14. K. B. to Q’s 3d. 14. Q. R. to Q’s sq.
15. Q. B. to K. R’s 2d. 15. Q. B. to Q’s 4th.
16. Q. to K. B’s 4th. 16. Q. to K. R’s 4th.
17. Q. Kt. to Q’s 2d. 17. Q. Kt. to K’s 2d.
18. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 18. Q. Kt. to K. Kt’s 3d.
19. Q. to K. Kt’s 4th. 19. Q. to K. R’s 3d.
20. Q. R. to Q’s sq. 20. Q. to K’s 6th.
21. Q. to K. B’s 5th. 21. B. to K. Kt’s 7th. (ch.)
22. K. takes B. 22. Kt. to K. R’s 5th. (ch.)
And Black wins.
[Footnote A: It is better to take the Pawn with the Bishop.]
GAME V.—Between MM. Kieseritzky and Desloges.
{PGN 66}
WHITE. (M. D.) BLACK. (M. K.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. P. to K. B’s 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P. 4. Q. to K. R’s 5th. (ch.) 5. K. to B’s sq. 5. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 6. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 6. Q. to K. R’s 4th. 7. K. B. to K’s 2d. 7. P. to K. Kt’s 5th. 8. Kt. to Q’s 4th. 8. P. to Q’s 3d. 9. P. to K. R’s 3d. 9. K. B. to Kt’s 2d. 10. K. Kt. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 10. P. to K. B’s 6th. 11. P. takes P. 11. P. takes K. R. P. 12. P. to K. B’s 4th. 12. Q. to K. R’s 5th. 13. P. to Q’s 3d. 13. P. to K. R’s 7th. 14. K. B. to B’s 3d. 14. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 15. P. to Q’s 4th. 15. Q. B. to Q. R’s 3d. (ch.) 16. K. to Kt’s 2d. 16. K. Kt. to R’s 3d. 17. R. takes P. 17. Q. to K. B’s 3d. 18. Q. B. to K’s 3d. 18. K. R. to Kt’s sq. 19. Q. to K. R’s sq. 19. Kt. takes Q. P. 20. Kt. takes Kt. 20. Q. takes Kt. 21. B. takes Q. 21. B. takes B. (dis. ch.) 22. K. to R’s 3d. 22. Q. B. to his sq. (ch.) 23. K. to R’s 4th. 23. K. B. to his 3d. (ch.) 24. K. to R’s 5th. 24. R. to K. Kt’s 3d. 25. R. to K. Kt’s 2d. 25. Kt. to his sq. 26. P. to K. B’s 5th. 26. R. to his 3d. (ch.) 27. K. to Kt’s 4th. 27. R. takes Q. 28. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 28. K. B. to K’s 4th. 29. K. B. to K’s 2d. 29. Kt. to K. B’s 3d. (ch.) 30. K. to his B’s 3d. 30. Kt. takes K. P. 31. R. to Kt’s 8th. (ch.) 31. K. to his 2d. 32. R. takes Q. B. 32. Kt. to K. Kt’s 4th. (ch.) 33. K. to Kt’s 4th. 33. P. to K. R’s 4th. (ch.) 34. K. takes Kt. 34. P. to B’s 3d. (ch.) 35. K. to Kt’s 6th. 35. R. to K. Kt’s 8th. (ch.) 36. K. to R’s 7th. 36. Q. R. takes R. 37. P. to Q. R’s 3d. 37. Q. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 38. B. to Q. B’s 4th. And Black mates in three moves.
THE GAMBIT DECLINED.
If Black does not choose to accept the Gambit, he has several modes of defence, which may be briefly noticed.