6. B. to Q's 3rd.

7. P. to Q. R's 3rd.

Losing time.

once

6. Kt. to Q. R's 3rd.

The K's Kt. had better have been brought out at

An inversion of the order of this move and his next would have

been more to the purpose.

15. B. to B's 7th.

16. Kt. to Kt's 5th.

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

17. B. to K's 3rd.

Badly played, allowing Black to gain such an advantage in positior as must secure him the game immediately.

17. B. to Q's 6th.

Taking instant advantage of his adversary's weak play. After this White's game was beyond all hope.

A daring move, leading to a very difficult and complicated game.

He cannot play the R. back to K's Kt. without losing the piece gained, or being mated in two moves by B. takes Kt. (ch.).

25. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.

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

26. K. R. to Q. B's sq.

If R. to Q. Kt's sq., Mr. Morphy draws by sacrificing both Rooks at Q. B's 7th, obtaining perpetual check with Q.

26. B. to K's 3rd.

Black cannot take Q. R's P., for fear of P. to K. Kt's 4th, &c.

27. Q. R. to Q's sq.

28. K. to B's sq.

29. K. to K's sq.

27. K. R. to B's 6th.
28. B. to R's 6th (ch.)

If K. to Kt's sq., Mr. Morphy would have been able to draw the game at least by the following beautiful train of play,—

If R. takes Q's P., he loses by B. to B's 4th, or B. takes P. (ch.), &c.

34. R. takes R.

35. B. to K's 4th.

34. R. takes R.

35. Q. to Q. B's 4th.

36. K. to K's 2nd.

37. Q. to K. R's 6th.

36. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.

It would be more expeditious to play Q. to Kt's 5th.

We have previously noted Q. to R's 5th, as the correct move here,

(See p. 130, Morphy v. Alter.)

4. B. to K's 3rd.

5. P. to Q. Kt's 3rd.

6. Kt. to K. B's 3rd.
7. B. takes P.
8. Kt. takes Kt.

9. P. to Q. B's 3rd.
10. B. to Q. Kt's 5th (ch.)
11. B. takes Kt. (ch.)

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

3. P. to Q. B's 4th.
4. Q. to Kt's 3rd.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 3rd.
6. P. takes P.
7. Kt. takes B.
8. B. to B's 4th.
9. Kt. to K's 2nd.
10. Kt. to B's 3rd.
11. P. takes B.

P. to Q. Kt's 4th would, we believe, have been better play.

13. Q. to Kt's 4th.

12. P. to Kt's 3rd.

13. Castles.

15. Q. takes K's P. (ch.)

Gaining a temporary advantage at the expense of valuable time.

The White Queen is so much exposed, that Black has an easy task in maintaining the attack:

Correctly played. The Knight must retreat, and Black is theu

enabled to make the meditated sacrifice.