The Blue Book of Chess
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Title: The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the
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OF CHESS
TEACHING THE RUDIMENTS OF THE GAME, AND GIVING AN ANALYSIS OF ALL THE
RECOGNIZED OPENINGS
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The following work is designed for those who are learning the noble game of Chess.
Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the
delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for
the learner.
The chief aim of the Editor of these pages has been to avoid this fault, by simplifying the openings, and by
giving to the student chiefly such moves as are recognized to be the best, both in attack and defence. By
playing over carefully the illustrative games, the learner will also see, at each opening, the variations made by
experienced players in accordance with circumstances. As great a variety of actually played games has been
given as was possible in a work of such limited scope. To this end the games of the distinguished players of
different nations have been introduced, classified according to the different openings; and thus the reader will
find the combined genius and skill of the old heroes like Philidor, Morphy, Staunton, Anderssen, Harrwitz,
Evans, Montgomery and Cochrane, together with such recent masters as Lasker, Steinitz, Schlechter,
Pillsbury, Marshall, Tarrasch, Janowsky, Tchigorin, and many other players of world−wide celebrity. The
basis of this work is Staunton's "Chess Player's Handbook;" but other standard books have been drawn upon
to fit it to be a manual for the beginner of to−day.
In order to insure perfect accuracy, all the lessons and games have been carefully gone over on the board after
being put in type.
NAMES OF PLAYERS.
ANDERSSEN, 91, 93, 98, 165, | MARACHE, 94, 110. 206, 207, 212, 214. | MARSHALL, 190.
BIERWIRTH, 200. | MEAD, 92. BLEDOW, 132, 140. | MEEK, 110. BOUCHER, 57. | MONTGOMERY, 80,
184, 201, 206, BUCKLE, 86. | 208, 209. CAPDEBO, 79. | MORPHY, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 91, CHENEY, 85. |
94, 98, 200, 203, 206, CLEMENTS, 204. | 207, 210, 211, 212, 214. COCHRANE, 72, 111, 125, 166. | NEW
YORK, 108, 109, 202. DANIELS, 126. | PERIGAL, 178. DER LAZA, 96, 140, 141, 159. | PETROFF, 66, 73.
DESCHAPELLES, 111. | PHILADELPHIA, 108, 109, 202. DESLOGES, 180. | PHILIDOR, 60. EVANS,
114, 135, 136, 166. | PILLSBURY, 67, 188. GHULAM CASSIM, 161. | PINDAR, 201. HARRWITZ, 58, 59,
79, 86, 113, | POPERT, 85, 122, 141. 210, 211. | POTIER, 65. HENDERSON, 114. | PRETI, 203. HILLEL,
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93. | ROUSSEAU, 131. HORWITZ, 80, 83, 114, 132. | SCHLECHTER, 188. JAENISCH, 73. | SCHULTEN,
132. JANOWSKY, 190. | ST. AMANT, 84, 136, 137. JONES, Dr., 208, 209. | STANLEY, 131.
KIESERITZKY, 180. | STAUNTON, 72, 80, 83, 84, 113, KIPPING, 165. | 122, 125, 162, 179. LA
BOURDONNAIS, 124, 161, 177, | STEINITZ, 99, 213. 178. | SZEN, 159. LASKER, 99, 199. | TARRASCH,
199. LEWIS, Dr., 204. | TCHIGORIN, 67. LEWIS, Mr., 158. | THOMPSON, 206. McADAM, 184. | VON
BILGUER, 132. McCABE, 80. | WALKER, 126, 137. McDONNELL, 124, 161, 177, 178. | ZUKERTORT,
213.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION Page 7 The Chess−Board and Men−−Moves and Powers of the Pieces and
Pawns−−Notation Used to Describe their Movements−−Technical Terms of Chess−−Illustrations of Technical
Terms−−Relative Value of the Chess Forces−−The Chess Code, or, Laws of the Game−−General Rules and
Observations−−Maxims and Advice for an Inexperienced Player−−Preliminary Game.
II. KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING 51−115 Damiano Gambit, 52; Philidor's Defence, 54; Petroff's Defence,
61; Counter Gambit in the Knight's Opening, 68; The Giuoco Piano, 74; Captain Evans's Gambit, 88; The
Two Knights' Defence, 95; The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez, 97; The Queen's Pawn Game, or Scotch
Gambit, 101; The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game in the King's Knight's Opening, 116.
III. THE KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING 116−137 The Two Kings' Bishops' Game, 116; McDonnell's Double
Gambit, 120; The Lopez Gambit, 121; The King's Knight's Defence in King's Bishop's Opening, 127; Counter
Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening, 128; The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defence in the King's Bishop's
Opening, 130; Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening, 134.
IV. THE KING'S GAMBIT 138−184 The King's Gambit proper, or King's Knight's Gambit, 138; The
Cunningham Gambit, 142; The Salvio Gambit, 144; The Cochrane Gambit, 146; The Muzio Gambit 152; The
Allgaier Gambit, 162; The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit, 164; The King's Bishop's Gambit, 166; The Gambit
Declined, 180.
VI. IRREGULAR OPENINGS 192−214 The French Game, 192; The Sicilian Game, 193; The Wing Gambit,
194; The Centre Counter Gambit, 195; The Fianchetto, 196, Steinitz Gambit, 213.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION.
The following diagram represents the board with all the men arranged in proper order for the commencement
of a game:−−
No. 1.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R*| N*| B*| Q*| K*| B*| N*| R*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called
Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from
those of the other.
Two Rooks, [Illustration: Chess Pieces, White and Black Rooks.] or Castles (as they are indiscriminately
called)
And each of these Pieces has his Pawn or Foot−soldier [Illustration: Chess Pieces, White and Black Pawns.]
On beginning a game, these Pieces and Pawns are disposed in the manner shown on the foregoing diagram.
The King and Queen occupy the centre squares of the first or "royal" line, as it is called, and each has for its
supporters a Bishop, a Knight, and a Rook, while before the whole stand the Pawns or Foot−soldiers in a row.
(To prevent a common error among young players, of misplacing the King and Queen on commencing a
game, it is well to bear in mind that at the outset each Queen stands on her own color.) The Pieces on the
King's side of the board are called the King's, as King's Bishop, King's Knight, King's Rook; and the Pawns
directly in front of them, the King's Pawn, King's Bishop's Pawn, King's Knight's Pawn, and King's Rook's
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Pawn. The Pieces on the Queen's side are, in like manner, called the Queen's Bishop, Queen's Knight, and
Queen's Rook; and the Pawns before them, Queen's Bishop's Pawn, Queen's Knight's Pawn, and Queen's
Rook's Pawn.
MOVEMENT OF THE PIECES AND PAWNS, AND MODE OF CAPTURING AN ADVERSE MAN.
A knowledge of the moves peculiar to these several men is so difficult to describe in writing, and so
comparatively easy to acquire over the chess−board, from any competent person, that the learner is strongly
recommended to avail himself of the latter means when practicable: for the use, however, of those who have
no chess−playing acquaintance at command, the subjoined description will, it is hoped, suffice.
The "Pieces," by which title the eight superior officers are technically designated, in contradistinction to the
"Pawns," all take in the same direction in which they move. This act consists in removing the adverse Piece or
Pawn from the board, and placing the captor on the square the former occupied. To make this clear, we will
begin with the King, and show his mode of moving and of capturing an adverse man.
THE KING.
The King can move one square only at a time (except in "Castling," which will be explained hereafter), but he
can make this move in any direction, forwards, backwards, laterally, or diagonally. He can take any one of the
adversary's men which stands on an adjoining square to that he occupies, provided such man is left
unprotected, and he has the peculiar privilege of being himself exempt from capture. He is not permitted,
however, to move into check, that is, on to any square which is guarded by a Piece or Pawn of the enemy, nor
can he, under any circumstance, be played to an adjacent square to that on which the rival King is stationed.
Like most of the other Pieces, his power is greatest in the middle of the board, where, without obstruction, he
has the choice of eight different squares. At the sides, he may play to any one of five, but when in the angles
of the board, three squares only are at his command.
No. 2.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | P | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Supposing diagram No. 2 to show the position of the men towards the conclusion of a game, and it being
either party's turn to play, he could take the adverse Pawn from the board, and place his King on the square it
occupied; and, by doing so, the King would not depart from the order of his march, which, as we have before
said, permits him to move one step in every direction. In each of these instances we have placed the Pawn in
front of the King, but he would be equally entitled to take it were it standing on any other part of the eight
squares immediately surrounding him, always provided it was not sustained or guarded by some other Piece
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or Pawn.
THE QUEEN.
No. 3.
BLACK.
2
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
1 | | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | | 3
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
8 | | | | | Q*| | | | 4
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | | 5
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
7 6
WHITE.
She has the advantage of moving as a Rook, in straight lines, forwards, backwards, and sideways, to the extent
of the board in all directions, and as a Bishop, diagonally, with the same range. To comprehend her scope of
action, place her alone in the centre of the board; it will then be seen that she has the command of no less than
twenty−seven squares, besides the one she stands on. (Diagram No. 3.)
Thus placed in the middle of the board, the range of the Queen is immense. She has here the option of taking
any one of eight men at the extremity of the board, on the squares respectively numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
and 8, should her line of march be unobstructed; and if these men were nearer, on any of the intermediate
squares, she would be equally enabled to take any one of them at her choice. Like all the other Pieces and
Pawns, she effects the capture by removing the man from the board and stationing herself on the vacated
square.
THE ROOK.
No. 4.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | 1 | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| 4 | | | | R*| | | 2 |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | 3 | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
The Rook, or Castle, is next in power to the Queen. He moves in a straight line, forwards, backwards, or
sideways, having a uniform range, on a clear board, of fourteen squares, exclusive of the one he occupies.
The Rook has the same power in taking as the Queen, forwards, backwards, and sideways, but he cannot, like
her, take any man diagonally.
For example, place the Rook in the centre of the board, and an opposing man on each of the squares
numbered, and the Rook has the power of taking any one of the four; and he has the same power if the Pieces
are one or two squares closer to him, or immediately surrounding him, in the direction indicated by the four
figures. (See Diagram No. 4.)
THE BISHOP.
The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board. It follows, therefore, that he
travels throughout the game only on squares of the same color as the one on which he stands when the game
begins, and that each player has a Bishop running on white squares, and one on black squares. When placed
on a centre square of a clear board, he will be found to have a range of thirteen squares.
No. 5.
1 BLACK. 2
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | B*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
4 | | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | | 3
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
The Bishop takes, as he moves, diagonally, either forwards or backwards, his range extending, on
unobstructed squares, to the extent of the diagonal line on which he travels. (See Diagram No. 5.)
THE KNIGHT.
The action of the Knight is peculiar, and not easy to describe. He is the only one of the Pieces which has the
privilege of leaping over another man. The movements of the others are all dependent on their freedom from
obstruction by their own and the enemy's men. For example, when the forces are duly ranged in order of battle
before the commencement of the game, the Knight is the only one of the eight capital Pieces which can be
played before the Pawns are moved−−King, Queen, Bishop, and Rook are all hemmed in by the rank of
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Pawns, which they cannot overleap; but the Knight, having the liberty of springing over the heads of other
men, can be brought into the field at once. His move is one square in a straight line, and _one in an oblique
direction_; or it may be perhaps better understood by saying that he moves two squares in a straight line, and
one in a side direction.
No. 6.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | 2 | | 3 | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | N*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | 8 | | | | 5 | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | 7 | | 6 | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
His power and method of taking an opponent's man will be seen from the diagram (No. 6) on page 14.
In this situation, in the centre of the board, he would have the power of taking any one of the men stationed on
the squares numbered, by removing the man and placing himself on the vacant square.
THE PAWN.
The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it
takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on
that file until it captures another man. It may, however, for its first move advance two steps, provided no
hostile Pawn commands the first square over which he leaps, for, in that case, the adverse Pawn has the
option of taking him in his passage, as if he had moved one step only. A Pawn is the only one of the forces
which goes out of his direction to capture, and which has not the advantage of moving backwards; but it has
one remarkable privilege, by which, on occasions, it becomes invaluable, _whenever it reaches the extreme
square of the file on which it travels, it is invested with the title and assumes the power of any superior Piece,
except the King, which the player chooses_. From this circumstance it frequently happens that one party, by
skilful management of his Pawns, contrives to have two, and sometimes even three Queens on the board at
once, a combination of force which of course is irresistible.
As we before observed, the Pawn is the only man which captures in a direction different from his line of
march. Suppose, at the opening of the game, White begins by playing King's Pawn to King's fourth square
(see the article on Notation), Black may reply in the same manner with King's Pawn to King's fourth square,
and neither Pawn can do more than remain an obstruction to the onward march of the other, but if Black
answer instead with King's Bishop's Pawn to Bishop's fourth, or as in the diagram, with Queen's Pawn to
Queen's fourth, then White, if he choose, may take the adverse Pawn from the board and place his own in its
stead.
No. 7.
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BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R*| N*| B*| Q*| K*| B*| N*| R*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| P*| P*| | P*| P*| P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | P | P | P | | P | P | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
There is no portion of an elementary work on Chess of so much importance to the learner, and none which
requires more resolute mastering than this.
The notation may be called the language of the game and a knowledge of it is absolutely indispensable to
every one who is himself ambitious of excelling, or who is desirous of appreciating the excellencies of other
players.
Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has
two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns. The eight
squares which compose the first rank are each distinguished by the name of the Piece which occupies it when
the men are first arranged. There are, therefore, the King's square, the King's Bishop's square, King's Knight's
square, and King's Rook's square, and in like manner, the Queen's square, Queen's Bishop's square, Queen's
Knight's and Queen's Rook's squares. The files, that is, the row of squares running from top to bottom of the
board, are also named by the Pieces occupying the first square in each file. Thus each of the superior officers
has a file or row of eight squares running from his end of the board to the corresponding Piece of the enemy,
and every one of these eight squares takes its name from such officer.
Bear in mind that White names every square on the board, in accordance with its relative position to one of his
eight Pieces, and that Black does the same. Hence it follows that Black's first squares are White's eighth, and
_vice vers0_.
Before proceeding further, it will be desirable for the student to familiarize himself with the respective moves
of the Pieces, names of the squares, &c. A very little practice will enable him to do so, especially with the aid
of any friend acquainted with them. He should, in the first place, accustom himself to the setting up the men in
order of battle; after a few repetitions of the process, and comparing their position with diagram No. 1, he will
soon have no difficulty whatever in arranging them correctly without referring to the book. It will then be well
to clear the board of all but a single Piece, and practise with that until perfect in its movements; another, and
then another, may be added, until the action of every one is as familiar as the alphabet.
