[Footnote B: Perfectly sound, as the sequel shows.]
[Footnote C: Taking the Pawn would have been injudicious; for example,
27. Q. takes Pawn.
28. K. R. takes K. R. P. (ch.) 28. K. takes R. (best).
29. Q. to K. R’s 5th. (ch.) 29. B. to K. R’s 3d.
30. Kt. takes B. 30. K. R. takes Kt.
31. Q. to K. B’s 5th. (ch.) 31. Anything.
32. Q. takes Q. R., &c.]
[Footnote D: The first step in a combination of admirable daring and ingenuity.]
[Footnote E: Had he taken the Knight it would have cost him his Queen.]
GAME III.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Harrwitz.
{PGN 03}
WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. H.) 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. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 8. K. B. to K’s 2d. 9. Castles on Q’s side. 9. Castles. 10. K. R. to K’s sq. 10. P. to K. R’s 3d. 11. B. to K. R’s 4th. 11. Kt. to K’s sq. 12. B. takes B. 12. Q. takes B. 13. P. to K’s 5th. 13. B. takes Kt. 14. P. takes B. 14. Q. to K. Kt’s 4th. (ch.) 15. K. to Q. Kt’s sq. 15. P. takes P. 16. K. R. takes P. 16. Q. to K. Kt’s 7th. 17. Kt. to Q’s 5th. 17. Q. takes K. R. P. 18. K. R. to K’s sq. 18. Q. to Q’s 3d. 19. K. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 19. K. to K. R’s 2d. 20. Q. to K’s 3d. 20. P. to K. B’s 4th. 21. Kt. to K. B’s 4th. 21. Q. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 22. Q. to K’s 2d. 22. K. R. to K. B’s 2d. 23. Q. to Q. B’s 4th. 23. Q. to K. B’s 3d. 24. Kt. to K. R’s 5th.[A] 24. Q. to K’s 2d. 25. Q. R. to K’s sq. 25. Q. to Q’s 2d. 26. P. to Q. R’s 3d. 26. Kt. to Q’s 3d. 27. Q. to Q’s 4th. 27. Q. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 28. K. R. to K. Kt’s 2d. 28. P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 29. Q. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 29. Kt. to K’s sq. 30. Q. to Q. B’s 3d. 30. P. to K. B’s 5th.[B] 31. Q. R. to K. R’s sq.[C] 31. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 32. Q. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 32. Q. to Q’s 4th. 33. Q. to K’s sq. 33. P. takes Kt. 34. K. R. to Kt’s 5th.[D] 34. Q. takes P. 35. Q. to K’s 5th. 35. K. R. to K. B’s 3d. 36. Q. to K’s 7th. (ch.) 36. Q. R. to K. Kt’s 2d. 37. Q. takes Kt. 37. P. takes R. 38. Q. to K’s sq. 38. Q. to Q. B’s 3d. 39. P. to K. B’s 3d. 39. K. R. to K’s 3d. 40. Q. to K. B’s 2d. 40. Q. R. to K’s 2d. And White abandoned the game.
[Footnote A: This looks promising, but does not turn out well. He had better, perhaps, have played K. R. to K. Kt’s 6th.]
[Footnote B: Well played. White must now beware, for his Kt. is in sore peril.]