K's 2nd

10.

Kt

P

to B's

(ch.) 6th (ch.)

3. 4. -

Mr. M.

BLACK.

1.

P to K's 4th P takes P P P

8. 9.

Q

6.

7.

10.

K

K Kt's 4th K Kt's 5th K B's 3rd takes K P

to to to

Kt Kt Kt Kt

5.

to Kt's 6th

R

takes (a) to K's 2nd to Q's sq

MORPHY S GAMES OF

52 11.

B

takes

QBP

(cb.)

CHESS.

MORPHY

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

GAME XXXIV. Between Morphy and Journoud. SICILIAN DEFENCE.

WHITE.

Mr. M.

53

54 B

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

to Q's 4th (e)

20.

K E to Q's 2ncl Q R to K's sq (i) K to R's 2nd

(gr)

21. 22. 23.

R to

24.

P

25.

R

Kt's 2nd takes Kt to K's 7th to Kt's sq to B's 2nd

26.

K K K to K's 2nd R to K's Sth (ch.)

27.

2S. 29.

30.

And

the

27. 2S. 29. 80.

game was, by mutual

Q K to K's sq (/) Q R to K^s 3rd (h) R to K Kt's 3rd (ch.) K R to K B's 6th takes B R's 3rd takes P (ch.) to R's Sth (ch.) to B's 3rd (ch.) to B's 2nd to B's sq

Kt

R

to

KR

R R R R

K

K

consent, abandoned as drawn.

(a) The best line of play, threatening to take off the Bishop, which occupied so commanding a Diagonal, and giving Rook a free range, Avhen played to Queen's square. (h) This loses a valuable Pawn. They should have played B takes Kt, White, however, in any case, would have had a slight advantage. (c) The only move, and one that gave Black a chance to draw the game if it were not jiroperly opposed. (d) The AVliite allies did not sufficiently consider this move, otherwise they would not have missed the opportunity they had of securing a manifest advantage, as follows:

Q

17.

R

takes

R

takes

B

17. 18.

K to B's sq

IS. 19.

P

19.

21.

19. Kt to Q B's 3rd 20. R takes Q Kt's P, and R takes Q Kt P Q R to Q's sq

(e)

The

If 20.

And Pawn

Black's

Black's advanced

correct

move was B

to

P takes P (ch.) P takes Kt R to Q B's sq

K B P cannot be long

(best)

20.

Pawn must

maintained.

R to Q B's 2nd

eventually be

K B's 4th, retaining the

lost.

advantage of the

with the better position.

(/) "Well played. Taking prompt advantage of "White's last move. (g) The only move to avoid the loss of a Pawn. (h) Black might have immediately regained the Pawn by the following line of play, viz: 22.

P

takes

Kt (best)

K

K

21.

Kt

22.

R

takes

B

to K's 6th

And then R to B's 6th; but they, probably, apprehended danger from the advance of the Queen's Pawn. (i) This, on examination, will be found the correct move.

GAME XXXVI. Between Morphy and Barnes, philidoe's defence.

WHITE. 1.

P

4.

P P

to K's 4th 2. Kt to B's 3rd 3. to Q's 4th 5. 6.

7.

K

K

takes P Kt to Kt's 5th P to K's 6th Kt to B'a 7tli

K

BLACK.

Mr. B.

Mr. M«

P P P

4.

K

to K's 4th to Q's 3rd to B's 4th

5.

P

to Q's 4th to B's 4th to B's 3rd

1,

2. 8.

6. t.

B Q

K

BP

Q

K

takes

P

morphy's games of chess. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

B to K's 3rd

8.

Q's 5th B's 4th

K

10.

Q

B

11.

Kt

to

Kt Kt

to to

Q

B's 4th B's 7th B's sq B's 3rd P to Kt to Q R's ord to Kt to to

E

B Q

K

B

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

K K

takes

takes 17. IS. Castles

B Kt

(&)

Q Q

Kt's 3rd to Kt's sq 20. to 21. Kt to K's 5th 22. Kt to Q's 3rd 23. Kt takes 19.

P to Q to

BtoKKt's5th' Kt takes E

9.

K

B

And

65

takes

B

Q B's 3rd Q takes K Kt P

K

B"s 3rd Q Kt's 5th (a) takes P Kt to Q's 6th (ch.) P takes Q B takes Kt P to Q"s 7th (ch.) B to Q B's 4th to B's sq E to K's sq takes Q

QB

K

E

"White resigns.

(a) The last move of Mr. Barnes was highly objectionable, permitting Mr. Morphy to form this admirable combination, which places victory in his hands. (&) Tlie sacrifice of the Queen was forced as Black threatened B to Q Kt'a 5th (ch.) &c.

GAME XXXVII. Between Morphy and Bird. EVANs' GAMBIT. -w^HiTE.

Mr. M.

MORPHY S GAMES OF

66 27. 28. 29. 80. 81.

R to K Kt's 4th (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.) K to K's (3th Q to K B's 4th K to K's 7th (ch.), and wins.

27. 28. 29. 80.

CHESS.

Q takes R

K to B's sq K to K R's 3rd K to Kt's 2ud

(a) Boden, in liis "Popular Introduction," has suggested B to QKfs 2nd close examination here, a move well worthy the attention of the student of it has satisfied us that it is correct. (&) Tliis exposes Black to an immediate attack; the better move would Kt to B's 3rd. have been (c) Taking the Hook with Queen would have been impolitic, for in that case the Queen would have been in danger of being captured. (d) If Black hnd ventured to take the Rook, he would have been mated in eight moves, as follows: 16. takes to K's sq (ch.) 17. Kt to K's 2nd (best) 17. IS. to B's sq takes Kt 18. 19. takes takes P (ch.) 19. 20. to B's sq 20. to K's 6th (ch.) 21. to K's sq 21. B to K's 7th (ch.) 22. 22. to B's 6th (dis. ch.) to B's sq to K's 7th (ch.) 23. 23. moves.

A

K

K K K K K

Q

24.

R

Q

R R R

B K Q Q mates.

R

K

GAME

XXXVIII.

Between Morphy and Barnes. philidor's defence.

WHITE. 1.

P

2.

Kt

Mr. M.

K

P 4 B Q 5. P Q 6. Q to Q Kt's 3rd 7. B takes P 8. Q takes Q Kt P 9. Q to Q Kfs 5th 8.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

K Kt's 5th Q Q R's 4th (c) Kt takes K P

Kt

to to

Kt

takes Kt Q B's 4th (ch.) 15. Cnstles B's 4th 16. P to

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Q

to

K B talces P P to K R's 3rd Kt takes R Q to Ks 2nd R takes Kt Kt

P P

Q

BLACK. Mr. B. P to K's 4th P to Q's 3rd P takes P B to K's 2nd (6) P to Q's 6th B to K's 3rd P takes B

to K's 4th B's 3rd to to Q's 4th B's 4th (a) to B's 3rd to

Q B's 4th Ks 5th

to to to to

K B's 5th K Kt's 4th

9.

Kt Kt

to Q's 2nd to B's 3rd

K

R

Q

Kt's sq to 10. 11. Castles B's 4th {d) 12. Kt to takes Kt 13. R's sq to 14.

Q

P

K Kt to K Kt's 5th

K

15. 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

P to Q's 7th Q R takes Q Kt P R takes B Kt Kt

to

K's 6th

24.

takes R Q to Q's 2nd Q to Q Kt's 4th B to K R's 5th B to K's 2nd

26.

Q to

Q's

2ad

MORPHY 26.

R to

27.

Q takes Q

2S. 29.

R P

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

Q's sq (e)

26.

27. 28.

to Q's 7th to K's Gth

And Black

57

Q takes K B P E takes Q B to K B's sq

resigns.

mode of resolving the opening into a Scotch game is quite sound. Our readers may rememberthat it was adopted in one of the consultation (rt)

This

games between Staunton and Lowenthal (b)

Kt

to

K B's 3rd

is

at the St. George's.

the correct play.

Keeping the Knight confined and powerless to defend the threatened King's Pawn. {ci) Under the circumstances this was the proper move. (e) Finely played the sacrifice of the Pawn and exchange of the Queens renders Black unable to stop the King's Pawn from Queening, excepting (c)

;

with the loss of a piece.

GAME XXXIX. Between Morphy and Zipping. EVANS' GAMBIT.

WHITE.

Mr. M.

MORPHYS GAMES OF

68

K B's

(ch.),

K moves to Bishop's

him

pensates

square,

CHESS.

and the position In no wise com-

for the loss of the piece.

Black had played P to Q B's 4th, White would have captured B with E, and tlius gained an advantage. (c) Atteniptingto eave the Bishop would have cost the game at once. (d) Had Black taken the Bishop, White would have retaken the Pawn with Kt, and won without difficulty. (6) If

GAME

XL.

Between Morphy and Medley. KING'S GAMBIT.

WHITE. Mr. Morphy. 1. P to K's 4th 2. P to K B's 4th 8.

K K

Kt

B's 3rd to R's 4th to to K"s 5th B's 4th (5) to

4.

P

5.

Kt

6.

B

7.

P P

Q

P

takes

to Q's 4th B's 3rd (d) 9. Kt to 10. Kt to K's 2nd 8.

12. 13.

Kt

B P

to R's 5th (f) Kfs 5th to 3rd to

17. 18. 19.

R Q R Q

Q Bs

14.

K

B P

23.

B

takes P takes P takes Kt, and wins

B Q

B Q

K

takes

Kt

ciiecks {g) to Q's Srd Kt to Kt's

17.

Kt Kt

IS. 19. 20. 21.

P R P P

22.

Kt

16.

(7t)

Srd checks

Kt

20.

15.

B P

to to B's

22.

Kt

13.

takes takes

21.

l-,>.

K

14. 15. Castles 16.

to K's 4th (c) to B's 4th (e) to B's Srd Kt to Kt's 6th

9.

Q Kt takes P

K K K

Kt

10. 11.

8.

Q

11.

BLACK. Mr. Medley. P to K's 4th 2. P takes P 3. P to K Kt's 4th 4. P toK Kt's 5 th 5. Kt to K Bs 3rd (a) 6. P to Q's 4th 7. B to Q's 3rd 1.

lakes

2nd

R

to K's 2nd R's 4th to to R's 2nd to B's Srd

K

takes P takes Kt

K

(a) The old line of defence, and the one laid down in the books, is P to K's 4th. It originated with Cozio, and was analyzed fally by Allgaier and Kieseretzky, and until lately was considered the best that could be adopted. Cozio, in hfs "II Giuoco deuli Scacchi," 1766, also recommends Q to K's 2nd Salvio suggests here, and proves that Black thereby gets the better game. B to K's 2nd, and Kieseretzky P to Q's Srd. Philidor, in his analysis, gave B's Srd, and considered it led to an even the move in tlie text, Kt to game, but no great attention was paid to it by analysts. The following variation Avas given in the German Handbook, was repeated by Stauntoa in his Handbook, and accepted as satisfactory

K

7.

B P

8.

Kt

6.

Q

9.

10.

to

Q

B's 4th 4th

to Q's

takes

to K's

KBP 2ud

Q to P

8.

9.

K takes Q

10.

And White It

6. 6.

K's 2nd

to Q's Srd

Q takes K P (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.) P to Q's

4th

has the better game.

was not until the match between Lowenthal and Harrwitz that di was taken of the move, Kt to K B's 3rd. The former played it ve

notice

MORPHY

S

59

GAMES OF CHESS.

snccessfully asainst !iis opponent, and the opinion noTV entertained is that Staunton subiequently it furnishes the best defence against the attack. adopted it versus Heydebrand, and with success. (b) Kt takes P is generally preferred. {c) We have elsewhere, in opposition to Mr. Staunton, wlio in the " Chess Player's Clironicle," vol. 1S53, f«l. 347, declares this the best move, given it as our opinion tliat Q to E's 2nd is the correct defence the Kt afterwards E's 4th with much greater effect. can be played to the {d) novelty, and one that deserves consideration. {e) It is questionable whether Black might not here have played Kt to

K

;

K

A

Kt's 6th, with safety.

Suppose 9.

10.

11. 12.

B Q

takes P (best) to K's 2nd to Q's sq

K

10. 11. 12.

Kt Kt

to Kt's 6th

takes R Q takes P (ch.) to Q K B's 7th,

With safe game. (/) Ingenious, and productive of a most interesting game. consider that to Kt's 2nd would have We been better play. Q (g) (A) All this is finely played by Morphy.

GAME

XLI.

Between Morphy and Eiviere. RUY LOPEZ OPENING. Mr. R.

WHITE.

P

7.

to K's 4th B's 3rd Kt to Kt's 5th to K's 4th to B's 3rd (a) Kt to P to Q's 3rd Q to K's 3rd

S.

P

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

KB KB

K

Q Q

Q

B

B

takes

Castles 10. B takes 9.

Kt

11.

Q to K's sq

12.

Kt

13. 14.

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G.

P P

K

K K Q K takes P (&) P to Q K's 4th R to Q's 2nd Kt

P

to Q's 5th takes B

R

to Iv'a

P

to

2nd

Q Bs

R to K

4th

B's 4th Kt to B's 3rd Kt to Q's 2ud 27. takes Kt

K

Q

28. 29. 80.

Q

to

Q R's 5th

Q takes RP

B takes B

P

Kt

Mr. M.

to K's 4th B's 3rd to 3rd 3. P to B's 3rd 4. Kt to to B's 4th 5.

KB

P B

Q Q Rs

K Q K

R's 3rd to takes B 7. 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. Castles 10. P takes B 6.

11.

K

to K's 4th to Q's sq to Q's 4th to K's 3rd to B's 3rd

QR

BLACK. 1.

2.

B

to K's 3rd to Kt's

K

12.

P

13.

Q to K's 2nd Q R to K's sq' B to Q B's 5th

14. 15. 16.

P

takes P Q Kt's 4th Q Bs 4th B Q B's 3rd B takes Kt Kt to K's 5th Q to K's 4th to Q Kt's sq R to K's sq

17.

B

IS.

P

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

3rd

to to to

R

K

25.

Q to K Kfs 2ad

26.

Kt

27. 28. 29. SO.

R P

R Q

takes Kt Q Kt's 6th B's 4th takes Q Kt takes

to to

K

B

P

MORPHY

60 81. 82. 83.

GAMES OP CHESS. 81. 32. 83. 84.

K to It's 2nd

8.5.

Q to Q to

36.

Q

84.

8

Q to Q B's 6th Q takes Q B P Q's Sth (ch.) Q's 7th (ch.) to Q's Sth (ch.)(c)

85.

And

the

R takes K P R to K's 8th (ch.) Q

to

K's 4th

K to B's 2nd K to B's 3rd

game was drawn.

(a) This is not the correct move, it only gives Black the opportunity of bringing his B into play. P to Q B's 3rd is the proper play. (6) Taking with the Pawn would have lost the Pawn at K's 4th. (c) This being the first game contested between tliese gentlemen, great caution was observed on both sides. Considering the antagonist to whom he was opposed, Mons. de Riviere deserves much credit for the able manner in which he gonducted his game.

K

GAME

XLII.

Between Morpliy and De Riviere. EVANS' GAMBIT BLACK. M. de R. WHITE. Mr, M. 1.

2. 3.

P

to K's 4th B's 8rd B's 4th

3.

P P

5.

7. 8.

P

5. 6.

9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

22.

2.

K B to Q

to Q Kt's 4th to B's 3rd Castles P to Q's 4th

4.

1.

K Kt to K

4.

Q

6. 7.

P Q Kt to Q B's 3rd P to K's 5th P takes Kt P takes K Kt P takes

8.

9.

10.

11. 12. 13. 14.

K R to K's sq (ch.) P to Q's 5th Q B to K Kt's 5th

15. 16.

P takes B P takes P

(double ch.) to K's 7th (ch.) to K's sq

R Q Q R to

^ / »

17. IS. 19.

K Kt to K B's 3rd

P to Q's 4th P takes B K R to K Kt's sq Q B to K's 3rd Q to K B's 3rd Q takes Q Kt Q to Q's 6th

K takes P K to Kt's 3rd Q

to Q's 4th

Kt

Q's sq

QR takes Kt

Q to Q Kt'a sq

P to K's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 8rd K B to Q B's 4th K B takes Kt P K B to Q B's 4th P to Q's 3rd P takes P K B to Q Kt's 3rd

21

to Q's 5th

B takes R

(ch.)

And

Black surrendered.

GAME

XLIII.

Between Morphy and De Riviere.

1. 2. S.

•WHITE. Mr. P to K's 4th

M.

K Kt to K B's 3rd K B to Q B's 4th

EYANS' GAMBIT. BLACK. 2.

M. de R. P to K's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 8rd

S.

KBtoQB's4tli

1.

MORPHY 4.

P

to

Q

Kt's 4th

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

61


62

GAME

XLIV.

Between Morpliy and Boden. feUT LOFEZ knight's GAME.

1.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th

2.

Kt

3.

B

4.

P

5. G. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

17. IS. 19.

20. 21.

22.

23. 24.

25. 26. 27.

K

B's Srd Kt's 5th

to to to B's 3i-d Castles P to Q's 4th Kt to E's 3rd Kt to B's 4th Kt to K's Srd B's 5th Kt to R's 4th to Kt to K's Srd

Q Q

KB

86. 37. 8S.

39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

4\ 46. 47. 45. 49. 50. 61.

6.

P B

8.

9.

P

Q

11.

P

Q

7.

to B's Srd B's 4th to to K's 2nd to B's Srd to Kt's Srd Kt to Q'.s sq B's 2nd Kt to to B's Srd to sq Kt's Srd to to Q's Snl to Q's 2nd

K

K K Bs K Q

12.

P

13.

QB

P Q Kt to Q B's 4th P to Q Kl's ord

14.

P

Q to Q's Srd Q B to R's 3rd Q takes B Q R to Q's sq

17. 18.

Q

P P

to Q's 5th

takes

QR to K Q

Q's 3rd to R's sq B to B's sq

Q

P to K Kt's 4th P to K R"s 3rd

Kt

34. 35.

5.

10.

29.

S3.

