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PDFILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GIUOCO PIANO.
GAME I.—Between Mr.
D. Harrwitz of Paris and Mr. Capdebo,
a strong Hungarian player.
{PGN 11}
WHITE. (Mr. C.) BLACK. (Mr. H.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 4. K. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. P. to Q’s 4th. 5. P. takes P. 6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. (ch.) 7. Q. B. to Q’s 2d. 7. K. B. takes Q. B. (ch.) 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. P. to Q’s 4th. 9. P. takes P. 9. K. Kt. takes P. 10. Q. to K’s 2d. (ch.) 10. B. to K’s 3d. 11. B. to Kt’s 5th. 11. Castles. 12. B. takes Kt. 12. P. takes B. 13. Castles (with K. R.) 13. Q. R. to Kt’s sq. 14. P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 14. Kt. to K. B’s 5th. 15. Q. to Q. R’s 6th. 15. K. R. to K’s sq. 16. K. R. to K’s sq. 16. Q. to Q’s 2d. 17. Kt. to K’s 5th. 17. Q. takes P. 18. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 18. Q. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 19. Q. takes Q. 19. R. takes Q. 20. Q. R. to B’s sq. 20. P. to K. B’s 3d. 21. K. Kt. to Q. B’s 4th. 21. Q. R. to R’s 3d. And Black ultimately won.
GAME II.—Played
at the Philadelphia Athenæum,
between Mr. McCabe and Mr. H. P. Montgomery.
{PGN 12}
WHITE. (Mr. McC.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 4. P. to K. B’s 4th. 5. P. to Q’s 3d. 5. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 6. P. takes P. 6. P. to Q’s 4th. 7. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. 7. Q. to her 3d. 8. Castles. 8. Castles. 9. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 9. B. to Kt’s 3d. 10. P. to K. R’s 3d. 10. Q. B. takes P. 11. B. takes Kt. 11. P. takes B. 12. P. to Q’s 4th. 12. P. to K’s 5th. 13. Kt. to K’s 5th. 13. P. to Q. R’s 4th. 14. Q. B. to R’s 3d. 14. P. takes P. 15. B. takes P. 15. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 16. P. takes P. 16. B. takes P. 17. B. takes B. 17. Q. takes B. 18. Q. to Q’s 4th. 18. Q. to Q’s 3d. 19. Kt. to K. Kt’s 4th. 19. B. takes Kt. 20. P. takes B. 20. Kt. takes P. 21. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 21. Q. to K. R’s 3d. 22. R. to Q’s sq. 22. Q. checks. 23. K. moves. 23. R. takes P. (ch.), and wins.
GAME III.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Mr. Staunton.
{PGN 13}
