WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
 6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
 7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)
 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
 9. P. takes P. 9. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
The game is even.


Variation III.
Beginning at White's 5th move.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 5. Castles. 5. Kt. takes K's P.
 6. Q. to K's 2d. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. Castles.
 8. B. takes Q. Kt. 8. P. takes B.
 9. Kt. takes K. P. 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. P. to Q's 4th.10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
There is no advantage on either side.


GAME THE TENTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.2. Q's Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 3d.5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.6. P. takes P.
7. P. takes P.7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th
9. P. to Q's 5th.9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
The game is equal.


GAME THE ELEVENTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
 6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
 7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)
 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 9. Castles.
10. Castles.10. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
11. Q. to her B's 2d.11. Kt. takes B.
12. Q. takes Kt.12. Kt. takes K's P.
13. Kt. takes Kt.13. P. to Q's 4th.
14. Q. to K's 2d.14. P. takes Kt.
15. Q. takes P.

There is little difference in the positions, but your men are better disposed for immediate action, and you have the advantage of a Knight against a Bishop.

Variation I.
Beginning at White's 7th move.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
 6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
 7. K. to his B's sq. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
 8. Q. to her R's 4th. 8. B. takes Kt.
 9. P. takes B. 9. Q. to her 2d.
10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.10. Castles.
11. K. to Kt's 2d.

And it appears to me that White has an unquestionable advantage.


GAME THE TWELFTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to K. B's 4th.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. K. B. P. takes K. P.
 6. K. Kt. takes K. P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 7. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
 8. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 8. K. to B's sq.
 9. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.) 9. Kt. takes B.
10. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)10. K. to his 2d.
11. B. takes Kt's P.11. Kt. takes Kt.
12. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.), and you must win.


GAME THE THIRTEENTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.4. Q. to K's 2d.
5. P. to Q's 4th.5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. P. takes K. P.6. Kt. takes P.
7. Kt. takes Kt.7. Q. takes Kt.
8. Castles.8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. K. to R's sq.9. Q's B. to K's 3d.
White has a little the better game.

Variation.

1. P. to K's 4th.1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d
5. P. to Q's 4th.5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. takes P.6. P. takes P.
7. Q. takes Q. (ch.)7. K. takes Q.
8. B. takes K. B's P.,
and you have the better game.


GAME THE FOURTEENTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K's B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. Castles. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q's B. to K. Kt's 5th.
 6. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 6. Q's B. takes Kt.
 7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 7. K. to K. B's sq.
 8. K. Kt. P. takes Q. B. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
 9. K. B. to K. R's 5th. 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. K. B. to Kt's 4th.10. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
11. Q. to her sq.
You have the better game.


GAME THE FIFTEENTH.

  WHITE.  BLACK.
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
 7. Castles. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 8. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
10. P. to Q. R's 4th.10. P. to Q. R's 4th. (best)
11. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.11. Kt. to Q's sq.
12. K. B. to Q's 5th.
The game is in your favor.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GIUOCO PIANO.

Game I.—Between Mr. D. Harrwitz of Paris and
Mr. Capdebo, a strong Hungarian player.

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 WHITE.  (Mr. C.)  BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
 6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
 7. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 7. K. B. takes Q. B. (ch.)
 8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
 9. P. takes P. 9. K. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)10. B. to K's 3d.
11. B. to Kt's 5th.11. Castles.
12. B. takes Kt.12. P. takes B.
13. Castles (with K. R.)13. Q. R. to Kt's sq.
14. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.14. Kt. to K. B's 5th.
15. Q. to Q. R's 6th.15. K. R. to K's sq.
16. K. R. to K's sq.16. Q. to Q's 2d.
17. Kt. to K's 5th.17. Q. takes P.
18. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.18. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
19. Q. takes Q.19. R. takes Q.
20. Q. R. to B's sq.20. P. to K. B's 3d.
21. K. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.21. Q. R. to R's 3d.
And Black ultimately won.


Game II.—Played at the Philadelphia Athenæum,
between Mr. McCabe and Mr. H. P. Montgomery.

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 WHITE.  (Mr. McC.)  BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to K. B's 4th.
 5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 6. P. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
 7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. Q. to her 3d.
 8. Castles. 8. Castles.
 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. B. to Kt's 3d.
10. P. to K. R's 3d.10. Q. B. takes P.
11. B. takes Kt.11. P. takes B.
12. P. to Q's 4th.12. P. to K's 5th.
13. Kt. to K's 5th.13. P. to Q. R's 4th.
14. Q. B. to R's 3d.14. P. takes P.
15. B. takes P.15. P. to Q. B's 4th.
16. P. takes P.16. B. takes P.
17. B. takes B.17. Q. takes B.
18. Q. to Q's 4th.18. Q. to Q's 3d.
19. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.19. B. takes Kt.
20. P. takes B.20. Kt. takes P.
21. P. to K. Kt's 3d.21. Q. to K. R's 3d.
22. R. to Q's sq.22. Q. checks.
23. K. moves.23. R. takes P. (ch.), and wins.