B

Q

Q

28.

32.

3. 4.

P

to B's 5th

takes

Kt

K R to Kt's 2nd Q to K Kt's 4th Q to K R's .5th K R to K B's Srd Q to R's 6tli K R takes P Q takes B Q takes K P Q

to K's :^rd

P Q

takes

P

to K's

2nd

Q B takes P Q to Q's 2nd P

to il Kt's 4th to R's 6th to Kt's sq B to Kt's 5th B's 4th to to B's sq to E's 6th takes (ch.)

QB

K

Q Q K Q Q QB E E

15. 16.

19.

20. 21. 22.

23. 24. 25.

26. 27.

28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 83.

34, 35. 86. 37. 8S. 89.

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 43. 49. 50. 51.

Mr. B. 4th

Q Q

Kt

K

K R to K Kl's sq K Kt to R's 4th Q R to K Kt's 3rd

30. 31.

2.

BLACK. P to K's

Q Q

Q

Q Q Q

1.

takes

P

Q R to Q B's sq Q B to K's Srd Q to K's 2nd B takes Kc

K to B's sq to Q B's 4th K Kt to R's Srd K to Kt's 'ind K R to K B's sq K Kt takes Kt P K Kt to R's Srd K to R's sq K R to K Kfs sq P to K Kt's 4th

P

takes Kt Kt's 2nd (ch.) K's 4th Kt to R's Srd Kt takes B P Kt to Kt's 2nd B to Q's sq B takes R Q R to B's sq Q R to B's 4th P to Q's 5th Q R to B's 6th P takes P P to Q's 6th Q to Q's 4th E to B's sq Q R takes R P (ch.) R to Kt's sq Q to Q's 5th R's 8th (ch.) to Q Q to K's 4th

Kt

Q to Q P

to

K

K K

K K

K

Kt

to K's sq

K takes E

morphy's games of chess. 52. 53. 54.

55.

56. 57.

K B to Kt's 3rd (ch.) Q B to K B"s 4th Q B KVs Q to Q"s t-q Q takes P ti)

3rd

K to Kt's 2nd And

after a

52,

K

53. 54. 55.

Q K K

56.

K

63

to R's sq

K

Kt's 2nd (ch.) to to E's 4th (ch.) to K's 4th to K's 8th (ch.)

few more moves the game was abandoned

as di'awn.

GAME XLV Between Morplij and De Eiviere

&;

Journoud, consulting

together.

EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE. 1.

The

Allies.

black. Mr. M. P to K's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4. K B takes Kt P 1.

5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

K B to Q B's 4th P P

to Q's 3rd t.^kos

P

K B to Q Kt's 3rd K Kt to K B's 3rd

10. Castles 11. P takes 12. Kt to Q's 4th to K's 3rd 13. 14. to 3rd 15. P takes Kt 16. to E's .sq to B's 5th 17. IS. takes Kt 19. Ktto Q's 5th 20. takes

P

K

QB P K Ks

K KE

K

KE

KE

21.

22. 23.

B Q

E

24.

P

25.

Q Q Q

26. 27. 2S. 29. 80. 31.

82.

83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 40. 41.

E E P P P P

E

takes

K K Q

K

K K

Q Q Q Q E to Q

E P P P

E P

B

B

to Kt's 4th to B's sq to B's 4th to K's 2nd to E's 5lh to K's 2nd B-s 3rd to B's sq to Kfs 4th to to Kfs .5th E's 4th to to E's 5th

to to

Q Q

takes

Q

E's sq Kt's sq Kt's 6th

P

to Kt's 7th to Q's sq to Kt's 4th to B's 3rd

K K

MORPHT

64 42. 48. 44.

Q takes E E P (cli.) Q to K Kt's Cth (ch.) Q to K E's 7th (ch.)

45.

P

46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

K P Q Q

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

K

E's 4th to to Kt's 2nd takes

K K

P

E

B's 5th (ch.) to Kt's 6th (ch.) to to K's 4tli

P

to K's 7th

K

B B

K

K K

50.

And Black

Q to Q Kt's 2nd

surrendered.

Ycry well

played. (&) Cleverly conceived. Inevitably lose.

(a)

K B K

42. to Kt's sq Kt's 2nd 43. to 44. to B's sq 45. Pv to Q's Sth (ch.) 46. to B's 3rd 47. to Q's 5th 48. to Kfs sq 49. to E's sq

If

Black venture to take the Bishop, he must

GAME

XLVI.

Between Morphy and Barnes. philidor's defence.

BLACK. Mr. B. P to K's 4th

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th Q takes P Q B to K's 8rd

Q to

Q's 2n(l Q's 3rd B's 3rd Castles (K E)

K B to

Q Kt to Q

to K E's 3rd to K Kt's 4th K Kt to K E's 2nd P takes P P to K B's 3rd K to Kfs 2nd K E to K E's sq K Kt to K B's sq K Kt to Kt"s 3rd Q Kt to Q's 5th K Kt to K E's 5th (ch.) Q E to Q's sq K B to K's 2ud K to B's 2nd Q Kt takes K B

P P

Q

Q

K

takes takes

QE QE

K

to

K

QB QB

to

P

QP Q

(ch.) (a) to Kt's 3rd to Q's 6th to Q's 2nd

Kt

B's 4th takes P E's 6th to K's 3rd Kt to B's 5th

K

K K

•SVHITE. 1.

Mr. M.

65

morphy's games of chess. S5. 86. 87. 3S. 89. 40.

Kt tabes Kt P to K Kt's 5th

41.

KEtoKB'ssq(ch.)

85. 86.

K R to

QU

KB QB

Q's sq to Q's 6tli (ch.) to Ks 5th (ch.) takes P (ch.)

3T. 88. 89.

40,

And

K takes Kt K to K's 8rd P takes P K to B"s 2nd K to K's 2nd K to B'3 sq

wins.

K

Kt with (a) Better, we believe, to have taken the then, appaj-ently, would have been quite ii-resistible.

GAME

XLVII.

Between Morphy and De

Kiviere.

EUY LOPEZ KXIGHt's GAME. WHITE.

Mr. de R.

KE

;

the attack

MORPHY S GAMES OP CHESS.

66

GAME

XLVIII.

Between Morpliy and Paulsen. lEEEGULAR OPENING. 1.

WHITE. Mr. p. P to K's 4th Kt Kt

6.

T. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

18. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 24. 25.

26. 27.

28.

Q B's 8rd

2.

(a)

8.

K B Q Kt's 5th K Kt takes P K Kt takes Kt (c) K B to Q B^s 4th (d) K B to K\s 2nd (/) Kt takes Kt (g) B to K B's 3rd P P P

to to

P to Kt Kt

Castles

8.

R to K's sq (5) Q P takes Kt P to Q Kt's 4th

9.

Kt

11.

Q B

16. 17. 18.

to

Q

R's 6th (0

Q

KtoR'ssq

19.

R

20. 21.

K K K K Q R R P

Q's sq («) Kt's sq B's sq Ki's sq R's sq B's sq (o) takes B to R's sq to Q's 4th to to to to to to

K

22. 28. 24.

K

25.

26.

Q

27. 28.

And White

to Q"s 6th to Kt's

3rd Q takes R P B to Q's '2nd (i) Q R to K's sq {k) Q takes B (7?i)

RtoQR-s2nd(?)

15.

(e)

KP

12. 13.

14 P

takes

takes

E takes Kt R to K's 3rd

10.

Q R's 4th Q takes R P P

K K

KB

5.

7.

to

K's 4th Q B's 3rd B's 3rd to B's 4th

to to

4.

6.

Q B's 3rd (h) Q Kfs 4th

Q

Mr. M.

BLACK. 1,

K B's 3rd

to to 8. 4. to 5. Castles 2.

R to K Kt's 3rd (ch.) Q B to K R's 6th

B to K Kt'.s 7th (ch.) Q B takes P (disc, ch.) B to Kt's 7th (ch.) B to R's 6th (disc, ch.) K B takes K B P B takes Q

R to K's 7th R to K R's 3rd B to K's 6th

resigns.

This was the sixth game between these players In the fourth section of the Grand Tournament of the American Chess Congress. (a) This Fcems to be a favorite opening with Mr. Paulsen. The move, though a safe one, is not likely to lead to interesting positions. (?;)" Better than 6. Kt takes Kt, in which case White would advance 7. P to Q's 4th, regaining the piece with tiir- better position. (c) By retreating"7. Kt to Q's Srd, White might have preserved his Pawn, but tbe'cramped situation of his game would have amply compensated Black for his loss. (d) Indirectly protecting his King's 9.

10

Kt

B

takes takes

KBP

and White

keer>s his

(ch.)

Pawn, since

K

Q

to B's 3rd (ch.) 11. (e) Black might also have

if) If 9.

10.

Pawn,

Kt

B to O Kt's Q to K's sq

3rd

with a decided advantage.

if 10.

for

suppose

8.

Kt

9.

R

KP

takes takes Kt

K takes B, White wins the Rook by K Kt's 5lh. 9. B to K Kt's 5th

plaved S Kt to

10,

P

to

Q Kt's 5th

67 instead,

White play la

B

to

K B's 3rd, he loses directly.

E takes Kt Q to K B's sq (A) Q takes Q

11. 12.

13.

KBP

10.

Kt

11.

Q to Q's 5th Q takes E (ch.) E to K's Sth (mate).

12.

13.

takes

(A)

Kt

12. 13. 14. 15.

B

to

K's 4th

takes

12. 13. 14. 15.

E

K to E's sq B to K B's 3rd

E takes Kt

Q takes E (ch.) B to K Kt's 5th E to K's sq

And wins.

P to Q's4th; 12. P to Q's 3rd would have better, since Black is enabled by his next move to completely shut in White's pieces on the Queen's side. (i) 15. E to Kt's 3rd promises more than it would yield. Ij) Intending to proffer the exchange of Queens by playing 17. Q to Q B's 2nd 16. Q to Q E's 6th would have been much better, compelling Black either to exchange or reti-eat his Queen. {fr,) Threatening mate in two moves by 17. Q takes E (ch.), followed by 18. E to K's Sth. "The real object of this move, however, is to enable Black, B with Q. if possible, to take the (0 17. Q to Q's sq was the proper reply to Black's last move, preventing botli the threatened mate and capture of the Bishop. (7?i) The winning move, for play as White may. Black must now score the game. (71) This, or 20. Q to Q's Srd (see variation), was the only method of avoidKt's 7th (ch.), inc Black's threatened mate in two moves, by 20. B to followed by 21. Q B takes If 20. E to (dis. mate). Kt's sq. Black (A)

With the idea

of playing 13.

been

K

;

K

,

K K

KBP

plays 20. 21. 22.

K takes E Q to K B's sg

21. 22.

,

E takes E (ch. E to K's Sth (ch.) E takes Q (mate)

Variation.

Q to Q's 3rd

20.

- . . .

20.

:

P

to

K B's 4th

Again threatening the mate in two moves.

Q

21.

If

to

Black

Q

B's 4th (ch.)

move

21.

K

21.

to E's sq,

K to B's sq (best) 22. Q to K B's 7th,

White plays

must win. 22.

23.

Q to K B's 4th (A) Q to K Kt's 3rd

22. 23.

B takes KBP B takes Q

And wins. (A)

Q

K K

to E's 4th E's 3rd (best) to to E's 2nd (best)

22. 23. 24.

K

(o)

The only move.

P

22. 23. 84.

And must

win.

B B

takes to

E

(best)

K Kt's 7th (ch.)

Q B takes KBP

and


68

GAME

XLIX.

Between Morphy and Schulten. king's gambit eefiised.

4.

WHITE. Mr. S. P to K's 4th P to K B's 4th K P takes Q P Kt to Q B's 3rd

5.

P

1.

2. 3.

12.

P

8. 9.

10.

4.

5.

11.

7.

2.

to Q"s 3rd

B to Q's 2nd Q B takes P (5) Q B to Q's 2nd Kt P takes B K B to K's 2nd P to Q B's 4th (c>

6.

BLACK. Mr. M, P to K's 4th P to Q^s 4th 3. P to K's 5th 1.

6.

9.

K

14.

15.

K

16. 17. 18.

Kto Kt'ssq(e) P takes Kt

21.

K to Kt's 2nd K to R's 3rd K to R's 4th

(a)

A sacrifice that may

19. 20.

B P

to B's 3rd to Kt's 5th to K's Gth (a)

Q

Castles takes Kt to K's sq (cli.) to Kt's 5th 10. 7.

8.

takes P to B's sq (
13.

K

Kt

KB E B

K

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS.

PtoQB'sSrd Q Kt takes P R takes B

19.

Q Q

20.

Kt to Q's 5th B takes Kt (cIi.) Kt to Kfs 5ch (ch.) Kt to K B"s Ctii (uh.) QtoQ's5th (ch.) to

K B's 7ih (ch.) K B P ^ch.)

takes

And Black mates be

fairly

in three moves, ventured in an oflf-hand game like the

present (ft)

And

7. Castles If 7, Q to K's 2nd S. R to K's sq 8. Q B takes P (A) play as White may, Black must win a piece.

(A)

P

K

a Q takes P 9. Q B takes B 10. Q B to K's 5th

S.

9.

10.

B takes Kt R to K's sq KKt takes QP, followed by 11.

B's 3rd, winning the Queen's Bishop. to to R's"3rd, the following is a probable continuation (c) If 11. takes P. 11.

K

P

Q

:

Q

If White take the Bishop, Queen takes King's Knight's Pawn, winning easily. 12. to B's sq (A) 12. B takes B (ch.) 13. Kt takes B 13. Kt to Q B's 3rd And although minus a Pawn, Black's game is preferable.

K

12.

13. 14. 15.

K to B's 2nd P to Q's 4th K to K's sq (best) Kt

(A) 12. 13. 14.

Q

Q

to B's 4th (ch.) to K's 5lh (ch.)

Kt

B Q

takes

15. to takes B (best) win. White's proper play was 11.

And Black must id)

Too

late.

(e) If 17. 18.

And

if 17.

18.

K to Kt's 3rd K to R's 3rd

K to K's sq to K Kt's

P

3rd

And White cannot

17. IS. 17, 18.

Kt

B

K R's 4th K to K B's 2nd.

to

K B's 4 th (cb.)

Q or Kt mates. Q to K R's 5th R to K's sq

possibly save the game.

(ch.)

morpht's games of chess.

69

GAME

L. Between Morphy and Schnlten. bishop's gambit. 1,

WHITE. Mr. S. P to K's 4th

black:.

Mr. M.

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS.

TO

GAME

LI.

Between Morphy and Thompson. ETANS' GAMBIT. 1.

2.

Kt

2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11.

12. 13. 14.

15. 16.

17. 18. 19.

20. 21.

22.

23. 24. 2;-,.

26. 27.

28. 29. 30. SI. 32. S3. 84. 35. 36. S7. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.

K

B'8 3rd to B's 4th to Kt's 4th to B's 3id to to Q^s 4th Kt's 3rd to Castles.

KB

P

Q

P

Q Q

P Q

Q

P P P

takes

3. 4.

Q Q Q Q Q

7.

P P

to R's sq B's sq to Kt's 2nd to B's sq to B's 4th to to B"s 3rd

Q Q Q

K

13.

14.

19. 20. 21.

BP

takes

B

K

QR K KR QR R takes Kt B to Qs 5tli R to Q B's 6th R to K Kt's 6th R takes K Kt P Kt to K Bs 4th R takes K R P (cb.) B takes P (cli.) takes

28.

Kt Kt

29.

Q

Q

27.

SO. 31. 82.

83. 84. 85. '

87. 3S.

takes Kt (k) takes Kt

K Kt to K's 2nd

P.) 15. Castles (with 16. to Q's sq takes Kt (&) 17. IS. to Q's 6th

22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

K K

K takes R R takes B (e) Q to K R"s 3rd P to K B's 3rd K to K R's sq B to Q B's sq B to K B's 4th B takes Q B F K to K Kt's sq (g) Q to K R's 2ud (/»> B to Q Kfs Sth (i) K to K B's 2nd K t9 K's sq Q to K R's 3rd (j) K to K B's 2nd P

B to Q R's 4th P takes P Q to K B's 3rd («) 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. B to Q Kt's 3rd 10. P takes P n. Q to K Kt's 3rd 12. Q B to K's 3rd 6.

B to Q K's 3rd Q Kt to Q's 2nd B takes B Q li to K's sq Q Kt to- Ks 4th Q Kt to K Kt's 5th Kt takes R Q to Q Kt's 2nd (c>

K

P to K's 4th Kt to Q B's ord K B to Q B's 4th B takes Kt P

6.

to K's 5tb

takes

Mr. M,

BLACK.

1.

WHITE. Mr. T. P to K's 4th

K K

(d>

R

R's 5th to to B's 7th (ch.) B's 4th to to K's 7th Kt to Q's 6th P to K's 4th (/) Kt to B's 5th to B's 5th Kt to K's 7th (ch.) to Q's 5ili (ch.)

Kt

Q

K

Q

Q

Q

Kt (from KB's4th)toKt'a 6th

Q

89.

Q

40.

Kt

41. 42.

Q

to B's eth (ch.) to K's 5th (ch.)

takes

Q to K

Q Kt's 7lh (cb.)

And Black wins. (a) Decidedly better than 7. Q to K's 2nd. (6) Unexpected but quite sound ; Black must (c) If 19-

If 19, 20.

Q

to

Q B's

2nd

Kt to K R's Kt takes Q

4th

19.

19. 20.

win two pieces

for the

Kook.

R takes B R takes Q E takes B

Winning easily. {d) The game is rendered still more lively by thia

sacrifice

;

we think, too^

MORPHY

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

11

him

that Black's superiority in force and position enabled

to

make

it

with

(ch.)

The

safety.

Compulsory; othermse mate ensues in a few moves. (/) Black might have won the exchange by 33. Kt to K B'sTth (e)

move

in the te.vt, liowever, is decidedly preferable.

{g) If 84. 85. 86.

37,

If 37.

Q

Kt

takes

U.

Q Q

R

takes

(ch.)

