WHITE. (Mr. Z.) BLACK. (Mr. P.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. P. to K. B’s 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 4. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt’s 2d. 5. P. to Q’s 4th. 5. P. to Q’s 3d. 6. Castles. 6. P. to K. R’s 3d. 7. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 7. P. to K’s Kt’s 5th. 8. K. Kt. to R’s 4th. 8. P. to K. B’s 6th. 9. Q. B. to K’s 3d. 9. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 10. K. B. to B’s 3d. 11. K. Kt. to K. B’s 5th. 11. Q. B. takes Kt. 12. P. takes B. 12. K. Kt. to K’s 2d. 13. Q. to her Kt’s 3d. 13. P. to Q’s 4th. 14. K. B. to Q’s 3d. 14. Q. to her 2d. 15. Q. to her B’s 2d. 15. P. to K. R’s 4th. 16. Kt. to Q’s 2d. 16. P. to K. R’s 5th. 17. Q. B. to K. B’s 4th. 17. Castles on Q’s side. 18. P. to Q. R’s 4th. 18. P. takes K. Kt. P. 19. Q. B. takes K. Kt’s P. 19. K. R. to his 4th. 20. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 20. K. Kt. takes K. B. P. 21. B. takes Kt. 21. Q. takes B. 22. Q. to her Kt’s 2d. 22. B. to K. R’s 5th. 23. B. takes B. 23. R. takes B. 24. P. to Q. R’s 5th. 24. R. takes K. B. P. 25. K. takes R. Black mates in three moves.
THE CUNNINGHAM GAMBIT.
GAME THE FIRST.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. P. to K. B’s 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to K’s 2d.
Black’s 3d move commences
the variation known as the
“Cunningham Gambit.”
4. K. B. to Q. B’s
4th. 4. B. to R’s 5th. (ch.)
5. K. to B’s sq.
5. K. B. to his 3d.
6. P. to K’s 5th.
6. B. to K’s 2d.
7. P. to Q’s 4th.
7. P. to Q’s 4th.
8. K. B. to K’s 2d.
8. P. to K. Kt’s 4th.
9. P. to K. R’s 4th.
9. P. to K. Kt’s 5th.
10. K. Kt to K. R’s 2d.
10. P. to K. R’s 4th.
11. Q. B. takes P. 11.
K. B. takes K. R. P.
12. P. to K. Kt’s 3d.
12. B. to K. Kt’s 4th.
13. Kt. takes K. Kt. P.
You must win.
GAME THE SECOND.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. P. to K. B’s 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. B. to K’s 2d. 4. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. B. to K. R’s 5th. (ch.) 5. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 5. P. takes P. 6. Castles. 6. P. takes P. (ch.) 7. K. to R’s sq. 7. K. B. to his 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K’s 5th. 8. B. takes Kt. (best) 9. Q. to K. R’s 5th. 9. Q. to K’s 2d. (best) 10. R. takes K. B. P. 10. Q. to her B’s 4th.