B The queen's pawn two moves. 9. The king's pawn one move. B The king's knight at his king's square. 10. W The queen's bishop at his king's 3d square. B The king's bishop's pawn one move. ƒ 11. W The queen at her 2d square. g B The king's bishop's pawn takes the pawn. h 12. W The queen's pawn retakes it. B The queen's bishop at his king's 3d square. i f He plays this to give an opening to his king's rook, which cannot be avoided, whether you take his pawn or not. g If you should take the pawn, in lieu of playing your queen, you would commit a great error, for your royal pawn would then lose its line; whereas if your king's pawn is taken by the adversary, that of your queen supplies the place, and you may sustain it with that of your king's bishop; these two pawns will evidently win the game, because they can now no more be parted without the loss of a piece, or one of them will make a queen, as will be seen in the end. Besides, it is of no little consequence to play your queen in that place, and for two reasons; 1st, to support and defend your king's bishop's pawn; and 2d, to sustain your queen's bishop, which, being taken, would oblige you to retake his bishop with the above-mentioned last pawn; and thus your best pawns would have been totally divided, and the game lost. h He takes the pawn in order to give an opening to his king's rook. i He plays this bishop to protect his queen's pawn, with a view afterward to push that of his queen's bishop. N. B. He might have taken your bishop, but he rather chooses to let you take his, to clear a way for his queen's rook, though his knight's pawn is doubled by it; you are again to take notice, that a double pawn is noway disadvantageous when surrounded by three or four others. However, this is the subject of a back 13. W The king's knight at his king's bishop's fourth square. k B The queen at her king's 2d square. 14. W The queen's bishop takes the black bishop. I B The pawn takes the white queen's bishop. 15. W The king castles with his rook. m B The queen's knight at his queen's 2d square. 17. W The king's bishop's pawn two steps. 20. W The knight at his king's 4th square. square game, beginning from this 12th move; the black bishop there taking your bishop, shows, that playing well on both sides it makes no alteration in the case. The king's pawn, together with the queen's, or the king's pawn, well played, and well supported, must certainly win the game. k Your king's pawn not being in danger, your knight attacks his bishop, in order to take or have it removed. It is always unsafe to let the adversary's king's bishop batter the line of your king's bishop's pawn; and as it is likewise the most dangerous piece to form an attack, it is not only necessary to attack him at times by your queen's bishop, but you must get rid of that piece as soon as a convenient opportunity presents. m Castle on the king's side, with a view to strengthen and protect your king's bishop's pawn, which advance two steps as soon as your king's pawn is attacked. n He is forced to play this pawn, to deter you from pushing your king's bishop's pawn upon his queen. o This move is played to concentrate all your pawns together, and push them afterward with vigour. B The king's rook's pawn one move. p 21. W The queen's knight's pawn one move. B The queen's rook's pawn one move. 22. W The king's knight's pawn two steps. B The king's knight at his queen's 4th square. 23. W The knight at his king's knight's 3d square. q B The king's knight at the white king's 3d square. r 24. W The queen's rook takes the knight. B The pawn takes the rook. 25. W The queen takes the pawn. B The queen's rook takes the pawn of the opposite rook. 26. W The rook at his king's place. s B The queen takes the white queen's knight's pawn. 27. W The queen at her king's 4th square. B The queen at her king's 3d square. t 28. W The king's bishop's pawn one move. B The pawn takes it. 29. The pawn takes again. u B The queen at her 4th square. x p He plays this pawn to hinder your knight from entering in his game, and forcing his queen to remove; else your pawns would have an open way. q You should play this knight in order to push your king's bishop's pawn next: it will be then strengthened by three pieces, the bishop, the rook, and the knight. r He plays this knight to subvert your scheme by breaking the strength of your pawns, by pushing his king's knight's pawn; but baulk his design by changing your rook for his knight. 8 Play your rook to protect your king's pawn, which else would remain in the lurch when you push your king's bishop's pawn. t The queen returns to prevent the check-mate. u You would run the risk of losing the game, were you not to take with your pawn. I He offers to change queens in order to frustrate your plan of giving him check-mate with your queen and bishop. 30. W The queen takes the queen. B The pawn takes the queen. 31. W The bishop takes the pawn in his way. B The knight at his 3d square. 32. W The king's bishop's pawn one move. y B The queen's rook at the white queen's knight's 2d square. 33. W The bishop at his queen's 3d square. B The king at his bishop's 2d square. 34. W The bishop at the black king's bishop's fourth square. B The knight at the white queen's bishop's fourth square. 35. W The knight at the black king's rook's 4th square. B The king's rook gives check. 36. W The bishop covers the check. B The knight at the white queen's 2d square. 37. W The king's pawn gives check. B The king at his knight's 3d square. z 38. W The king's bishop's pawn one move. B The rook at its king's bishop's square. 39. W The knight gives check at the 4th square of his king's bishop. B The king at his knight's 2d square. 40. W The bishop at the black king's rook's 4th square. B Plays any where, the white pushes to queen. FIRST BACK GAME; From the twelfth move. 12. W The queen's pawn retakes it. B The king's bishop takes the white queen's bishop. 13 W The queen takes the bishop. B The queen's bishop at his king's 3d square. y When your bishop runs upon white, put your pawn always upon black, because then your bishop serves to drive away your adversary's king or rook when between your pawns; and vice versa, when your bishop runs black, then have your pawns upon white z As his king may retire to his bishop's square, the second back game will inform you how to act in this case. 14. The king's knight at his king's bishop's 4th square. B The queen at her king's 2d square. 15. W The knight takes the bishop. B The queen takes the knight. 16. W The king castles with his rook. B The queen's knight at his queen's 2d square. 17. W The king's bishop's pawn two moves. B The king's knight's pawn one move. 18. W The king's rook's pawn one move. B The king's knight at his 2d square. 19. W The king's knight's pawn two steps. B The queen's bishop's pawn one move. 20. W The knight at his king's 2d square. B The queen's pawn one move. 21. W The queen at her 2d square. B The queen's knight at his third square. 22. W The knight at his king's knight's 3d square B The queen's knight at his queen's 4th square. 23. W The queen's rook at its king's square. B The queen's knight at the white king's 3d square 24. W The rook takes the knight. B The pawn takes the rook. 25. W The queen takes the pawn. B The queen takes the white queen's rook's pawn 26. W The king's bishop's pawn one move. B The queen takes the pawn. 27. W The king's bishop's pawn one move. B The knight at his king's square. 28. The king's knight's pawn one move. B The queen at the white queen's 4th square. 29. W The queen takes the queen. B The pawn takes the queen. 30. W The king's pawn one move. B The knight at his queen's 3d square. 31. W The knight at his king's 4th square. B The knight at his king's bishop's 4th square. 32. W The rook takes the knight. B The pawn takes the rook. 33. W The knight at the black queen's 3d square. B The king's bishop's pawn one move any where; the game being lost. 34. The king's pawn one move. B The king's rook at its queen's knight's square. 35. W The bishop gives check. |