15. W The knight takes the knight. B The pawn retakes the knight. 16. W The queen's bishop at his rook's 3d square. B The king at his 2d square. 18. W The king at his bishop's 3d square. B The king's rook at its queen's knight's equare. 19. W The knight at his king's 2d square. B The king at his 3d square. 20. W The king's rook at its queen's rook's square. B The king's rook at its queen's knight's 2d square. 21. W The queen's rook gives check. B The knight covers the check. 22. W The king's rook at the black queen's rook's 4th square. B The king's knight's pawn one move. 23. W The knight at his queen's bishop's 3d square. B The queen's rook at its queen's square. 24. W The queen's rook takes the rook's pawn. B The rook takes the rook. 25. W The rook retakes and must win the game, having a pawn superiority, and a pawn past, which amounts to a piece. d THIRD BACK GAME, From the fourth move of the Queen's Gambit, 4. W The queen's pawn takes the pawn. B The queen takes the queen. 5. W The king retakes the queen. B The queen's bishop at his king's 3d square. 6. W The king's bishop's pawn two steps. B The king's knight's pawn one step. 7. W The queen's knight at his bishop's 3d square. B The queen's knight at his queen's 2d square. 8. W The king's rook's pawn one move. B The king's rook's pawn two moves. 9. W The queen's bishop at his king's 3d square. d. Thus it appears by this back game, that a pawn, separated from his fellows, will seldom or never succeed. B The king castles. 10. W The king at his queen's bishop's 2d square. B The king's bishop at his queen's bishop's 4th square 11. W The bishop takes the bishop. B The knight retakes the bishop. 12. W The king's knight at his bishop's 3d square. B The queen's bishop's pawn one step. 13. W The king's knight at the black king's knight's 4th square. B The queen's knight's pawn two steps. 14. W The king's bishop at his king's 2d square. B The pawn retakes the knight. 16. W The queen's rook's pawn two steps. B The queen's knight at the white queen's knight's 4th square. 17. W The queen's rook at its 2d square. B The queen's rook's pawn one step. 18. W The queen's rook's pawn takes the pawn. B The queen's rook's pawn retakes the pawn. 19. W The rook gives check. B The king at his queen's knight's 2d square. 20. W The rook takes the rook. B The rook retakes the rook. 21. W The rook at its queen's square. B The queen's knight gives check at the white queen's 4th square. 22. W The king at his queen's knight's square. 24. W The pawn retakes the pawn. B The queen's bishop's pawn one move. 25. W The king's knight's pawn one move. B The king's knight at his queen's bishop's 3d square. 26. W The bishop at his king's knight's 4th square. B The queen's knight's pawn one move. 27. W The knight at his king's 2d square. B The king's knight at his queen's rook's 4th square. 28. W The knight takes the knight. B The pawn retakes the knight. 29. W The bishop takes the pawn. B The king at his queen's bishop's 4th sqaure. 30. W The king's bishop's pawn one step. B The queen's pawn one move. 31. W The king's bishop's pawn takes the pawn. a B The knight at the white queen's knight's 3d square. 32. W The pawn one move. B The rook at its queen's rook's square, to give check-mate. 33. W The rook takes the pawn. B The rook gives check. 34. W The king has but one place. B The rook gives check-mate at its queen's bishop's square. FOURTH BACK GAME, From the seventh move of the Queen's Gambit. 7. W The king's bishop takes the gambit's pawn. B The king's bishop's pawn takes the pawn. 8. W The king's bishop's pawn retakes the pawn. B The king's knight at the white king's knight's 4th square. 9. W The king's knight at his rook's 3d square. B The queen gives check. 10. W The king at his queen's 2d square. B The king's knight at the white king's 3d square. 11. W The queen at her king's 2d square. B The king's bishop at the white king's knight's 4th square. 12. W The qucen at her 3d square. B The king's knight takes the king's knight's pawn. 13. W The king's knight at his home. B The queen at the white king's square giving check. 14. W The king retires. B The king's bishop takes the knight, and will easly win the game. a He takes this pawn, to make a queen upon the white queen's square, where his bishop supports the pawn F FIFTH BACK GAME, From the eighth move of the Queen's Gambit. 8. W The rook retakes the bishop. B The queen's knight's pawn two steps. 9. W The knight at the black queen's bishop's 4th square. B The king castles. 10. W The queen's rook's pawn two moves. B The bishop retakes the knight. 12. W The rook's pawn takes the pawn. B The bishop retakes the pawn. 13. W The queen's knight's pawn one move. B The king's bishop's pawn takes the pawn. 14. W The queen's knight's pawn takes the pawn. B The bishop at his queen's 2d square. 15. W The queen's bishop at the black king's knight's 4th square. B The pawn takes the pawn. 16. W The pawn retakes the pawn. B The king at his rook's square. 17. W The king's bishop at his queen's 3d square. B The king's rook's pawn one move. 18 W The king's rook's pawn two moves. B The rook's pawn takes the queen's bishop. 19. W The pawn retakes the pawn. B The knight at his rook's 4th square. 20. W The bishop at the black king's knight's 3d square B The knight at the white king's bishop's 4th square. 21. W The queen at her bishop's 2d square. B The knight takes the bishop to avoid the mate. 22. W The queen retakes the knight. B The bishop at his king's bishop's 4th square. 23. W The queen gives check. B The king retires. 24. W The king's knight's pawn one move. B The bishop takes the pawn. 25. W The queen takes the bishop. B The queen at her king's bishop's 3d square. 26. W The queen's rook at the black queen's rook's 3d square. B The queen takes the queen. 27. W The queen's rook retakes the queen. B The king's rook at its bishop's 3d square. 28. W The king at his 2d square. B The queen's rook's pawn two steps. 29. W The queen's rook at the black king's 3d square. B The rook's pawn one move. 30. W The rook takes the pawn. B The rook's pawn one move. 31. W The king's rook at its queen's rook's square. B The rook's pawn one move. 32. W The rook at its king's 3d square. B The king's rook at its bishop's 3d square. 33. W The king at his queen's 3d square. B The rook gives check. 34. W The king at his 4th square. B The rook takes the rook. 35. W The king retakes the rook. B The rook at its queen's rook's 3d square. 36. W The king at his queen's 4th square. B The king at his bishop's 2d square. 37. W The king at his queen's bishop's 3d square. B The rook gives check. 38. W The king at his queen's knight's 4th square. B The rook takes the pawn. 39. W The rook takes the pawn. B The king at his 2d square. 40. W The queen's bishop's pawn one step. B The king's knight's pawn two steps, 41. W The rook at the black queen's rook's 2d square. B The king at his queen's square. 42. W The king at his black queen's knight's 4th square. B The knight's pawn one move. 43. W The king at the black queen's bishop's 3d square. B The rook gives check. 44. W The pawn covers the check. B The pawn takes the pawn. 45. W The pawn retakes the pawn. B The king at his home. 46. W The rook at the black king's knight's 24 square. B The rook at its 3d square. |