Game III.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Mr. Staunton.

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 WHITE.  (Mr. S.)  BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
 6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
 8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 9. P. to Q. R's 3d. 9. Castles.
10. K. B. to K's 2d.10. K. R. to K's sq.
11. P. to Q's 5th.11. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
12. Kt. takes Kt.12. Q. B. takes K. B.
13. Q. takes B.13. R. takes Kt.
14. B. takes K. B.14. Q. R. P. takes B.
15. Castles on K's side.15. Kt. takes K. P.
16. Kt. takes Kt.16. P. to K. B's 4th.
17. P. to K. B's 3d.17. P. takes Kt.
18. P. takes P.18. Q. to K's 2d.
19. Q. R. to K's sq.19. Q. R. to K's sq.
20. K. R. to K. B's 4th.20. P. to K. R's 3d.[A]
21. Q. to K. B's 3d.[B]21. R. takes Q. P.
22. Q. R. to K. B's sq.[C]22. R. to K's 4th.
23. K. R. to K. B's 7th.23. Q. to K's 3d.[D]
24. K. R. takes Q. B. P.24. R. takes K. P.
25. R. takes Q. Kt. P.25. P. to Q's 4th.
26. P. to K. R's 3d.[E]26. R. to K's 8th.
27. R. takes R.27. Q. takes R. (ch.)
28. Q. to K. B's sq.[F]28. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.)
29. Q. to K. B's 2d.29. Q. to her B's 8th. (ch.)
30. K. to R's 2d.30. R. to K. B's sq.
31. Q. to her 4th.31. R. to K. B's 3d.[G]
32. Q. takes P. (ch.)32. K. to R's 2d.
33. Q. to K's 5th.33. R. to K. Kt's 3d.[H]
34. R. to K's 7th.34. Q. to her 7th.
35. Q. to K's 4th.35. Q. to her 3d. (ch.)
36. R. to K's 5th.36. K. to Kt's sq.
37. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)37. Q. takes Q.
38. R. takes Q.38. K. to B's 2d.
39. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.39. K. to his 2d.
40. P. to K. Kt's 4th.40. K. to Q's 2d.
41. K. to Kt's 3d.41. K. to Q. B's 3d.
42. R. to K's 5th.42. R. to Q's 3d.
43. R. to K's 3d.43. K. to Q. B's 4th.
44. P. to K. R's 4th.44. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
45. K. to B's 4th.45. K. to Q's 5th.
46. R. to K's 4th. (ch.)46. K. to Q's 4th.
47. R. to K's 8th.47. R. to K. B's 3d. (ch.)
48. K. to his 3d.48. K. to Q. B's 5th.
49. R. to K's 4th. (ch.)49. K. to Q's 4th.
50. R. to K. B's 4th.50. R. to Q. B's 3d.
51. R. to Q. Kt's 4th.51. R. to K's 3d. (ch.)
52. K. to Q's 3d.52. R. to K. B's 3d.
53. R. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)[I]53. K. to Q. B's 3d.
54. R. to K's 5th.54. K. to Q's 3d.
55. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.55. K. to Q. B's 3d.
56. R. to Q. Kt's 4th.56. R. to B's 6th. (ch.)
57. K. to his 2d.57. R. to K. R's 6th.
58. R. to K. B's 4th.58. R. takes K. R. P.
59. R. to B's 6th. (ch.)59. K. to Kt's 4th.
60. R. takes K. Kt. P.60. R. to R's 7th. (ch.)
61. K. to B's 3d.61. R. takes Q. Kt. P.
62. R. takes K. R. P.62. R. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)
63. K. to B's 4th.63. R. takes Q. R. P.
64. P. to Kt's 5th.64. R. to Q. R's 8th.
65. R. to K. R's 4th.65. K. to Q. B's 4th.
66. P. to Kt's 6th.66. R. to Q. R's 2d.
67. K. to his B's 5th.67. P. to Kt's 4th.
68. R. to K. Kt's 4th.68. P. to Kt's 5th.[J]
69. P. to Kt's 7th.69. R. takes P.
70. R. takes R.70. P. to Kt's 6th.
71. K. to his 4th.71. K. to Kt's 5th.
72. K. to Q's 3d.
And Black surrenders.

[A] Black would have gained no advantage by taking the Q. P. at this juncture, or by advancing his P. to K. Kt's 4th, to attack the Rook. The move in the text was not made without due deliberation, and we believe it the best on the board.

[B] White designedly gives up the Queen's Pawn, to get a counter attack with his combined forces.

[C] Queen to her Knight's 3d would have been worse than useless.

[D] Had he gone to Queen's square, to protect his threatened Pawn, White would have won the King's Knight's Pawn. (e.g.)

WHITE.  BLACK.
23. Q to Q's sq.
24. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.)24. K. takes R.
25. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)25. K. to R's sq.
26. K. R. to K. B's 6th.26. R. to K. R's 4th.
27. Q. takes K. R.27. Q. takes R.
28. Q. takes R. (ch.), &c.

