White Black White Black
R. S. GAMBLE R. BOYD R. S. GAMBLE R. BOYD
1 P to K4 P to K4 19 P to Q5 P to QB4
2 Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3 20 R to K4 P to B3
3 B to QKt5 B to B4 21 B to B4 QR to K square
4 P to QB3 Kt to KB3 22 QR to K square P to KKt4
5 P to Q4 P takes P 23 B to R2 K to R square
6 P to K5 Kt to KKt5 24 P to KKt4 Kt to R5
7 P takes P B to QKt3 25 Kt takes Kt P takes Kt
8 Castles Castles 26 Q to R6 B to Q square
9 P to KR3 Kt to KR3 27 R to K6 B to Kt2
10 B to K3 Kt to KB4 28 Q to R5 B to K2
11 Q to Q3 P to Q3 29 Q to KB5 B to Q square
12 B takes Kt P takes B 30 B takes P R to KKt square
13 B to Kt5 Q to Q2 31 Kt to K4 B to B square
14 P takes P P takes P 32 Kt takes P R takes R
15 Kt to QB3 P to QR4 33 R takes R Q to KB2
16 R to K square B to QKt2 34 B to K5 B to B2
17 P to Kt3 B to R3 35 Kt takes R ch B takes B
18 Q to Q2 B to B2
and wins.

White Black
R. A. WILLIAMS LT. COL. CHALLICE
1 P to K4 P to Q4
2 P takes P Q takes P
3 Kt to QB3 Q to Q square
4 P to Q4 Kt to KB3
5 B to K2 B to B4
6 B to K3 P to K3
7 P to QR3 B to K2
8 Kt to KB3 Castles
9 Kt to K5 Kt to K5
10 B to B3 Kt takes Kt
11 P takes Kt P to QB3
12 P to KKt4 B to Kt3
13 Q to Q2 Q to B2
14 P to KR4 P to KR3
15 P to R5 B to R2
16 P to Kt5 P takes P
17 KR to Kt B to Q3
18 Kt to Q3 P to B3
19 K to K2 Kt to Q2
20 R to Kt2 QR to K1
21 P to R6 P take P
22 QR to R square K to Kt2
23 R takes P K takes R
24 B take P ch
and mates in three moves.

Game played in the Championship Tournament (Tie) between Messrs. E. A. Robinson and W. L. Harvey, September 27th, 1892:

White Black
W. L. HARVEY E. A. ROBINSON
1 P to K4 P to K4
2 Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3
3 B to Kt5 Kt to KB3
4 P to Q3 P to Q3
5 P to B3 P to QR3
6 B to R4 B to Q2
7 Kt to Q2 P to KKt3
8 Kt to B square

Steinitz favours this continuation, which however is considered to lose time for White's attack.

8 B to Kt2
9 B to B2 Kt to K2
10 B to K3

10 B to KKt5 at once seems to be much better.

10 Kt to Kt5
11 B to KKt5 P to KB3
12 B to R4 B to K3
13 P to KR3 Kt to R3
14 Q to Q2 Kt to B2
15 Kt to K3 Q to Q2
16 P to Q4 P to B3
17 P to Q5

17 P to QB4 is preferable at this point.

17 P takes P
18 P takes P B to B4
19 B takes B

Turning the chances in favour of Black. If 19 Kt takes B, leaving Bishops of different colours, there is all appearance of a draw.

19 Kt takes B
20 P to KKt4 Kt takes B
21 Kt takes Kt Kt to Kt4
22 Q to K2 Castles KR
(one hour)
23 Castles QR P to QKt4
24 Kt (on R4) to Kt2 Q to QB2
25 P to KR4 Kt to B2
26 P to R5 P to Kt4
27 Kt to B5

Threatening trouble by P to R6, followed by Kt to Kt7, &c.

27 P to R3
28 Q to K4 (!) Kt to Q square
29 Kt (on Kt2) to K3 Kt to Kt2
30 Kt takes B Q takes Kt
31 Q to Kt6

The position here bristles with interest. Examination will show that Black is in more serious danger than lies on the surface.

31 P to KB4
32 Kt takes P R takes Kt

Judiciously giving up the exchange and Pawn to escape the fatal attack threatened on Rook's file.

33 P takes R R to B square
34 R to R2 R to B3
35 Q to K8 ch K to R2
36 P to KB4 Kts P takes P
37 R (on R2!) to R square

The other R to R square, doubling, seems much stronger. If then R x P, 38 Q to Kt6 ch! From this point White plays a weak game.

37 R takes P
38 Q to Kt6 ch Q takes Q
39 P takes Q ch K takes P
40 P to QKt4 P to K5
41 R (Q sq) to Kt sq ch R interposes
42 K to Q2 Kt to Q square
43 R takes R ch P takes R
44 R to R8

After this it is only a matter of time. The Pawns cannot be stopped.

44 Kt to B2
45 R to Kt8 ch K to R2
46 R to K8 P to K6 ch
47 K to K2 K to Kt3
48 R to K6 ch K to B4
49 R to K7 Kt to K4
50 R to K8 P to Kt5
51 R to B8 ch

Driving him where he wants to go!

51 K to K5
52 R to B6 P to B6 ch
53 K to Q sq P to Kt6
54 R to B8 P to Kt7
55 R to Kt8 P to B7
Resigns.

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