{PGN 59}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Staunton”] [Black “?”] [Result “1-0”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 162.”] [SetUp “1”] [FEN “rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq — 0 1”] [PlyCount “45”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4.  Bc4 g4 5.  Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.  Ng5+ Ke8 7.  Qxg4 Nf6 8.  Qxf4 d6 9.  Nf3 Nc6 10. d4 Qe7 11.  O-O Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14.  Qe4 Be6 15.  Bg5 Qc5+ 16.  Kh1 Ncb4 17. c4 Nb6 18. b3 Be7 19.  Nd4 Bg8 20.  Bxe7 Qxe7 21.  Nf5 Qd7 22.  Qh4 Rd8 23.  Qf6 $18 {And wins.} 1-0

{PGN 60}

[Event “Manchester Chess Meeting”] [Site “Manchester, ENG”] [Date “1857.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Anderssen”] [Black “Kipping”] [Result “1-0”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 165.”] [PlyCount “47”] [EventDate “1857.??.??”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5.  Ne5 h5 6.  Bc4 Rh7 7.  Bxf7+ Rxf7 8.  Nxf7 Kxf7 9. d4 d6 10.  Bxf4 Be7 11.  O-O Kg7 12. g3 Be6 13.  Qd3 Nd7 14.  Nc3 c5 15.  Ne2 Bf7 16.  Rf2 Bg6 17.  Raf1 Ndf6 18. dxc5 Bxe4 19.  Qe3 dxc5 20.  Be5 Qd5 21.  Qg5+ Kh7 22.  Nc3 Qc6 23.  Bxf6 Bxf6 24.  Rxf6 1-0

{PGN 61}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Cochrane”] [Black “Evans, Captain”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C39”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 166.”] [PlyCount “31”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5.  Ne5 h5 6.  Bc4 Rh7 7.  Nxf7 Rxf7 8.  Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Bh6 {This is the error which loses Black’s game.  The correct move is f3.} 10.  Bxf4 Bxf4 11.  O-O Qxh4 12.  Rxf4+ Nf6 13. e5 d5 14.  Rxf6+ Kg7 15.  Qd2 Nd7 16.  Qh6+ 1-0

{PGN 62}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “McDonnell”] [Black “La Bourdonnais”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C33”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 177.”] [PlyCount “84”]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3.  Bc4 {This was a favorite opening of McDonnell’s; he bestowed much time and labor on its analyses, and discovered many skilful methods of diversifying the attack.} Qh4+ 4.  Kf1 g5 5.  Nc3 Bg7 6. d4 d6 7.  Be2 Nc6 8. e5 Nge7 9.  Nb5 O-O 10.  Nxc7 Rb8 11.  Nf3 Qh6 12. exd6 Nf5 13. c3 Ng3+ 14. hxg3 Qxh1+ 15.  Kf2 fxg3+ 16.  Kxg3 Qxd1 17.  Bxd1 h6 18. b3 b5 19.  Be3 f5 20. d5 f4+ 21.  Kh2 fxe3 22. dxc6 g4 23.  Nd4 Be5+ 24.  Kg1 Bxd6 25.  Ncxb5 Bc5 26. b4 {Bd2 would have been better play we believe.} Bb6 27.  Nd6 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Rxb4 29.  Nxc8 Rxc8 30. d5 Kf7 31.  Bb3 Ke7 32.  Kf1 Re4 33.  Ke2 Rf8 34.  Kd3 Re5 35.  Re1 Kd6 {This game is very cleverly played by La Bourdonnais.} 36.  Rxe3 Rxe3+ 37.  Kxe3 h5 38.  Ke4 h4 39.  Bd1 h3 40. gxh3 gxh3 41.  Bf3 h2 42.  Bg2 Rf1 0-1

{PGN 63}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “McDonnell”] [Black “La Bourdonnais”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C33”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 178.”] [PlyCount “60”]