Suppose, as a first exercise, you begin by placing your Queen on her square (_i.e._, her first square), then play
her to Q's 5th square, then (diagonally, observe) to Q. Rook's 8th square, then to King's Rook's 8th square,
then to Q. R's square, and then home again to her square. It is proper to mention that the directions for moving
a Piece are not usually printed in full, and that, according to the modern abbreviations in the present and other
chess−books, these several instructions would be given thus:−−
CHAPTER I. 10
1. Q. to her sq. 2. Q. to her 5th. 3. Q. to her R's 8th. 4. Q. to K. R's 8th. 5. Q. to her R's sq. 6. Q. to her sq.
As a next exercise, put the Queen's Bishop on his square, beside the Queen, and play him as follows:−−
To these two Pieces now add the Queen's Knight, on his own square, and play as follows:−−
1. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 2. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 3. Q. Kt. to K. B's 6th. 4. Q. Kt. to K's 8th. 5. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 7th. 6.
Q. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to his sq.
By taking all the Pieces in succession thus, you will speedily obtain sufficient knowledge of their movements
to commence the opening of a game; but before attempting this, it is needful for you to be acquainted with the
technical terms in use among chess−players, and the code of laws which governs the game.
_Castling._−−Although, as a general rule, the move of the King is restricted to one square at a time, he has the
privilege, under certain conditions, once in the game, of moving in conjunction with either of the Rooks two
squares. This peculiar movement is called Castling, and is performed in the following manner:−−If a player
wishes to castle on his King's side of the board, he moves the King to K. Kt's sq., and then places the K's
Rook on K. B's square. If he castles on the Queen's side, he plays his King to Q. B's sq, and Q's Rook to Q's
sq. The object of this compound move is to place the royal Piece in safety, and at the same time bring the
Rook from the corner square into better play.
The conditions under which a player is permitted to castle are:−−1st. The King must not be in check. 2d. The
King must not have moved. 3d. The Rook must not have moved. 4th. The King must not pass over or on to
any square attacked by an enemy's man. And 5th. There must be no Piece, either of his own or the adversary's,
between the King and the Rook.
In exemplification of the importance of castling, to escape from an attack, and to retort one on the adversary,
see, presently, the diagram No. 8 (p. 24).
_Check and Checkmate._−−The King is said to be in check when he is attacked by any Piece or Pawn, for it
being a fundamental law of chess that the King can never be taken, whenever any direct attack upon him is
made, he must be warned of his danger by the cry of check, and the player is then compelled either to remove
his King out of check, or parry the check by interposing a man between the King and the attacking Piece, or
capture the checking man.
When he can do none of these three things, he is checkmated, and the game won by the other side. (See
diagrams Nos. 9 and 10.) When the King is directly attacked by the Piece played, it is a simple check; but
when the Piece moved does not itself give check, but unmasks another which does, it is called a discovered
check. (See diagram No. 8.) The third species of check is named the double check, where the King is attacked
both by the Piece moved and the one discovered. The fourth description is called perpetual check, a case
which arises when a player has two or more squares on which he can give check, and his opponent can only
parry one check by affording an opportunity for another. If the first player then persists in the repetition of
these particular checks, the game must be abandoned as drawn. (See diagram No. 11).
_Doubled Pawn._−−When two Pawns of the same color are on the same file, the front one is called a doubled
pawn.
_Drawn Game._−−When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn. This may arise from several
CHAPTER I. 11
causes, as:−−1st. _Perpetual check._ 2d. Where there is not sufficient force to effect a mate, as a King and a
Knight only, or a King and two Knights, &c., &c. 3d. Where one party has force sufficient, but is ignorant of
the proper mode of applying it, and thus fails to checkmate his helpless adversary within the fifty moves
prescribed by the "Code". 4th. Where both parties persist in repeating the same move from fear of each other.
5th. Where both parties are left with the same force at the end, as a Queen against a Queen, a Rook against a
Rook, and the like, when, except in particular cases, the game should be resigned as a drawn battle. And 6th.
When one of the Kings is stalemated.
_En Prise._−−When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put
a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured.
_The Exchange._−−When a player gains a Rook for a Bishop or a Knight, it is termed winning the exchange.
_False Move._−−Any illegal move, such as castling when the King has been moved or is in check, moving a
Rook diagonally, or a Bishop like a Knight, is called a false or an "impossible" move.
_Fool's Mate._−−This is the simplest of all checkmates, being accomplished in two moves in the following
manner:−−
WHITE. BLACK. 1. K. Kt. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 1. K. P. to K's 4th. 2. K. B. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. Q. to K. R's 5th,
checkmate.
_Forced Move._−−When a player has one only legal move at command, it is said to be a forced move.
_Gambit._−−This word is derived from an Italian phrase in wrestling, and signifies a movement by which the
adversary is tripped up. In chess, this is attempted by the first player putting a Pawn en prise of the enemy
early in the game, by which he is enabled more rapidly and effectually to develope his superior Pieces. There
are several gambits, but the most important, and one which includes many others, is the King's gambit,
commenced as follows:−−
The Pawn offered by the first player here at his second move is called the Gambit Pawn, and when taken by
the adversary the opening becomes a gambit.
The varieties of the gambits are often designated by the names of the players who invented or first brought
them into vogue−−as the Muzio gambit, the Salvio gambit, the Allgaier gambit, the Lopez gambit; while
others obtain their names from the opening moves of the first player, as the King's Bishop's gambit, which
begins thus:−−
WHITE. BLACK. 1. K. P. to K's 4th. 1. K. P. to K's 4th. 2. K. B. P. to B's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. B. to Q. B's
4th.
and is so called because the K's Bishop is played out at the 3d move instead of the K's Knight.
There is also the Queen's gambit, of which the opening moves are−−
The gambits are the most brilliant and animated of all the openings, full of hair−breadth 'scapes and perilous
CHAPTER I. 12
"Giuoco Piano," a solid and instructive modification of the King's Knight's game, is safe and for drawing
games generally practised by the leading players. The opening moves are:
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B's
4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
_To Interpose._−−When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece in danger from the attack of an enemy,
you are said to interpose a man when you play it between the attacked and attacking Piece.
_Isolated Pawn._−−A Pawn which stands alone, without the support and protection of other Pawns, is termed
an isolated Pawn.
_J'adoube._−−A French expression, signifying "I arrange," or "I replace," which is used by a player when he
touches a man merely to adjust its position on the board, without intending to play it. (See the 7th law.)
_Minor Pieces._−−The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor
Pieces.
_The Opposition._−−A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of
the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games.
_Party._−−From the French partie. Frequently used by modern writers instead of the word "game."
_Passed Pawn._−−−A Pawn is said to be a passed one when the adversary has no Pawn to obstruct its march
on the same file, or on either of the next files to the right or left.
_Pion Coiff}, or Marked Pawn._−−This is a description of odds but rarely given, and only when there is a vast
disparity between the skill of the players. It consists in one party placing a cap or ring on one of his Pawns,
and undertaking to checkmate his opponent with that particular Pawn. He is not allowed to Queen the Pawn,
and if he loses it, or happens to checkmate his opponent with any other man, he forfeits the game. The Pawn
usually capped is the King's Knight's, because it can be more readily and effectually surrounded by protecting
Pieces.
_To Queen a Pawn, or to advance a Pawn to Queen._−−When a player has contrived to advance a Pawn to the
eighth or last square of the file, it assumes the rank and power of a Queen, or of any other Piece he chooses,
and he is then said to have queened his Pawn. (See the 21st law.)
_Scholar's Mate._−−A checkmate occasionally given at the opening of a game by a practised player to one but
little tutored in the science. The following are the moves:−−
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. to K. R's
5th. 3. Q. P. one. 4. Q. takes K. B. P., giving checkmate.
_Smothered Mate._−−A checkmate which is sometimes given by the Knight when the adverse King is
hemmed in, or smothered, by his own forces. (See diagram No. 12.)
_Stalemate._−−When one party has his King so circumstanced that, not being at the moment in check, he
cannot play him without going into check, and at the same time has no other Piece or Pawn to move instead,
he is said to be stalemated, and the game is considered drawn. (See diagram No. 13.)
CHAPTER I. 13
_Taking a Pawn en Passant, or in Passing._−−It has been shown before, in speaking of the action of the Pawn,
that he is limited in his march to one square forward at a time, when not capturing, and one square forward
diagonally, either to the right or left, when he takes an adversary, but that he has the privilege, on being first
played in the game, to advance two squares, unless in so doing he pass a square which is attacked by a hostile
Pawn; in which case the opponent may, at his option, permit him to make the two steps forward, and there
remain, or may capture him in his passage in the same way as if he had moved but one step.
No. 8.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R*| K*| | R*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P*| B*| | Q*| | P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| | N*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | B*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | B | Q | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | P | P | | | | P | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | | B | | K | | | R |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
In this situation the white King is threatened with what is called "a discovered check," that is, his opponent, by
removing the Bishop, would discover check from the Queen, a proceeding in the present instance, which
would speedily involve the loss of the game to White. Not being at the moment in check, however, and having
moved neither King nor Rook, and there being no intervening Piece between the King and his own Rook,
White is enabled to castle, giving check to the adverse King at the same time, and win the game easily, for
Black has no square to which he can move his King without going into check, and is consequently obliged to
interpose his Q. at K. B's second, or K. B's third square, in either case being checkmated in two more moves,
as you will soon be able to see.
_Checkmate._
No. 9.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | R*| K*| B*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| | Q*| N*| | P*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | B | | | Q | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
CHAPTER I. 14
| P*| | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | B | | | | P | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
The above position represents the appearance of the forces on each side towards the end of a game, and will
assist to explain the application of two or three of the technical terms described in the present section, as well
as to exhibit the King in a situation of checkmate. You already understand that the moves at chess are played
by each party alternately; in this case it is White's turn to play, and he will checkmate his antagonist in two
moves. Place the chess−men on your board exactly in the order they stand in the diagram; having done this,
suppose yourself to be playing the White men, and take the Black King's Pawn with your Queen, in the
manner before shown, _i.e._, by taking the Pawn from the board and stationing your Queen on the square it
occupied. By this act, you not only take his Pawn, but you attack his King, and must apprise him of his danger
by calling "check." He has now two ways only of parrying this check. It is clear he cannot move his King,
because the only two squares to which he could move without going into check are occupied by his own men;
he is forced then either to take the Queen with his K. B's Pawn, or to interpose the Bishop at King's second
square. If he take the Queen with his K. B's Pawn, you must reply by playing your King's Bishop (which you
will know by the color of the diagonal on which he travels) to K. Kt's sixth square, crying "check." Examine
the position attentively, and you will find that Black has no square to which he can move his King, the only
vacant one being attacked by your Queen's Bishop, that he has nothing wherewith to take the Bishop that has
given check, and neither Piece nor Pawn with which to interpose between it and his King, and that
consequently, he is not only checked, but checkmated. In like manner, if, at his first move, instead of
capturing your Queen, he interpose his Bishop at King's second square, you immediately take the Bishop with
your Queen, who is protected by her Bishop, and say "checkmate."[A]
[Footnote A: We append a diagram here, showing a position which has frequently been misapprehended by
unpractised players.
By inspecting the diagram it will be seen that the White King is in check of the Black Queen. By the simple
move of the White Rook to K. Kt's 5th square, checking the Black King, and at the same time discovering
check by the White Queen, Black is checkmated, although having by far the strongest force of men. We give
the position to show that any Piece or Pawn, although employed in covering a check of its own King, has
nevertheless the power to check the adverse King.
No. 10.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | Q |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | Q*| P*| R | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | P*| N*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R*| P*| | K |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
CHAPTER I. 15
WHITE.]
_Perpetual Check._
No. 11
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| K*| Q*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | K | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | Q | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
_Smothered Mate._
This is a familiar example of smothered mate, which you will find can
be effected by no other Piece than the Knight. White first move is,
Queen to her 5th square checking. Black is obliged to retreat his King
to the R's sq., because, were he to play him to his B's sq., the Q would
checkmate at once. Upon the King retiring, White gives check with his
Kt. at K. B's 7th; this brings the King back again to Knight's sq., and
affords to White an opportunity of giving double check, which he does
by moving the Knight to K. Rook's 6th, checking with both Q. and
CHAPTER I. 16
Knight; as before, the King must go to Rook's sq.; and now follows a
beautiful move−−White plays his Queen down to K. Kt's 8th (next square
to the Black King), giving check; the King cannot take on account of the
Knight; he is compelled, therefore, to capture with his Rook, and the
Knight then gives the smothered mate at K. B's 7th square.
No. 12.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R*| | R*| | | | K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| | | | | | P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | N | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | Q*| | | | | | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | Q | | | | K |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
_Stalemate._
(See Diagram on page 30.)
Here you observe that White has the great advantage of a Queen against a
Rook; but with all this, and the move to boot, it is impossible for him
to do more than draw the game. It is evident that he cannot move his
Queen from the front of his King on account of exposing him to check
with the Rook. If he move his King, Black takes the Queen, and the game
is drawn. And lastly, if he take the Rook with his Queen, he places the
adverse King in the position before described of stalemate.
No. 13.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| K*| | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | R*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | Q | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
CHAPTER I. 17
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Pawn = 1.00
Knight = 3.05
Bishop = 3.50
Rook = 5.48
Queen = 9.94
The King, from the nature of the game, which does not admit of his being
exchanged or captured, is invaluable, and he is not, therefore, included
in the calculations.
The Pawn, it is seen, is the least valuable of all the men, the Knight
being worth at least three Pawns.
The right of first move shall alternate, whether the game be won,
lost or drawn.
CONCESSIONS.
CHAPTER I. 19
The concession of an indulgence by one player does not give him the
right of a similar or other indulgence from his opponent.
ERRORS.
If, during the course of the game, it be discovered that any error
or illegality has been committed in the moves of the pieces, the
moves must be retraced, and the necessary correction made, without
penalty.
If a man be dropped from the board and moves made during its
absence, such moves must be retraced and the man restored. If this
cannot be done, to the satisfaction of the Umpire, the game must be
annulled.
CASTLING.
When neither the King nor the Castling Rook has been moved, and
Where all the squares between the King and Rook are unoccupied, and
EN PASSANT.
Taking the Pawn "en Passant," when the only possible move, is
compulsory.
A Pawn reaching the eighth square must be at once exchanged for any
piece of its own color (except the King) that the player of the
Pawn may elect.