K to K s 2ud to K B's 7th (ch.) 35. K to It's sq (A) 36. Q to K K's 5th (ch.) K to Kt"s 2nd K to Kt's sq, Black mates in two moves. 37. Kt to K B's 5th (ch.)

And "White three moves.

must now capture the Knight with Queen

or be

mated in

(A) 36.

K to R's 8rd

86.

Kt

to

K

B's 5th (ch)

Here again White must take the Knight or mate follows in four moves. (A) If 85. Queen to Knight's 4th, Black wins the Queen by 35. Pawn to King's Book's 4th. (i) Evidently the only sqitare for the Bishop, (j) His best move under the circumstances. (k) If 41. King takes Knight, Queen mates at Queen's 7th, and if 41. King to Knigiit's'''2nd, Black checks with Knight at King's Bishop's 5th,

winning with

ease.

GAME

LII.

Between Morphy and Liclitenhem. peteoff's defence.

WHITE. 1.

2. 8. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

P

K K

Mr. M.

to K's 4th Kt to B's 3rd

B to Q ii's 4th Q Kt to B's 3rd B takes P B to Q Kt's 3rd P

to Q's 8rd

2. 3.

P

P

Q P

B

P P

K K K K K

B

B takes B

K

6.

KB

Castles

8.

P

9.

12.

13.

14 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

P

takes

to Q's 4th (a) to B's 3rd to Q's 3rd

7.

11.

K Kt's 4th

Kt Kt

P

to

K

Mr. L.

to K's 4th Kt to B's 3rd

5.

10.

Q R P takes Kt K R to Kt's sq Q Kt to K's 4th

P

4.

P to K R's 8rd Q B to K's 3rd Q to Q's -Ind

13. 14. 15. to Kt's 5th 16. Kt to R's 4lh 17. to K's 2nd IS. to B's 4th (d) 19. to Q's 4tli (ch.) 20. Kt to B's 5th (e) 21. Kt to R's 6lh (ch.) 22. Castles 23. takes 24. to K's 5th

g5.

BLACK. 1.

to

K R's 3rd

Q Kt to B's 3rd Q Kt to R's 4th

(6)

takes B to Q's 2nd R's 2nd Kt to R's sq to R's 4th P to P to Kt's 3rd Q B to Q B's 3rd (c) P takes P to Kt's sq R to K's sq to B's sq B takes Kt

Kt

QB

K

K

K K K

K K Q B

to K's

takes

2nd

P

QtakesB

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS,

72 26. 27.

28.

29.

R to Q'8 7th (/) to Q B's 4th takes R

R

28.

R to K's sq (ch.') And

Black resigns.

Game was

the second in the Third Section of the of the American Chess Congress.

This

ment

Q to K Kt's 2nd Ig) R to K's 2nd K takes R

26. 27.

Q

Grand Tourna-

(a) Unusual, but appears to be good. (&) (c)

Well played.

He

should not have abandoned the

command

of his Queen's Bishop's

diagonal (S) (e)

to

At once taking advantage

The only move

K B's 6th

(eh.),

;

if 20.

P

followed by

of Black's erroneous

takes Kt, Q takes

(/) The winning move. (fir) We see no better move.

If

27.

R R

KBP

(ch.) takes B's 8th (ch.) to

K

,

27.

R

If

to

Q

R to Kt's 8th (ch.) Q takes Q, and wins

Black

26.

Kt

takes

Kt

P. then

K to Kt's 2nd

29.

R

White

GAME

takes Q (ch.), and wins. winning the Queen, there-

28.

27.

K B's 4th, then White 27. Q to Q's 3rd.

takes

R

R takes

Kt.

Black

If

LIII.

Between Morphy and Lichtenhein. WHITE. 1. 2. 8.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14 15. 16. 17. 18.

P to

Mr. M.

K's 4th B's 3rd Kt to B to Q B's 4th Kt's to P Q 4th P to Q B's 3rd

K

K

Castles P to Q's 4th takes P P to K's 5th (fi) P takes Kt takes Kt P to K's sq (ch.) to Kt's 5th Kt to Q B's 3rd (c)

P

P

R

QB

K

Q Kt to K's 4th Kt to B's 6th (ch.)

R to K's 5th B to K R's 6tl)

Kt

K to Kt's 2nd K to R's sq

takes R, then White 29. If Black play 28. If 28. Kt takes R, then 29. Kt checks at B's 7th fore 29. 30.

21,

P.

26. 28.

move.

White wins immediately by

KR

BLACK. Mr. L. 1. 2. 3.

P

to K's 4th to B's 3rd

Q

Kt

K B to Q B's 4th

4 B takes Kt P 5. B to Q B's 4th 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

Kt

to

K B's 3rd

P takes P B to Q Kt's

3rd

P to Q's 4th P takes B

R

to

K Kt's sq

Q Kt to K's 2nd Q B to K's 3rd 14 B to Q R's 4th 15. R takes Kt P 16. 17. 18.

K to B's sq to Q B's 3rd to K B's 4th

P

Kt

(a)

16.

Q

MORPHy's (JAMES OF CHESS.

R takes Q B

19.

Kt

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

to

{d)

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

K Kt's 5th

B takes R Q to K B's Srd

R to Q's sq

Kt

to Kt's 8th (ch.) to B's Tth (ch.) B's 3rd 26. Kt to

Q

And (a)

Bad

the correct

;

move

Q B to Q R's 3rd, B takes Kt 15. P to Q's 5th

9.

(
If 14.

is 6.

P

takes

R

K to K's 2nd («) takes B takes Q P (/) to Q's Tth {g) takes Kt to Q's sq

Kt

Q B

R

K

25.

K

(6)

P

Id

wins.

to Q's 3rd,

although not usual, 14.

is

equally good. takes B

Q

15. Castles

with a good game. {d) The more obvious move of 19. B takes R (check) would, perhaps, have been sounder; but the line of play adopted leads to very pretty positions. "We apprehend that White's proper course would have been to capture the Knight with his Rook and then move 20. Kt to R's 5th, afterwards remaining with a clear piece. (e) Black's position is critical in the extreme; we believe this to be the

K

best

move

at his

21. 22.

command

Q to K

;

if

R's 5th

20.

Q to

21.

Kt

K's 2nd takes B

Q takes Kt

and "White must win. (/) He should have played 22. Kt to K B's 4th. (g) Obviously the only move to prolong the game.

GAME

LIV.

Between Morphy and Marache. EVANS' (JAMBIT. WHITE.

Mr. Marache.

MORPHY

74

GAMES OF CHESS.

S

(«) Weak 10. B to Q E's 3rd, followed by 11. R to K's square, was thd proper line of play. Black purposely gives up the exchange, (5) Decidedly the best move foreseeing that he must remain with more than an equivalent in Pawns and ;

;

position. (c) If 19.

Q to

win the Queen If 19. 20. 21.

If 19. 20. 21.

K to

E's sq

Q to Q R's 4th Q takes B

23.

K to E's sq R to K Kt's sq (A) P to K Kt's 3rd

24.

PtoKB'sSrd

22.

19. K Kt to KV& 6tb, will K Kt to K's 6th

by the same move two Knights.

Q's 3rd, Black, for the

R to Q's sq Q takes Q

19. 20. 21.

Q Kt

to K's 7th (ch.)

R takes R (mate)

MORPHY 28. 29. 30. 81. 82. 83.

K B takes R P takes P K B to K's 4tb QB

(b) (c)

28. 29. 80. 31. 82.

(ch.)

to K's 3rd

R to K Kt's 3rd Q to E B's 7th (ch)

(a) This, or usual move of

9.

9.

75

GAMES OF CHESS.

S

B to Q's sq B takes P

K to R"s 4th P to K E's 3rd B to K Kfs 2nd

And White wins. P to Q's 5th, is, in our judgment, B to Q Kt'a 2nd.

better than the

more

Undoubtedly the best reply to "White's last move. He should have retreated the Bishop to Queen's 2nd. If 10.

B

11. 12.

to

Q

E's 4th

K B takes

13. 14. 15.

Kt

11. 12.

(ch.)

Q to Q E's 4th Q takes P (ch) Q takes K B, with

13. 14.

P to Q E's 3rd B to Q E's 4th P takes B K B takes Q Kt B to Q's 2nd

the better game.

(d) Indispensable to avoid loss of some kind. He evidently cannot capture the profifered King's Bishop's Pawn. (/) The winning move. If 27. R to Q Kt's sq Cfl')

(e)

28. 29. 80.

81.

Q takes K B P (ch.) R takes K Kt P (ch.) R to Kt's 4th (dis ch.) K B to B's 7th (mate)

GAME

28.

29. 30.

Kt

Q

takes

K to R's 3rd K to R's 4th

LVI.

Mr. Paul Morphy gives the Queen's Kniglit to Mr. Denis Julien, of New York. king's knight's gambit. {Remove White'a

WHITE.

BLACK.

P to K's 4th

1.

P

2.

K B's 4th K Kt to K B's 3rd K B to Q B's 4th to

3.

4.

Castles P to Q B's 3rd to Q Kt's 3rd P to Q's 4th B to Q's 2nd

Q Q R to K's sq K B to Q's 3rd P to Q R's 4th R takes B Q takes Q Kt P Q takes Q B P

Q to Q B's P

takes

P

to

P

Q

B's 3rd

to

K Kt's 5th

QB

17.

QtoQ'ssq

18.

B

19.

Kt

(ch.)

And

to

Q Kt to Q's 2nd Q Kt to Q Kt's 3rd

16.

15.

(dis. ch.)

to R's 3rd to Q's 3rd

Q B takes Kt Q Kt to Q's 2nd R to Q Kt's sq R takes Q Kt P R takes B

14.

Sth (ch.)

Q Kt's Sth

K's 2nd

8.

11. 12. 13.

R takes B (ch.)

B

Q to

10.

J.

K

P P

7.

9.

to K's 5th

Mr.

P to K's 4th P takes P P to K Kt's 4th K B to K Kt's 2nd

6.

5.

Q

P

Knight.)

'a

Mr. M.

Black resigns.

to Q's 4th

takes

K


Y6

GAME

LVII.

Between Paul Morphy and Mr. F. the Brooklyn Chess Club.

Perrin, President of

SICILIAN OPEIHNG.

WHITE.

Mr. M.

BLACK.

Mr. p.

P to Q B's 4th P to K's 3rd P takes P Kt to Q B's 3rd Kt

to

K R's 3rd

B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) (a) B to Q R's 4th B to Q Kt's 3rd Q Kt to K's 4th {&) P to Q's 4th Kt to Q B's 3rd B takes Kt

K Kt to Q's 2nd P to K B's 4th P to K Kt's 3rd K P takes P Kt to K B's sq Kt to K's 3rd K Kt takes Q P («> R takes B K Kt takes B P {g) P takes R K to Q's 2nd Q to K's 2nd {h} K to Q's sq And Black resigns.

B

(a) Losing time and therefore bad. to K's 2nd was the coup Juste. (b) Faulty, like the check of Bishop at move sixth. He should have castled instead. (c) Not only a perfectly safe move, but one which gives White an im-

mediate advantage. {d) A very feasible

sacrifice, as

an examination of the position will satisfy

the reader.

Had

Black captured the Bishop, White would have cheeked with R's 5th. gaining a second Pawn in return for the sacrificed piece Queen at and speedily winning through the cramped situation of the Black forces, and the irresistible strength of his ovni passed centre Pawns. (/) After this move we think White's game won, from its nature. (g) By castling at this late stage of the game (an odd looking, but we think excellent jnove) Black might have maintained a fierce defence. The ultimate result, however, would have been the same. (A) Had Black interposed the Knight, he would have been mated in tw© moves. (e)

K


GAME

11

LVIII.

Between Morphy and

Kennicott.

SOOTOH GAMBIT. BLAOK. Mr. M. P to K's 4th to Q B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4 K B to Q B's 4th

1.

WHITE. Mr. K. P to K's 4th

1.

2,

Kt

2.

8.

P

4. 5. 6. 7.

8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 24.

K

B's Srd to to Q\s 4th B's 4th to

KB Kt Kt

Q

K

Kt's 5th takes BP B takes Kt (ch.) E's 5th (ch.) to Q takes B Q to Q Kt's 5th Castles (rt) Q to Q's 5th (ch.) B to Kt's 5th P to B's 4th P to B's 5th Q takes B P B to B's 6th (ch.) Q to B's 4th B to Kt's 5th Q takes P takes B to E's sq to K's sq Kt to Q E's Srd (d) to

5.

K

6.

12. 13.

E

And

we

believe, as

opening, and

K to Kt's 2nd P takes P (&) E to K Kt's Srd K to Kt's sq B to K E's 6th Q to P

E

K's 6th (ch.) (o)

takes takes

Q B

(ch.) to K's 7th Kt to Q's 5th to K's sq

P

QE

move

upon its adoption is not some others, springing from

we

to Q's Srd

E to K's sq E takes K P E to K's Srd Q to K's sq

wins.

(a) This is unquestionably the best

attack consequent

Kt

P

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

K

K E's 3rd

takes

9.

11.

Q

to

8.

10.

K K K K K K

Kt Kt

K takes B P to K Kt's 3rd

7.

K

Q

Kt

at White's command. The as familiar to American players, different variations of the same

are therefore induced to lay the present

game

before our

readers. If 15.

(6) 16.

17.

P P

to B's 6th (ch.) to B's 7th

And (c)

The winning move,

16.

E to

K

K's 4th to E's sq (best)

Black cannot save the game. forcing an exchange of Queens and Bishops, Pawn and the better position.

and

enabling Black to preserve his id) If 24. 25. 26. 27.

KttoQB'sSrd

E E E

to

K Kt's sq (best)

takes

E

(ch.) (best)

to K's sq (best)

24. 25.

QE

to K's sq (best) (ch.) (best) (best) to Kt's sq (best)

E

takes

2().

K to E's sq

27.

E

K

E

And play as White may, Black wins the exchange and consequently the game. The above variation is very instructive, and shows the great accuracy with which end games must be conducted.

MORPHYS GAMES OF

78

GAME

CHESS,

LIX.

Between Morphy and Thompson. EVANS' GAMBIT.

Mr. T,

to K's 4th B's 3rd Kt to to B's 4th to Kt's 4th to B's 3rd to Q's 4th

BLACK. Mr. M, P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4 B takes Kt P 5. B to Q E's 4th (a) 6. P takes P

QtoQKt^3

7.

WHITE. 1.

2. 8.

P

KB

5.

P P

6.

P

4.

7.

8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

28.

1.

K

Q

Q Q

3rd

Castles to K's 5th P takes P (c) Kt to Q's 2nd Kt's 2nd to Kt to K's 4th to Q's 3rd Kt to E's 4th Kt takes P to B's 4th to B's 3rd {d) Kt to Kt's 5th takes Kt to K's 3rd (/) to Kt's 5th

8.

P

Q B Q B

9.

10.

(6)

17.

K Kt to K's 2nd Q to K Kt's 3rd B to K B's 4th Q to K E's 4th Kt takes Kt K R to K's sq

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

Q Kt's 5lh {e) takes B Kt's 3rd to K's 6th takes R Q R to K's sq B to Q Kt's 3rd Kt to K's 6th Q to Kt's 5th Q to K's 7th Kt to Q's 8th {g)

11.

Q

12. Castles

13.

14

K B K K K K

E

Q to K B's 8rd P to Q's 3rd P takes K P P takes P

15. 16.

Q K Q Q Q takes Q Kt P Kt takes R R to K B's sq

P to K B's 5th Kt to K B's 2nd R to Q Kt's sq And

Kt Kt

to

Q to K

R R

K

"White resigns.

(a) It has long been a mooted point among chess authorities whether B's 4th be the better move. On the whole, we should be this or 5. B to inclined to accord the preference to the latter, as leaving fewer modes of attack at the choice of the first player. (6) Black's best defensive move. (c) The usual, and undoubtedly the strongest move, is 10. to K's sq. Kt to K's 2nd, and all attack to R's 3rd, Black's rejoinder is 10. If 10. Let us examine is at an end.

Q

10.

R

K

B

Q

R to

K's sq

10.

B

to Q's 2nd.

"We think this move of the Bishop first occurred in a game played by consultation at the Chicago Chess Club; see Chess Montlily, August, 1857, In the game alluded to, the defence committed the error of playing p. 239. B's 3rd. But for that their Queen at move sixth to K's 2nd instead of mistake, the move of 10. to Q's 2nd, would, it appears to us, have given them the better game. The variations are very numerous, and our limited Bpace will only allow us to present the leading one.

K

B

11. 12. 18.

Kt

KP

11.

Kt

B

P

12.

Q takes B

13.

Kt

takes takes B

(ch.)

E takes Kt (ch.) (best)

takes

Kt

to K's

(best)

2nd

MORPHY 14.

B

15.

E

16.

P

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

to Q E's 3rd takes Kt (best) takes

79

14. Castles (with takes 15. 16. takes

Q P

Q

K K)

Q P

And must win. Kt

E

is 18. to K's 6th. (e) It was of the utmost importance to get rid of White's King's Bishop, as with such a powerful auxiliary the attack planned by the £r8t player

id) If 18.

to Kt's 5th, Black's reply

must have been

irresistible.

(/) It is apparent that "White would have lost a piece by capturing the Queen's Pawn thus ;

21.

B

22.

Q takes Kt (if)

P

takes

21. 22.

^

{g) This leaves "White no resource. Black mates in two moves.

If the

GAME

Kt

B

takes B Q Kt's 3rd

to

Knight

ia

taken with BooK,

LX.

Bet-ween Morphy and Schulten*

BUT LOPEZ knight's GAME. "WHITE. 1.

P

2.

Kt

8.

Mr. M.

to K's 4th to 3rd

A.

K Bs

2.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

23.

to

Q B's 3rd

8.

4

K B to Q B's 4th (a) K Kt to K's 2nd

5.

