WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. Q. to K’s 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 4. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B’s 3d 5. P to K. B’s 4th. 5. B. takes K. Kt. 6. R. takes B. 6. Castles. 7. P. to Q’s 3d. 7. P. to Q’s 4th. 8. K. B. takes Q. P. 8. K. Kt. takes B. 9. P. takes Kt. 9. P. takes K. B. P. 10. Q. B. takes P. 10. R. to K’s sq. 11. B. to K’s 3d. 11. Kt. to K’s 4th. 12. P. to K. R’s 3d. 12. B. to K. B’s 4th. 13. P. to Q’s 4th. 13. B. to Q’s 6th. And by afterwards moving the Kt. to Q. B’s 5th, Black must win at least a Piece.
VARIATION,
Beginning at White’s 4th move.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.
3. Q. to K’s 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
4. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 4. K. takes B.
5. Q. to her B’s 4th. (ch.) 5. P. to Q’s 4th.
6. Q. takes B. 6. P. takes K. P.
7. Q. to her B’s 4th. (ch.) 7. Q. B. to K’s 3d.
8. Q. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B’s 3d
And you have an inferior game.
GAMES
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.
GAME I.—Played
some years since between
Messrs. Popert and Staunton.
{PGN 34}
WHITE. (Mr. S.) BLACK. (Mr. P.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 3d.[A] 4. K. Kt. to B’s 3d.[B] 4. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 5. P. to Q’s 4th. 5. P. takes P. 6. P takes P. 6. B. checks. 7. B. to Q’s 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.) 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. Castles.[C] 9. B. to Q’s 3d. 9. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 10. P. to Q. R’s 3d. 10. Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th. 11. Q. to Q. B’s 2d. 11. P. to K. R’s 3d. 12. Q. R. to Q. B’s sq. 12. P. to Q’s 4th. 13. P. to K’s 5th. 13. B. takes Kt. 14. Kt. takes B. 14. Kt. to K. R’s 4th. 15. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 15. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 16. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 16. Q. to Q’s 2d.[D] 17. Q. to Q’s 2d. 17. K. to R’s 2d. 18. Castles. 18. Q. R. to K’s sq. 19. Q. R. to B’s 3d. 19. Kt. to Q’s sq. 20. Kt. to K. R’s 4th. 20. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 21. P. to K. B’s 4th. 21. P. to K. B’s 4th. 22. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 22. Kt. to K. Kt’s 2d. 23. P. takes B. P. 23. K. Kt. takes P.