1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3.  Qe2 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 Ne7 6. f4 exf4 {In this opening it is not advisable for the second player to take the gambit P. with his e5} 7. d4 Bb6 8.  Bxf4 d6 9.  Bd3 Ng6 10.  Be3 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12.  Nd2 Qe7 13.  O-O-O c5 14.  Kb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 a5 16.  Ngf3 Bd7 17. g4 h6 18.  Rdg1 a4 19. g5 hxg5 20.  Bxg5 a3 21. b3 Bc6 22.  Rg4 Ba5 23. h4 Bxd2 24.  Nxd2 Ra5 25. h5 Rxg5 26.  Rxg5 Nf4 27.  Qf3 Nxd3 28. d5 Nxd5 29.  Rhg1 {This portion of the game is full of interest and instruction, and is remarkably well played.} Nc3+ 30.  Ka1 Bxe4 31.  Rxg7+ Kh8 32.  Qg3 Bg6 33. hxg6 Qe1+ 34.  Rxe1 {White loses the game by this move.} Rxe1+ 35.  Qxe1 Nxe1 36.  Rh7+ Kg8 37. gxf7+ Kxh7 38. f8=Q Nc2# 0-1

{PGN 37}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “?”] [Black “?”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C23”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 125.”] [PlyCount “44”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3.  Qe2 Nc6 4.  Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.  Qc4+ d5 6.  Qxc5 dxe4 7.  Qc4+ Be6 8.  Qxe4 Nf6 9.  Qh4 Nd4 10.  Na3 e4 11. c3 g5 {The game from this point forward is admirably conducted by Black.} 12.  Qxg5 Rg8 13.  Qe3 Nf5 14.  Qe2 Rxg2 15.  Nc2 Qd6 16.  Ne3 Nxe3 17. dxe3 Rag8 18.  Qf1 Rd8 19.  Qe2 Ng4 20.  Nh3 Ne5 21.  Nf4 Nf3+ 22.  Kf1 {And Black can checkmate in six moves.} —­ 0-1

{PGN 38}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Staunton”] [Black “Cochrane”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C52”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 125.”] [PlyCount “51”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3.  Nf3 Nc6 4. b4 {We have now the same position brought about which occurs in the Evans Gambit.} Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6.  O-O Bb6 7. d4 exd4 8.  Nxd4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. a4 c6 11. a5 Bc7 ({If he had taken:} 11...  Bxa5 12.  Bxf7+ Kxf7 13.  Qh5+ {White would have gained a more valuable P. in return, and have deprived his opponent of the privilege of castling.}) 12.  Qb3 Qe7 13.  Ba3 Qf6 14.  Nc3 Qg6 15.  Ne2 Nh6 16. e5 d5 17.  Bd3 Nf5 18.  Qb4 Bd8 19.  Qb1 Qh5 20.  Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bxa5 22.  Bf5 Bb6 23.  Qb4 Qg5 24.  Bxc8 Rxc8 25. e6 fxe6 {And White announced mate in eight moves.} 26. —­ 1-0

{PGN 39}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Walker”] [Black “Daniels”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C23”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 126.”] [PlyCount “57”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5 4.  Bxd5 Nf6 5.  Qb3 O-O 6.  Nf3 c6 {This is not advisable.  It would be better to Nxd5.} 7.  Bxf7+ {The notion of this sacrifice originated with Messrs. Henderson and Williams, of Bristol, during an examination of the present opening.} Rxf7 8.  Nxe5 Qe7 9.  Qxf7+ Qxf7 10.  Nxf7 Kxf7 11. d4 Bb6 12. f3 Be6 13.  Be3 Na6 14.  Kf2 Nc7 15.  Nd2 g6 16. g4 Kg7 17. h4 Re8 18. h5 Bf7 19. hxg6 Bxg6 20.  Rag1 Ne6 21.  Nc4 Bc7 22. e5 Nd5 23.  Bh6+ Kf7 24.  Kg3 b5 25.  Ne3 Nxe3 26.  Bxe3 c5 27. f4 cxd4 28. cxd4 Bd3 29. f5 1-0

{PGN 40}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Stanley”] [Black “Rousseau”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C26”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 131.”] [PlyCount “39”]