Castles

Q

P P takes P P to Q's 5th P to Q's 6th B to K B's 4th (6) Kt to Q B's 3rd B to Q B's 4th B to Q Kt's 3rd Q B takes P Q takes B Q E to Q's sq Q to K B's 4th Kt

to

P takes P B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. Q Kt to Kt's sq 9. P takes P 10. B to Q B's 2nd 11. P to Q E's 3rd 12. P to Q Kt's 4th 18. B to Q Kt's 2nd 14 B takes B 6.

7.

K's 5th

Q takes Q

Kt Kt

P

E

to

K Kt's 4th KBP

takes

to K's 5th to Q's 3rd to Q's 5th

24 Q Kt 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Kt

K B to Q Kt's 5th

P

to B's 3rd 5. Castles to Q's 4th 6. 4.

BLACK. 1/Lr. S. P to K'S 4th

B E

takes

K Kt's 8rd (ch.)

to to

Kt

Kt

Q Kt's

6th

80.

E to Q's sq E to Q's 4th K E to Kt's 4th

(a)

The

P

Kt Kt

Q P

to to to to

Q Q

B's sq Kt's 3rd

K B's 3rd ((f)

takes

Q

K to Kt's 2nd

B

Q Q

B's 3rd P E's 4th to E's sq Kt to Q B's 5th P takes B to B's sq to Q E's 2nd B to Q Kt's 4th to Q B'a 2nd

E

to to

K

K

E

E

(e)

And "White defence

K E's 3rd (c)

15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

known

wins.

as the "Berlin Defence," beginning

K B's 3rd, is recojmized as the best

with

3.

Ktto

MORPHY

80 (&)

more

We are decidedly of effective than the "

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

opinion that this

book move" of 10.

is

much

Q takes

stronger and

much

P.

Uncalled for. (d) Evidently the best on the board, bad as it looks. (e) Winning by force. This game lias certainly no claims to brilliancy, but illustrates the difficulty of a correct defence to the Ruy Lopez Game, White's tenth move certainly appears to be an improvement on that given in the leading treatises of the day. (c)

GAME

LXI.

Played at the New Orleans Chess Clnb, January, 1858, Mr. Morphy playing this and two other games simultaneously, without sight of the boards. EVANS' GAMBIT. WHITE.

Mr. M.

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. onist's offer, the superiority of his position

81

being such as to insure a speedy

victory.

(/) This leaves Black no resource.

If he capture the Rook, he evidently

loses at once. {g)

The game being irretrievable, it

is

immaterial what course Black

may

pursue.

GAME J.

LXII.

Between Mr. Paul Morphy, and Mr, F. Perrin, Mr. "W. A. Fuller, and Mr. D. W. Fiske, consulting together.

TWO knights' defence. 1.

WHITE. The Allies. P to K's 4th

2.

Kt

3.

to to

KB

4.

Kt

to

K B's 3rd Q

B's 4th

K Kt's 5th

6.

P takes P P to Q's 3rd

7.

Kt

5.

8.

9.

to

(&)

K B's 3rd

10. (d) 11. Kt to E's 2nd 12. to K's 3rd 13. Castles 14. to B's 4th (e) 15. Kt takes 16. Kt to B's 3rd 17. to B's 2nd 18. to Q's 4th 19. Kt takes Kt 20. to K's sq 21. takes 22. Kt to E's 4th 23. to B's 5th 24. takes 25. to B's 4th

K

P

K

Q B

K

P

Q

QE

E

K

P

E

Q

B

B

P

Q

27. 28.

K B's 3rd P takes B P to K B's 4th

29.

P

26.

30. 31.

32. 83. 84. 35. 36. 37. 38. 89. 40. 41. 42.

Kt

to

takes P Q takes Q

K to Kt's 2nd

P P P

R takes P E to Q B's 7th

takes

B

Kt

to

K E's 2nd

B to Q's 3rd Q to K E's 5th P takes P (en passant) Q to K E's 4th E to K's sq Kt to K B's 3rd (/) Kt to K's 5th E takes Kt

B to K B's 4th B takes E E to K B's sq {g) B to K's 4th Q takes B P to K Kt's 4th B takes Kt E to K's sq Q to K's 6th P

E

takes takes

P Q

K to Kt's 2nd

P P E E E

to Q's 7th

K

to E"s 8rd (c) to K's 5th

Castles

K to Kt's 3rd E to Q Kt's 3rd K to B's 3rd

E to K B's 3rd

Q E's 4th

K B to Q B's 4th

P

K to K's 4th

to B's 3rd (o) to Q's 4th

Kt

P to Q's 6th P takes P P to Q B's 5th

P

K

Kt

Kt to

Q to K's 2nd P takes Kt P to K E's 3rd

B

BLACK. Mr. M. P to K's 4th Kt to Q B's 3rd

1.

E

takes P to Q's 6th 3rd to Q's 7th (ch.) to B's 4th to B's 5th (ch.) to E's 7th takes P (ch.) E's sq to to B's 3rd

K to Kt's E

K

K K

K K to K's 2nd

82 43. 44. 45.

E to Q B's 8th E takes E (h)

44.

R to Q's sq K takes E

P

45.

P

to

P

takes

47.

K K

48. 49. 60. 51.

P Q P Q P P takes P

46.

43.

to B's 6th to Q's 5th (i) to K's 4th to Kt's 3rd E's 8rd to to Kt's 4th

46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

Q Es 4th

K to K^s 2nd K to Q's sq K to K's 2nd K to Q's sq P

{g)

And

Black resigns.

(a) This deviation from the line of play laid down in the books as the best Black can adopt, gives rise to many highly interesting variations, and generally leads to positions affording far more scope for brilliant combinations than the more correct but more dull and monotonous routine of the

"Giuoco Piano." (5)

Far better than checking with Bishop at Knight's 5th, as recomauthors. Indeed we look upon this move as the only one

mended by most

which enables the

first player to preserve his advantage.* (c) B to Q's 8rd leaves Black more resources. {d) This is extremely well played, and on a careful examination of the position will be found to be the only move on the board which does not turn the scales in Black's favor.

(e)

The proper

style.

(/) Black s attack has been foiled. He has a Pawn less than his adversary and no advantage in position to compensate for the loss. B's 4th was certainly preferable. (g) P to (A) P to Q B's 6th would have shortened the contest, (i) Ingenious, but a loss of time, as Black's next move compels the "White

K

King

to retreat.

(j) This game, highly creditable to the skill of the three distinguished adversaries of Mr. Morphy, is an instructive specimen of the "Two Knights' Game." The defence of the allies, simple and correct, from the debut to the termination, deserves especial praise.

GAME Bet-ween

LXIII.

Morphy and an Amateur. MTJZIO GAMBIT.

{Remove

MORPHY

Q

13.

K PJs 4th

to

Q to K B*s 6th Q takes Kt K R to B's 3rd

14. 15.

19.

GAMES OF CHESS.

Q B takes P R takes B Q R to K B's sq

10. 11. 12.

16. 17. 18.

S

P

takes

B

10.

B

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

KttoKR'sSrd

takes

Q to P

K's sq

to Q's 8rd (a)

K to Kt's sq B

to Q's 2nd Kt to K's 2nd IT. Kt to Kt's 3rd 18. Kt's 5th to

K R's 4th K R's 5th

to to

P P

(ch.)

83

K

B

Kt

P

19.

And

P

takes

(&)

"White mates in three moves.

As good a move as Black could make in a position of such difficulty. save the piece was utterly impossible. takes R, White replies with P to Kt's 7th, with an easy game.

(a)

To

B

(6) If

GAME

LXIV,

Odds of Pawn and move. Occurring in the match between Mr. Paul Morphy and Mr. 0. H. Stanley. (Eenuyoe JBlach

Mr.

WHITE.

5.

P to K's 4th P to Q's 4th P to K's 5th Q B to K's 3rd (a) P to Q Kt's 3rd

6.

Kt

7.

B takes P

1. 2. 8. 4.

8. 9.

10. 11.

12. 13.

14 15. 16.

17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Kt

to

1.

5.

K B's 3rd (&)

takes

Kt

to Q B's 3rd takes P takes B to Q B's 4th

Kt

6.

P

7.

Kt

8.

P to Q B's 8rd (c) B to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) B takes Kt (ch.) Q to K R's 5th (ch.) Q to K Kt's 4th

9.

10. 11. 12.

K

Kt Kt

P P

B

to K's 2nd to B's 3rd

Q

takes

K

B

to Kt's 3rd 13. Castles 14. B to R's 3rd (d) to R's sq 15. 16. QRtoK'ssq

'

Castles

Q

Q takes K P (ch.) K R to Q's sq Q to K Kt's 4th (e) Q Kt to Q's 2nd Q to K Kt's 3rd

17. 18. 19.

Q to

20.

QB

to R's 3rd

21. 22.

P

Q B's 4th

Q"s 3rd

QtoQB's2nd(g') Kt to K B's 3rd KttoK's 2nd <

>

V F

K

i.ikes

(A)

R

l(.

R

And White

Q R takes K P (/) Q B to Q B's sq K B to Q's 3rd

R to K to

R's 4th

24. 25.

R takes Kt (i) Q to Q's sq R takes K R P

26. 27. 28.

K to Kt's sq Q to K R's 6th

23.

Q B's 4th (j) takes Q P 27. Q to Q B's 3rd (ch.) 28. Ki to Kt's 8rd 25.

26.

KB P.) BLAOK. Mr. M. P to K's 3rd 2. P to Q's 4th 3. P to Q B's 4th 4 Q to Q Kfs 3rd

S.

Q to

resigns.

K's R's 5th .

morpiiy's games of chess.

84

Not orthodox

(a)

;

White should have played

B's 8rd. (&) If

P P

6.

to

Q

B's Srd

takes P (or A) 7. And Black must win a Pawn

or debar the

K B to Q's 3rd, or P to Q

6.

P

7.

B

takes P to Kt's 5th (ch.)

White Bang from

Castling.

(A)

B takes P Q takes Kt (best)

7. 8,

have been

B

game.

with the Bishop at Kt's 5th, Black's reply would

K to Q's sq, winning a piece.

Advisedly leaving the King's Pawn to be taken, obviously have lost a piece by taking the Queen's Bishop's

(c?)

(e)

fine

takes

K B to Q B's 4th

8.

With a

Had White checked

(c)

Kt

7.

He would

Pawn. (/) White's mistake in capturing the unprotected King's Pawn of his antagonist a few moves back is now apparent. Black has "gained a Pawn in return for the one sacrificed, and has, besides, a fine attacking situation. (!7) Why not P to Q B's 4th ? (h) If 22. 28. 24.

K Kt to B's Srd Kt takes B (best) K to R's sq

And White cannot save (i)

(j)

22.

23.

B takes E P (ch.) Q takes B P (ch.)

E to B's 5th

24.

the game. His proper play was

Perfectly safe. instead of advancing this

If,

Black would have answered with

22.

P

to

Pawn, White had moved Kt

Q

to

GAME

K E's 5th,

K E's 3rd,

to Kt's Srd.

winning in a few moves.

LXV.

Between Morphy and Lowenthal. SICILIAN OPENING.

1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

20. 21.

22.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to K B's 4th K Kt to K B's Srd P takes P P to Q's 4th K B to K's 2nd

B

takes Castles

QB QB

B

to K's Srd

takes P Kt to Q B's Srd B takes Kt Kt takes Q P Q E to Q Kt's sq to E's sq P to Q B's Srd P to B's 5th P to Kt's Srd P to B's 6th P takes P to K's 4th Q to E's 6th

K

K K K

B

K

BLACK. 1.

P

Mr. L.

Q

B's 4th to to K's Srd to Q's 4th

2. P P 4 P takes P 5. Q B to K Kt's 6. B takes Kt 8.

5th

S.

K Kt to B's Srd K B to K's 2nd

9.

P

7.

takes

P

10. Castles

11. 12.

13.

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Q Kt to Q B's Srd B takes B B takes Q Kt P B to Q's 5th (ch.) E to Q Kt's sq B to Q B's 4th Q to K E's 5th Q to K Kt's 4th Kt

to K's 4th

K E to Q's sq Q takes P at Kt's Tth E to Q's Srd

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 28.

B

takes

P (ch.)

85

M0RPHY8 GAMES OF

86 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Kt

to

Q B's 3rd

17. 18.

K K takes K B B to K B's 4th (ch.) R

19.

to Q^s Gth to K's 4th (c)

20. 21.

Kt

22.

K E takes B (ch.)

23. 24.

Q takes Kt

22. 28.

Kt

24.

(ch.) to Q's 6th to 25. Kt's 7th (ch.) 26. B to Q's 2nd (ch.) 27. Kt to B's 4th (ch.) 28. to Kt's 3rd

Q

Q

P

Q

25. 26. 27.

CHESS.

QB

to Q's

2nd

K to Q B's 2nd K to Kt's 2nd Q to Q Q

B's 4th takes Q B P takes to R's 3rd to Q's sq to R's 4th takes B to R's 5th

Kt

K KR K Q K

KR

Mate. (a)

of

4.

The German Handhitch

K B to Q's 3rd.

(p.

250)

recommends the

preferable

move

reader will observe that the game now assumes something of the character of the Cunningham or Three Pawns Gambit. (c) Stronger than taking the Bishop at once. (6)

The

LXVII. Mr. Paul Morphy gives the odds of Queen's Knight and move to Mr. Charles A. Maurian, of New Orleans. ALLGAIER GAMBIT. {Remove Black^s

WHITE.

Mr. Mau:

Qiteen's Knight.)


87

(a) For an analvsis of this defence to the Allgaler Gambit, see the volume of the " Chess Monthly," pages 234—236.'" (5) The Leiffaden here Drakes Black plav 8. K B to K's 2nd. (c) Taking with the Queen would be no better.

GAME

first

LXVIII.

Mr. Paul Morphy gives h\a Queen's Rook to an Amateur of the Kew Orleans Club.

TWO

bishops' openinq.

{Remove WhiWs

WHITE.

KB

Q

5.

B to Q Kt's

6.

Kt toKKt's5th

13. 14. 15.

Kt Kt

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

23. 24. 25.

QB

to

K

Castles to Q R's to B's 9. 10. to Q R's 11. P to B's 7.

8.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

K Kt's 5th

K

to R's sq

K takes B

20. 21. 22. 23.

B takes Kt (ch.) B takes R (dis. ch.) B to K's 7th Q to Kfs 5th (ch.) to

K Q

P K Q to K R's 4th P takes K Kt P

E

P

Q P

to Q's 2nd B's 3rd to B's 6th to

K

Q

Q

3rd

11. 12.

9.

10.

K P

Castles P to B's 4th P to B's 5th

K K Q to K R's 5th B to Q's 5th Kt K takes E P (c)

8.

P

to K's 4th 2. B to B's 4th takes P (a) 3. Kt's 4th 4. P to 5. P to Q's 3rd R's 3rd 6. Kt to 1.

K

7.

A.

BLACK.

P

to K's 4th to B's 4th 2. 3. P to Q's 4th B's 3rd (&) 4. Kt to 1.

Queeii's Rook.)

Mr. M.

24.

K B's 4th

And Black

4th

3rd 5th 3rd

K takes Kt Q to K's 4th P takes K B Q to K's sq Q B to K Kt's 5th B

takes

P

to Q's 6th (dis. ch.) takes P (ch.)

B

Kt

K takes P K to R's 2nd

K to Kt's sq KttoQB'sSrd K to E's 2nd

resigns.

He

ought rather to have taken with the Bishop. B P (ch.), but was averse to (&) White might have played 4 B takes an exchange of pieces at such an early stage of the game. (c) The game from this point is very lively and animated. (a)

K


88

GAME

LXIX.

Between Mr. Morphy and an Amateur of the

New

Orleans Club.

EVANS' GAMBIT. {Remove WhiWs

WHITE. 1.

2.

P

KB

4.

P

6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17.

1.

K

KB

Q

Q Q

K

Kt

10. 11. 12. 13.

R

R

Q

Q

Castles P to Q's 4th P takes P Q B to R's 3rd (a) P to K's 5th to K's sq B to Q Kt's 5th Q to B's sq to Q R's 4th takes Q Kt P to K's 6th (&) takes B

K

A.

BLACK. P to K's

4th B's 3rd 2. Kt to to Q B's 4th 3, 4. B takes Kt P B's 4th 5. B to B's 3rd 6. Kt to 7. P takes P 8. B to Q Kt's 3rd 9. P to Q's 3rd

to K's 4th B's 3rd Kt to to B's 4th Kt's 4th to P to B's 3rd

3.

5.

Qtteen's Knight.)

Mr. M.

Q

Q R

P

to K's 5th

to Q's 4th

Q B to K Kt's 5th Q to Q's 2ad B takes Kt

14. 15. Castles

P

16.

(Q R)

takes

P

R

And White

wins.

{a) When giving the odds of a Rook or Knignt, the first player will fre» quently find the move in the text quite as effective as the more customary ones of P to K's 5th or P to Q's 5th. (6) Much better than capturing the King's Bishop at once, as the Black Kt'a 6th, and the issue of the conQueen might then have been moved to test rendered doubtful.

K

GAME LXX. Played at the an Amateur.

New York

Club between Mr. Morphy and

SCOTCH GAMBIT. {Eemove White's Queen's Knight.)

1.


1.

2.

Kt to

2.

-f8.

P

4.

Kt

5.

K B's 3rd

to Q's 4th

takes

P

K B to Q B's 4th K

takes B P (a) 7. B takes Kt (ch.) 8. P to K's 5th 9. Castles 10. Q to Kt's 4th (ch.) 6.

Kt

K

A. P to K's 4th

BLACK. 3. 4, 5.

6.

7. 8.

9.

10.

Kt to Q B's 3rd Kt takes P Kt to K's 3rd K Kt tc B's 3rd K takes Kt

K takes B K B to Q B's 4th Kt to Q's 4th K takes P (&)

morphy's games of chess. 11. 12.

Q Q

13. 14.

Q P

15.

16. IT.

R E Q

K

B to Kt's 5th E to Q's sq to K's 4th to Q B's 4th takes Kt takes B to K's 5th

11. 12. 13. 14.

White mates

The

89

QtoKB's

sq to Q's 3rd

15.

K Q to K B's 2nd K to Q B's 3rd K to Q Kfs 3rd

16.

