1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5.  Qe2 Ng5 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7.  Nc3 Nc6 8.  Qd3 d5 9. f4 Ne4 10.  Nf3 Bf5 11.  Qe3 O-O 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14.  Bb2 Bg4 15.  Na4 Bxf3 16.  Nxb6 Bxg2 17.  Bxg2 Qh4+ 18.  Ke2 axb6 19.  Bxe4 dxe4 20.  Qxe4 Qg4+ 21.  Qf3 Qf5 22.  Rac1 Nxb4 23.  Rhg1 {Black played ingeniously in offering to give up the Kt.  If White had taken it, he must have been subjected to an embarrassing attack for some little time.} Nc6 24.  Rg5 Qd7 25. d5 Ne7 26.  Rxg7+ Kh8 27.  Qd3 Ng6 28.  Rxg6 Rae8 29.  Kf2 {Had he played on the P. (dis. ch.), he could not take the Q. until his King was removed.} Re6 30.  Rg3 Rd8 31. dxe6 Qe7 {Taking the Q. would have been fatal to him.} 32. exf7 1-0

{PGN 45}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Staunton”] [Black “Cochrane”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C20”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 135.”] [PlyCount “67”]

1. e4 e5 2. c3 d5 3.  Nf3 Nf6 4.  Nxe5 Nxe4 5. d4 Bd6 6.  Nd2 O-O 7.  Nxe4 dxe4 8.  Bf4 Bxe5 9.  Bxe5 Nc6 10.  Bc4 Be6 11.  Bb5 Ne7 12.  O-O c6 13.  Ba4 Ng6 14.  Bg3 f5 15. f4 exf3 16.  Rxf3 f4 17.  Bb3 {But for this move of resource, Black would evidently have gained ‘the exchange,’ at least.} Qd6 18.  Bf2 Kh8 19.  Bxe6 Qxe6 20.  Qd3 Rae8 21.  Rh3 Qf5 22.  Qf3 Re4 23.  Rh5 Qe6 24. c4 Re8 25. b3 Qf6 26.  Rf1 Re2 27. a4 Ra2 28. d5 Ra1 29.  Bxa7 {An important outlet for his King.} Ree1 30.  Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31.  Kf2 Qa1 {Black has now a very menacing position.} 32.  Qd3 Rg1 33.  Qe2 Ne7 34. d6 $18 1-0

{PGN 46}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Evans, Captain”] [Black “St. Amant”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C20”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 136.”] [PlyCount “47”]

1. e4 e5 2. c3 c5 3.  Nf3 Nc6 4.  Bc4 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6.  Ng5 {We have here a position almost identical with the leading one of the “Two Knights’ Game.”} d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.  Nxf7 Kxf7 9.  Qf3+ Ke6 10.  O-O Na5 11.  Bg5 Qd6 12. g4 Qd7 13.  Bd3 Qf7 14.  Bf5+ Kd6 15. cxd4 Bxf5 16. dxe5+ Kxe5 17. gxf5 Nc6 18.  Re1+ Kd6 19.  Re6+ Kc5 20.  Be3+ Nxe3 21.  Qxe3+ Kb5 22.  Qd3+ Kb6 23.  Qb3+ Kc7 24.  Rxc6+ $18 1-0

{PGN 47}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Walker, G.”] [Black “St. Amant”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C20”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 137.”] [PlyCount “64”]

1. e4 e5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4.  Nf3 Bc5 5. b3 Bg4 6.  Be2 e4 7.  Nd4 Bxe2 8.  Nxe2 Nc6 9.  O-O Ne5 10.  Nf4 Qd6 11. d4 exd3 12.  Re1 O-O-O 13.  Nd2 f5 14. a4 a5 15. b4 axb4 16. cxb4 Bd4 17.  Rb1 Nf6 18.  Nb3 Nfg4 19.  Nxd4 Qxd4 20.  Be3 Qd6 21.  Bc5 Qh6 22.  Nh3 Rhe8 23. a5 d2 24.  Rf1 Nd3 25. a6 bxa6 26.  Qf3 Re4 27.  Qxf5+ Qe6 28.  Qxe6+ Rxe6 29.  Ng5 Re1 30.  Be3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxf1+ 32.  Kxf1 Nc1 $19 0-1

{PGN 48}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “der Laza, V. H.”] [Black “Bledow, Dr.”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C38”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 140.”] [PlyCount “32”]