9. B. takes Kt. 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10. K. B. to K. Kt’s 2d.
11. Q. R. to Q’s sq. 11. Q. to K’s 2d.
12. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. (ch.) 12. P. to Q. B’s 3d.
13. Kt. to Q’s 5th,
with an excellent game.
ANOTHER VARIATION
OF THE DEFENCE,
Beginning also from Black’s
3d move.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. P. to Q’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 4th. 3. Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th. 4. P. takes P. 4. B. takes Kt. 5. Q. takes B. 5. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 6. Q. to K. B’s 3d. 7. Q. to her Kt’s 3d. 7. P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 8. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 9. Castles. 9. B. to Q’s 3d. 10. P. to K. B’s 4th. 10. P. takes P. 11. Q. B. takes P. 11. B. takes B. (best) 12. P. to K’s 5th. 12. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.) And White has the better game.
SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING VARIATIONS IN PHILIDOR’S DEFENCE.
The result of the preceding analysis serves to prove that Q. P. one, as the second move of Black, is not a tenable defence; since, play as he can afterwards, if the best moves are adopted by the first player, he will always have a very insecure or a very constrained game.
GAMES
ILLUSTRATIVE OF PHILIDOR’S DEFENCE.
GAME I.—Mr. Morphy
plays without seeing the Chess
board or men, against M. Boucher, at Paris.
{PGN 01}
WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (M. B.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 2. P. to Q’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 4th. 3. P. takes P. 4. Q. takes P. 4. Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. K. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. 5. Q. B. to Q’s 2d. 6. B. takes Kt. 6. B. takes B. 7. B. to K. Kt’s 5th. 7. P. to K. B’s 3d. 8. B. to K. R’s 4th. 8. Kt. to K. R’s 3d. 9. Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 9. K. B. to K’s 2d. 10. Castles on K’s side. 10. Castles. 11. Q. to Q. B’s 4th. (ch.) 11. K. to R’s sq. 12. K. Kt. to Q’s 4th. 12. Q. to her 2d. 13. Q. R. to Q’s sq. 13. K. R. to K. B’s 2d. 14. P. to K. B’s 4th. 14. P. to Q. R’s 4th. 15. P. to K. B’s 5th. 15. K. R. to K. B’s sq. 16. K. Kt. to K’s 6th. 16. K. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 17. P. to Q. R’s 4th. 17. Kt. to Kt’s 5th. 18. Q. to K’s 2d. 18. Kt. to K’s 4th. 19. B. to K. Kt’s 3d. 19. Q. to Q. B’s sq.[A] 20. B. takes Kt. 20. Q. P. takes B. 21. K. R. to K. B’s 3d.[B] 21. Q. B. to Q’s 2d.[C] 22. K. R. to K. R’s 3d.[D] 22. P. to K. R’s 3d. 23. Q. to Q’s 2d. 23. K. to R’s 2d.[E]