26. P. takes P.

26. R. takes P. (ch.)

27. K. to B's sq.

27. P. to K. B's 4th.

28.Q. to K. B's 2nd.

White has a difficult game, though he remains with a piece a-head, and extreme accuracy and care were required to avert the threatened dangers.

28. Kt. to K's 4th.

From its nature Black's game is lost, but this is his best mode of maintaining the remnant of his attack.

29. P. takes Kt.

He might also have played B. to K. B's 4th, and in that case the desired end would perhaps have been still more quickly attained, because Black would have been compelled to capture the Bishop with his Rook, to which the answer from White would have been R. takes Kt., winning easily.

30. Q. to K's 2nd. 31. B. to B's 2nd. 32. R. to Q's sq. 33. Q. takes R. 34. Q. to Q's 3rd.

35. R. to Kt's 3rd.

36. Q. takes Q.

29. Q. takes B. (ch.)
30. Q. to K's 5th.
31. Q. to B's 3rd.
32. R. takes R. (ch.)
33. Q. takes P. (ch.)

34. Q. takes R's P.
35. Q. to B's 5th.

36. R. takes Q.

Considering the confined position of Black's King, his two Pawns are no equivalent for the piece, and insufficient to secure the draw.

Our readers will possibly be surprised to see so practised a veteran as Herr Anderssen having recourse to a début so unusual and bizarre; but it may be explained by the fact of his having found himself' outplayed in openings of a regular character, with which he felt himself to be well acquainted. To Mr. Morphy it seems to make no difference, nor should we expect it would to one so well versed in the principle of the game as he is.

2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Kt. to Q. B's 3rd. 4. P. takes P.

5. P. to K's 3rd.

1. P. to K's 4th.

2. Kt. to K. B's 3rd.

3. P. to Q's 4th.

4. Kt. takes P.
5. B. to K's 3rd.

Herr Anderssen, in adopting the move of P. to Q. R's 3rd, had it no doubt partly in view to produce a position in accordance with that of the Sicilian opening, and prevent the Knight at this juncture from being brought to Q. Kt's 5th.

With the intention of attacking the Q. with R. at Kt's 5th, for the R. could not then be captured, as the loss of the Queen would immediately follow.

18. P. to B's 3rd.

P. to Kt's 4th of course could not have been played for the reason given in the previous note.

19. Q. to K's 2nd.

20. Kt. to K's 3rd.

21. P. to B's 4th.

22. R. to Kt's 3rd.

19. Kt. to Q's 2nd.

20. Q. to K's 3rd.

21. Kt. to B's 3rd.

22. K. to B's 2nd.

In order that he might place the Rook on the vacated square.

If the Pawn had been taken, White might with great advantage have

played Q. to R's 5th (ch.)

27. Kt. to B's 4th.
28. B. takes Kt. (ch.)
29. Q. to Kt's 2nd (ch.)
30. R. to R's 3rd.
31. Q. to Q's 4th.

32. R. to R's 6th.

33. P. to Q's 6th.

34. R. to R's 3rd.

27. K. to K's 2nd.

28. K. takes B.

29. K. to B's 2nd.
30. R. to Kt's 2nd.
31. K. to Kt's sq.
32. B. to B's sq.

33. R. to K. B's 2nd.

If Kt. to K's 5th, the reply would have been Q. to Q. Kt's 4th, followed by B. takes R.

34. Q. to R's 5th.

A good move, as it hampers White's game exceedingly.

35. R. to Q. B's sq.

35. R. to B's 4th.

Necessary to prevent White from playing Q. to Q's 5th, and then Q.

to K's 6th. If

game.

36. P. to Q's 7th.

37. R. to Kt's 3rd (ch.)

38. R. takes B. (ch.)

35. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.

36. R. to Q's sq. (best.)
37. B. to Kt's 2nd.

38. R. takes R.

39. Q. to her 5th (ch.), followed by Kt. to K's 5th, with the better

36. R. to Kt's 3rd (ch.) 37. P. to R's 3rd.

36. B. to Kt's 2nd.

37. K. to R's sq.

38. K. takes B.

39. R. to B's 3rd.

38. R. takes R.

39. P. to K's 6th.

The only move. If K. to Kt's sq., then Mr. Morphy suggests

40. R. to K. Kt's 3rd.

40. R. takes R., or (A.)

41. P. to Q's 7th.

And must win.

(A.)

40. Q. to Q's 2nd.
41. R. takes Kt.

41. Kt. to K's 5th.

42. R. takes R. (ch.), followed by P. takes R., and wins; we giv a diagram:

40. R. takes Kt.

41. R. to B's 8th (ch.)
42. Q. takes P. (ch.)

41. Q. to B's 6th.

42. K. to R's 2nd

And wins.

GAME VII.-IRREGULAR OPENING.

WHITE. (Mr. M.)

1. P. to K's 4th.

BLACK. (Mr. A.)

1. P. to Q's 4th.

We consider this mode of evading an open game to be decidedly inferior to either P. to K's 3rd or P. to Q. B's 4th (the French and Sicilian Openings), though some short time ago it was in high repute, and was even adopted by Mr. Staunton, in some of his games, on the occasion of the Birmingham Meeting.

2. P. takes P.

3. Kt. to Q. B's 3rd.

2. Q. takes P.

3. Q. to Q. R's 4th.

Q. o her sq. is frequently played, but the move in the text is preferable.

4. P. to Q's 4th.

5. P. takes P.

6. B. to K's 2nd.

7. Kt. to B's 3rd.

4. P. to K's 4th.

5. Q. takes P. (ch.)
6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.

Sacrificing a Pawn in order to obtain a more speedy developement

of his forces.

8. P. takes B.

9. B. to Q's 2nd.

10. R. to Q. Kt's sq.

11. Castles.

12. B. to K. B's 4th.

7. B. takes Kt. (ch.)

8. Q. takes P. (ch.)

9. Q. to B's 4th.
10. Kt. to Q. B's 3rd.
11. Kt. to B's 3rd.
12. Castles.

Attempting to defend the Q. B's P. would have only led him into

difficulties.

13. B. takes P.

14. Q. takes Kt.

15. B. to Q's 3rd.

16. Kt. to his 5th.

17. Q. to Q. Kt's 4th.

13. Kt. to Q's 5th.

14. Q. takes B.

15. B. to Kt's 5th.
16. K. R. to Q's sq.
17. B. to his sq.

There appears to be no other mode of saving the Pawn, for if Black had played P. to Q. Kt's 3rd, White would have taken R's P. with Kt., and won a Pawn.

18. K. R. to K's sq.

19. Q. to K's 7th.

20. R. takes Q.

18. P. to Q. R's 4th.

19. Q. takes Q.

20. Kt. to Q's 4th.

This is an instructive position, and consequently we represent it on a diagram:

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