8. Castles.

9. P. takes P.

10. P. to K's 5th. 11. P. takes P.

12. B. to R's 3rd.

13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2nd.

14. B. takes B.

15. Q. R. to K's sq.

16. Kt. to K's 4th.

8. P. to Q's 3rd.
9. B. to Kt's 3rd.
10. P. takes P.
11. Q. to Kt's 3rd.
12. B. to K's 3rd.

13. K. Kt. to K's 2nd.

14. P. takes B.
15. Castles (K. R.)
16. Q. R. to Q's sq.

A deep-laid scheme, which, resulting as was anticipated, gave Black a great advantage in position :—

18. Kt. takes R.

19. Q. to Q. Kt's 2nd.

20. K. to R's sq.

21. Q. to B's sq.

22. Q. to Kt's 2nd.

23. Q. to B's sq.

24. Q. to K. B's 4th.

25. Q. to K. B's 3rd.

WHITE.

17. R. takes Kt.

Finely played.

18. R. to Q's 6th.
19. R. takes Kt.
20. B. to Q's 5th.
21. R. to Q. B's 6th.
22. R. to K. Kt's 6th
23. R. takes P.

24. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
25. R. takes P. (ch.)

Black prosecutes his attack very spiritedly.

26. K. takes R. 27. R. takes B.

28. Q. to R's 3rd.

26. B. takes P. (ch.)
27. Kt. takes R.

28. Kt. to R's 5th.

Any other move, and the Bishop must have been lost.

37. K. to B's 2nd.

38 K. to K's sq.

36. Kt. to K's 7th (ch.)

37. Q. to Q's 5th (ch.)

38. K. Kt. to Kt's 6th.

Black's Knights are worked with admirable skill, and prove the strength of these pieces when effectively handled :

Position of the forces after White's 37th move.

He has no other move, for if K. to Kt's 2nd he equally loses the Queen

41. Q. takes Q.

42. Q. to K. Kt's 7th (ch.)

42. K. takes Kt.

And wins.

BOOK VI.

GAMES AT ODDS.

THE following Games, in which Mr. Morphy gave the odds specified, were played by him in America, France, and England, against various players.

GAME I.-Two BISHOPS' OPENING.

Between Mr. Morphy and an amateur.
[Remove White's Q's R.]

The correct move is B. takes P., and the game is then usually con

From this point a capital series of moves is played by Mr. Morphy.

If the Queen had taken the K's P., White would have had a forcible reply in B. takes Kt. &c.

16. P. B's 6th.

16. B. to K. Kt's 5th.

17. Q. to R's 4th.

17. B. takes Kt.

The utmost accuracy pervades the whole of White's combination,

which is of a very high order.