[E] A most important move. Black dare not now advance his Q. P. on account of Q. to B's 7th (ch.), which would enable White to double his Rooks on the adversary's K. Kt. P., and thus win easily.

[F] K. to R's 2d would have been very bad play, because Black would have checked with his Q. at K's 4th; and if then the Queen were interposed, he would have taken the Q. and played R. to K's 6th (ch.), and afterwards R. to Q. Kt's 6th.

[G] He could not save all the Pawns attacked.

[H] Threatening to take the K. Kt. P. with his Rook, and then check with the Queen at her Bishop's 3d.

[I] K. to his 3d would have been better.

[J] This was ill-judged. He should have played R. to K. Kt's 2d, or Q. R's square.


Game IV.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Mr. Staunton.

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 WHITE.  (Mr. H.)  BLACK.  (Mr. S.)
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
 5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
 6. K. Kt. to his 5th. 6. Castles.
 7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. P. to Q's 4th.
 8. P. takes Q. P. 8. K. Kt. takes P.
 9. B. takes Kt. 9. Q. takes B.
10. Q. to K. B's 3d.10. K. R. to Q's sq.[A]
11. Q. takes Q.11. R. takes Q.
12. K. to his 2d.[B]12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
13. K. Kt. to B's 3d.13. Q. R. to Q's sq.
14. P. to Q's 4th.[C]14. P. takes Q. P.
15. P. to Q. B's 4th.15. Q. R. to K's sq. (ch.)
16. K. to B's 2d.[D]16. K. R. to Q's 2d.
17. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.17. P. to Q's 6th. (dis. ch.)
18. K. to his Kt's 3d.18. Q. B. takes Kt.
19. Kt. takes B.19. Q. R. to K's 7th.
20. B. to Q's 2d.20. K. R. to Q's 3d.
21. Q. R. to Q's sq.21. K. R. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.)
22. K. to R's 3d.[E]22. K. R. to his 3d. (ch.)
23. Kt. to K. R's 4th.23. B. to K's 2d.
24. P. to K. Kt's 3d.24. Kt. to Q's 5th.
25. B. to Q. B's 3d.25. Kt. to K's 3d.[F]
26. K. to his Kt's 4th.26. B. takes Kt.
27. P. takes B.27. Q. R. to K's 5th.
28. K. R. to K. B's sq.28. K. R. to Kt's 3d. (ch.)
29. K. to B's 5th.29. Q. R. to K's 6th.
30. P. to K. R's 5th.30. K. R. to Kt's 7th.
31. P. to K. R's 4th.31. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.
32. K. R. to K's sq.32. P. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.)
And then Black mates in two moves.

[A] From this point we look upon the game as virtually lost for White.

[B] Probably his best move. Had he played P. to Q. Kt's 4th, Black might have taken it with his Kt., and upon the B. P. retaking, have moved K. B. to Q's 5th, winning the exchange.

[C] As good a move, perhaps, as he had on the board. By playing K. R. to Q's sq., he would evidently have lost a Piece.

[D] Well conceived. Tempting Black to open the discovered check, which would cost him "the exchange."

[E] Interposing the Kt. and then pushing the K. B. P. on the Rook afterwards, would have been unwise, on account of B. to Q's 3d. (ch.), &c.

[F] Threatening, if White took the Q. P., to win a Piece.



Game V.—Between M. St. Amant and Mr. Staunton.

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 WHITE.  (Mr. S.)  BLACK.  (M. St. A.)
 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
 4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K's 2d.
 5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.[A]
 6. Castles. 6. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
 7. Kt. takes Kt. 7. Q. takes Kt.
 8. P. to K. B's 4th. 8. P. takes Q. B. P. (dis. ch.)
 9. K. to R's sq. 9. Q. to her 5th.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.10. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. takes P.11. Castles.
12. P. to K. R's 3d.[B]12. P. to Q. B's 3d.
13. P. to K. B's 5th.13. Q. to K. B's 3d.
14. P. to K's 5th.[C]14. Q. to K. R's 5th.
15. Q. B. takes Kt.15. Q. takes Q. B.
16. Kt. to K's 4th.16. B. to Q's 5th.
17. Kt. to Q's 6th.17. Q. to K. R's 4th.
18. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)18. R. takes B.
19. P. to K. Kt's 4th.19. B. takes K. P.[D]
20. Q. R. to K's sq.20. Q. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
21. Q. takes Q.21. B. takes Kt.
22. R. to K's 8th. (ch.)22. B. to his sq.
23. K. R. to K's sq.23. P. to Q's 4th.
24. Q. R. to Q's 8th.24. R. to Q's 2d.
25. K. R. to K's 8th.25. R. takes Q. R.
26. R. takes R.26. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
27. Q. to K's 3d.27. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
28. R. takes R.28. B. takes R.
29. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.)29. K. to R's sq.
30. Q. to K. B's 7th.
Black resigns.