CHECK.
"J'ADOUBE."
The hand having once quitted the man, but for an instant, the move
must stand.
PENALTIES.
A player touching one of his men, when it is his turn to play, must
move it. If it cannot be moved he must move his King. If the King
cannot move, the offender must move a man selected by his opponent.
For playing two moves in succession the adversary may elect which
move shall stand.
For attempting to Castle illegally, the player doing so, must move
either the King or Rook, as his adversary may dictate.
For touching more than one of the player's own men, he must move
either man that his opponent may name.
For touching more than one of the adversary's men, the offender
must capture the one named by his opponent, or if either cannot
be captured, he may be required to move the King or capture the man
which can be taken, at the adversary's option; or, if neither can
be captured, then the King must be moved.
For discovering check on his own King, the player must either
legally move the man touched, or move the King at his adversary's
option. In case neither move can be made he must move a piece
designated by his adversary.
While in check, for touching or moving a man which does not cover
the check, the player may be required to recover with another
piece, or move the King, as the opposing player may elect.
ADJOURNED GAME.
DRAWN GAMES.
A game is drawn−−
(b) Upon the proof by either player that fifty moves have been
made on each side without a piece being captured.
(c) When either player claims a draw upon his turn to play, and
proves that the existing position has occurred at least twice
before during the game.
(d) When either player claims a draw and demonstrates that he can
subject the opposing King to an endless series of checks.
TIME LIMIT.
The penalty for exceeding the time limit is the forfeiture of the
game.
THE UMPIRE.
The decision of the Umpire is final, and binds both and all the
players.
II. When the odds of Pawn and one move, or Pawn and more than one
move, are given, the Pawn given must be the King's Bishop's Pawn
when not otherwise previously agreed on.
III. When the odds of two or more moves are given, the player
receiving the odds shall begin the game with these moves, but may
not, in making them, advance any piece beyond his fourth rank.
IV. When a player gives the odds of a Rook he may move his King as
though to castle with the Rook given, provided the square of the
missing Rook has been unoccupied throughout the game, and provided
the ordinary conditions as to squares and the King are complied
with.
Do not in all cases take an enemy's Pawn which stands before your
King,−−it may serve sometimes as a protection to him; and bear in mind
that towards the termination of a game, especially when the superior
Pieces have been taken off the field, the King should be made to
compensate for his previous inactivity, by being busily engaged. The
fate of the game is then dependent for the most part on the skill
displayed in the management of the King.
It is not good to play the Queen out in the game at the beginning,
because she can be attacked by inferior Pieces, and is compelled to
retire with the loss of many moves.
Be careful, too, when about to capture a distant Pawn or Piece, that you
do not remove your Queen too far from the immediate point of action. A
skilful player will often permit you to win a Pawn with the Queen, that
he may prevent her returning in time to rescue your King from his
attack. The power of the Queen is wonderfully greater when she is aided
and protected by other Pieces than when she goes forth unsupported; it
is generally injudicious, therefore, to make an attack with her unless
in combination with some other of your forces.
One of the strongest reasons for playing out your Pieces early in the
battle, is, that while at home they are not only themselves inactive,
but they utterly retard the movements of your Rooks. In an unskilfully
developed game it is a common occurrence to see the victory won before
the defeated player's Rooks have ever moved.
When the other men are exchanged off, and you remain with a Bishop and
two or three Pawns, it is often proper to keep your Pawns on squares of
a different color from those on which your Bishop travels, as he can
then prevent the opposing King from approaching them. If, however, you
have the worst of the game, it is mostly better then to keep them on the
same color as the Bishop, that he may defend them.
Supposing you have Pawns only at the end of a game, and the adversary
has a Bishop, it is generally advisable to move the Pawns as soon as
possible to squares of a different color from the diagonals on which he
moves.
The assault of the Knight is more subtle and dangerous than that of any
other Piece, because he attacks without putting himself en prise, and
his attack can never be resisted by the interposition of another man.
At the commencement of a game, the best place for the King's Knight is
at _K. B's 3d sq._; it there attacks your adversary's K's Pawn, if it
has been moved two squares, and offers no impediment to the playing out
your King's Bishop, and prevents the adversary from placing his Queen
on your King Rook's 4th sq., where she would often be a source of
restraint and danger to your King. Many persons prefer playing the
K. Kt. to _K's 2d_ at the second move, from the mistaken notion that the
K. B's P. should be moved before the Knight is played to B's 3d; this is
an error, and generally leads to a very bad game.
When you have brought out your _Q. Kt._ to _B's 3d_, it is frequently
advisable, at a proper opportunity, to get him round by K's 2d sq. to
the _K. Kt's 3d_, where he exercises a very important influence, by
threatening, whenever the square is left unguarded, to post himself on
_K. B's 5th_.
When you have two Pawns abreast, the King and Queen's, for instance, at
their fourth squares, should the adversary attack one of them with a
Pawn, it is occasionally better to advance the Pawn that is attacked
another step, than to take the Pawn.
The Pawns, however, should seldom be far advanced, unless they can be
properly sustained by the Pieces. Pawns at their fourth squares are
therefore mostly more powerful than at their sixth.
The King's Bishop's Pawn having no support but that of the King, is
usually the point to which the first attack is directed, and more than
ordinary care should be taken to preserve it. It is rarely good play to
move the King's Bishop's Pawn to Bishop's 3d early in the game.
There is nothing that will improve you so much as playing with good
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players; never refuse, therefore, when any one offers you odds, to
accept them: you cannot expect a proficient to feel much interest in
playing with you upon even terms, and as you are sure to derive both
amusement and instruction from him, it is but fair that he should name
the conditions. It will soon happen that you yourself will be able to
give odds to many amateurs whom you meet; when this is the case, avoid,
if possible, playing them even, or you are likely to acquire an
indolent, neglectful habit of play, which it will be very difficult to
throw off.
Never permit your hand to hover over the board, or indeed to approach
it, until you have completely made up your mind what Piece to move; a
contrary habit begets a feeling of indecision that is fatal to success.
Play invariably according to the laws of the game, neither taking back a
move yourself, nor allowing your opponent to recall one. Do not exhibit
impatience when your adversary is long in making his move. His slowness
is a tacit compliment to your skill, and enables you to play with
proportionate quickness, because while he is meditating on his next step
you can take advantage of the time to consider what shall be your
rejoinder; besides, it is absolutely necessary for every one desirous
of excelling at chess to play slowly. A fine player examines
occasionally from five to twenty or more moves on each side: can this be
done in a moment? It is easy enough to play quick against inferior play;
but against equal and very good play one cannot play quick without
losing.
Learn to play indifferently either with the white or black men. Do not
play too many games at a sitting−−and never suffer the loss of a game to
occasion you much disquietude. Think of how many thousand games a
Philidor must have lost before he attained his highest excellence;
besides, the loss of one well−fought game with a fine practitioner will
do more towards your improvement than the gain of ten light skirmishes
with weaker players than yourself. Endeavor to play all your Pieces
equally well. Many young players have a predilection for a particular
Piece, as the Knight or the Queen, and lose both time and position in
trying to prevent exchanges of their favorite. In opening your game,
endeavor to bring your superior officers into action speedily, but avoid
all premature attacks. Take care not to play a Piece to a square where
it impedes the action of another, and beware of venturing an unsupported
Piece in the adversary's game.
It is mostly good play to exchange the Pieces off when you are superior
in power, so that when you have the odds of a Piece given to you by a
finished player, you should endeavor to exchange as often as you can
consistently with safety.
If at the end of a game you remain with Pawns against a Knight and find
it difficult to evade his repeated checks, recollect that by placing
your King on the same diagonal as the Knight, with but one intervening
square between them, you cannot again be checked under three moves.
When you have lost a game which has cost you great attention, it is a
good practice to play it over afterwards in private, and endeavor to
discover where the error occurred through which your opponent gained his
first advantage. This custom will improve both your memory and your
play.
There are several modes of beginning the game, but the following are the
principal:−−
1st. Each player begins by moving his _King's Pawn to King's 4th
square_, and the first player then moves _King's Knight to King's
Bishop's 3d square_. This is called the _King's Knight's opening_.
2d. Each player commences by moving his _King's Pawn to King's 4th
square_, and then he who has the first move plays _King's Bishop to
Queen's Bishop's 4th square_. This is known as the _King's Bishop's
opening_.
3d. Each player opens with _King's Pawn to King's 4th square_, and the
first plays _Queen's Bishop's Pawn to Bishop's 3d square_. This is
termed the _Queen's Bishop's Pawn's opening_.
4th. Each player begins with _King's Pawn to King's 4th square_, and the
first follows with _King's Bishop's Pawn to Bishop's 4th square_. This
is called the _King's gambit_.
In this game, as in all the analyses which follow, the reader will be
supposed to play the White Pieces and to have the first move, although,
as it has been before remarked, it is advisable for you to accustom
yourself to play with either Black or White, for which purpose it is
well to practise the attack, first with the White and then with the
Black Pieces.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K's P. to K's 4th. 1. K's P. to K's 4th.
When the men are first arranged in battle order, it is seen that the
only Pieces which have the power of moving are the Knights, and that to
liberate the others it is indispensably necessary to move a Pawn. Now,
as the King's Pawn, on being moved, gives freedom both to the Queen and
to the King's Bishop, it is more frequently played at the beginning of
the game than any other. You will remember, in speaking of the Pawns it
was shown that on certain conditions they have the privilege of going
either one or two steps when they are first moved.
Here you have played without due consideration. Black's third move of
Queen's Knight to Bishop's 3d square was a bad one, and afforded you an
opportunity of gaining a striking advantage, but omitting this, you have
enabled him to gain a valuable Pawn for nothing. Observe, now, your
reply to his third move was good enough, (4. Queen's Pawn to Queen's 4th
square), but when he took your Pawn with his, instead of taking again,
you ought to have taken his _King's Bishop's Pawn_ with your Bishop,
giving check: the game would then most probably have gone on thus:−−
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5. K's B. takes K. B. Pawn (ch.) 5. K. takes Bishop.
6. Queen to K. R's 5th (check). 6. K. to his B's square.
7. Queen takes K's Bishop (check).
In this variation, you see Black has lost his King's Bishop's Pawn, and
what is worse, has lost his privilege of castling, by being forced to
move his King; and although for a moment he had gained a Bishop for a
Pawn, it was quite clear that he must lose a Bishop in return by the
check of the adverse Queen at King's Rook's 5th square. It is true that
he need not have taken the Bishop, but still his King must have moved,
and White could then have taken the King's Knight with his Bishop,
having always the better position.
Bringing out the Knight is good play; you not only threaten to win his
Bishop, but you afford yourself an opportunity of castling whenever it
may be needful. Black would have played better in retiring the Bishop
from the attack to Queen's Knight 3d square than in supporting it with
the Queen.
Both parties played well in their last moves. You rightly took off the
Bishop, because supported by the Queen he menaced your Queen's Kt's
Pawn, and Black properly retook with his Queen instead of the Knight,
because having a Pawn ahead, it was his interest to exchange off the
Queens.
In protecting the King's Pawn with your K. Bishop's Pawn, you are guilty
of a very common error among young players; as you improve, you will
find that it is rarely good play to move the K. Bishop's Pawn to the
third square−−in the present instance, for example, you have deprived
yourself of the power of castling, at least for some time, since the
adverse Queen now commands the very square upon which your King, in
castling on his own side, has to move. Black's last move is much more
sensible. He again attacks your Bishop, and by the same move brings his
Q's Knight into co−operation with the King's, on the weak point of your
position:−−
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Your last move is very subtle; finding the mistake that Black had
committed in not retreating his Queen directly after winning the Rook,
you determine, if possible, to prevent her escape by gaining command of
all the squares she can move to. Seeing the danger, Black throws forward
this Pawn to enable him, if possible, to bring the Queen off, by playing
her to her 5th sq., giving check.
This move of the Bishop is well timed; it does not, to be sure, prevent
the Queen from escaping for a move or two, but it gives you an attack,
and very great command of the field.
Very well played on both sides. By playing the Queen to K. Kt's 5th, you
threatened to win his Knight by at once taking it with your Bishop,
which he could not retake without opening check on his King. Instead of
so moving, you might have played the Knight to Q. Rook's 5th sq., in
which case, by afterwards moving the Rook to Q. Rook's square, it would
have been impossible for his Queen to get away.
You prudently retreated your Queen to guard her Knight's Pawn, which it
was important to save, on account of its protection to the Knight. Black
played the King's R's Pawn to prevent your Queen returning to the same
post of attack.
Here are two instances of what is called "lost time" at chess, neither
move serving in the slightest degree to advance the game of the player.
That you should have overlooked the opportunity of gaining the adverse
Queen was to be expected. Similar advantages present themselves in every
game between young players, and are unobserved.
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18. K. B's Pawn to B's 4th. 18. Q. Kt's Pawn to Kt's 3d.
Again you have failed to see a most important move; you might have taken
the K. Rook's Pawn with your Queen, giving check safely, because Black
could not take your Queen without being in check with your Bishop. All
this time, too, your opponent omits to see the jeopardy his Queen is in,
and that as far as practical assistance to his other Pieces is
concerned, she might as well be off the board.
19. K. Kt's Pawn to Kt's 4th. 19. Q. Kt's Pawn to Q. Kt's 4th.
Your last move is far from good. By thus attacking your Knight, Black
threatens to win a Piece, because upon playing away the Knight you must
leave the Bishop unprotected.
Although your Knight was thus attacked, it might have been saved very
easily. In the first place, by your taking the adversary's Q. B's Pawn,
threatening to take his K's Rook, on his removing which, or interposing
the Q's Pawn, you could have taken the Pawn which attacked your Knight;
or, in the second place, by moving your Queen to her 2d square. In the
latter case, if Black ventured to take the Knight, you would have won
his Queen by taking the K. Kt's Pawn with your Bishop, giving check, and
thus exposing his Queen to yours. Black would have been obliged to parry
the check, either by taking the Bishop or removing his King, and you
would then have taken his Queen. This position is very instructive, and
merits attentive examination.
Now the fault of your tortoise−like movements with the Pawns becomes
fatally evident. Black has been enabled to make a second Queen, and has
an overwhelming force at command.
You had no better move than to take the newly−elected Queen, for two
Queens must have proved irresistible.
28. K. R's Pawn to R's 5th. 28. Knight takes King's Pawn.
29. Bishop to King's 5th. 29. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th
(discovering check).
Up to Black's last move you had still the opportunity of winning the
game before mentioned.
