III.—Another Jubilee Game. Played on Jubilee Day

The two players, same as last mentioned, agree to play a so-called Pyramid Game, that is, to place the Kings on e1 and e8, and to place the eight Pawns around each in the shape of a pyramid. After these nine moves they proceeded to place the remaining officers as follows:—

White. Black.

10, O d3 M h8

11, N f3 O c7

12, M a1 O d6

13, M a2 L h7

14, N c3 N g7

15, O b3 M b8

16, L b2 N g6

The board now presents the following appearance:—

Now the moving and taking began thus:—

17, N g7: P g7:

18, O e5 N e4

19, P d3 N f3:

20, O f3: P f6

21, P c4 P e5

22, L c3 O e6

23, M a5 P e4

24, O fd2 L h1

25, P g3 M h2

26, O e4: O e4:

27, P e4: L g1

28, M f5 O g5

29, O d2 P g6

30, M f4 O h3

31, M f3 O f2:

32, M a5 O g4

33, M g5 P g5:

34, L g7 O f6

If he had played P d6, there would have followed 35, L g6:†, K d7; 36, L f5†, K c7; 37, L g4:, etc.

35, L g6:† K f8

36, M f6:† P f6:

37, L f6:† K e8

38, L g6† K e7

39, L g7† K d6

40, P c5†

and the game was a draw by perpetual check, for if K c7, then 41, L e5†, K b7; 42, L b2†, K c6; 43, L f6†, etc.

These two games show a remarkable variety in the arrangement of the pieces, and some beautiful new problems can be constructed in accordance with the placements and movements of the Pawns. Indeed, some ancient problems gave the impulse for the invention of this kind of game in June, 1874, when the first game of a similar arrangement was played between H. F. L. Meyer and H. J. C. Andrews. In 1874, however, the sixteen men were placed on the board all at once.