P

17.

E

Q

B's 3rd (c) to to K's sq

in four moves.

Knight at

this juncture, as most of our readers are probably aware, is one of the many felicitous inventions of Mi\ Cochrane. (&) Black is eager to preserve his numerical superiority, and loses the should have retreated bis game in the attempt. to B's 2nd, and on White's then playing B's 4th, sustained his Kt with P to to B's 3rd, and submitted to the loss of the Bishop.

(a)

sacrifice of the

K

He

Q

Q

The game ornot (c)

is

Q

irredeemably

lost,

GAME Played at the

New

whether he take the proffered Eook

LXXI.

Orleans Club between Mr.

and an Amateur. MUZIO aAMBIT. {Remove

WHITE. 1.

2.

8. 4.

P to K's 4th P to K B's 4th

Kt to K B's 3rd K B to Q B's 4th

5.

Castles

6.

Q takes P

7.

P

8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14.

15.

16. 17. 18.

19. 20.

White's Queen's Knight.)

Mr. M.

to K's 5th

B takes K B P (ch.) P to Q's 4th Q B to K's Srd Q to K Rs 5th (ch.) R takes P (ch.) R takes Kt (ch.) B to Q's 4th (ch.) R to K's sq (ch.) Q to Q's 5th (ch.) Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) Q to K R's 5th (ch.) R takes Q B takes E

BLACK. 1.

A.

Morphy

90


GAME 1.

LXXII.

Between Paul Morphy and Ernest Morphy. EUT LOPEZ knight's GAME. BLAOK. Mr. E. M. WHITE. Mr. p. M, P to K's 4th


91

GAME LXXIV. Between Morphy and Barnes. philidoe's defence.

WHITE. Mr. B. P to K's 4th

1.

Kt

2.

K

B's to to Q's 4th

P

3rd

3.

K

takes P Kt's 5th Kt to P to K's 6th Kt to B's 7th

QP

4.

K K Q B to K's 3rd B to K Kt's 5th Kt takes R K B to Q B's 4th Kt to K B's 7th R to K B's sq P to K B's 3rd Kt

B Q

to

5. 6.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Kt

(c)

IT. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Castles

B

Q

Kt

takes

to Kt's 3rd to Kt's sq Kt to K's 5th Kt to Q's 3rd

K

Q to K B's 3rd

7.

Q R's 3rd B

takes takes

BLACK. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 3rd P to K B's 4th K B P takes P P to Q's 4th K B to Q B's 4th (a)

B

23.

And White

P

to Q's 5th

Q

takes

Q to K B's 4th Q takes B Q Kt to B's 8rd

KKtP

Kt to K B's 3rd Q Kt to Q Kfs 5th Q B takes P (&) Kt to Q's 6th (cb.)

P

takes

P B

to to to to

Q

K B takes Kt K

Q's 7th (ch.) B's 4th B's sq

R K's sq Q takes R {d)

resi gns.

(a) This move appears in none of the books; all the authors R's 3rd as Black's only move. (5) To prepare the way for 16. Kt to Q's 6th (ch.) (c) Forced, for if IT. P takes Kt, Black mates in two moves.

K Kt to (d)

Even

the tyro will see that

White cannot capture the Queen.

GAME LXXV. Between Morphy and Boden.

1.


2.

Kt

3.

4. 5.

P

to

K B's 3rd

to Q's 4th

KB

Q B's 4th

to

Castles to Q B's 3rd

SCOTCH GAMBIT. BLACK. Mr. B. 1. P to K's 4th

Q B's

2.

Kt

8.

P

takes

6.

K B to Q B's 4th P to Q's 3rd Kt to K B's 3rd (a)

7.

B

to

4. 5.

to

7.

P P

8.

Q Kt to

8.

Castles

P B

9.

Kt

6.

9.

10. 11. 12.

Q B

P

takes

B's 3rd to Q's 5th to Q"s 3rd B to Kt's 5th to R's 4th

K

K

P

3rd

P

Q Kt's 3rd Q Q

to R's 4th to B's 4th to R's 3rd to Kt'fl 6th

10. 11.

P

12.

QB

K

K

regard

morphy's games op chess.

92 13.

P

to

K E's 8rd

MOEPHYS GAMES OF 19. 20. 21. 22.

23.

E

to K's sq

P

takes

Kt

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

B

to K's 5th

B takes B P Q to K's 3rd takes B Q takes Kt

24 P 25.

25.

And

93

CHESS.

B takes Kt (ch.) Q to K R's 6th P to K Kt's 7th Kt takes B B takes Kt E takes P E takes P (ch.)

"White resigns.

GAME

LXXVII.

Between Morphy and Kipping. EVANS' GAMBIT.

Mr. M.

"WHITE. 1. 2,

8.

4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

P to K's 4th

K Kt to K K B to Q

P to Q Kt's 4th P to Q B"s 3rd P to Q's 4th Castles

K Kt's 5th Kt takes KP P to K B's 4th B

to

K to R's sq

Q Kt takes P Q E to Q's sq Q takes Kt Q takes K B Kt Kt

Q

to K's 4th to Kt's 3rd

K

takes Q(ch.)

K

to R's 4th to K's 5th Kt to K's 4th Kt takes (ch.) to K's 6th (ch.) to Q's 5th (ch.) 80. to K's 4th (ch.)

E

P

E E

3. 4.

5. 6.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Kt

13. 14.

P B

takes Kt takes Q B to Q's 5th 15. to B's sq 16. Kt takes B 17. 18. 19.

20. 21.

E takes B P takes P P

2.

7.

Q to Q Kt's 3rd P to K's 5th E to K's sq

Mr. K. P to K's 4th Kt to B's 3rd Q Q K B to Q B's 4th B takes Kt P B to Q E's 4th P takes P P to Q's 3rd Q to K B's 3rd P takes K P B to Q Kt's 3rd Q to K B's 4th

BLACK. 1.

B's 3rd B's 4th

22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

E

And "White mates in two

P

K

QB P

to

to K's 3rd

K B's 3rd

P to Q Kt's 3rd Q to Q B's 4th P takes Q P takes B P to K Kt's 3rd

K to B's 2nd

to K E's 3rd takes P K to B's 3rd K to B's 4th K to Kt's 5th

P P

moves.

(ch.)

MORPHY*S GAMES OF CHESS.

94

GAME

LXXVIII.

Between Morphy and Kipping. EVA3SS* GAMBIT.

WHITE.

Mr. X.

95


Q Kt takes P

11.

Kt

E's 5th to Kt's 5th to B's 3rd 14. P to 15. Castles

12.

E takes B Q takes KtP R to K's sq Q to K B's 3rd

16.

11. 12.

18,

K K

QB

Q

16.

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

B P

17.

IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Q

Kt's 5th (ch.) takes P Kt takes Q B P B takes Kt (ch.) B takes Kt (ch.) takes Q takes to

E B

Kt to K Kt's Kt takes Kt

B Q

6th

to Q Kt's 5th (ch.) to Q's 3rd 14. Kt's 2nd 15. Kt to 13.

K

takes E to K's 2nd E's 4th to E's 2nd to to Q B's 3rd takes P takes Kt to B's sq takes B takes

Kt Kt

P

E P P

K K

QKt

K Q B

R

E

And

"White wins.

GAME LXXX. Between Morphy and Boden. king's gambit evaded.

WHITE. 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Mr. M.

P P


P P

to Q Kt's 4th Kt's 5th to to Q's 4th

K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q B's 3rd K B to K's 2nd Q

P takes B P takes P Q B to K's 3rd Q B to K B's 2nd

B

13. Castles

14 Q to Q's 3rd 15. Kt to Q B's 3rd 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 81.

P

K

K

to Kt's 3rd to Kt's 2nd

Q E to K's sq B to K's 3rd

BLACK. Mr. B, P to K's 4th B to Q B's 4th 3. P to Q's 3rd 4. Q B to K Kt's 5th 1.

2.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

11. 12. 13. Kt to 14. Kt to 15. Castles

K B's 3rd

Q

16.

Qto

17.

QR

18.

19.

Kt

20.

B

21.

to K's 2nd to Q's 2nd Kt to B's 4th to K's 5th

K

P

Kt takes Q B to Q Kt's 4th B takes E

Kt

to

K B's 4th

B takes Q P B takes Kt B to Q'8 5tli

PtoK's6t^

Q Kt to B's 3rd B to Q Kt's 3rd Kt to Q E's 4th B takes Kt P takes Q P Q to K B's 3rd Kt to Q B's 5th Q takes K B P

22. 23. 24.

E's 4th

(K E)

K E's 3rd

to K's sq

K to E's sq Q to K Kt's 3rd P to K E's 3rd P

to Q's 4th

Q to K E's 2nd Q takes Q Kt to Q B's 5th

25.

Kt

26.

E takes B

27. 28. 29. 80. 31.

to K's 5th

K Kt to Q'a 7th E

Kt Kt

B P

takes to Q's 7th takes Q P to Kt's 4th

K

m


82. 83.

84. 35.

P to K's 7th B takes K B P P takes P

K

R to K's sq P takes Kt E takes P

82. 33. 84.

E

takes

And White

wins.

GAME LXXXI. Between Morphy and Bird. PHILIDOE'S DEFENCE.

1.

P to

2.

Kt

8.

P

4. 5. 6.

7.

K's 4th

1.

B's 3rd to to Q's 4th

8.

K

2.

Kt to Q B's 3rd Q Kt takes P Kt to K Kt's 3rd Kt to K's 5 th

K

Q

B to Kt's 5th 8. R's 5th 9. Kt to Q's 2nd to 10. Kt's 4th 11. P to 12. Kt takes Kt 13. Kt to K"s 5th to K's 2nd 14

K K

Q

B

15.

Kt

takes

Kt

B

to K's 3rd 16. 17. Castles (QE) takes 18. B's 3rd to 19. Kt's 4th to 20. to B's 2nd 21.

R

B P P

Q

22.

K K to Kt's

23.

P

24 25.

2nd

takes B Q takes R

K to B's 2nd

26.

B

27. 28. 29.

K to Q's 2nd K to Q's sq

E

takes P to Q's 3rd

P to P to

K's 4th Q's 3rd P to B's 4th B P takes P P to Q's 4th P to K's 5th Kt to B's 3rd B to Q's 3rd

K

4 5.

6.

K

K

7.

8.

9. Castles

10. 11. 12. 18. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Q

Mr. M.

BLACK.

Mr. B.

WHITE.

Q to Kt

K's sq takes

K Kt P

Q takes Kt Kt to Q B's Srd Q to K R's 6th P

takes

Kt

E to Q Kt's sq R takes K B P Q to Q B's 6th Q takes Q E P Q to Q E's 8th (ch.) Q to R's 5th (ch.) B takes Q Kt's P E takes P (ch.) Q takes Q (ch.) P to K's 6th B to K B's 4th (ch.) Q to Q B's 5th (ch.) Q to Q E's 7th (ch.) Q to Kt's 8th (ch.)

And White resigns.

GAME LXXXII. Between Morphy and Bird. EVANS' GAMBIT.

WHITE. 1.

P to

2.

Kt

8. 4.

B P

Mr. M.

K's 4th

to to to

K B's 3rd

Q B's 4th Q Kt's 4th


1.

2.

3. 4.

Kt to Q B's Srd B to Q B's 4th B takes Q Kt P

MORPHT S GAMES OF CHESS. 5. 6. T.

8. 9.

10.

11. 12. 13.

P to Q B's 3rd

5.

P to Q's 4th P takes?

7.

B to Q B's 4th P takes P B to Q Kt's 3rd

8.

P

Q

B to

Kt

22.

28.

26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 81.

K Kt's 5th

(ch.)

QR Q Q B takes Kt

to K"s 4th

K to E's sq P to K B's 4th

K B-s 5th K B's 4th Kt takes P (ch.) E to K Kt's 4th (ch.) E

B

to Q's

12.

P

takes

P

to E's 5th

to to

P

Q to K B's 3rd K takes Kt 15. K to K's sq 16. Q to K Kt's 3rd 17. Kt to K B's 3rd 18. K to B's sq 19. K to Kt's sq 20. Q takes B 21. Q to K Kt's 3rd 22. P to K E's 4th 23.

24 Q

P P

25.

26. 27.

Q takes Q (ch.) E to K's 6th

28.

QtoKB's4th

80.

E to K'a 7th

2ad

14

Q

Kt

4th

10. 11. 13.

to B's 3rd to K's sq (ch.) to Kt's 4th (ch.)

24 P 25.

P B

Q to K Kt's 4th

16.

19. 20. 21.

(ch.)

to Q's 3rd

Kt to Q E's Kt takes B

9.

takes Kt takes

Kt

IT. 18.

6.

Castles

P to Q's 5th P to K's 5th Q to E's 4th

14 Kt takes 15.

97

to E's 4th to B's 3rd

K

takes

Kt

Q takes E KtoB'ssq

E to K E's 3rd

29.

K to Kt's 2nd

(ch.)

And White wins.

GAME LXXXIII. Between Morphy and Barnes. knight's defence in king's bishop's opening.

2.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th B to Q B's 4th

8.

Kt

1.

to

K B's 3rd

4 Kt to Q B's 3rd 5. Q P takes Kt 6.

Castles

Kt Kt

K K

to E's 4th to B's 5th 9. to Q Kt's 8rd 10. to K's 3rd 11. Kt to E's 4th 7.

8.

B B

12. 13.

14 15. 16.

K

QtoKE's5th(ch.) Kt takes K Kt P

Q to K E's 4th Q takes K B P Q E to Q's sq Q to K's 6th

1.

2.

8.

to Q B's 8rd Q to K's 2nd Q to Q B's 4th 9. P to Q's 4th 10. Q to Q E's 4th 11. Q B to K's 3rd 12. P to K Kt's 8rd 13. B to K B's 2nd 14 Q B takes Kt 15. E to K Kt's sq 16. B to K's 2nd 17. B to K B's 2nd 6.

8.

18. 19. 20.

21.

QtoKE's5th(ch.)

21.

K E's 3rd K B's 4th

Kt

7.

E takes Q P

to to

Kt to K B's 3rd Kt takes K P

4 Kt takes Kt 5. P to K B's 3rd

17. 18. 19. 20.

Q P


Kt

to Q's sq

P to K's 5th B takes E

K to B's sq

MORPHY

98 22.

B takes B

S

GAMES OP CHESS.


99

GAME LXXXV. Mr. Panl Morphy gives an Amateur of the Queen's Rook.

New

Orleans

TWO KNI&HTS' DEFENCE. (Bemove White's Queen'a Book.)

WHITE. 1. 2. 8. 4. 5.

6.

7. 8.

9.

Mr. M.

P to K's 4th

1.

K Kt to B's 3rd K B to Q B's 4th K Kt to Kt's 5th K P takes P K Kt takes B P

2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Q to K B's 3rd (ch.) Kt to Q B's 3rd K B takes K Kt (ch.) Q to K B's 7th (a) B takes B

7. 8. 9.

12. Kt to K's 4th (ch.) to B's 4th (ch.) 13.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14

14

10. 11.

15. 16. 17.

P Q Q takes Kt Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) Q to K's 2nd (ch.) P to Q's 3rd (ch.)

18. Castles

15. 16. 17.

BLACK. A. P to K's 4th

Q Kt to

B's 3rd

K Kt to B's 3rd P to Q's 4th K Kt takes P K takes Kt K to K's 3rd Q Kt to Q's 5th K to Q's 3rd QB Kt

to K's 3rd takes Kt

K K takes Kt Q to Q's 5th K to Q's 6th K to B's 7th K takes B to Q's 4th

+

(checkmate)

(o) Threatening

mate next move.

GAME LXXXVI. Between Morphy and Boden. EVANS' GAMBIT. 1.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K'8 4th

2.

Kt

K B's 3rd

to

K B to Q B's 4th 4 P to Q Kt's 4th 5. P to Q B's 3rd 6. P to Q's 4th 7. P takes P

8.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13.

14 15.

16. 17. 18.

Castles P to Q's 5th

P Q

to K's 5th

to Q E's 4th Q lakes Kt

(ch.)

takes P Kt takes B Q to Kt's 4th (ch.) B to Kt's 5th Kt to Q B's 3rd Q to K's sq (ch.)

Kt

K

Q

R

K

BLACK. Mr. B. P to K's 4th 2. Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. K B to Q B's 4th 4 B takes Kt P 5. B to Q B's 4th 6. P takes P 7. B to Q Kt's 3rd 8. P to Q's 3rd 9. KttoQR's4th 10. Kt takes B 1.

11. 12. 13.

B to Q's 2nd P takes P Q to K B's 3rd

15.

K takes Kt K to K's sq

16.

Q

14 17. 18.

to K Kt's 3rd to K B's 3rd K to B's sq

Kt

(a)


100 19.

20. 21. 22. 23.

Q to Q Kt's 4tli (ch.) B takes Kt

K

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 81.

to K's 4th to K's sq B's 4th to B's 5th to B's 4th to

K K E K Kt takes P (ch.) R to K Kt's 4th (ch.) P

24 P

K to Kt's sq Q takes B Q to K Kt's 8rd

19.

20. 21. 22. 23.

Kt

P to K R's 4th P to K R's 5th Q to K R's 4th P to K B's 3rd P takes Kt Q takes R

24.

25. 26.

27. 28.

Q takes Q (ch.) E to K's 6th Q to K B's 4th

K to B's sq E to K E's 3rd K to Kt's 2nd

29. 80.

E to K's 7th (ch.) And

"White wins.

^^'') Mr. Lowenthal correctly states that if Black had ventured to take the Kook he would have been mated in eight moves, thus

R to K's sq (ch.) R takes Kt (ch.) R takes P (ch.)

24.

Q to K's 6th (ch.) B to K's 7th (ch.) B to B's 6th (ch.) Q to K's 7th (ch.) Q Mates.

16. 17. 18. 19.

21

Q takes E Kt

to K's

2nd

K to B's sq K takes R K to B's sq K to K's sq K to B's sq K moves

(best)

GAME LXXXVII. Between Morpliy and Boden. SCOTCH GAMBIT. 1.