30. King to Kt's 3d. 30. K's Rook to B's 6th. (ch.)
31. King to R's 4th. 31. Q. to K. Bishop's 4th.
At this point you were utterly at the mercy of your antagonist, but
fortunately he wanted the skill to avail himself properly of his vast
superiority in force and position, or he might have won the game in half
a dozen different ways.
This was your last chance, and its success should serve to convince you
that in the most apparently hopeless situations of the game there is
often a latent resource, if we will only have the patience to search it
out. By taking the Bishop, Black has left your King, who is not in
check, no move without going into check, and as you have neither Piece
nor Pawn besides to play, you are stalemated, and the game is DRAWN.
K. for King.
Q. Queen.
R. Rook.
B. Bishop.
Kt. Knight.
P. Pawn.
sq. square.
adv. adversary's.
ch. check or checking.
dis. ch. discovering check.
The word "square" is only used to distinguish the first row of squares
on which the superior Pieces stand at the commencement−−thus, we say,
Kt. to K's 2d, and omit the word square; but if the Kt. were played to
K's first square or R's first square, the move would be described
not as Kt. to K's or R's first square, but "Kt. to K's or R's square."
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CHAPTER II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K's Kt. to B's 3d.
Your second move gives the name to this opening, which is one of the
most popular and instructive of all the various methods of commencing
the game. The Kt., it will be observed, at once attacks the adverse
Pawn, and the defence recommended by the best authors and the leading
players of Europe, is for Black to reply 2. Q's Kt. to B's 3d. He has,
however, many other ways of playing, and as the examination of these
comparatively simple variations will serve to prepare you for the more
complex and elaborate combinations of the best defences, it will be
advisable to consider them previously. In the first place, then, Black
may sustain his Pawn by playing−−
1. P. to K. B's 3d.
2. K's B. to Q's 3d.
3. Q. to K. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 3d.
He has thus eight different modes of play at his command, besides the
move of Q's Kt. to B's 3d, in answer to your second move of
K's Kt. to B's 3d. Each of these will form the subject of a separate
game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 3d.
3. Kt. takes K's P. 3. P. takes Kt.
4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 4. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
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5. Q. takes K's P. (ch.) 5. Q. to K's 2d.
6. Q. takes R. 6. K's Kt. to B's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. (best.) 7. Q. takes P. (ch.)
8. Q's B. to K's 3d. 8. Q. takes Q. B's P.
9. Q. takes Kt. 9. Q. takes Q. Kt's P.
10. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
11. Q's Kt. to Q's 2d. 11. Q. takes R. (ch.)
12. K. to his 2d. 12. Q. takes K's R.
and you give mate in two moves.
The foregoing moves are dependent on Black's taking the Kt., which is
very bad play. His proper move, under the circumstances, is
3. Q. to K's 2d, as in the following example:−−
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 3d.
3. K's Kt. takes P. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. (best) 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. takes K's P.
6. P. takes P. 6. Q. takes P. (ch.)
7. B. to K's 2d. 7. Q's B. to K. B's 4th.
8. Kt. to Q's 4th. 8. Q's Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Kt. takes B. 9. Q. takes Kt.
10. Castles. 10. B. to Q's 3d.
11. B. to Q's 3d.
You have an excellent position.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K's B. to Q's 3d.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. takes K. P. 5. B. takes P.
6. K. Kt. to his 5th. 6. Castles.
7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. B. to Q's 5th.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. Q. to K's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to K's sq.
10. B. to Q's 5th. 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. P. to K. R's 3d.
In reply, you may now play P. to K. R's 4th, having a capital game. If,
instead of 11. P. to R's 3d, he play 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th, you move
12. Q. to her 3d, then B. to Q's 2d, and finally castle on the Q's side.
If, however, in lieu of that move, he play 11. B. to Q. R's 4th, you can
move 12. B. to Q's 2d, and presently castle on the Q's side; and lastly,
if he play 11. K. to R's sq., then you take your Queen to K. R's 5th,
and he cannot save the game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
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2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. to K. B's 3d.
It is seldom good to bring the Q. into play early in the game, unless
for some decisive blow, because she is so easily assailable by the
opponent's minor Pieces, and in attacking her he brings his forces into
action.
Black now attacks two undefended Pawns, but he can take neither without
ruinous loss to him; for suppose on your playing P. to Q's 3d, to
protect the K. P., he ventures to take the K. Kt. P., you immediately
take the K. B. P. with your Bishop (ch.). If he then take the Bishop
with his King, you attack his Queen with your Rook, and on her retiring
to R. 6th, you win her by K. Kt. to his 5th (ch.). On the other hand,
you can leave the King's Pawn, and castle safely.
4. Castles. 4. Q. takes K. P.
5. K. B. takes B. P. (ch.) 5. K. to Q's sq.
It is quite obvious that he would lose his Queen by the check of the
Knight, if he took the Bishop.
If he take the Kt., you will play R. to K's sq., compelling him either
to take it with his Q. or be mated.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. P. takes P. 4. K. B. P. takes P.
5. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. to K's 6th. 6. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to K. B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. to her 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. Q. B. takes K. P.
10. K. Kt. takes B. 10. Q. takes Kt.
11. Q. takes Q's P. 11. Q. takes Q.
12. Kt. takes Q. 12. Castles.
13. P. takes K. P.
You have a Pawn more than Black, and a better position
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FIRST VARIATION OF THIS ATTACK,
_Commencing at White's 7th move._
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. P. takes P. 4. K. B. P. takes P.
5. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. to K's 6th. 6. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. K. Kt. takes K. R. P. 8. Q. B. takes K. P. (best)
9. Kt. takes K. B. 9. K. takes Kt.
10. Q. Kt. takes K. P. 10. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
11. K. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th,
with the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. P. takes P. 4. K. B. P. takes P.
5. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. to K's 6th. 6. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. K. Kt. takes K. P. 8. P. takes Kt.
9. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 5th. 10. K. R. to Kt's sq.
11. B. takes K. Kt. 11. B. takes B.
12. Q. R. to Q's sq. 12. Q. to K's 2d.
13. Kt. takes K. P. 13. Q. B. takes P.
14. R. to Q's 6th. 14. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
(the winning move.)
15. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.) 15. K. to B's sq. (best)
16. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.) 16. K. to B's 2d.
17. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) 17. B. to K's 3d. (best)
18. Kt. takes R., and wins.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. takes K. P. 5. B. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes B. 6. P. takes P.
7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 7. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 8. Q. to Q's 2d.
9. B. takes Kt. 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. K. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
11. Q. R. to Q's sq. 11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 12. P. to Q. B's 3d.
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13. Kt. to Q's 5th,
with an excellent game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
4. P. takes P. 4. B. takes Kt.
5. Q. takes B. 5. P. takes P.
6. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. Q. to K. B's 3d.
7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 7. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. Castles. 9. B. to Q's 3d.
10. P. to K. B's 4th. 10. P. takes P.
11. Q. B. takes P. 11. B. takes B. (best)
12. P. to K's 5th. 12. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
And White has the better game.
GAMES
{PGN 01}
[Footnote C: By this move Black may be said to lose a Piece. His best
course−−but that a bad one−−was possibly to retreat his Bishop to
K's square.]
{PGN 02}
[Footnote C: Taking the Pawn would have been injudicious; for example,
[Footnote E: Had he taken the Knight it would have cost him his Queen.]
{PGN 03}
[Footnote A: This looks promising, but does not turn out well. He had
better, perhaps, have played K. R. to K. Kt's 6th.]
[Footnote B: Well played. White must now beware, for his Kt. is in sore
peril.]
[Footnote C: This will not save the Kt. The best move was
K. R. to Kt's 4th.]
{PGN 04}
{PGN 05}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. takes K. P. 4. K. B. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. to K. B's 4th.[A] 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to Q. B's 4th. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. to K. R's 4th. 9. P. to K. R's 3d.
10. K. Kt. to R's 3d. 10. Castles.
11. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 4th. 11. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
12. B. to Q's 2d. 12. B. takes B. (ch.)
13. Q. takes B. 13. P. to Q's 5th.
14. P. to Q. B's 5th. 14. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
15. P. takes P. (in passing). 15. Q. R. P. takes P.
16. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 16. Q. B. to K's 3d.
17. B. to K's 2d. 17. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
18. K. Kt. to his sq. 18. K. Kt. to Kt's 6th.
19. K. R. to his 2d. 19. P. to K's 6th.
20. Q. to her Kt's 2d. 20. P. to Q's 6th.
21. B. to K. B's 3d. 21. K. R. takes P.
22. Castles on Q's side. 22. K. R. takes Kt.
23. P. takes K. R. 23. Q. R. takes P.
24. P. to Q. R's 3d. 24. R. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.)
25. K. to Q. Kt's sq. 25. R. to Q. B's 7th.
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26. Q. to Kt's 4th. 26. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.
27. Q. to K. B's 4th. 27. Q. Kt. to B's 4th.
28. Q. takes K. Kt.
And Black mates in two moves.
PETROFF'S DEFENCE.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Kt. to K's 5th. (best)
5. Kt. takes P. 5. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. takes P.
7. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 7. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. Castles.
9. Castles. 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
The game is equal.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. Kt. takes K's P. 5. Kt. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. K. Kt. takes P. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.
8. Kt. to K's 3d. 8. B. to K's 2d.
9. Castles. 9. Castles.
You have the move, and somewhat the advantage of position.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Kt. to K's 5th.
5. K. B. to Q's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to Q. B's 4th
6. Kt. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
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7. P. takes P. 7. K. B. takes P.
8. Castles. 8. Castles.
It would not be a good move for Black, instead of castling, to take your
K. R. P. (ch.) and then to take the Kt., on account of your check with
the B., which would leave his Q. exposed to capture.
VARIATION III.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. Kt. takes K's P. 3. Kt. takes P.
4. Q. to K's 2d. 4. Q. to K's 2d.
5. Q. takes Kt. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to K. B's 3d.
7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. P. takes Kt.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 9. Q. to her 3d.
10. Q. P. takes P. 10. P. takes P.
11. P. takes P. 11. Q. to her B's 3d.
12. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 12. Q. to her B's 4th.
13. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
Winning the Q. At his 12th move, Black might prolong the game by playing
12. Q. to K. Kt's 3d, but in that case you would take 13. Q. B. P. with
the Kt. (ch.), then take Q. with Q., and afterwards Q. R. with Kt.
VARIATION IV.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. Kt. takes K. P. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 4. Kt. takes K's P.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. K. B. to K's 2d.
7. Castles. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to Q. B's 4th. 8. Q. B. to K's 3d.
9. P. to Q. R's 3d. 9. Castles.
You are now enabled to play Q. to her B's 2d, and
obtain a good attacking situation.
ANOTHER VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P.
4. Q. to K's 2d. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. K. B. to Q. B. 4 (best)
6. P. to Q's 3d. 6. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)
7. K. to Q's sq. (best) 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Kt. takes K. B. P. 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Kt. takes Q. 9. B. takes Q. (ch.)
10. K. takes B. 10. Kt. to K. B's 7th.
11. R. to K. B's sq. 11. P. takes B.
12. Kt. to K's 6th. 12. P. takes P. (ch.)
13. P. takes P. 13. K. to his 2d.
14. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 14. R. to K. Kt's sq.
15. Kt. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 15. K. to his 3d.
16. Q. B. to K's 3d. 16. B. takes B.
17. Kt. takes B. 17. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
The positions are equal, but you have a pawn more.
VARIATION (A.)
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P.
4. Q. to K's 2d. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4 (best)
6. P. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. P. takes B.
7. Q. takes Kt. 7. Castles.
8. Q. takes doubled P. 8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. P. to K. B's 4th. 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 4th. 10. K. R. to K's sq.
11. K. to Q's sq. 11. Q. to K. R's 5th.
12. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 12. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)
13. K. to Q's 2d. 13. Kt. takes Kt.
14. P. takes Kt. 14. R. takes P.
Winning easily.
and now, play as you can, Black must gain a decided advantage by taking
the K. Kt. with Kt., &c.
VARIATION,
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_Beginning at White's 11th move._
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P.
4. Q. to K's 2d. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. K. B. to Q. B. 4th. (best)
6. P. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. P. takes B.
7. Q. takes Kt. 7. Castles.
8. Q. takes doubled P. 8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. P. to K. B's 4th. 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 4th. 10. K. R. to K's sq.
11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 11. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
12. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 12. Q. to K. R's 4th.
13. Q. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 13. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
14. Q. to K's 2d. (best) 14. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
15. K. R. to B's sq. 15. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
And Black must win.
GAMES
{PGN 06}
[Footnote A: It is to be regretted that Mr. Potier did not take the Kt.
rather than retreat, as many amateurs would have been pleased to see Mr.
Morphy carrying out the attack of this interesting and comparatively
novel d}but.]
{PGN 07}
[Footnote D: It would have been better to leave the Rook en prise, and
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advance the Pawn to King's Bishop's 5th.]
{PGN 08}
[Footnote B: ... Something like a leap in the dark. If the doubled Pawn
can be "dissolved" betimes, or the open file well used in attack, a safe
landing may be confidently expected.]
[Footnote G: 24. Kt. to R's 4th would be much stronger, the importance
of halting the advancing Rook Pawn duly considered. Going from bad to
worse, the downright blunder two moves later caps the climax−−and more
need not be said.]
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Kt. takes K. P. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. B takes B. P. (ch.) 6. K. to B's sq.
7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 7. Kt. takes K's P
8. Castles,
And you have an excellent position.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
This second move of Black gives the name of Counter Gambit to this game.
FIRST VARIATION,
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_Beginning at Black's 6th move._
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. takes P. (best) 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
7. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. K. B. to Kt's 2d. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. B. takes K's P. 9. B. takes B.
10. Q. Kt. takes B. 10. Q. to K's 3d.
11. Q. to K's 2d. 11. P. to Q's 4th.
12. K. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.)
If now Black take the Knight with his Bishop, you retake with the
Q. Kt. (ch.), then exchange Queens, and win the Q. Kt. P. He may,
however, move 12. K. to his 2d, whereupon you check with
K. Kt. at K. B's 5th, and afterwards liberate your other Kt.
SECOND VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. takes P. (best) 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 5th. 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to her 4th. 8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th
9. Q. Kt. to his 5th,
gaining a Pawn.
THIRD VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. takes P. (best) 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. takes K's P.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
7. P. to K. B's 3d. (best) 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. takes K's P. 8. Kt. takes P.
9. Q. to K's 2d. 9. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
10. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. K. Kt. takes Kt. 11. Kt. takes Q. P.
