[Footnote C: This will not save the Kt. The best move was K. R. to Kt’s 4th.]
[Footnote D: Merely desperate.]
GAME IV.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Bird of London.
{PGN 04}
WHITE. (Mr. B.) BLACK. (Mr. M.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 2. P. to Q’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 4th. 3. P. to K. B’s 4th. 4. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 4. K. B. P. takes P. 5. Q. Kt. takes P. 5. P. to Q’s 4th. 6. Kt. to K. Kt’s 3d. 6. P. to K’s 5th. 7. Kt. to K’s 5th. 7. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. 8. Q. B. to K. Kt’s 5th. 8. B. to Q’s 3d. 9. Kt. to K. R’s 5th. 9. Castles. 10. Q. to Q’s 2d. 10. Q. to K’s sq. 11. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 11. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 12. Kt. takes Kt. 12. Q. takes Kt. 13. Kt. to K’s 5th. 13. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. 14. B. to K’s 2d. 14. Q. to K. R’s 6th. 15. Kt. takes Kt. 15. P. takes Kt. 16. B. to K’s 3d. 16. R. to Q. Kt’s sq. 17. Castles (Q. R.) 17. R. takes K. B. P. 18. B. takes R. 18. Q. to Q. R’s 6th. 19. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 19. Q. takes Q. R. P. 20. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 20. Q. to Q. R’s 8th. (ch.) 21. K. to B’s 2d. 21. Q. to R’s 5th. (ch.) 22. K. to Kt’s 2d. 22. B. takes Q. Kt. P. 23. P. takes B. 23. R. takes P. (ch.) 24. Q. takes R. 24. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 25. K. to B’s 2d. 25. P. to K’s 6th. 26. B. takes P. 26. B. to K. B’s 4th. (ch.) 27. R. to Q’s 3d. 27. Q. to Q. B’s 5th. (ch.) 28. K. to Q’s 2d. 28. Q. to Q. R’s 7th. (ch.) 29. K. to Q’s square. 29. Q. to Kt’s 8th. (ch.) And White resigns.
GAME V.—(By Philidor.)
{PGN 05}
WHITE. BLACK. 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. to K. B’s 4th. 4. P. takes K. P. 4. K. B. P. takes K. P. 5. Kt. to Kt’s 5th. 5. P. to Q’s 4th. 6. P. to K. B’s 4th.[A] 6. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 7. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 7. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K’s 2d. 9. P. to K. R’s 4th. 9. P. to K. R’s 3d. 10. K. Kt. to R’s 3d. 10. Castles. 11. Q. Kt. to Q. R’s 4th. 11. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th. (ch.) 12. B. to Q’s 2d. 12. B. takes B. (ch.) 13. Q. takes B. 13. P. to Q’s 5th. 14. P. to Q. B’s 5th. 14. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 15. P. takes P. (in passing). 15. Q. R. P. takes P. 16. P. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 16. Q. B. to K’s 3d. 17. B. to K’s 2d. 17. Kt. to K. B’s 4th. 18. K. Kt. to his sq. 18. K. Kt. to Kt’s 6th. 19. K. R. to his 2d. 19. P. to K’s 6th. 20. Q. to her Kt’s 2d. 20. P. to Q’s 6th.