2. 3.

4.

WHITE. Mr. M, P to K's 4th

K to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th K B to Q B's 4th Kt

5. Castles 6. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

P to Q B's 3rd P takes P Q Kt to Q B's 8rd P to Q's 5th K B to Q's 8rd Q B to K Kt's 5th Q B to K K's 4th P to K E's 3rd P to K Kt's 4th Q to Q's 2nd Q E to K's sq Q Kt to Q Kt's 5th Q B takes Kt Q Kt takes B Q to Q B's 3rd

BLACK. 1.

2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

P takes P

K B to Q B's 4th P to Q's 3rd K Kt to K B's 3rd K B to Q Kt's 3rd Castles to R's 4th P to B's 4th P to K's 3rd to Kt's 5th B to K's 4th to Kt's 3rd to K's sq B to Q B's 2nd to R's 2nd P takes B takes Kt to Q's sq P to Kt's 3rd to Kt's 2nd

Kt

22.

K K's 4th P to K B's 4th

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Kt takes B

K

28.

23.

P

18.

14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21.

Kt to

Mr. B.

P to K's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 3rd

Q Q

K

QB Q QB KR

K K K

K

K Q Q

Q

takes

Kt

MORPHYS GAMES OF 24.

P

to K's 5th

CHESS.

101

MORPHY

102

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

GAME LXXXIX. Second Board

—The

Rev. George Salmoi^.

EVANS' GAMBIT.

Mr. M.

WHITE. 1. 2. 3.

P

K KB

4 P 5. P 6. 7.

8. '9.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14. J5.

16. 17.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

BLAOK. Mr. S. P to K's 4th

to K's 4th Kt to B's 3rd to B's 4th to Kt's 4th

1.

K

2.

Q

3.

Q

4.

takes Q P Castles Kt takes P P to Q's 4th Q Kt to Q B's 3rd B to Q Kt's 8rd (a) P to Q E's 3rcl Q Kt takes Q P P to Q B's 4th P takes Kt (6) Q to B's 3rd R to K's sq R to K's 2nd Q B to Q Kt's 2nd P to Kt's 3rd Kt takes B R to K's 5th P to Q's 6th R takes Q to Q's 5th

Castles

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

K

K

K K

7.

8.

K

K K

6.

9.

K

R

.

Kt takes t^KtP K Kt to K's 2nd

5.

K

Q Kt to K B's 8rd K B to Q B's 4th P to Q's 4th

K B to Q's 3rd Q B to K B's 4th

P to Q R's 4th P to Q R's 5th Q Kt takes Q P

Q R takes Kt

QRtoQR's4th Q B to K Kt's 3rd

KB

Kt

to to

Q Kt's 5th

K B's 4th

Q to Q R's sq Q to Q R's 2nd K R P takes Kt B takes Q R P (c) B to Q Kt's 6th B takes R P to Q Kt's 8rd (d)

(a) In these games Mr. Morphy overlooks nothing; the moment an enemakes an attack the correct defence follows, as if every thing had been foreseen and provided for. (&) He plainly saw that by taking the Rook he wonld be subjected to loss by 14. Kt to Q B's 6th ; 15. Kt to K's 7th (ch.) ; and 16. Kt takes Q P, &c. (c) Better to have taken the Q's Pawn with Kt. (d) From this point, owing to an error on the part of the transcriber, the record of the game is no longer intelligible, which is to be regretted, as, upon the whole, it was perhaps the best contested jmrtie of the series, and excited more interest than any other. It was carried on after this for above twenty moves on each side, and was finally won, amidst general applause,

my

by Mr. Morphy.

GAMB Third Board

XC.

—Mr.

Avery.

SICILIAN OPENING.

1. 2.

3. 4.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q"s 4th KKttoKB'sSrd Kt takes P

BLACK. Mr. A. P to Q B's 4th P takes P

1. 2. 3.

Q Kt to Q B's 3rd

4.

P

to K's

3rd

MORPHY S GAMES OF CHESS. 5. 6. 7. S.

9.

QBtoK'sSrd

KB

to Q's 3rd

Kt takes

P P

6. 6.

QKt

7.


8.

K

9.

10. Castles (a)

11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16.

17. IS.

19. 20. 21. 22.

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 81. 32. S3.

takes B to Q's 2nd

Q

11.

Kt

12. 13.

Q takes B Q Pv to K's sq P to Q Kt's 3rd P takes P P to K Kt's 3rd KtoKfs2nd Q E takes Q

KE

KE K KE

E E E

E

(ch.) to K's 8th to B's 3rd to K's 7th (ch.) to K's 8th to K's 7th (ch.)

K

the

(5)

P

P

K K K QE E K E K E E to K B's sq E to K B's 2nd

K E to K's 7th takes

2nd

K

QE K Q Q P K P P P QE K

K E to K's sq

E E

to Q's

QB toQE'sSrd

P

Q E to K's 7th P takes P Q E to K's 8th (ch.) Q E to Q B's 8th Q E to Q B's 7th

Kt

Kt

B takes B B to Q B's 4th B takes B (ch.) Q to Q Kt's 3rd

14. Castles on K's side 15. to B's 3rd 16. takes 17. to B's sq 18. takes 19. to Kt's 3rd 20. to K's 4th 21. takes B's 2nl 22. to 23. takes 24. to Kt's 2nd 25. to B's 8rd 26. Kt to B's sq 27. takes 28. to B's 2nd 2&. Kt to Q's 2nd B's sq to 31 to B's 2nd

K E to K's 2nd (c)

And '

10.

103

KKttoKB'sSrd P to Q's 4th P takes Kt

game was abandoned

as a

drawn

battle.

Much better than

taking the Bishop, because that would have enabled Black, after he had checked with his Queen and regained the piece, to impede White's castling. (&) This game of exchanging off all the pieces is rather favorable to the unseeing player. (c) Foreseeing that, by taking the proffered Pawn, he must have lost • (a)

piece.

GAME Fourth Board

—

XCI. ^Mr, Kipping.

SCOTCH GAMBIT. 1.

2. 8.

4.


K Kt to K B's 3rd P to Q's 4th K B to Q B's 4th

Castles 6. P TO Q B's 3rd B to Kt's 5th 7. 5.

K

Q P

takes P 9. Kt takes Kt 10. P to B's 4th 11. to E's sq 8.

K

K

1.

BLACK. Mr. K. P to K's 4th

2.

Q Kt to Q B's 3rd

3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8.

P takes P K B to Q B's 4th P to Q's 3rd Q to K B's 3rd Q to K Kt's 3rd Q Kt takes P

10.

Q takes B Q to K Kt's 3rd

11.

Kt

9.

to

K E's 3rd

104 12. 13. 14.

15.

P

to

K E'8 8rd (a)

12.

P takes B QtoKB'sSrd

13. 14.

K K to K's sq (ch.)

15.

Q E's 3rd

16.

Kt

17.

B to Q Kt'8 5th (ch.) P takes B (b) Q E to Q B's sq Q to Q Kt's 3rd B to Q's 3rd E takes E E to Q Kt's sq

18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28. 29.

to

16. 17. IS.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28, 29.

K to K Kt's sq E to K's sq K to B's sq K to Kt's 2ad K to B's sq E to E's 2nd

And White

Q B takes K E P Q takes K P (ch.) Q takes K Kt

K to Q's 2nd B P

takes Kt to Q B's 3rd

K E to K's sq P to Q's 4th K to Q B's 2nd K E to K's 6th Q takes E Q takes K E P (ch.) P to Q Kt's 3rd Q to K Kt's 6th (ch.) Q takes P (ch.) Q to K Kt's 4th (ch.) Kt Kt

to Kt's 5th

to K's 6th (ch.)

resigned.

(a) Throughout the whole of this prodigious was the only instance in which Mr. Morphy was

exploit, the present

move

guilty of a miscalculation

and in this case the error is not at all obvious, even to a player who ha» board and men before him. (6) All this is very ingenious, but the loss of Pawns and exposure of his King entailed by the slip at move 12 are not to be recovered and he very soon appears to have made up hia mind to abandon this game and direct ;

hia attention to the others.

GAME Fifth

XCII.

Board —Mr. Rhodes,

king's gambit deolined.

Mr. M.

WHITE. 1.

2. 8. 4. 5.

6.

7. 8.

9.

10.

11. 12. 13.

14 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

P P

to K's 4th to B's 4th Kt to B's 3rd P takes P P takes P Kt to B's 3rd Kt to K's 4th P to Q B's 3rd P to Q's 4th Kt to B's 2nd to K's 2nd P takes B takes Kt (ch.) B to K's 2nd to Kt's sq to Kt's 3rd

K

K

K

Q

Q Q

K

BLAOK. P to K's

1. 2.

K B to Q B's 4th

3.

Q Kt to Q B's 3rd

4 P 5. 6. 7. 8.

9.

10.

Q

11.

Q

13.

K KE

K

Q K Q B to K's 3rd K to Q's 2nd K B to Q's 3rd Kt

K

to Kt's 4tb to K's sq

QE

Ml'. R. 4th

12.

14 15.

16, 17. 18,

to Q's 4th

Q takes P Q to Q's sq B to Q Kfs 8rd Q B to K Kt's 5th Q to Q's 4th Q Kt takes K P (a) Q B takes Kt Q takes K B P

K to B's sq Q to Q B's 3rd P to K B's 3rd P to K Kt's 3rd Q E to

K's sq

K Kt to K's 2nd

19,

Q

21.

Kt

to Q's 2nd 20. Kt to Q's 4th

takes

B

MORPHT S GAMES OF 22. 23. 24. 25.

R takes Kt

22.

takes K B P Q takes E Q to K's 8th (ch.)

Kt

23. 24. 25.

And White

f06

CHESS.

Q to K B'8 2nd E takes E Q takes Q E P

K to Kt's 2nd

gave mate in three moves.

(a) This capture was made in the expectation, perhaps, that White -would take with the Queen's Pawn, in which case Black, of course, must have gained a piece in return.

GAME Sixth Board.

XCIII.

—Dr.

Freeman.

king's bishop's gambit.

Mr. M.

WHITE. 1.

P

to

BLACK.

K' 8 4th

1.

2.

K B to Q B's 4th

2.

8.

P

3.

to

Q Kt's 4th

6.

K Kt to K B's 3rd to Q's 4th K Kt takes P

7.

Q Kt to Q B's

8.

Castles

9.

Kt

4.

5.

10. 11.

12.

4.

P

5. 6.

3rd

7. 8.

takes

Kt

9.

Q B to K Kt's 5th K B takes Q P

K E to K's sq to K B's 6th

13.

Kt

14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

QB Kt

takes

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. 31. 82. 33. 84. 85. 36.

(ch.)

P

to K's 6th (6)

Q to K

K E Q P P B

E's 5th to E's sq takes Q B B to Kt's 2nd to Kt's 3rd takes Q takes B Kt's sq (ch.) to takes Kt (ch.) takes P (ch.) to Kt's 7th (ch.)

K

Q

QE K QE E E K

KBtoK's4th(ch.)

27. 28. 29. 30. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 36. 87.

K B to Q's 3rd E to K Kt's 3rd Q B to K's 5th Q B to K B's 4th (ch.) E to K Kt's 5th K to Kt's 2nd K B takes P (ch.) P to K E's 4th Q B takes E K to B's 3rd

And Black struck his Had he

Dr. F.

P

to

P P

to Q's 3rd

K's 4th

K B to Q B's 4th K B to Q Kt's 3rd takes

P

K Kt to K B's 8rd

Castles Kt takes P to Q's 4th to K's sq P to B's 3rd to Q's 2nd P takes Kt to Q's 3rd (a) B takes Kt takes P(ch.) B's 5th to Kt to Q's 2nd to Q's 5th Kt to B's 3rd Kt takes

KP

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

KB Q B

K

K

Q

Kt takes K B P Kt to K Kt's 3rd

K E P takes E K to K E's 2nd K to E's 3rd P to K B's 4th P to Q Kt's 3rd K E to K B's 2nd QEtoK'ssq K to E's 2nd Q E to K's 8th (ch.) K E to K Kt's 2nd K to E's sq E takes E(ch,) E to K's sq

colors.

taken the Bishop with Queen or Pawn, White would hav« von by playing to K's 5th. (I) Beautifully playecL (a)

instantly,

E

6*


106

GAME

XCIV.

Seventh Board.

—Mr.

Carr.

lEEEGULAB OPENING.

1.

2. 8. 4.

K Kt to K'a 2nd

6.

Castles

6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

11. 12.

13.

14. J5. 16.

17. 18. 19.

20. 21. 22. 23.

BLACK. Mr. C. P to K R's 3rd (a) 2. P to Q R's 4th 8. P to Q Kt's 3rd 4. P to K's 3rd

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 4th K B to Q's 3rd

P P P

K K

1.

5.

Q

to B's 4th to K's 5th to B's 4th Kt to Kt's 3rd to Kt's 4th Kt to E's 5th

K

K

B

E R

K

K K K K

R's 3rd

9.

P

to Q's 4th

4th (&) K K R P takes P K to R's sq

P

12. 13. 14.

to Q B's 2nd takes Q takes B takes to B's 3rd R's 6th (ch.) to R's 3rd (ch.) to to R's 5th (ch.) to B's 2nd

QB

B

Q

10. Castles 11. to Kt's

KB Q Q

to

8.

7.

K K P takes K Kt P B takes Kt (ch.) Kt to K B's 6th

Q

QB

K Kt to K B's 3rd K Kt to K R's 2nd K B to K's 2nd

6.

15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

KKtP

And Black

Q P takes P Q takes P (ch.)

K B to Q B's 4th P

Q Q B's

takes

Kt

to

Brd

K to Kt's 2nd K takes B K to Kt's 4th K to K B'3 5th

sarrendered.

(
attack. (5) "What a deplorable game Black has perplex his adversary in the opening

now

got

by the vain attempt

1

GAME Eighth Board.

XCV.

—Mr.

Wills.

SICILIAN OPENING.

1.

2. 8.

•white. Mr. M. P to K's 4th KKttoKB'sSrd P to Q's 4th

6.

K Kt takes P Q B to K's 3rd K B to Q's 3rd

7.

Kt

4.

5.

takes

Q Kt

black. Mr. W. P to Q B's 4th 2. Q Kt to Q B's 3rd 3. P takes P 4. P to K's 3rd 1.

5.

K Kt to K B's 3rd

6.

P

7.

Q Kt P

to K's 4th

takes

Kt

to

morphy's

games

MORPHY

108 13.

14

Q E to P to K

Q's sq B's 4th

S

GAMES OF CHESS.

morphy's games op chess. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

29. SO. 31. 82.

83. 84.

P to K B's 4tli Q B takes P Q to K's 3rd Q to K B's 3rd

21. 22.

23.

21

K to K R's 2nd

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. SO.

R takes E E to K's 2nd Q B to Q's 2nd

K B takes Kt B takes K E P B to K Kt's Tth B to K B's 6th Q to K E's 5th Q

takes

P

takes

QR QR

P

to Q's 5th to K's 5th

Q to Q Kt's 3rd Q R takes R Q to Q Kt's 5th

K Kt to K Kt's 3rd

82.

Q to Q Kt's 4th R takes B R to K R's sq R to K R's 2nd R to K B's 2nd

33.

Kt

31.

109

to

K B's 5th

R

And Black

surrenders, after a struggle of nearly nine hours.

A

(a) very ingenious move. If Black take the Pawn with his yaeen, ne of course loses her by " B takes Q R P (ch.)," &c., and if with the Knight, it costs hini at least

a

piece.

GAME

XCVIII.

—

Third Board Mr. Bornemann, Kma's gambit declined. BLACK. Mr. B. WHITE. Mr, M. 1.

P

to K's 4th

MORPHY

110 (a)

A manoeuvre altogether unforeseen

(b)

No

hurry

:

poor Black

OF CHESS.

S GAI*rES

is

in the

by Mr. Bornemann.

toils,

and escape impossible, do what-

he

can. (c) Capitally played.

Black can take

GAME Fourth Board

it

only at the expense of a piece.

XCIX.

—Mr.

Guibert.

IRREGULAR OPENING. 1.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to Q's 4th

BLACK.

Mr. G.

Ill

morphy's games of chess. men are out of plav, and he move of Q B to Q B's 5th. (&) (c)

The

is

prevented from castling by the threatened

Bishop, so posted, is invincible. Kt P with his K's Bishop, and thus Threatening to take the

K

win

off-hand. (d) Tliis saves Black's game, as his opponent, on account of the threatKt'.s 2nd, is unable to exchange Eooks. ened mate at and this blindfold, a"nd witli the thousand shifting (e) Admirably played Verily, it makes combinations of seven other games to keep in mind only of the strain. to think brain ache one's (/) He obviously could not take the Eook because of the mate before-

K

;

!

mentioned.

GAME

Board — Mr.

Fifth

C.

Luquesnb.

IRREGULAR OPENING. 1. 2.

WHITE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 4th

4.

K B to Q's Srd K Kt to K R's 3rd

5.

Castles

3.

6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. IS. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23.

24.

25.

26. 21. 2S.

29. 30. 31.

32.

At

P P P

Q

7.

K B's 4tli

8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

K Kt to K Kt's 5th Q Kt to K B's 3rd P takes B Q to K Kt's 2nd Q B to Q's 2nd Q R to Q B's sq P to Q Kt's 4th P to Q R's 4th to

4.

6.

P to K Kt's 4th P takes P Q to K Kt's 4th Q to K Kfs 3rd Q Kt to Q"s 2nd

Kt

3. 5.

to K's 5th B's Srd to

to

BLACK. 1.

2.

K's sq

K E to K B's 3rd K R to K B's 4th

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Q B takes E Q Kt P takes P E to Q Kt's sq K B takes Kt Kt to Q B's 2nd P to Q E's 5th Q to K Kfs 3rd Q to K Kfs 2nd

Mr. L.