12. Q. to her 3d, having
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won a Piece.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. Kt. takes K. P. 3. Q. to K. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes K. P.
5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. to Q. B's 3d.
6. B. to B's 7th. (ch.) 6. K. to his 2d.
7. P. to K. R's 4th. 7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. 8. K. to Q's 3d.
9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. takes R.,
and you have an easy game.
ANOTHER VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. takes K's P.
4. Kt. takes P. 4. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Kt. to K. B's 7th. (best) 5. Q. takes K. Kt. P.
6. R. to K. B's sq. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Kt. takes R. 7. P. takes B.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. takes K. R. P. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d.
10. Q. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.) 10. Q. takes Q.
11. Kt. takes Q.,
and you have "the exchange" and a Pawn advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. takes P. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 5th.
5. Kt. to his 5th. 5. Q. B. takes P.
6. Q. to K's 2d. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Q. to her Kt's 5th. (ch.) 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes Q. Kt. P. 8. Q. Kt. takes Q. P.
9. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 9. Kt. takes B.
10. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 10. Q. to her 2d.
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11. Q. to Q. Kt's 7th. 11. Q. R. to B's sq.
12. Q. takes Q. R. P. 12. P. to K. R's 3d.
13. Kt. to K. R's 3d. 13. B. takes Kt.
14. K. Kt. P. takes B. 14. Q. takes P.
And he has the superiority in position.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes P. (best) 3. Q. takes P.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. to K's 3d.
5. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 5. B. to Q's 2d.
6. Castles. 6. B. takes B.
7. Kt. takes B. 7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. R. to K's sq. 8. P. to K. B's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 4th. 9. P. to Q. B's 3d.
10. Q. P. takes P. 10. P. takes P.
11. K. Kt. takes P.
Winning of course.
VARIATION.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. Kt. takes K's P. 3. Q. to K's 2d. (best).
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K. B's 3d.
5. Kt. to his 4th. 5. B. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes B. 6. Q. takes P. (ch.)
7. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 7. P. takes Q.
There is no advantage on either side.
GAMES
{PGN 09}
{PGN 10}
31. P. takes B.
32. Q. takes Kt. 32. P. takes P. (ch.)
33. K. to R's sq. 33. Q. takes Q. P.
34. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.), and wins.]
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. to K's 5th. 6. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
7. K. B. to Q's 5th. 7. Kt. takes K. B's P.
8. K. takes Kt. 8. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)
9. K. to Kt's 3d. 9. P. takes Q. Kt's P.
10. Q. B. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. Q. to her B's 2d. 11. P. to Q's 3d.
12. B. to K's 4th. 12. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 13. P. to Q. B's 3d.
14. Q. R. to Q's sq.
And the game appears to me in your favor.
Remember that at your move 14. you must not, instead of playing
Q. R. to Q's sq., take the Kt. with your B., and afterwards play
15. Q. Kt. to K's 4th, because after taking your B. with K. R's P.,
he might move Q. B. to K. B's 4th, and thus prevent you moving your
Kt. advantageously.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)
8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. takes P. 9. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
The game is even.
VARIATION III.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Castles. 5. Kt. takes K's P.
6. Q. to K's 2d. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. Castles.
8. B. takes Q. Kt. 8. P. takes B.
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9. Kt. takes K. P. 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. P. to Q's 4th. 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
There is no advantage on either side.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q's Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. P. takes P. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th
9. P. to Q's 5th. 9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
The game is equal.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)
8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 9. Castles.
10. Castles. 10. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
11. Q. to her B's 2d. 11. Kt. takes B.
12. Q. takes Kt. 12. Kt. takes K's P.
13. Kt. takes Kt. 13. P. to Q's 4th.
14. Q. to K's 2d. 14. P. takes Kt.
15. Q. takes P.
There is little difference in the positions, but your men are better
disposed for immediate action, and you have the advantage of a Knight
against a Bishop.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. K. to his B's sq. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
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8. Q. to her R's 4th. 8. B. takes Kt.
9. P. takes B. 9. Q. to her 2d.
10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 10. Castles.
11. K. to Kt's 2d.
And it appears to me that White has an unquestionable advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to K. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. K. B. P. takes K. P.
6. K. Kt. takes K. P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 7. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 8. K. to B's sq.
9. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.) 9. Kt. takes B.
10. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 10. K. to his 2d.
11. B. takes Kt's P. 11. Kt. takes Kt.
12. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.), and you must win.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K's 2d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. P. takes K. P. 6. Kt. takes P.
7. Kt. takes Kt. 7. Q. takes Kt.
8. Castles. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. K. to R's sq. 9. Q's B. to K's 3d.
White has a little the better game.
VARIATION.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
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2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K's B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. Castles. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q's B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 6. Q's B. takes Kt.
7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 7. K. to K. B's sq.
8. K. Kt. P. takes Q. B. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. K. B. to K. R's 5th. 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. K. B. to Kt's 4th. 10. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
11. Q. to her sq.
You have the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
7. Castles. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 8. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
10. P. to Q. R's 4th. 10. P. to Q. R's 4th. (best)
11. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 11. Kt. to Q's sq.
12. K. B. to Q's 5th.
The game is in your favor.
GAMES
{PGN 11}
{PGN 12}
{PGN 13}
WHITE. BLACK.
23. Q to Q's sq.
24. R. takes K. Kt. P. (ch.) 24. K. takes R.
25. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 25. K. to R's sq.
26. K. R. to K. B's 6th. 26. R. to K. R's 4th.
27. Q. takes K. R. 27. Q. takes R.
28. Q. takes R. (ch.), &c.]
[Footnote E: A most important move. Black dare not now advance his Q. P.
on account of Q. to B's 7th (ch.), which would enable White to double
his Rooks on the adversary's K. Kt. P., and thus win easily.]
[Footnote F: K. to R's 2d would have been very bad play, because Black
would have checked with his Q. at K's 4th; and if then the Queen were
interposed, he would have taken the Q. and played R. to K's 6th (ch.),
and afterwards R. to Q. Kt's 6th.]
[Footnote H: Threatening to take the K. Kt. P. with his Rook, and then
check with the Queen at her Bishop's 3d.]
{PGN 14}
[Footnote A: From this point we look upon the game as virtually lost for
White.]
{PGN 15}
[Footnote A: The proper move is B. to Q. Kt's 3d. Taking the Pawn gives
an immediate advantage to White.]
[Footnote C: From this move the attack is very lively and interesting.]
{PGN 16}
{PGN 17}
[Footnote C: Intending again to take the Kt., and thus win a Pawn.]
{PGN 18}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. (best)
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles. 6. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes P.
8. P. takes P. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to Q's 5th. 10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. B. takes K. Kt. 11. P. takes B.
12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 12. B. takes Kt.
Equal game.
FIRST VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
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4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. Q. Kt. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
(See Second Variation.)
SECOND VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. P. takes P 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Castles. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 5th. 9. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
Same position as in the game given first.
VARIATION III.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. Castles. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes P.
8. P. takes P. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to K's 5th. 10. P. takes P.
11. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
And your game is preferable to Black's.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to his 5th. 7. Castles.
8. P to K. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. takes Q. P. 9. K. Kt. takes P.
10. P. to Q's 4th. 10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 11. P. takes Kt.
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12. B. takes Kt. 12. K. P. takes B. P.
13. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 13. Kt. to K's 2d.
Black has the advantage.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes P.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 9. Castles.
10. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. B. P. takes P. 11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
12. Q. to K's 3d. 12. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
13. B. to Q's 5th.
And you win a piece.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. Castles.
8. P. takes K. P. 8. Kt. takes K. P.
9. Q. to Q's 3d. 9. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. to her 5th. 10. Kt. to K's 3d.
11. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d. 11. K. R. to K's sq.
You may then move 12. K. to R's sq., or 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d.,
and have a good game.
GAMES
{PGN 19}
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{PGN 20}
{PGN 21}
{PGN 22}
This, like the Evans Gambit, and the Queen's Pawn Game or Scotch Gambit,
is a variation merely of the Giuoco Piano; the second player, instead of
moving at his 3d move, K. B. to Q. B's 4th, bringing out his
K. Kt. to B's 3d.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to his 5th. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes P. 5. K. Kt. takes P.
6. K. Kt. takes K. B. P. 6. K. takes Kt.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 7. K. to his 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. to Q's 4th. 9. P. to Q. B's 3d.
10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt. 11. B. takes B.
12. Castles on Q's side. 12. K. R. to B's sq
13. Q. to K's 4th. 13. Q. to her 3d.
14. K. R. to K's sq. 14. B. to K. B's 4th.
15. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 15. B. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)
16. K. to Kt's sq. 16. R. to B's 5th.
17. Q. to K. R's 7th. 17. B. to K. B's 3d.
18. P. takes P. 18. B. takes P.
19. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 19. P. takes B.
20. Kt. takes P.
And you must win easily.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to his 5th. 4. K. Kt. takes K. P.
5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 5. K. to his 2d.
6. P. to Q's 3d. 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d
7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. to K. B's 4th. 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Q. to her 2d. 9. P. to K. R's 3d.
10. P. takes K. P. 10. Q. Kt. takes P.
11. Q. to K's 3d. 11. P. takes Kt.
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12. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 12. K. to B's 2d.
13. Castles. 13. B. to Q's 3d.
14. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.)
And you must win.
GAMES
{PGN 23}
{PGN 24}
[Footnote A: Better to take the Bishop with Pawn, and give up the
Queen.]
[Footnote B: He might have mated the King on the move at K's 8th.]
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
By his 3d move, White threatens to take the Q. Kt. with his B., and
then to take the K. P. with his K. Kt., winning the P.
And his Bishop is locked, and the position altogether in your favor.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Castles. 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
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8. B. takes K. Kt. 8. Q. Kt. takes B.
9. P. takes P. 9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Castles.
Your game is a little better developed.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. K. to his 2d. 7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. Q. to her R's 4th. 8. P. takes K. P.
9. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. takes P. (ch.) 10. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
11. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
And the game is much in your favor.
GAMES
{PGN 25}
{PGN 26}
[Footnote C: If 11. B. takes Kt., Kt. to B's 5th; and the Kt. cannot be
captured on account of B. to Kt's 4th winning the Queen.−−Leeds
Mercury.]
[Footnote D: ... There seems little use in this move. Either he can
Castle now; if not, then it is proof positive that his defence is
bad.−−Gunsberg.]
[Footnote F: ... Although this looks like a defensive move, (to make
room for the Kt.) it is a subtle design which was entirely overlooked by
Lasker.−−Hoffer.]
[Footnote G: But here is a great mistake, which ought to lose the game.
16. P. takes Q. B. would have averted the loss of a Pawn, but at the
expense of position and attack; he was outplayed by Steinitz up to this
point.]
[Footnote H: From this move to the end Lasker exhibits most marvellous
power of resource. With 20. Q. R. to B's sq. he commenced one of the
most ingenious attacks.]
[Footnote I: One of the moves which will make this game memorable. The
object is, if P. takes P. to open up the Rook's file by P. to R's 5th.
Allowance must of course be made for the fact that, being two Pawns
behind, White has nothing to lose and everything to gain by desperate
tactics.−−Gunsberg.]
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[Footnote L: ... Imprudent. The King should make for safety in the
corner, via B's 2d.−−Mason.]
... We really cannot see a satisfactory move, for if R. to K's 3d, then
follows Q. to B's 2d (ch.), and R. to B's 8th. Or if Q. to Q's sq. then
likewise Q. to B's 2d (ch.) should gain some advantage, as, on King
playing to Kt's 4th, White could continue with P. to R's 4th (ch.) and
Q. to Q. B's 5th, &c.−−Gunsberg.]
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. Kt. takes P.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 6th.
6. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. Castles. 8. Kt. to K's 4th.
9. Kt. takes Kt. 9. Q. takes Kt.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 10. Q. to K. B's 3d, K's 2d.
11. P. to K's 5th.
You have a fine game.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
5. K. Kt. to his 5th. 5. K. Kt. to R's 3d. (best)
6. Kt. takes K. B's P. 6. Kt. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 7. K. takes B.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. takes B. 9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. Q. to her Kt's 5th. 10. P. to Q. R's 3d.
11. Q. to her 3d. 11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. Castles. 12. Q. B. to K's 3d.
13. P. to Q. B's 3d. 13. Q. to K. B's 3d.
14. B. to Q's 2d.
You appear to me to have the better game.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
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1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. Castles. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. P. takes P.
7. Q. Kt. takes P. 7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
8. K. Kt. to his 5th. 8. Kt. to K's 4th.
And he has at least as good a game as you have. This variation serves to
prove that your castling on the 5th move is less advisable than the move
of 5. P. to Q. B's 3d.
VARIATION III.,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
Black now relinquishes the defence of the P. he has gained, but he also
in some degree neutralizes your attack.
VARIATION IV.,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Castles. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. P. to Q's 6th.
7. Q. takes P. 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. B. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 3d. 9. P. to Q. R's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 2d. 10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
Your game is better opened, but there is no very striking
disparity in the positions.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. R's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
8. Q. takes P. 8. Q. takes Q.
9. B. takes Q. 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. K. B. takes Q. Kt. (ch.) 10. Kt. takes B.
11. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 11. Castles.
12. Castles. 12. K. R. to K's sq.
13. P. to K. R's 3d.
The game is equal.
VARIATION.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. R's 4th.
7. Castles. 7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Q's B. to K's 3d.
9. B. takes B. 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 10. Q. to B's sq.
11. P. takes Q's P. 11. P. takes P.
12. K's Kt. to his 5th.
Followed by R. to K's sq., and you appear to me to have
a better game than Black.
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. Castles. 6. P. takes Q. Kt. P.
7. Q. B. takes P. 7. K. B. to his sq.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th. 9. K. B. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 10. Castles.
11. Q. to her 2d. 11. P. to Q's 3d.
12. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
You have an excellent attack.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. Castles. 6. P. takes Q. Kt. P.
7. Q. B. takes P. 7. K. to B's sq.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. P. to Q. R's 3d. 9. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 11. Q. to her 2d.
12. R. to K's sq. 12. P. takes K. P.
13. Q. B. takes P. 13. Kt. takes B.
14. Kt. takes Kt. 14. Q. to her sq.
15. Kt. takes K. B. P.
And you must win.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P. 4. Q. to K. R's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. Q. to K. B's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
7. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) 7. K. to Q's sq. (best)
8. Q. to K. B's 4th. 8. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)
9. K. to Q's sq. 9. Q. takes Q.
10. B. takes Q. 10. Kt. takes Q. R.
11. Kt. takes Q. R.
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I believe the best answering moves have been made by Black, and now,
upon surveying the aspect of the board, there can be no question, I
apprehend, that your game is much superior. The Kt. which has captured
your Rook, he can never extricate, while, to secure yours in the same
position, he must lose many moves, and thus afford you ample time for
the development of your remaining forces.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q's Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P. 4. Q. to K. R's 5th.
5. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. Q. takes K's P. (ch.)
6. B. to K's 2d. 6. K. to Q's sq.
7. Castles. 7. P. to Q. R's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. to K's sq.
9. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.
And again, I believe, with the strangely changed positions of his King
and Queen, and the facility afforded you for bringing the Pieces into
immediate action, that the game is very much in your favor.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. Kt. takes Q. Kt. 5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. Q. to K. B's 3d. 6. Q. takes Q.
7. P. takes Q. 7. Q. Kt. P. takes Kt.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
And the game is in every respect equal.
GAMES
[Footnote G: Better than taking Kt., as White would then have opened
the Rook's file.]
[Footnote N: Weak. We cannot see its object. Why not Q. R. to Q's sq?]
[Footnote Z: Black would have lost the R. had they taken the B. by a
check at K's 8th, and afterwards at his 7th.]
{PGN 28}
{PGN 29}
{PGN 30}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 6. P. to Q. R's 3d.
7. B. takes Q. Kt. 7. Q. Kt. P. takes B.
8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. B. to Kt's sq.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. Castles. 10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. P. to K. B's 3d. 11. B. to K's 2d.
12. P. takes K. P. 12. Castles. (best)
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
And you have a clear Pawn more and a much better game
than he has.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. Q. to K. Kt's 4th
6. Q. to her R's 4th. 6. Q. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 7. K. to Q's sq.
8. Q. takes K. P.
Gaining a Pawn and a superior position.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. K. Kt takes K. P.
5. P. takes K. P. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 7. B. takes Kt.
8. P. takes B. 8. Castles.
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VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. B. to B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
5. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 5. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
6. Kt. takes K. P. 6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to. Q. R's 3d. 8. P. to K. B's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
10. B. to K's 2d. 10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Castles. 11. Castles.
12. K. B. to Q's 3d.
And you have an undoubted advantage of situation.
GAMES
{PGN 31}
[Footnote A: The following moves will show the probable result of taking
the P. with Kt.:−−
(His best move; if P. takes P., then White plays Q. to her R's 7th.)
{PGN 32}
{PGN 33}
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WHITE. (Capt. E.) BLACK. (Mr. H.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Q. to her R's 4th. 5. Q. to her 3d.
6. Kt. takes K. P. 6. Q. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Q. Kt. (ch.) 7. P. takes B.
8. Q. takes P. (ch.) 8. K. to his 2d.
9. P. to K. B's 3d. 9. R. to Q's sq.
10. P. to Q's 4th. 10. Q. to R's 3d.
11. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) 11. R. to Q's 2d.
12. Q. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) 12. K. to his sq.
13. Q. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.) 13. B. to Q's sq.
14. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 14. B. takes Q.
15. P. to K's 5th. 15. P. to K. B's 4th.
16. Kt. to Q's 2d. 16. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
17. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. 17. Kt. to K. B's 2d.
18. P. to K. B's 4th. 18. B. to K's 2d.
19. P. to K. R's 4th. 19. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
20. K. to his 2d. 20. B. to Q's 2d.
21. K. to his B's 3d. 21. B. to Q. Kt's 4th.
22. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 22. B. to Q's 6th.
23. Kt. to Q's 2d. 23. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
24. K. R. to K's sq. 24. P. to K. R's 3d.
25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 25. R. to Q. B's sq.
26. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 26. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
27. P. to K. R's 5th. 27. P. takes B. P.
28. P. takes P. 28. R. to K. Kt's sq.
29. R. to K. R's sq. 29. K. to B's 2d.
30. R. to K. R's 3d. 30. K. to his 3d.
31. R. to Q. B's sq. 31. R. to K. Kt's 2d.
32. P. to Q. B's 4th. 32. P. takes P.
33. Kt. takes P. 33. B. to K's 5th. (ch.)
34. K. to his 2d. 34. B. to K. Kt's 7th.
35. R. to K. Kt's 3d. 35. B. to K's 5th.
36. P. to Q. R's 3d. 36. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.
37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq. 37. B. to K. R's 5th.
38. R. to K. R's 3d. 38. B. to K. B's 7th.
39. R. to Q. B's sq. 39. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th.
40. R. to Q's 3d. 40. B. to K. R's 5th.
41. Kt. to Q's 6th. 41. Kt. to K. B's 7th.
42. K. R. to Q. B's 3d. 42. Kt. to K's 5th.
43. P. to Q's 5th. (ch.) 43. K. takes P.
44. R. to Q's 3d. (ch.) 44. K. to K's 3d.
45. Kt. takes Kt. 45. P. takes Kt.
46. R. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 46. K. to B's 4th.
47. P. to K's 6th. 47. B. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
48. K. to his 3d. 48. R. to K. Kt's 7th.
49. R. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) 49. K. to K. Kt's 5th.
50. R. to Q's 2d. 50. R. takes R.
51. K. takes R. 51. K. takes K. B. P.
52. B. to K's 5th. (ch.) 52. K. to K. Kt's 5th.
53. K. to his 3d. 53. B. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)
54. K. to Q's 4th. 54. P. to K's 6th.
55. R. to Q. B's sq. 55. R. to Q's sq. (ch.)
56. K. to Q. B's 3d. 56. R. to Q. B's sq. (ch.)
And Black wins.
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CHAPTER III.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes P.
5. P. to K's 5th. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. takes Kt. 6. P. takes B.
7. P. takes K. Kt. P. 7. R. to K. Kt's sq.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. 8. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)
9. K. to Q's sq. 9. R. takes P.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. K. R. to K's sq. 11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. R. takes B. 12. Q. takes R.
13. Q. takes B. 13. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to her Kt's 5th. 14. R. takes K. Kt. P.
I prefer your game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. Castles 6. P. takes Q. B. P.
7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 9. Kt. takes Kt.
10. P. takes Kt. 10. Castles.
11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. 11. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. K. R. to K's sq. 12. Q. to her sq.
Your attack is hardly an equivalent for his extra Pawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
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2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. Q. to K. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (best).
5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P.
8. K. Kt. to his 3d. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9 P. to K. R's 3d.
The game is equal.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d. 5. Castles.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. P. takes P.
8. Q. Kt. takes P. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. Castles. 9. P. to Q. B's 3d.
10. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 10. Q. to K's 2d.
The game is even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. (best)
5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. to her 3d. 6. Castles.
7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. P. takes Q. P.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Q. B. P. takes P. 10. P. to K. B's 4th.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
And the game is even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. B. takes B. (ch.)
8. Q. Kt. takes B. 8. P. to Q's 4th.
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9. P. takes P. 9. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Castles. 11. Castles.
You have the move, and your Pieces are in better play.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. K. B. takes Q. P. 5. Q. B. takes P.
6. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d. 6. K. Kt. takes K. B.
7. P. takes Kt. 7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
Black has the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. 3. Q. to K. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. B. takes P.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 8. P. to K. R's 3d.
Black has the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. R's 5th. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to his 5th. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. takes K. B. P. (ch.) (best) 6. Q. takes Q.
7. B. takes Q. (ch.) 7. K. to his 2d.
8. B. to Q. B's 4th. 8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Kt. takes K. P.
You have no advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. B. takes P.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
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5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to his 5th. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. Q. to K. R's 5th. 7. Castles.
Black maintains his Pawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 3. B. takes Kt. P.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes Q. P. 5. P. to K's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Castles. 7. Castles.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. P. takes P. 9. Q. Kt. takes P.
10. K. to R's sq. 10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
Your game is inferior to his.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
3. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. B. takes K. Kt.
4. Q. to K. R's 5th. 4. Q. to K's 2d.
5. R. takes B. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P to K. B's 5th. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. K. Kt. takes K. P.
8. Q. takes K. Kt. P. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 9. K. to his 2d.
10. Q. takes Q. (ch.) 10. Kt. takes Q.
11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 11. Q. B. takes P.
The game is in Black's favor.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. to K's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P.
8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 9. Castles on Q's side.
10. Castles on Q's side.
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The positions are equal.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. P. to K. B's 5th. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 9. P. to K. R's 3d.
10. Q. B. to K. R's 4th. 10. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
The game is quite even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d
5. P to K. B's 4th. 5. B. takes K. Kt.
6. R. takes B. 6. Castles.
7. P. to Q's 3d. 7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. K. B. takes Q. P. 8. K. Kt. takes B.
9. P. takes Kt. 9. P. takes K. B. P.
10. Q. B. takes P. 10. R. to K's sq.
11. B. to K's 3d. 11. Kt. to K's 4th.
12. P. to K. R's 3d. 12. B. to K. B's 4th.
13. P. to Q's 4th. 13. B. to Q's 6th.
And by afterwards moving the Kt. to Q. B's 5th,
Black must win at least a Piece.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 4. K. takes B.
5. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. Q. takes B. 6. P. takes K. P.
7. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.
8. Q. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d
And you have an inferior game.
GAMES
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{PGN 34}
{PGN 35}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d. 3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. Q. to K. B's 3d. 4. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P.
7. P. takes P. 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. to K's 6th. 9. P. to K. B's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Castles.
11. K. Kt to K. B's 4th. 11. Q. to K's sq.
12. Q. B. to K's 3d. 12. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
13. Q. R. to Q's sq. 13. K. to R's sq.
14. P. to K. R's 4th. 14. Q. Kt. to Q's sq.
15. P. to K. R's 5th. 15. P. to K. B's 4th.
16. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 16. Q. B. takes P.
17. Kt. takes Kt. 17. Q. takes Kt.
18. Kt. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.) 18. P. takes Kt.
19. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)
And White gives checkmate in three moves.
{PGN 36}
{PGN 37}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 4. K. takes B.
5. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. Q. takes B. 6. P. takes P.
7. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.) 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.
8. Q. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. to K. R's 4th. 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
10. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. 10. P. to K's 5th.
11. P. to Q. B's 3d. 11. P. to K. Kt's 4th.[A]
12. Q. takes K. Kt. P. 12. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.
13. Q. to K's 3d. 13. Q. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
14. Q. to K's 2d. 14. R. takes K. Kt. P.
15. Q. Kt. to B's 2d. 15. Q. to her 3d.
16. Q. Kt. to K's 3d. 16. Kt. takes Kt.
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17. Q. P. takes Kt. 17. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.
18. Q. to K. B's sq. 18. Q. R. to Q's sq.
19. Q. to K's 2d. 19. Kt. to his 5th.
20. Kt. to R's 3d. 20. Kt. to K's 4th.
21. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 21. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
22. K. to his B's sq.
And Black can checkmate in six moves.
{PGN 38}
[Footnote A: We have now the same position brought about which occurs in
the Evans Gambit.]
{PGN 39}
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4 P. to Q's 4th.
5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. Kt. to K's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. P. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K. B's 3d. 7. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q. B's 5th.
9. B. to R's 4th. (ch.) 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 10. P. takes B.
11. Q. takes doubled P 11. Kt. to K's 3d.
12. Kt. takes Kt. 12. K. B. P. takes Kt.
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13. Castles. 13. P. to Q. B's 4th.
14. Q. to K. B's 2d.
Black has the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Castles.
6. P. to Q. R's 4th. 6. P. to Q. R's 4th.
The game is even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes Q. P. 4. P. takes B. P.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
There is no advantage on either side.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Kt. takes K. P.
4. P. to Q's 3d. 4. Kt. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. takes K. P. 5. Kt. takes B.
6. Kt. takes Kt. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Kt. to K's 5th. 7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. Castles.
9. Castles. 9. P. to K. B's 3d.
10. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
Neither party can boast of advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
You have now the choice of refusing or accepting the gambit; the former
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is the more judicious mode of operating, and the consequences arising
from it will be shown in this game, while the result of your accepting
the gambit shall be considered in the next.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. takes Q. P. (best)
4. Q. takes P. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. Q. takes P. (ch.) 6. Q. to K's 2d.
The game is even.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. B. takes K. Kt. 3. R. takes B.
4. P. takes P. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 5. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
6. P. takes P. 6. R. takes P.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. R. P. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 3d. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. B. to K's 3d. 10. B. takes B.
11. P. takes B. 11. R. takes K. Kt. P.
The positions are equal.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. takes P.
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5. Q. takes P. 5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. to K's 3d. (ch.) 7. K. to B's 2d.
8. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
9. P. to Q. B's 3d. 9. R. to K's sq.
10. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 10. K. B. to Q's 3d.
His game is better developed.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. takes P. 5. P. takes P.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. takes P.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Castles.
9. Castles. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. to her 3d. 10. Kt. to Q's 4th.
11. Kt. to his 5th. 11. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
12. Kt. to K's 4th. 12. B. to K's 2d.
13. B. takes Kt. 13. P. takes B.
14. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.) 14. B. takes Kt.
15. P. takes B.
You have a fine game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. takes K. P. 4. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. Q. takes K. P.
6. B. to Q's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K. B's 4th. 7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. P. to K's 5th.
The game is in your favor.
GAMES
{PGN 40}
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{PGN 41}
{PGN 42}
[Footnote C: It is quite evident that on taking the B., mate would have
followed next move.]
{PGN 43}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. B. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. Q. to K's 2d. 3. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to K. B's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. B's 5th. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P.
8. B. checks. 8. B. to Q's 2d.
9. B. takes B. (ch.) 9. Q. Kt. takes B.
10. P. to Q's 4th. 10. P. to K's 5th.
11. K. Kt. to R's 3d. 11. Castles.
12. Castles. 12. B. to Q's 3d.
13. Kt. to K. B's 4th. 13. P. to K. R's 3d.
14. Q. to K. B's 2d. 14. K. Kt. to his 5th.
15. Q. to K's 2d. 15. P. to K. R's 4th.
16. Kt. takes Q. P. 16. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
17. K. to R's sq. 17. Q. to her 3d.
18. Q. takes K. P. 18. K. R. to K's sq.
19. Q. to K. B's 3d. 19. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
20. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 20. P. to K. B's 3d.
21. B. to Q's 2d. 21. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
22. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. 22. P. to Q. R's 4th.
23. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 23. Q. to her B's 3d.
24. Q. Kt. takes P. 24. Q. to Kt's 4th.
25. P. to Q. B's 4th. 25. Q. to R's 5th.
26. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.) 26. Kt. takes Kt.
