[Footnote Q: Threatening mate if R. takes Q.]
GAME IV.—Played
by Correspondence between New York
and Philadelphia, in 1857.
{PGN 74}
WHITE. (N.Y.) BLACK. (Phila.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. P. to Q’s 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. P. to K’s 3d. 4. Q. takes P. 4. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 5. Q. to Q’s sq. 5. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 6. K. B. to Q’s 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K’s 2d. 7. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 7. P. to Q’s 4th. 8. P. takes P. 8. K. Kt. takes P. 9. Q. Kt. to K’s 4th. 9. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 10. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. 10. Castles. 11. K. B. takes Kt. 11. P. takes B. 12. Castles. 12. P. to K. B’s 4th. 13. Q. Kt. to K. Kt’s 3d. 13. Q. to Q. B’s 2d. 14. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 14. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 15. Q. to Q. B’s 2d. 15. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 16. P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 16. B. to Q. Kt’s 2d. 17. K. Kt. to Kt’s 5th. 17. Q. to Q. B’s 3d. 18. P. to K. B’s 3d. 18. B. to Q. B’s 2d. 19. K. R. to K’s sq. 19. Q. R. to K’s sq. 20. B. to Q. Kt’s 2d. 20. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 21. K. R. to K’s 2d. 21. P. to K’s 4th. 22. Q. R. to K’s sq. 22. P. to K’s 5th. 23. P. takes P. 23. B. to K. B’s 5th. 24. K. Kt. to K. R’s 3d. 24. B. takes Kt. 25. P. takes B. 25. Kt. takes P. 26. Kt. to Kt’s 5th. 26. Kt. takes Kt. 27. Q. to Q. B’s 3d. 27. Q. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.) 28. R. takes Q. 28. R. takes R. (ch.) 29. Q. takes R. 29. Kt. to B’s 6th. (ch.) 30. K. to B’s sq. 30. Kt. takes Q. 31. R. to Q’s 2d. 31. P. to B’s 5th. 32. P. takes P. 32. Kt. to K. Kt’s 7th. 33. R. to Q’s 7th. 33. R. takes P. (ch.) 34. K. to Kt’s sq. 34. B. to K’s 5th. 35. R. to K. Kt’s 7th. (ch.) 35. K. to B’s sq. 36. R. takes K. R. P. 36. Kt. to K’s 6th. 37. R. to K. R’s 8th. (ch.) 37. K. to B’s 2d. 38. B. to K’s 5th. 38. R. to K. B’s 8th. (ch.) 39. K. to K. R’s 2d. 39. Kt. to K. B’s 4th. 40. K. to R’s 3d. 40. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 41. R. to Q. B’s 8th. And Philadelphia announces mate in six moves.
GAME V.—Played
by Mr. Morphy without seeing the
Chess-board or men, against M. Preti.
{PGN 75}