P to Q Kfs Srd Q B to Q Kfs 2nd P to K's Srd

K Kt to K's 2nd to Q's 4th K Kt to Q B's 3rd K B to K's 2nd P to K Kfs Srd P to K E's 4th K E takes P K R to K E's 5th K to Q's 2nd Q to K E's sq K Kt to Q's sq K B tal
Q Kt to Q B"s Snl Q Kt to K's 2nd Q E to Q B's sq P to Q E's Srd Q to K E's 4th

K Kt to KB"s4lh K E to K E's 5tli

24

K E takes E

25. 26. 27.

P P P

29. 30. 81. 82.

B to Q B's Srd Q to K E's 5th Q to K K's 4th Q to K E's 5th

to

Q B-s 4th P Q B's 5th

takes t(.

K Kt P takes B

being disposed to vary his moves, the resigned as a xtnxwN battlb.

this point, neither party

game


112

GAME Sixth Board

CI.

—Mr.

Potier,

peteoff's defence.

1.

2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

25.


BLACK. 1.

K Kt to K B's Srd K B to Q B's 4th Q Kt to Q Kt's 3rd Kt takes K P K B to Q Kt's 3rd

2. 3. 4.

5. 6.

P

to Q's 4th Castles P to B's 4th Q to B's 3rd P to Bs 5th Q B to B's 4th Q K to K's sq

7. 8.

K

K K

Kt

10. 11. 12. 13.

K

Q to K Kfs

K

9.

to

Q B takes B Q B takes Q

K Kt to K B's 3rd Kt takes K P K Kt to K B's 3rd (a) P to Q's 4th K B to K's 2nd P to Q B's 3rd Q Kt to Q's 2nd Q Kt to Q Kt's 3rd P to K B's 4th Q to Q B's 2nd K B to Q's 3rd

K to B's sq to Q R's 5tb K to Kt's sq

14 P

3rd

Kfs

Mr. p.

P to K's 4th

Cth (ch.) (&)

15.

K B P takes P K to E's sq Q R to K"s 7th Q B to K'.s 5th Q R to K B's 7th (ch.) (e) Kt takes Q P K B takes P K B to Q Kt's 3rd And Black

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

P takes Q P takes Kt P takes K E P (ch.) B to K Kt's 5th QKttoQ's2nd

24

Q Kt

K to B's sq K to Kt's sq P

takes to

Kt

Q Kt's 3rd

abandons the game.

(a) It Is to be regretted that Mr. Potier did not take the Kt rather than retreat, as many amateurs would have been pleased to see Mr. Morphy carrying out the attack of this interesting and comparatively novel debut. (b) (c) first

Finely played. The termination of this partie

as elegant

is

and finished as that of the

game.

GAME Seventh Board

CII.

—Mr.

Preti.

SICILIAN opening.

1. 2. 3.

4 5. 6.

"w^HiTE. Mr. M. P to K's 4th P to Q's 4th

K Kt to K B's 3rd K B to Q B's 4th P

Q B's 3rd P takes P to

1. 2.

3.

BLACK. Mr. P. P to Q B's 4th P takes P P to K's 4th

4KB checks 5. 6,

P takes P K B to Q B's 4tb

morphy's gambs of chess. 7.

K

Kt

takes

KP

113

MORPHY

114 28,

E

takes takes

B B

P

E

to K's 3rd to Kt's 4th to B's 2nd to K's 2nd

P K K K K P takes P K to Q's 3rd B to Q B's 5th (ch.) K to K's 4th K to Q's 5 th P to K B's 5th

P takes P B to Q Kt's 6th P to K's 6th (ch.) P takes P (ch.)

(5)

K to Q B's 6th takes Kt (ch.) K to Q's 6th

GAMES OF

CHfiSS.

28.

E

29.

Kt to

80. 31.

P

34.

P

takes

E

K's 3rd

K

Kt's 3rd to Kt to Q's sq 82. Kt to B's 3rd 83. P to Kt's 4th

Q Q

35. 86. 87. 88. 89. 40. 41. 42. 43.

takes P to B's sq to K's sq to Q's 2nd Kt to Q's sq P takes P P to E's 4th Kt to Q Kt's 2nd P takes P

K K K

K

K to K's 2nd to Q's sq (ch.) K lakes B K to K's sq

44 Kt

B P

S

45.

46.

to K's 7th

And

Mr. 8eguin gave

in.

him to play the Eook to the Queen's side. (&) Every step is made with the same precision by Mr. Morphy, in thi the conclusion of the last game, after ten hours of unexampled mental f (a)

Bion,

To

enable

which he exhibited in the outset of the

first

parUe.

FEERE'S PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Peoblem No. 1.—By Theo. M. Beowk. White

to play, and

checkmate in three moves.

^H B—H^« H fm m --« mm _._

\

IP

v//m.

m.

139

m m

Wi m.

mm.

mm » mm.

116

problem touknamekt.

fr]&re's

Problem No. 2.— By Samttel Loyd. White

to play,

and checicmate in three moyes.

kW.i

m m m m iiîJ i y///M

....

« M « «.

P^ Wk

W'^

WS^

^

fc

i

to play,

i Wi^/

^'

—

3. Br J. H. Morrison. and checkmate in three moves.

Problem No. White

WM#ji #v^wM^^ ^s«i«*

*

ill*l«i

mm

fm %%# ^

r^

. t

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,...fe

w%

..

ft

...^

WM MM ^p? ^Bwm^8MM1^, 9'^^% ^y-M mM y/M. ^j^ WM ,

^^%?^

frere's problem tournament. Problem No. 4.—By Patterson.—Phila. "White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

m.

mm.

...

i

» «

mm,

^^^^^^

'^^'^

«.

m.

VHITB.

Problem No. 5.—By White

to play,

S. H. "Westoott, and checkmate in three moves.

m.

i

Wa^ y/////////

^^

Wa

^ VMa

..M'..M^M^m mm e

i«a .xu.

B^B

117

118

fr^re's problem tournament. Problem No. 6.—By Jacob Elson. "White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

1^

H^

i ill

M

,^^.

iiii

Wf«^«*^'^' WHnPK.

Problem No.

7.

By John Gardner.

"White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

^wm

4« Tl« m^mi

4M ./hm. ^.11

..w

y//m

ii

^;2

ft

<® ^

m mmmm « i« «

W/zM.

e

If I îs^^

M'#

fr^re's problem tournament. Problem No. 8.—Bt N. J. Hamilton. White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

WHITE.

Problem No. 9.—By Dr.

C. C.

Mooee.

"White to play, and checkmate in throe moves.

119

120

frI:re's

problem tournament.

Problem No. 10.—Bt E. A. Ballaqueb. White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

Pkoblem No, 11.—By Dk. N. White

to play,

'

'WM

m

m

C. Keid.

and checkmate in three moves.

m

i.

WM

«^. M

»

y/M.

frI:re's

problem tournament.

Peoblem No. 12.—By Geo. N. Chenet. White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

WHITE.

Problem No. 13.—Br Jacob Emon. White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

m._

S

.1!

B B

...WM

i

*

M » » »

121

122

FRfeRE's

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Peoblem No. 14.— By De. White

to play,

C. C.

Moobe.


%«

m

Ifii

1

mMm

il

Pboblem No. 15.—By Saml. Lotd. "White to play, and checkmate in thx'ce moves.

fr^re's problem tournament. Problem No. 16.—By

Tiiko.

M.

Brq-wtt.

THiite to play, and checkmate in three moves.

^^ Wi

Wm.^^

piM*^

« M

m

..

.^m.

V//////A

i//m.

^^^//^'^•^

*%^m. ml im .^mjm

«

PI *--iî^m lii

m mm'^m

fci

i

mm

^&.

WtllTE.

PROBLKii No. 17 —By Geo. N. Citeney. to play, and checkmate in three moves.

White

M

B mm.

WM

a^ fi

ii

vM ^

M

a

123

lU

TRfiRE's

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT,

Pboblem No. 18.— By Theo. M. Beown. White to play, and checkmate in three moves.

^ i

mi

Sm.^ JmAwk

P.

^

« ^ » WHITE.

Problem No. 19.—By Dr. White

to play,

^

Moore.

M

iw«

^ ^ i

C. C.


fc

^^

^

FRfiRE's

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Problem No. 20.-By White

to play,

E. A. Ballagitek.

and checkmate in three movcst

S^l

^^

V---^^-^-

Problem No. 21.— By John Gaedneb. White

to play,

^1

and checkmato in three moves.

"m^^^J*

«^Pei

--.

rî

^^^

m

I

W^.

m

mm '^^

^

WM ^ vJm.

125

126

fr^re's problem tournament.

22— By Dr. N. C. Eetd. and checkmate in three moves.

Pboblbm No. White

to play,

w^

m

m^mi^

mm

%//M0'-'m0'-

*

'^

WHITB.

Peoblem No. 23.—By White

to play,

J. H. Moerison. and checkmate in four moves.

W/A

,m. Ilia WA

W.

-^H

'W§>

11

%

Bi

B

FRfeRE's

12^

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT. 24— By Clotilde. and checkmate in four moves.

Peoblem No. White

to play,

m

mi

iî

HI i i mm ^ fc P^

»

B I ©14^1 il #1 ^ « » m. iS W^ wm g m m. m^ ^

m^^y

^V/

y/WA

y/////////

pi-

iii

,

•WHITK.

Peoblem No. 25.— By N. Marache. "White to play, and checkmate in four moves.

»

«

WM WM.

mm WM. ^^^

^w

W//y.

^ WM

W/M/y.

^^/^3^^,/

WB IBI

i

IfI

m.^^^^/yÂ

s ^p. :#;

^^

.^^

Wy

'm^y % ^^...y/m.

^__»

128

FRSrE

S

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Problem No. 26.— By Jacob Elson. White to play, and checkmate in foui- moves.

m fm. im'm. M^, WM;

m

,„ilf X

,,,,,

*iî^

i #J PI fm

'm§i

^P ^^

^P wS

.

1

f^'

m

v)0A

WHITE.

Pkoblem No. 27.— By Johk Gardxes. "White to play, and checkmate in four moves.

WM

WM m ^ p fM m mm.

1

'WM

1 'm

W

mmxm w

^.

WM.

fr^re's problem tournament. Problem No. 28.—By Gbo. N. CHmrEY. White to play, and checkmate in four moves.

Problem No. 29.—By Thko.,M. Brown. White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

^y

mm

^^^^-/^^^^^;^%^

y///////y

i

fi»

'////////y

129

130

TRfeRE's

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Problem No. 30.— Bt White

to play,

mi

Sajml.

and checkmate in

Lotd. fire moves.

wm

«;a^.«

i

m ms>

i i ^^^^

wM

^

WM

W0/y

Wf^

M§. Tiifi^

M. Wa

wrn^ %7m.

^^

"^ ^^WMWMv/m WM WM WM. mm

WHITE.

Pkoblem No. 31.—By Geo. N. Ciienet. Wliite to play, and checkmate in five moves. '''

M^

^Mk,^

^

V///////y.^

WM i

PBfiRE^S

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Pboblem No. 32.—By De.

S.

H. Westcott.

"White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

^î^

WkWW Peoblem No. 33.— Bt Dr. White

to play,

S. II.

and checkmate in

Westcott. moves.

five

El

« • IM » ^ ^

fc

131

132

FRERE

8

PROBLEM TOURNAMENT.

Problem No. White to

play,

84— By Jacob

and checkmate in

Elson. five moves.

t«i-M^ ^

Wy

M^.

Iff

FmI

^^55^

^!^^

W//////A

P

WHITK.

Problem No. 35.—By Dr. White

to play,

M.

III

i

I ii

Moore.

C. C.

and checkmate in

five

moves.

i« ^ ^ ^

''timi.

^8

gfc S

s„iml

Wa

.

iii ,,,,,,, W^/ WB WM %

m

ISi.

^M.

m

.i

»

frSre's problem tournament. Problem No. 36.— By J. H. Moeeison. White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

^

« » s

I

^

» m

m

I

Wa

mm

WHITE.

Pkoblkm No. 37.—By John Gaednek. "White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

..

.

it ii

B^

B B »

B_

B, _ 11

ii

Bi

133

134

fr^re's problem tournament. Peoblem No.

38.

By

Pattekson.

"White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

mm ^"11

^1

mm WM

WM M mm

1 WM>y,.^wm

111

B B L

^

fii

I

«

^ ^ « WHITE.

Problem No. 89.— By P. J. D. White to play, and checkmate in five moves.

m

'mm.

.^^

i

^ ^P

Mi

«

M ^P

^^^«^^«^^

SOLUTIONS

CHESS PEOBLEMS. Problem No.

1.

BLACK.

WHITE. 1. 2. 8.

B to Kt's 6th R to K's 4th Q mates

2.

Kt

3.

Q to Q K's sq (mate)

to B's 7th

1.

B

2.

Any

1.

Q takes Kt

2.

1.

2. 8.

Q takes Q K mates

(ch.)

2.

Problem No.

to B's 4th

thing

K moves

B takes P B covers

2.

WHITE.

K to B's 2nd

1.

K takes P (ch.)

2.

KttoBsSrd

2.

Moves

3.

Q mates 1.

K to Kt's 3rd

K to B's 4th

2.

2.

Moves

3.

Q or Kt

1.

R to

1.

mates

2.

Kt

8.

Q

1.

WHITE. B to Q B's 5th P takes P Q takes P (mate)

to Kt's

2nd

(ch.)

2.

Problem No. 2.

8.

2.

Q to K's 7th Q takes P (mate)

8.

QtoE?ft4th(m«t6)

P takes Kt (ABC)

K to Q's 4th

2.

K takes Kt K takes P (a)

2.

P moves

1.

8.

3.

BLACK. 1.

(A) 2.

Q's 4th

K moves

mates

(a)

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS.

136

(B) 1.

3.

Q to Q to

2.

Q to

3.

Kt

3.

Q to

2.

Q's 7th (ch.) Q's 4th (mate)

2,

K to Q's 4th K moves

(C) 1.

K's 7th (ch.) to K's Srd (mate)

P moves

2.

K to Q's 4th (best) (a)

2.

K takes Kt

(a) K"s 4th (mate)

Problem No.

4.

BLACK.

WHITE.

K

B R

to Kt's sq to K's 5th (ch.) 2. Kt's 6th (mate) 3. Kt to 1.

Q

2.

B

takes Q, (mate next

K

1.

Q to K B's 7th

Problem No. 1.

3.

Kt

or

move)

WHITE. 2.

K B Srd (best)

2.

Q to Q's 5th Q takes R

1.

to Kt's 3rd (ch.)

1.

B to E's 6th Q mates

2.

Problem No.

5.

BLACK, P takes Kt Any thing

6.

BLACK.

WHITE. 1.

E to K E's 6th

1.

E to Q B's 3rd (best)

2.

Kt

2.

Any

8.

Either

to Q's 5th

thing

E mates

Problem No.

V.

BLACK.

WHITE. 1,

2.

B to K's 7th E takes K P

1.

(ch.)

2.

K to B's 8rd (dis. E to K B's sq

8.

B

8,

2.

to

mate) 1. 2.

Kt takes B Kt to K Kt's

sq

mates If

8.

K B's 5th K takes E P

2.

Kt

to

Q

B's 4th

Kt mates Other variations.

Problem No. 1. 2.

B to Kt's Srd (ch.) Q to Q Kt's 6th

8.

BLACK.

WHITE. 1.

K moves, Q's Srd (beat)

2.

E takes Q

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 8.

Kt

3.

Q

3.

B

E (mate)

takes

Q

2.

QtoQ's4th

takes

P

K

Problem No. white. 2.

3.

Q

3.

black.

Q to K B's 2nd Q to K B's 5th (ch.) Q to Q's otli (mate)

Kt

1.

Q to Q B's 5th Q to K's 7tli (mate)

Any

2.

8.

Q to K B's Sth (ch.) Q to K's 7th (mate)

1.

WHITE. B to Q Kt's

Q to K Kfs 4th

3.

Kt

8.

10.

black. 7th

2.

takes

to K's Sth

2.

R Q

If 2.

R

interposa

1.

(ch.)

P (mate)

Q takes B

8.

takes

(mate)

IfL Q 2.

Q takes Q Kt or Q mates

2.

Problem No. 1. 2.

Problem No. WHITE. 2.

Q to K R's Sth R takes B

8.

B

2. 8.

2.

thing

11.

BLACK.

Kt Kt

to K's 6th to B's 7th (ch.) 2. 8. 15 to Q's 6th (mate)

1.

Q

K B's 6th

to

Any

WHITE. 1.

thing

K to Q's 3rd K to K's 3rd

2.

Problem No.

to Kt'a 3rd

K moves Kt to K B's 6th

2,

1. 2.

or Kt, "White plays

9.

'

1. 2.

(ch.)

(mate)

instead of 1. moves, Black slionld interpose to B's 4th (ch.), and mates next move. If,

1.

P

2.

Q (mate)

takes takes

137

K takes Kt K moves 12.

BLACK. 1 R takes Q 2.

Any

1.

B

2.

Takes

thing

mates

R to Q's 6th Q mates Kt takes B

a Qmates

(ch.)

B B

takes

1.

P

2.

Takes

to

Q B's Kt

3rd

(ch.)

Q

138


Problem ^q. 13 ^^'

WHITE.

Q

to K's 4th (mate)

I8-

BLACK.

Q

to E's 8th

J § ^ ^ ?'s 8th «. -K to Kt's 5th,

1-

P

Any move

P

^'

^ taês Q

to Q's 4th

(mate)

Proble:^ to K's 3rd to B's Srd

B K B takes B

2. 3.

BP

8-

Q

RtakesP(ch.)

takes

A Kt

BLACK. (ch.)

3.

2

Q Q

Q

^-

-tJ

to R's

2.

K to B's 6th

2.

8.

Q

BLACK. to B's 5th g to l K

(ch.)

i"

Srd (mate)

Q's 4th

P ôvea

2.

K moves

J-

K to Q's 3rd P

^-

-

moves

l-KtoK'sSrd

to Q's 5th (mate)

^""^^^^^

2-

P o^ K moves

^<>- 16.

BLACK.

6th

to Q-8 4th (ch.) to B'fl 8rd

Kt

P takes B

2.