27. Q. takes P.
Mate.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. takes K. P.
4. Kt. takes K. P. 4. K. B. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. takes P. in passing.
7. B. takes P.
The positions are equal.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
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1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 2. P. to Q's 4th. (best.)
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. Kt. takes P.
5. Kt. takes P. 5. K. B. to Q's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to Q's 3d. 6. P. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. takes P. 7. Kt. takes P.
8. Q. B. to K's 3d. 8. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)
9. B. takes Kt. 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Castles. 10. Castles.
Neither party has the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. K. Kt. takes K. P.
4. Q. P. takes P. 4. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
The game is quite even.
GAMES
{PGN 44}
[Footnote B: Had he played on the P. (dis. ch.), he could not take the
Q. until his King was removed.]
{PGN 45}
[Footnote A: But for this move of resource, Black would evidently have
gained "the exchange," at least.]
{PGN 46}
{PGN 47}
CHAPTER IV.
This opening comprises every variety of the game in which the first
player, after 1. P. to K's 4th has been played on both sides, commences
the attack by moving 2. P. to K. B's 4th. Should the second player take
this Pawn with his King's Pawn, he is said to accept the gambit.
This gambit has many modifications, the names appropriated to which will
be found in their proper places in the following pages.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to K. R's 4th. 5. P. to K. R's 3d. (best)
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Q. B. takes P. 8. P. takes Kt.
9. Q. takes P. 9. Q. B. to K's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 10. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. P. to K. R's 5th. 11. B. takes B.
12. Kt. takes B. 12. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
13. Kt. to K's 3d. 13. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
You have no adequate compensation for the Piece you are minus.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to K. R's 4th. 5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. P. takes K. Kt. P. 8. P. takes P.
9. R. takes R. 9. B. takes R.
10. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 10. P. takes Kt.
11. Q. to K. R's 5th. 11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. P. takes K. P. 12. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
13. P. to K's 6th. 13. B. takes P. (best)
14. B. takes B. 14. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
15. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 15. K. to his 2d.
16. Q. to K. Kt's 6th. 16. Q. takes B.
The advantage is all on Black's side.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. Castles. 5. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to Q. B's 3d. 7. Q. B. to K's 3d.
8. B. takes B. 8. P. takes B.
9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 9. Q. to her B's sq.
10. P. to K. R's 4th. 10. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
11. Kt. to K. R's 2d. 11. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
He has a Pawn more and a strong position.
GAMES
{PGN 48}
{PGN 49}
{PGN 50}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. B. to K's 2d.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. B. to K's 2d.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
5. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. Castles. 6. P. takes P. (ch.)
7. K. to R's sq. 7. K. B. to his 3d.
8. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 8. B. takes Kt. (best)
9. Q. to K. R's 5th. 9. Q. to K's 2d. (best)
10. R. takes K. B. P. 10. Q. to her B's 4th.
11. R. to K. B's 8th. (dble. ch.) 11. K. to his 2d.
12. P. to Q's 4th. 12. Q. takes P. (best)
13. Q. B. checks. 13. K. to Q's 3d. (best)
14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 14. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
15. Q. to K. B's 7th. 15. Kt. takes K. P.
16. Q. B. to K's 3d. 16. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.)
17. K. to Kt's 2d. 17. Q. takes B.
18. Q. to her 5th. (ch.) 18. K. to his 2d.
19. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 19. K. to Q's 3d.
Drawn game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. B. takes P. 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 9. K. takes B.
10. Kt. takes K. B. 10. K. R. to B's sq.
11. P. to Q's 4th. 11. K. to Kt's sq.
12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 12. K. Kt. takes K. P.
13. B. takes Q. 13. R. takes R. (ch.)
14. Q. takes R. 14. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.)
15. K. takes P. 15. Kt. takes Q. (ch.)
He has the better game.
ANOTHER VARIATION.
WHITE. BLACK.
7. B. to K'S 2d.
8. B. takes B. P. (ch.) 8. K. takes B.
9. Kt. to K's 5th. (dble. ch.) 9. K. to his 3d. (best)
10. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) 10. K. takes Kt.
11. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 11. K. to Q's 3d.
12. Q. to her 5th.
And wins.
GAME
{PGN 51}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to K. B's 6th.
8. P. takes P. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. to Q's 3d. 9. K. Kt. P. takes P.
10. K. Kt. to K. B's 2d. 10. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
11. Kt. takes B. 11. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)
12. K. to B's 2d. 12. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
13. K. to his 3d. 13. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
14. K. to B's 4th. 14. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)
And he mates you in two moves.
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VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to K. B's 6th.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. P. takes P. (ch.)
9. K. takes P. 9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. B. takes K. Kt. 10. B. takes B.
11. Kt. to Q's 3d. 11. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
12. K. to B's 2d. 12. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.)
13. K. to B's sq. 13. P. to Kt's 6th.
He has a fine attack
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. P. to K. B's 6th.
In the previous Gambit you will remember Salvio advances this P. one
move later, that is, after his K. Kt. is moved to B's 3d, or R's 3d sq.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
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2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 7. K. to his 2d.
8. P. takes P. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. B. takes Kt. 9. P. takes Kt.
10. B. to Q. B's 4th. 10. P. takes P.
11. Q. takes P. 11. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
12. K. to Kt's sq. 12. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.)
13. B. to B's sq. 13. R. checks.
And wins.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 7. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
8. K. to B's 2d. (best) 8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 3d. 9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. Kt. takes K. B. P. 10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. Kt. takes R. 11. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
12. K. to his 3d. 12. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
13. Kt. to B's 7th. 13. K. takes Kt.
14. B. takes Q. P. (ch.) 14. Kt. takes B.
15. P. takes Kt. 15. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
And then P. to K. B's 7th, winning.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
9. K. to his 3d. 9. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
10. K. to Q's 3d. 10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. Kt. takes K. B. P. 11. P. to Q's 4th.
12. B. takes Q. P. 12. Kt. takes B.
13. Kt. takes B. 13. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
14. K. to B's 4th. 14. Q. takes Kt.
15. K. takes Kt. 15. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. (ch.)
16. K. to B's 3d. 16. Q. to her B's 3d. (ch.)
17. K. to Q's 3d. 17. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
18. K. to K's 3d. 18. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)
Black must win.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
10. K. to his 3d. 10. B. to K. R's 3d. (ch.)
11. K. to Q's 3d. 11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
12. Kt. takes K. B. P. 12. Q. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
13. K. to Q's 4th. 13. Q. to B's 7th. (ch.)
14. K. to his 5th. 14. P. to Q's 3d. (ch.)
15. K. takes Kt. 15. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)
And Black wins.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq. 6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. K. Kt. P. takes P. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 9. Q to R's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to his sq. 10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. P. takes Kt. 11. B. to K's 2d.
12. R. to B's sq. 12. B. checks.
13. K. to Q's 2d. 13. Q. B. takes P.
14. B. to K's 2d. 14. K. B. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)
15. K. to his sq. 15. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
16. R. to K. B's 2d. 16. K. B. takes Q. B.
17. Q. takes B. 17. Q. B. takes K. B.
18. K. takes B. 18. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
19. Q. to K's 3d. 19. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
He has a Pawn more and no inferiority of position.
VARIATION I.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
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8. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 8. Kt. takes Kt.
9. P. takes Kt. 9. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
10. K. to his sq. 10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. B. to K's 2d. 11. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
12. K. to B's sq. 12. P. to K. R's 4th.
He has an excellent game.
VARIATION III.
WHITE. BLACK.
8. Q. to K's 2d. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. takes K. B. P. 9. P. takes P.
10. Q. to K. B's 2d. 10. Q. B. to R's 6th. (ch.)
11. K. to his sq. 11. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
12. K. to Q's sq. 12. Q. takes B.
He must win.
VARIATION IV.
WHITE. BLACK.
8. P. to K. R's 3d. 8. P. takes K. R. P.
9. Q. to K's sq. 9. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
10. Kt. to his 4th. 10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. P. takes Kt. 11. Q. takes P.
12. Q. to K's 2d. 12. P. to K. R's 4th.
13. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 13. R. to K. Kt's sq.
14. K. to his sq. 14. B. to K's 2d.
15. Kt. to Q's 5th. 15. Q. to R's 5th. (ch.)
16. K. to Q's sq. 16. P. to Q. B's 3d.
17. Kt. to Q. B's 7th. (ch.) 17. K. to Q's sq.
18. Kt. takes Q. R. 18. P. to Q's 4th.
19. Q. to K's sq. 19. P. takes B.
And wins.
GAMES
{PGN 52}
{PGN 53}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. Q. checks.
6. K. to B's sq. 6. P. to K. B's 6th.
7. Q. to K's sq. 7. P. takes P. (ch.)
8. K. takes P. 8. Q. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
9. K. to his B's 2d. 9. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. P. to Q's 4th. 10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. B. takes B. P. (ch.) 11. K. to his 2d.
12. B. takes K. Kt. 12. R. takes B.
13. K. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 13. Q. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
14. K. to Kt's sq. 14. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)
15. B. to K's 3d. 15. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
16. P. to K. R's 3d. 16. P. to Kt's 7th.
17. K. R. to his 2d. 17. Q. B. takes K. R. P.
18. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. 18. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)
19. Kt. takes Q. 19. P. takes Kt.
Becoming a Q., giving check, double check, and mate.
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THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
In the two defences to the King's Gambit by Salvio and Cochrane just
examined, when the second player for his fourth move advances his
P. to K. Kt's 5th, attacking the Knight, White replies by moving his
Knight to King's 5th, subjecting himself, as was shown, to a
counter−attack, from which escape without loss is difficult if not
impracticable. From this circumstance, apparently, originated the
conception of the "Muzio Gambit," wherein the first player instead
of removing the attacked Knight boldly abandons him, and by castling
is enabled to bring an almost overwhelming array of forces to the
immediate assault of the adverse King.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best) 6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q's 3d. 8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. R. to K's sq. 11. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq. 12. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
13. R. takes Kt. (ch.) 13. K. takes R.
14. Kt. to Q's 5th. (ch.) 14. K. to Q's sq.
15. Q. to K. R's 5th. 15. Q. to K. B's sq.
16. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.) 16. P. to B's 3d.
17. Q. B. takes P. 17. B. takes B.
18. R. takes B. 18. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
19. R. takes K. B. P. 19. Q. to K's sq.
20. R. to B's 8th. (dis. ch.) 20. Kt. to K's 2d.
21. Q. takes Kt.
Mate.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best) 6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q's 3d. 8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d, 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Q. K. to K's sq. 11. Q. to her B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq. 12. P. to Q's 4th.
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13. Q. to K. R's 5th. 13. Q. to her 3d.
14. B. takes Q. P. 14. P. takes B.
15. Kt. takes Q. P. 15. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
16. Q. B. to his 3d. 16. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. R. takes Kt. (ch.) 17. K. to B's sq.
18. R. to K's 8th. (ch.) 18. K. takes R.
19. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) 19. K. to B's sq.
20. Q. to her B's 5th. (ch.) 20. Kt. to K's 2d. (best)
21. R. to K's sq. 21. Q. B. to K's 3d.
22. Kt. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 22. Q. B. takes Kt.
23. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 23. K. to Kt's sq.
24. Q. takes B. 24. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
25. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.
And the game is about even.
VARIATION.
WHITE. BLACK.
19. K. to Q's sq.
20. Q. to her 5th. (ch.) 20. K. to Q. B's 2d.
21. B. to K's 5th. (ch.) 21. Kt. takes B.
22. Q. takes Kt. (ch.) 22. K. to B's 3d. (best)
23. Q. to her 5th. (ch.) 23. K. to Kt's 3d.
24. Q. to her 6th. (ch.) 24. K. to R's 4th.
25. Q. to her B's 5th. (ch.) 25. K. to R's 3d.
26. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.) 26. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
27. Q. to B's 6th. (ch.) 27. K. to K's 4th.
28. P. to Q. R's 4th.
And he cannot possibly save the game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. (best) 6. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. takes K. P.
8. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 8. Q. takes R. (best)
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.)
10. K. to R's sq. 10. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. P. to Q's 4th. 11. B. takes Q. P.
12. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 12. K. to Q's sq.
13. B. to Q's 2d. 13. Q. takes R. (ch.)
14. Q. takes Q. 14. R. to K. B's sq.
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15. Q. takes P. 15. B. takes Kt.
16. B. takes B. 16. P. to Q's 3d.
Black has the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th,
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Kt. takes Q. P.
9. Q. to K. R's 5th. 9. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.
10. Q. B. takes P. 10. B. takes B.
11. R. takes B. 11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. B. takes Kt. 12. Q. P. takes B.
13. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
You must win.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. B. to K. R's 3d.
8. Q. B. takes P. 8. B. takes B.
9. Q. takes B. 9. Q. to K's 2d.
10. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 10. K. to Q's sq.
11. P. to K's 5th.
With a capital opening.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. P to Q's 4th. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes P. 8. Kt. takes Q. P.
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9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 9. K. to Q's sq.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Q. B. to K's 3d. 11. Q. Kt. to K's 3d.
12. K. B. takes Kt. 12. Q. takes B.
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 13. P. to Q's 3d.
14. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)
You ought to win.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes Kt.
VARIATION I.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
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5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Castles. 7. Q. to K. B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. 8. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.)
9. K. to R's sq. 9. K. B. to R's 3d.
10. Q. B. takes P. 10. Q. to K. B's 3d.
11. Q. to K's 3d. 11. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
12. P. to K's 5th. 12. B. takes B.
13. R. takes B. 13. B. to K's 3d.
14. P. takes Q. P.
You have a capital attack.
MCDONNELL'S ATTACK.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. takes Q. P. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 8. Q. B. to K's 3d.
9. B. takes B. 9. P. takes B.
10. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 10. K. to Q's 2d.
11. P. to Q's 4th. 11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. P. to K's 5th. 12. Q. to K. B's 4th.
13. Q. to K. B's 3d. 13. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
14. Q. B. takes P. 14. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
15. Castles on K's side. 15. B. takes Kt.
16. P. takes B. 16. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.
The game is in his favor.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 5. K. takes B.
6. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.) 6. K. to his sq.
7. Q. takes P. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P. 8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Castles. 10. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
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11. P. to Q's 3d. 11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. 12. Q. to K's 2d.
Your attack is exhausted.
GAMES
{PGN 54}
{PGN 55}
[Footnote C: Had he taken R. with Q., White would have won a Piece by at
once playing Kt. to K. B's 5th.]
