White. (Prince D. O.)

25. Q. to Q. R. fourth (check)
26. P. to Q. Kt. fourth
27. Q. to her Kt. third
28. P. to Q. R. fourth
29. K. to R. second
30. B. to Q. sixth (g)

31. B. to Q. B. fifth (check)

32. K. R. to Q. R. second (h)
33. R. takes R.
34. K. takes R.

35. K. to Kt. square
36. K. to R. square
37. K. to R. second

38. K. to Kt. square 39. K. to R. square 40. K. to R. second 41. K. to R. square

Black. (Mr. Schumoff.)

25. K. to Kt. third
26. Q. to her R. third

27. Q. R. to K. Kt. third
28. K. R. to K. Kt. square (f)
29. Kt. to K. B. third

30. Kt. to K. fifth

31. K. to Q. B. second

32. R. takes P. (check)
33. R. takes R. (check)
34. Q. to K. seventh (check)
35. Q. to K. B. seventh (check)
36. Q to K. B. sixth (check)
37. Q. takes K. R. P. (check)
38. Q. to K. Kt. fifth (check)
39. Q. to K. B. sixth (check)
40. Q. to K. B. seventh (check)
41. B. to K. Kt, fifth

And Wins.

Notes.

There are no

(a) This game is very carefully opened on both sides. premature feints and skirmishes, but the forces are well brought into action before either party strikes a blow.

(b) White is now undoubtedly master of the position; and, considering how rarely he throws away his advantages by want of attention, we are surprised at his allowing his adversary to escape from the evident constraint he is under.

(c) More than ever do we now prefer the White game. Prince Ouroussoff must have borrowed a leaf out of Mr. Löwenthal's book to let such an advantage as he has now acquired slip through his fingers.

(d) Instead of this move, he should have checked with his Queen at Q. R. fifth, and Black's career would then have been but brief. (e) We should have preferred playing Q. to her sixth.

f) Mr. Schumoff, having got his King out of immediate danger, is preparing to retort offensive measures.

(g) A poor, futile move, and at a time when some vigorous and decisive step was imperatively needed. The obvious course was to shut out the Black Queen. We should, therefore, have played at once the Pawn to Q. Kt. fifth. In which case the following is the natural continuation :—

30. P. to Q. Kt. fifth
31. K. R. takes Kt.

30. P. takes P. (best)
31. Q. R. takes R.

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[These variations will well repay examination, for they are instructive without being wearisome.]

(h) This enables Black to force the game in brilliant style.

The two next games were played, not long since, in St. Petersburg, between Prince D. Ouroussoff and Mr. an amateur of that

(King's Bishop's Gambit.)

White. (Mr.

24. K. to Kt. third

25. K. to R. third 26. K. to Kt. third. 27. K. to R. third 28. K. to Kt. third

29. B. takes Q. Kt. P. 30. K. to R. third

31. K. to Kt. fourth

32. B. takes B.

(a) This seems of no avail.

Black. (Prince D. O.)

24. Kt. to K. B. fourth (check)
25. Kt. takes Q. P. (dis. ch.)
26. Kt. to B. fourth (check)
27. Kt. to K. sixth (dis. ch.)
28. K. R. to K. third
29. Kt. to B. fourth (check)
30. R. to K. R. third (check)
31. Kt. to Q. fifth (dis. ch.)
32. Q. mates (c)

Notes.

Would not P. to K. R. fourth have enabled him to ward off the coming evil some time longer? We think

So.

(b) Why not to K. square in preference?

This game is far beneath our ordinary specimens of Russian Chess; and we should have hesitated to chronicle it, but that our contributions from the same quarter, it is to be feared, are likely to be stopped, at least for some time.

Another Bishop's Gambit between the same players.

White (Mr.

1. P. to K. fourth
2. P. to K. B. fourth
3. B. to Q. B. fourth
4. K. to B. square
5. Kt. to K. B. third
6. P. to K. R. fourth

7. P. to Q. fourth
8. P. to K. fifth

9. Q. to K. square (a) 10. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 11. P. takes P.

12. P. to K. sixth

13. Kt. takes P.

14. B. takes B.

15. Q. to K. fourth

16. Kt. to Q. B. third

17. B. takes K. Kt.

2. P. takes P.

3. Q. to K. R. fifth (check)

4. P. to K. Kt. fourth

5. Q. to K. R. fourth

6. B. to K. Kt. second
7. P to Q. third
8. P. takes P.

9. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third
10. K. Kt. to K. R. third
11. Q. to K. Kt. fifth

12. P. takes P.

13. B. takes Kt.

14. Q. to K. Kt. sixth

15. B. to K. fourth

16. K. Kt. to K. Kt. fifth
17. Q. takes B.

(a) Upon this move, Mr. Jaenisch remarks:

the stronger player, yet this ingenious manner of regaining the Gambit Pawn, known only to the adepts of the game, shows how well acquainted this amateur is with the secrets of the Bishop's Gambit."

A good sound partie between Mr. Jaenisch and Mr. Schumoff.

Black (Mr. S.)

21. Q. Kt. takes P. 22. Q. R. takes B. 23. Q. Kt. takes P.

24. K. R. to K. B. third
25. K. R. to Q. B. third
26. Q. Kt. to K. B. fourth
27. Q. Kt. to K. sixth
28. Q. Kt. to Q. B. seventh
29. Kt. takes Q. R.
30. R. takes P.

31. R. to Q. sixth
32. R. to Q. eighth

33. R. to Q. seventh (check)
34. R. to Q. Kt. seventh
35. K. Kt. to Q. Kt. third
36. R. to Kt. eighth (check)
37. R. takes R. (check)
38. K. to B. second
39. K. Kt. to Q. R. fifth

40. K. to his third

41. K. Kt. to Q. Kt. third (check)

42. K. Kt. to Q. fifth (check)

43. K. takes Kt.

White (Mr. J.)

21. B.takes Q. R. P.
22. P. takes B.

23. Q. Kt. to Q. sixth

24. Kt. takes Q. B. P.
25. Q. Kt. to Q. second
26. K. Kt. to K. second
27. K. to B. second
28. K. R. to Q. B. square (c)
29. R. takes R.

30. Q. Kt. to Q. B. fourth
31. K. Kt. to Q. B. square (d)
32. Q. Kt. to K. third
33. K. to his square
34. R. to Q. B. seventh
35. K. Kt. to Q. third
36. R. to B. square
37. K. Kt. takes R.
38. K. to Q. second
39. K. to Q. third
40. K. to Q. B. fourth
41. K. to Q. B. third

42. Kt. takes Kt.

43. Kt. to K. second

And in a few moves Black resigned.

Notes, by Mr. Jaenisch.

(a) This was a weak move.

(b) His best line of play.

(c) Black is now obliged to capture the Q.'s Rook, which costs him the game, as his Kt. is never again allowed to escape.

(d) The coup juste.

CONSULTATION GAMES.

WE give the following two games together, on account of the curious discovery which was made in the last of them, that one form of the Petroff's Knight's game is convertible into the more powerful Knight's game of Ruy Lopez.