K B's 7th

WHITE. Kt to K B's

(mate)

thing

to K's 4th

Nô. ^*^15

Q

to

1.

Kt

Problem

8.

f

^^7

^-

to R's 7th to B's 2nd (ch.) to B's 6th (mate)

2.

^-

J-

to Q's 4th

K moves (dis. ch*' ? *« K B's 2nd

J2.

2.

Q Kt's 6th interposes

!«

P interpose B

B (mate)

takes

Q to K B's 5th Q or B mates

2.

^^^-

I B

K

Q

•

2.

(mate)

WHITE. 1.

8.

o*

Q takes B y mates accordingly B to Q Kt's 5th P takes P (mate)

2.

14 *•

^NTo.

(mate)

2.

2.

to Q's 4th

Kt

1.

QP

^ ^°^^

2.

WHITE.

o.

takes

Q to Q E's 6th Q or E mates

2. <^'

2.

E

J-

Q tks B (mate)

or

K takes E

2.

(ch.)

12-

1-

P

Q's 1 takes

^

Q

K takes Kt

139

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. 2. 3.

P2 Q mates

B's

takes P (ch.) to E's 7th (mate)

2.

Q

8.

Kt

2.

Q to

2.

Any

1. 2,

K to B's 5th K moves

1.

K to Q's 3rd

B's 5th (mate)

Problem No.

17.

BLAOK.

WHITE.

8.

R to K R's 2nd Q to Q E's 8th Q mates

2.

Q to

3,

~rd (mate) Q to K's 3rd

1.

8.

(A) Kt' sq (ch.) Kt's

1.

B takes P

2.

Any

1. 2.

Problem No. 1.

8.

B anywhere B covers

B to Q Kt's 7th Q to Q's 5th (ch.)

BLACK. Any thing Kt takes Q

1.

2.

B to B's 8th (mate)

Problem No. 2.

8.

19.

blaok.

E to K B's 4th Q to Q Kt's sq Q to K B's sq (mate)

1.

K to K's 7th

2.

P moves

1.

8.

Q to Q Kt's 2nd (ch.) E mates

8.

Kt

2.

2.

(A)

If 2,

K to Q B's 7th K to Q's 8th (A) K to Q's 6th

to K's 5th (mate)

Problem No.

20.

white. 1. '

8.

Q to

blaok.

Q's 4th (ch.)

1.

E to K's 4th (ch.) E takes E (mate)

2. 1.

2.

8.

else

18.

WHITE. 1.

(A)

thing

'

WHITE. 2.

thing

E to Q B's sq (ch.) (ch. E takes E (mate)

2.

Problem No. WHITE.

K takes Q K to Q B'a 4th E takes Q E interposes 21.

140

SOLUTIONS OF PHOBLEMS.

Problem No.

22.

WHITE. 1. 2.

8.

Q B P

BLACK.

Q

to B's 5th (ch.) to K's 4th to Kt's 4th (mate), or

1.

2.

Kt

K

takes Q Any thing

t6

Q's 3rd (checkmate)

Problem No.

23.

BLACK.

WHITE. 1.

2.

B

4.

B P

3.

Kt

4.

B

8.

K

to to

Kt

B's 6th 7th (dis. ch.)

Q-ft

takes P (ch.) takes E, being

Kt (mate) (a)

Q

to

takes

B's 5th (ch.)

P

(mate)

(A) 2.

Kt

3.

B

3.

Kt

to Q's 3rd (ch.) to B's 2nd (ch.) Kt'3 3rd (mate) 4. Kt to

Q Q

(a)

4 Kt

to to

Q Q

Kt Kt

to to

Q Kt's 5tli (dis. ch.) Q Pv's 3rd (mate)

Kt Kt

to K's 6th (dis. ch.) to B's 5th (mate)

B's

2nd

Pw's

3rd (mate)

(d'ble ch.)

(b) 3. 4,

(c) 8. 4.

Q

(B) takes P at Q B's 4th to K's 5th (ch.) takes P (mate)

3.

Kt Kt

4.

B

2.

(a) 8. 4.

Kt Kt

to K's 5th (mate)

Kt Kt

to K's 6th (dis. ch.) to B's 5ih (mate)

Kt Kt

to Kt's 5th to K's 5, or

takes

Kt (double

ch.)

(b) 8. 4.

Q

(c) 3.

4. 2. 8.

4,

Q

(<1bl.

Q

ch.)

Kt's 2 (mate) (C)

Kt takes R Kt takes P (double ch.) Kt to Q K's 3rd (mate)

P

4.

Kt Kt Kt

Kt's 5th (ch.) takes P at Q B 4th (dis. ch.) to Q Kt's 2nd (mate)

8.

Kt to

to

K's

(dis. ch.)

5.

or

Q Kt

3.

to

Q

(a) Q's 3rd (double ch.)

4 Kt to Q K's 3rd

P

takes

Q Kfs

7th

Kt

K to Q Kt's Sth K to Q B's 6th K takes Kt Kt to K Kt's 6th K to Q's 6tli (a b c) K to K's 5th Kt

to K's 7th (ch.)

K to Q"s 6th B

takes

Kt

K to Q's 6th Any

thing else

R

Q

K to Q's 6th to

Kt's 6th

K to Q Kt's 2nd (a) K to Q Kt's Sth thing else

2 (mate)

(D) 2.

to

K to Q's 6th

takes

4.

K

K to Q Kfs Sth (a b c) K to Q Pw's Sth K to Q B's Sth K to Q Kt's Sth

Any

Kt Kt

3.

K takes Kt (A B D E) K to Q's 4tli (a) K to K's 8rd K to K's 5th K to Q's 4th

(mate)

(E)

R takes P

takes

R, or to

R

(a)

K to Q's 6th K to Q Kt's 7th K to Q Kt's Sth L B to Q Kt's 6th

Q

Kt's 4tb


4.

Kt to K's 2na (ch.) Kt to Q's 7th (dis, ch.) Kt to Q B's 5th (mate)

3.

Kt

2. 8.

2. 8.

(a)

4 Kt

takes to

P

(double ch.) (mate)

takes

takes place as in

Problem No.

8.

4.

BLACK.

25.

BLACK.

B to Q E's 7th Q takes Kt Kt Kt

(ch.)

1.

2.

K's 4th takes E (mate) If 3. E takes Kt,

3.

to

White

8. 2.

Q's 2nd, or

K to B's 4th,

1.

K takes P

1.

Kt interposes

(C)

2.

E to K's 7th

1.

WHITE. Kt to K B's Q to Q Kt's

5th (ch.)

Xth. to Q's 5th (ch.) to Q's 2nd (mate)

3.

Q

4.

Q

2.

Q to Q Kt's 7th

26.

black. Kt or P

1.

Either

2.

E

moves

1. 2.

Any

Problem No. 2.

K

8.

B

4.

BLACK.

Q

to E's 7th to K's 7th

1. 2.

to Q Kt's Sth B to Q B's 5th (mate)

3.

Problem No.

K moves K moves

K moves 28.

WHITE. 1. 2.

8.

K E's 4th K to Q B's 3rd K to Q Kt's 3rd

P to

4 Q takes Kt (mate)

thing

27.

WHITE.

B

takes

(best)

K takes Kt K takes Kt

8.

(A)

1.

(ch.)

Q takes E (mate)

Problem No. 2.

B)

E with B (mate). E interposes

(B)

and mates next move 8.

(or A E takes Q (best) (or C) E to Q's 7th (ch.)

2.

Q to Q's 2nd (ch.) Q mates Q to

K takes P (best),

takes other

(A) 2.

variational

Q takes P, &g.

Problem No. 2.

a)

24.

WHITE. 1.

(

some of the

"WHITE. 1.

Kt

K to Q'a 6th K to Q Kt'9 7th K to Q E's Sth

Q K's 3rd

move otherwise, mate

If Black

2.

8.

P

141-

BLACK. 2.

P P

8.

P

1.

K

to E's 4th (A) to Q's Sth (ch.) (a) to K's 6th

Kt (A)

142

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. (a)

8.

4.

B to B'8 6th Q mates

(ch.)

3.

(A) 2.

3. 4.

2.

PtoR's5th Kt's P moves Q takes Kt (mate)

1. 2.

3.

Problem No. 2.

Q to B's 5th R takes B

3.

Kt

4. 5.

to

(ch.)

1.

2.

K B's 4th

3.

P to Kt's 3rd (ch.) P takes Q (mate)

P P P

K

to R's 3rd to Q's 5ih to K's 6th

29.

"WHITE. 1.

K takes Kt K to K's 3rd

4.

Problem No.

BLAOKP takes Q Q takes R Q to Q's 8 th (ch.) Q takes P (ch.) 30.

WHITE. 1.

Kt

to

K B's

6th (ch.)

4.

K takes P (dis. ch.) Q to R's 5th (ch.) K to B's 5th

5.

Kt

2. 3.

or

P

1.

2.

3. 4.

mates (C)

4. 5.

Q to Q to

B's 7th (ch.) B's 8th (mate)

4.

(B) 3.

Kt

to

K's 3id (ch.)

5.

3.

K to B"s 5th

4.

Kt

4.

(b)

5.

Q

QtoK'8

4.

(A) 3. 4.

5.

2.

3.

to B-s 4th (ch.) to R's sq (mate)

2.

2. 3.

Q to Kt's 2iul (ch.) Q to Kfs 4th (mate)

4.

3.

4th (ch.)

1.

2.

Q takes R (ch.) Q to Kt's Sth (ch.) Q to K's 8th (mate)

3.

4.

Problem No.

B

K

Q

5.

3.

Kt

8. 4.

1.

2.

Q Q

3.

4.

Q

(a) 4. 5.

to

Q

B's Sth (ch.)

Q to Q B's 8rd Q mates Q to Q R's Kt

Sth

to K's 4th

4.

K takes P

5.

Q mates

2. 3.

(ch.)

4.

(A) 2. 8.

Kfs

(A)

3rd (B)

Any

thing

K to Kt's 2nd K to R's sq K to Kt's Sth (or b) K takes P (best) K moves B to Kt's 4th B to Q's Sth (best) B takes Kt

K to Kt's 3rd K moves K to B's sq K to K's 2nd 31.

BLACK.

K

to R's Sth Kt to K's 4th (ch.) to Q B's 3rd to Q's 2nd (ch.) Kt to B"s 3rd (mate)

2.

to

K takes Q (C)

WHITE. 1.

BLACK. Kt (ch.)

takes

1.

K to Q's 7th (A B) K to Q's Sth (a) P P

to K's Sth

takes

(becomes Kt)

Q

K to Q's 6th K to Q's 7th K to Q's Sth P to K B's 7th

P Queens (a) 8. P checks 4 Any thing

2.

*

143

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. (a) S.

Q to K Kfs

2nd

4,

K to Q B"s sq

5.

Q takes P

2. 3.

4. 5.

P

2.

Kt to K Kt's Kt moves

1.

K to K

(mate)

Q to K R"s 2nd (ch.) Q to K's Sth ((di.) Q to Q Kt's Sth Q or Kt mates

(B)

Knights

4.

3.

K

2.

to

3.

K

4.

Any

Problem No. 2. 8. 4.

5.

32.

to Q's 7th (ch.) to R\s 7th (ch.) to K'8 5th (ch.) to Kfs Sth (ch.)

B

1.

K K K

2.

8.

4.

takes Kt takes Kt takes Q to B's 3rd

mates

Problem No.

33.

BLACK.

WHITE, 1. 2.

3.

4. 5.

K

Q B B B P

to B's 4th (ch.) to B's 7tl) (ch.)

1.

to Kt's 6th

3.

to K's ?rd (ch.)

4.

B B

to Q's Sth

takes

5.

K P

2.

Q Q

takes Q interposes to K's Sth (A) takes B

Kt (mate) (A)

4.

Kt to B's Sth Any thing

8.

4.

mates

Problem No.

34.

BLACK.

WHITE. 2.

E to R's 4th (ch.) R to K's 6th

8.

B

4.

Kt

6.

P

1.

takes

2. 8.

4. 5.

8.

B takes R

Kt

to K's 2nd (ch.) to B's 4th (mate)

5.

1.

3.

sq

4.

4-

2.

5.

4.

E

9.

Mate

4.

P

K moves K toKt'ssq K moves R

to K's

2nd

3.

4.

Moves

(mate)

(ch.)

B to K B's 5th R to B's 3rd K takes R

K to R's 3rd K moves K to R's 2nd

8.

4.

If

takes

K Kt's 7th (best)

35.

2.

Q takes P (ch.) R or Kt mates Q takes R Q takes P Q to B's 6th

8,

to

BLACK.

WHITE. Q takes B P R takes B

ITS. 4.

takes

K moves

4.

K

R takes R R to K Kt's Q mates

R

2.

Kt Kt

1.

Problem No. 1.

thing

BLACK.

Kt

B Q B P

B's 7th

K's Sth

to Q's 7\h

WHITE. 1.

6th

144


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.

GAME EIGHTEENTH. AndMrtcerOh

in the

•'

series hetween

BLACK. LahorirdonnaiS. P. to Q. B. fourth

WHITE. jrDonnell P. to K. fourth 2 P. to K. B. fourth third 3. K. Kt. to B.

1.

1

P. to K. fifth Q. Kt. to R. third Q. Kt. to B. second 8. P. to Q. fourth (") 9 Q Kt. to K. third W. Q. B. P. takes P 5.

6.

7

K. toB. second

K

to Kt. third B. P. takes P. K. to R. third fourth 15. P. to K. Kt. second 16. B.toK. Kt. fifth 17 P. to K. Kt. Kt. 18. Kt. takes third 19. Q. B.toK. 20. B. takes B. fourth 21. K.B. to Kt. 22. Q. takes Kt. square Q. R. to K.Kt. 24' Q B. to B. square

12.

13.

14.

,

'

w

K. to R. fourtTi

25

And

,„)

23. 24. 25.

K.B. toQ.

third

R. to B. sixth (ch) R. to K. B. fifth Labourdonnais wins. (6)

Premature; surely 9.

nave been better pl^y-

<^

P. to K. third 3 Q. Kt. to B. third 4. P. to Q. fourth third 5. P. toK. B. third 6. K. Kt. to R. third 7. Q. to Q. Kt. second 8. Q. B. to Q. P. 9. Q. B. P. takes Iifth (oh) 10 K. B. to Kt. R.) ll! Castles (K. 12. P. takes P. square 13. Q. B.toK. fourth 14. Q. B. to R. third 15 Q. B. to Kt. 16. B. to K. fifth fourth 17. K. Kl. to B. 18. R. takes Kt. 19. B. takes Kt P. 20. Kt. takes K. 21. Kt. takes B. square 22 Q. R- to K. B. 2.

4 P. to Q. B. third

11

Lalmcrdmîavs and

McDonnell. (SiciuAN Opening.)

kTo K. second or Q. third. ould ^

KOLISCH AND

^

grst to last

by Labour-

AN AMATEUR,

been placed \t our disposal by oii The follo-wiug ingenious and remarkable game has distinguished-Hungarian fiiend, Hebb K01.I8CH. It exhll Us in a pre-eminent degree th Bis antagonist oi^ 'îg occasion was a higbl varied i^somces of this very fine player. iSra. talented amateur of the Cafe de la Regence.—

(Remove White's Q WHITE. iVr.

1 2

P P

3

Kt

4

P

K.

K K K

4 to to B4 B3 to to Q 4 to Q B 4

5 B 6 Castles 7

8

9 10 11 12

Kt

to

QB3

P to K 5 (a) P tks P (en /w*) Q Kt to K 4 B tks F K Kt to Kt 5 (b)

"' BI.ACE.

R,'*,

By

:»rr.

F.

HEALEY.

BLACK.

Ill

1

'wm.

WHITE. Wliite to play, and

Of

this beautiful

and

difficult

mate in

we

stratagem

five

moves.

shall

withhold the solution for

a fortnight.

A capital little Game, the terminating one in a match between Messrs. KOLISCH and SCHROEDER, wherein Mr. Kolisch gave the odds {Remove }Vhite's Q Kt from the Board.) (K Kt Game.) I

I

I

j

WHITE 1.

P

2.

Kt

S.)

K K

I

K

B

1

BLACK. (Mr.

(Mr. K.)

K K

to 4th P to 4th to B 3rd Kt to Q B 3rd B to 2nd 3. B to Q B 4th 4. P to Q 4th P to Q 3rd 6. P to Q B 3rd Kt to B 3rd 6. P to Q 5th Kt to Q E, 4th P to Q Kt 3rd 7. to Q 3rd 8. P to 3rd P to Q B 4th 9. B to 3rd Castles 10. P to Kt 4th (Determined to break ground at all hazards.^

KR K K

P to K R 3rd P takes P P Kt to K R 2nd

10. 11. to Kt 5th 12. Kt takes Kt 13. Kt takes Kt 14. Q to 5th (ch) 15. to Kt sq 16. P to 4th to 2nd 17. 18. to 5th 19. Castles.

P

R

B P

K

KR K KB QB KB

K

K takes Kt K to Kt sq B to K B 3rd P to Q B 5th K R to K sq K to B sq *

nd Black

of his

Q

Kt.

WHITE

(Mr. K.) BLACK (Mr. S.) (Obf crve, now, how effectively every piece of 'Wliite is disposed, and the utter hdplessflcss of the forces on the adverse side.) 19. 20.

R takes K Kt P

K to K 2nd

(A masterly stroke of play.) 20. B takes B 3rd 21. B to Kt 5th (ch) P to (If he had played B te K B 3rd, then

K

K

R

fol-

lowed 22. B takes B (ch), and, as Black dares not take the Bishop because of the threatened mate, he must have given up his Queen.)

Q to K R 7th B to K R 6th K to B sq, proceeded thus :— 24. B, to K Kt sq

22. 23.

(If 23.

2.% 26.

24. 25. 26.

B takes B Q to K R takes takes

surrenders.

Q

sq

game would have to

K 2nd

R takes B 8th (ch), and wins.) (ch)

R to K Kt sq B B

R to K Kt sq

Q to K B the

B

KBP

Q to K B 2nd B takes K B P (ch)

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