{PGN 33}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Evans, Captain”] [Black “Henderson”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C44”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 114.”] [PlyCount “112”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4.  Bb5 Bg4 5.  Qa4 Qd6 6.  Nxe5 Qxe5 7.  Bxc6+ bxc6 8.  Qxc6+ Ke7 9. f3 Rd8 10. d4 Qe6 11.  Qxc7+ Rd7 12.  Qc5+ Ke8 13.  Qc8+ Rd8 14.  Qxe6+ Bxe6 15. e5 f5 16.  Nd2 Nh6 17.  Nb3 Nf7 18. f4 Be7 19. h4 Nh6 20.  Ke2 Bd7 21.  Kf3 Bb5 22. g3 Bd3 23.  Nd2 Ng4 24.  Re1 h6 25. b3 Rc8 26.  Bb2 g5 27. h5 gxf4 28. gxf4 Rg8 29.  Rh1 Kf7 30.  Rh3 Ke6 31.  Rc1 Rg7 32. c4 dxc4 33.  Nxc4 Be4+ 34.  Ke2 Bg2 35.  Rg3 Be4 36. a3 Rcg8 37.  Rcg1 Bh4 38.  Rh3 Bf2 39.  Rc1 Bg2 40.  Rd3 Bh4 41.  Nd6 Nf2 42.  Rdc3 Ne4 43. d5+ Kxd5 44.  Rd3+ Ke6 45.  Nxe4 fxe4 46.  Rd6+ Kf5 47. e6 Bf3+ 48.  Ke3 Rg2 49.  Rc5+ Kg4 50.  Rd2 Rxd2 51.  Kxd2 Kxf4 52.  Be5+ Kg4 53.  Ke3 Bg5+ 54.  Kd4 e3 55.  Rc1 Rd8+ 56.  Kc3 Rc8+ {And Black wins.} 0-1

{PGN 34}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Staunton”] [Black “Popert”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C23”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 122.”] [PlyCount “77”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d6 {Not so good a move as Nf6, or Qg5.} 4.  Nf3 {d4 would perhaps have been stronger play.} Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7.  Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.  Nbxd2 O-O {d5 is a better move at this point.} 9.  Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Bg4 11.  Qc2 h6 12.  Rc1 d5 13. e5 Bxf3 14.  Nxf3 Nh5 15. g3 g6 16. b4 Qd7 {Intending, if b5, to move Qg4.} 17.  Qd2 Kh7 18.  O-O Rae8 19.  Rc3 Nd8 20.  Nh4 c6 21. f4 f5 22. g4 Ng7 23. gxf5 Nxf5 24.  Nxf5 gxf5 25.  Kh1 Rg8 26.  Rcc1 Qf7 27.  Qc2 Ref8 28.  Rg1 Ne6 29.  Rxg8 Kxg8 30.  Rg1+ Kh8 31.  Qf2 Qh5 {A lost move.} 32.  Be2 Qf7 33.  Qh4 Qh7 34.  Bh5 Nxd4 35.  Rg3 b6 36.  Bg6 {It would have been more decisive if Bf7 at once.} Qg7 37.  Bf7 Rxf7 {If Qxf7, mate follows in three moves.} 38.  Rxg7 Kxg7 39.  Kg2 {and wins.} 1-0

{PGN 35}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Amateur 1”] [Black “Amateur 2”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C23”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 123.”] [PlyCount “37”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5 4.  Qf3 Qg6 5.  Ne2 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. e5 Ne7 9. e6 f6 10.  Nbc3 O-O 11.  Nf4 Qe8 12.  Be3 Nbc6 13.  Rd1 Kh8 14. h4 Nd8 15. h5 f5 16.  Ncd5 Bxe6 17.  Nxe7 Qxe7 18.  Ng6+ hxg6 19. hxg6+ {And White gives checkmate in three moves.} 1-0

{PGN 36}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “De la Bourdonnais”] [Black “McDonnell”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C23”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 124.”] [PlyCount “76”]