55.  R. to Q. Kt’s 5th. 55.  K. to Q. B’s 3d. 56.  R. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 56.  R. to B’s 6th. (ch.) 57.  K. to his 2d. 57.  R. to K. R’s 6th. 58.  R. to K. B’s 4th. 58.  R. takes K. R. P. 59.  R. to B’s 6th. (ch.) 59.  K. to Kt’s 4th. 60.  R. takes K. Kt.  P. 60.  R. to R’s 7th. (ch.) 61.  K. to B’s 3d. 61.  R. takes Q. Kt.  P. 62.  R. takes K. R. P. 62.  R. to Q. Kt’s 6th. (ch.) 63.  K. to B’s 4th. 63.  R. takes Q. R. P. 64.  P. to Kt’s 5th. 64.  R. to Q. R’s 8th. 65.  R. to K. R’s 4th. 65.  K. to Q. B’s 4th. 66.  P. to Kt’s 6th. 66.  R. to Q. R’s 2d. 67.  K. to his B’s 5th. 67.  P. to Kt’s 4th. 68.  R. to K. Kt’s 4th. 68.  P. to Kt’s 5th.[J] 69.  P. to Kt’s 7th. 69.  R. takes P. 70.  R. takes R. 70.  P. to Kt’s 6th. 71.  K. to his 4th. 71.  K. to Kt’s 5th. 72.  K. to Q’s 3d.  And Black surrenders.

[Footnote A:  Black would have gained no advantage by taking the Q. P. at this juncture, or by advancing his P. to K. Kt’s 4th, to attack the Rook.  The move in the text was not made without due deliberation, and we believe it the best on the board.]

[Footnote B:  White designedly gives up the Queen’s Pawn, to get a counter attack with his combined forces.]

[Footnote C:  Queen to her Knight’s 3d would have been worse than useless.]

[Footnote D:  Had he gone to Queen’s square, to protect his threatened Pawn, White would have won the King’s Knight’s Pawn. (e.g.)

WHITE.  BLACK.
23.  Q to Q’s sq.
24.  R. takes K. Kt.  P. (ch.) 24.  K. takes R.
25.  Q. to K. B’s 7th. (ch.) 25.  K. to R’s sq.
26.  K. R. to K. B’s 6th. 26.  R. to K. R’s 4th.
27.  Q. takes K. R. 27.  Q. takes R.
28.  Q. takes R. (ch.), &c.]

[Footnote E:  A most important move.  Black dare not now advance his Q. P. on account of Q. to B’s 7th (ch.), which would enable White to double his Rooks on the adversary’s K. Kt.  P., and thus win easily.]

[Footnote F:  K. to R’s 2d would have been very bad play, because Black would have checked with his Q. at K’s 4th; and if then the Queen were interposed, he would have taken the Q. and played R. to K’s 6th (ch.), and afterwards R. to Q. Kt’s 6th.]

[Footnote G:  He could not save all the Pawns attacked.]

[Footnote H:  Threatening to take the K. Kt.  P. with his Rook, and then check with the Queen at her Bishop’s 3d.]

[Footnote I:  K. to his 3d would have been better.]

[Footnote J:  This was ill-judged.  He should have played R. to K. Kt’s 2d, or Q. R’s square.]

GAME IV.—­Between Mr. Horwitz and Mr. Staunton.

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