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HOW TO PLAY CHESS
| white. | black. | |
| 10. | B—K3. | QKt—Q2. |
| 11. | Q—Q2. | KR—K sq. |
| 12. | QR—K sq. | Kt—K5. |
| 13. | Q—B sq. | B×KKt. |
| 14. | P×B. | Kt×Kt. |
| 15. | RP×Kt. | B×P. |
| 16. | K—Kt2. | B—Q3. |
| 17. | R—R sq. | Kt—B sq. |
| 18. | R—R3. | P—KKt3. |
| 19. | QR—R sq. | QR—Q sq. |
| 20. | B—KKt5. | R—Q2. |
| 21. | P—QB4. | P×P. |
| 22. | B×BP. | P—KR4. |
| 23. | R—R4. | P—Kt4. |
| 24. | B—Kt3. | Kt—K3. |
| 25. | B—B6. | Kt—B5(ch.) |
| 26. | Q×Kt. | B×Q. |
| 27. | R×P. | P×R. |
| 28. | R×P. | Resigns. |
The final combination of forces in this game is said to be one of the most brilliant on record, and rarely surpassed in actual play.
Example V.—Opened with a Philidor's Defense, and played between Morphy (White) and Allies (Black) in 1858.
White plays first and mates in seventeen moves. The game is notated thus:—