{PGN 56}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Castles. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. Q. to K. B's 3d.
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7. P. to K's 5th. 7. Q. takes P.
8. P. to Q's 3d. 8. K. B. to R's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Q. R. to K's sq. 11. Q. to B's 4th. (ch.)
12. K. to R's sq. 12. P. to Q's 4th.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th. 13. Q. to her 3d.
14. K. B. takes Q. P. 14. Castles.
15. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 15. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
16. Q. to Q. B's 5th. 16. K. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
17. Q. B. takes P. 17. K. B. takes B.
18. K. R. takes B. 18. K. Kt. to his 2d.
19. Kt. to K's 4th. 19. K. Kt. to K's 3d.
20. B. takes Kt. 20. Q. B. takes B.
21. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.) 21. K. to Kt's 2d.
22. R. takes B. 22. P. takes R.
23. Kt. to R's 5th. (ch.) 23. K. to R's 3d.
24. R. takes R. 24. Q. takes Kt.
25. R. to B's 6th. (ch.) 25. K. to Kt's 2d.
26. Q. mates.
{PGN 57}
{PGN 58}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
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5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes P. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. takes P. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Castles. 8. Kt. takes B.
9. P. takes Kt. 9. Q. to B's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.) 10. K. to Q's sq.
11. B. takes P. 11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. Q. to B's 3d. 12. R. to Kt's sq.
13. Kt. to Q's 2d. 13. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
14. Q. to B's 2d. 14. Kt. to Q's 2d.
15. Q. R. to K's sq. 15. Q. to B's 3d.
16. Kt. to K's 4th. 16. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. P. to Q. B's 4th. 17. K. B. to Q's 3d.
18. B. takes B. 18. P. takes B.
19. P. to Q. B's 5th. 19. P. takes P.
20. P. takes P. 20. K. R. to K's sq.
21. Kt. to Q's 6th. 21. R. takes R.
22. Q. takes R. 22. K. to Q. B's 2d.
23. Q. to her Kt's 4th. 23. K. to Q's sq.
White must win.
{PGN 59}
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. (best)
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to K. B's 3d.
8. Q. B. takes P. 8. P. takes Kt.
9. P. takes P. 9. Kt. to B's 2d.
10. P. to K. Kt's 6th. 10. Kt. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt. 11. P. takes B.
12. B. to B's 7th. (ch.) 12. K. to his 2d.
13. Castles. 13. Q. to her R's 4th.
14. B. to Q's 5th. 14. K. to his sq.
15. Q. to her B's sq. 15. K. to Q's sq.
16. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 16. B. to K's 2d.
17. P. to K. Kt's 7th.
And you win with ease.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. P. to K. R's 4th. (best)
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. Kt. to Q's 3d. 8. P. to K. B's 6th.
9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. P. to Q's 4th.
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10. B. takes Q. P. 10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 11. Q. takes Q. P.
He has decidedly the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th. 5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 6. R. to K. R's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to K. B's 6th. (best)
8. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Kt. takes Kt. 9. Q. P. takes Kt.
10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. P. to Q's 5th. 12. Castles on Q's side.
He has a little better game, but the advantage is not nearly
so decisive as in the second game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K. R's 4th. 3. K. B. to K's 2d. (best)
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
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2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K. R's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P. 4. Q. takes P.
5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. Q. to her 2d.
7. P. to Q's 3d. 7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. K. Kt. to R's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to his 5th. 9. Castles on Q's side.
10. Kt. takes B. (ch.) 10. P. takes Kt.
11. Kt. takes P. 11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. Q. to her 2d. 12. R. to K's sq. (ch.)
And he has the better game.
GAMES
{PGN 60}
{PGN 61}
[Footnote A: This is the error which loses Black's game. The correct
move is 9. P. to K. B's 6th.]
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
VARIATION I.
WHITE BLACK.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. P. takes P.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 8. K. to Q's sq.
9. P. takes P. 9. B. to Q's 2d.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Q. to K. R's 4th.
11. Q. B. to Q's 2d. 11. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
12. Q. B. to his 3d. 12. K. R. to K's sq.
13. Kt. takes Kt. 13. R. takes Kt.
14. Q. to her 5th.
The game is about equal.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 6. P. takes P.
7. K. to Kt's 2d. 7. Q. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. takes P. 8. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
He has the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. to K. R's 4th.
6. P. to K. R's 4th. 6. K. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. K. Kt. to B's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. K. P. takes P. 11. Q. B. P. takes P.
12. Q. to K's 2d. 12. K. to Q's sq.
13. P. to Q. B's 3d. 13. K. R. to K's sq.
14. K. to Kt's sq. 14. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
15. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 15. P. to K. B's 6th.
16. Q. to her 3d. 16. P. takes K. Kt. P.
17. K. takes P. 17. P. to Q's 4th.
18. K. B. takes P. 18. Kt. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
And he has the better game.
VARIATION I.
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VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
7. K. R. to his 2d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 4th. 9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. K. B. takes Q. P. (best) 10. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
11. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 11. Q. takes B.
12. Kt. takes Q. 12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
13. Q. to K's sq. 13. P. takes R.
14. K. to B's 2d. 14. K. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)
And Black wins.
VARIATION III.
WHITE. BLACK.
7. B. to K's 2d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Kt. to K's sq. 8. K. Kt to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
10. P. to Q's 3d. 10. Kt. to K. R's 4th.
11. Kt. to Q's 5th. 11. Kt. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
12. K. to Kt's sq. 12. K. B. checks.
13. K. to R's 2d. 13. Kt. takes B.
He ought to win.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
4. K. to B's sq. 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
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5. Q. to K. B's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 6. Q. to K. R's 3d.
7. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P.
8. P. to Q's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
9. Q. to K. B's 2d. 9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. B. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. P.
11. B. takes Q. 11. B. takes Q.
12. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th. 12. K. B. to Q's 5th.
Black maintains his Pawn.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 6. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. Q. takes Q.
8. Kt. takes Q. 8. K. B. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. takes P. 9. P. takes P.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Q. B. checks.
11. K. to B's 2d. 11. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
12. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. 12. K. Kt. to his 3d.
13. K. Kt. to K's sq.
Followed by 14. K. Kt. to Q's 3d, winning the P., with
a good situation.
In the previous games we have followed out, at some length, the most
prominent variations which occur when both the attack and defence in
this opening are conducted upon the principles recommended by the best
authorities, and the result would seem to prove that against every
system of attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit at present known, the
defence, though difficult and complex in the extreme, is satisfactory.
It yet remains for us to consider what are the probable deviations from
the several standard methods of defence, and in what manner these should
be turned to advantage by the opening player.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. P. takes P. 6. P. takes P.
7. R. takes R. 7. B. takes R.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th. 9. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
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10. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
You have the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. to K's 2d. 4. Q. checks.
5. K. to Q's sq. (best) 5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. takes P. (ch.) 6. B. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P. 8. Q. takes Q.
Even game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
4. Q Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
5. K. to B's sq. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d, or (A.)
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. Q. to K. R's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th. 7. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 8. K. Kt. to his 6th. (ch.)
9. K. to K. Kt's sq. 9. K. Kt. takes R.
10. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) 10. K. to Q's sq.
11. Q. Kt. takes Q. R. 11. K. Kt. to his 6th.
12. P. takes K. Kt. 12. P. takes P.
13. P. to Q's 4th. 13. K. B. to K's 2d.
14. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 14. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
15. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 15. Q. takes Q. B.
16. Kt. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 16. K. to his sq.
17. Q. to her 3d. 17. K. B. to Q's sq.
18. K. Kt. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 18. K. to B's sq.
19. Q. R. to K. B's sq.
And you will checkmate in a few moves.
(A.)
5. P. takes K. P.
6. Q. Kt. takes P. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d.
7. Q. to K's 2d. 7. K. to Q's sq.
8. K. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 9. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
10. B. takes Q. 10. K. to his sq.
11. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 11. K. B. to K's 2d.
12. K. Kt. to K. B's 7th. 12. B. takes Q. Kt.
13. Kt. takes B. 13. P. to K. R's 3d.
14. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) 14. K. to K's 2d.
15. Kt. to K. B's 7th. 15. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
16. Kt. takes R. 16. Kt. takes B.
17. Kt. to Kt's 6th. (ch.) 17. K. to B's 3d.
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18. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 18. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
19. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
You have the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K's 2d. 5. Kt. takes B.
6. P. takes Kt. (dis. ch.) 6. B. to K's 2d.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. 7. B. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
8. P. to K. Kt s 3d. 8. P. takes P.
9. P. takes P. 9. B. to K. Kt's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
Even game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. B. takes Q. Kt.
7. Q. P. takes B. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q. B's 4th. 8. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
9. K. takes Q. 9. Kt. takes K. P.
10. K. to his sq.
The game is about even, since Black must eventually lose
the gambit Pawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to Q. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes P. 5. P. takes P.
6. K. B. checks. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. B. takes P. 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 8. Q. B. to K's 3d.
9. P. to Q. B's 3d. 9. Castles on Q's side.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
The game is equal.
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GAME THE FIFTH.
Having gone through the probable variations which Black may adopt
instead of checking with the Q., at his 3d move, we have now to consider
those at his command, (after giving the check,) when he does not play
the usual move of 4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. Q. B. takes P. 7. Q. takes K. P.
8. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 8. K. to B's sq.
9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 11. P. to Q. B's 3d.
12. Q. to her 2d. 12. P. to Q's 4th.
13. Q. R. to K's sq.
You have the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. Q. to K. R's 4th.
6. P. to K. R's 4th. 6. P. to K. Kt's 4th
7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th. 8. Kt. to his sq.
9. K. B. to K's 2d. 9. P. to Kt's 5th.
10. Kt. to K. R's 2d. 10. Q. takes K. P.
11. P. to Q's 4th.
You have the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to Q. B's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. P. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th. 9. P. takes P.
10. P. takes P. 10. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
11. Q. to her 4th. 11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. P. takes Kt. P. 12. P. takes P.
13. R. takes R. 13. Q. takes R.
14. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. 14. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)
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15. Q. to K. Kt's sq. 15. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
16. K. takes Q.
You have the superiority.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. P. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th. 9. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.
10. K. R. P. takes P. 10. K. R. P. takes P.
11. R. takes R. 11. Q. takes R.
12. Q. Kt. to K's 4th. 12. P. takes K. P.
13. P. takes P. 13. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)
14. K. Kt. to his sq. 14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
15. Q. Kt. takes P. 15. Q. Kt. takes K. P.
16. Q. to K's 2d.
You have the better position.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d. 5. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
6. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 6. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. to Q's 3d. 7. K. B. to R's 3d.
8. Q. takes Q. 8. B. takes Q.
9. P. to K. R's 4th. 9. P. takes R. P.
10. Q. B. takes P.
Even game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. Q. checks.
4. K. to B's sq. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. Q. to her 3d. 6. B. takes B.
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7. Q. takes B. 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 8. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. to K. R's 3d. 9. Q. takes Q.
10. Kt. takes Q. 10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
The game is even.
GAMES
{PGN 62}
{PGN 63}
[Footnote A: Had Black checked with his Kt. and taken the Rook, he would
have been mated in five moves.]
{PGN 64}
[Footnote B: Taking the Bishop would evidently involve the loss of the
Queen.]
{PGN 65}
{PGN 66}
If Black does not choose to accept the Gambit, he has several modes of
defence, which may be briefly noticed.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. B. to Q. B's 4th.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d. 4. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. B. takes Kt.
7. P. takes B. 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
8. K. to his 2d. 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. B. to K's 3d. 9. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 10. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
Equal game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. B. takes Kt.
6. Q. takes B. 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
The game is slightly in your favour.
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VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 3d.
3. B. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. takes P.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. B. to K's 3d.
5. B. takes B. 5. P. takes B.
6. P. to Q's 4th. 6. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
7. P. to K. R's 4th. 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
8. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. Q. takes P.
You have the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes Q. P. 3. Q. takes P.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. Q. to K's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)
6. K. to B's 2d. 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. (best)
7. P. to Q's 4th. 7. B. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to Q's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. R. to K's sq.
You have a fine game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes Q. P. 3. P. takes K. B. P.
4. B to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 4. B. to Q's 2d.
5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 5. Q. to K's 2d.
6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. 6. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
7. B. takes B. (ch.) 7. Q. Kt. takes B.
8. P. to Q's 4th. 8. Castles.
9. Q. takes Q. 9. B. takes Q.
10. B. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. to his 3d.
Equal game.
GAMES
CHAPTER IV. 150
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.
{PGN 67}
{PGN 68}
CHAPTER V. 151
WHITE. (Mr. M.) BLACK. (Mr. McA.)
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to K. R's 3d. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. to Q. B's 2d. 6. Castles.
7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 7. B to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. 8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. takes P. 9. P. takes P.
10. Kt. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
11. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 11. Q. to K's 2d.
12. P. to Q's 3d. 12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.
13. B. to K's 2d. 13. K. Kt. to K's 6th.
14. Q. B. takes Kt. 14. B. takes B.
15. P. to Q's 4th. 15. P. to K. B's 4th.
16. P. to K's 5th. 16. P. to K. B's 5th.
17. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) 17. K. to R's sq.
18. P. to K. R's 4th. 18. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
19. Q. to K's 2d. 19. Q. to Q. R's 6th.
20. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 20. Kt. to K's 2d.
21. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 21. B. to K. Kt's 3d.
22. P. to K. R's 5th. 22. B. to K. B's 4th.
23. P. to K. R's 6th. 23. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
24. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 24. Q. to Q. R's 4th.
25. Q. to Q. B's 4th. 25. Q. B. takes P.
26. P. to Q's 5th. 26. Kt. takes P.
27. R. to Q. B's sq. 27. B. takes R.
28. Q. takes Kt. 28. Q. takes P. (ch.)
29. K. to B's sq. 29. B. checks.
30. K. takes B. 30. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.)
31. K. to B's sq. 31. B. to Q's 7th.
32. Q. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.) 32. R. takes Q.
33. Kt. mates.
CHAPTER V.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K's 3d. 3. P. to Q. B's 4th.
4. B. takes P. 4. P. takes Q. P.
5. P. takes P. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d. 6. P. to K's 4th.
7. Q. B. to K's 3d. 7. P. takes P.
8. Kt. takes P. 8. Kt. takes Kt.
9. B. takes Kt. 9. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)
10. K. B. to K's 2d. 10. Q. to her Kt's 5th. (ch.)
11. Q. to her 2d. 11. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
12. Kt. takes Q. 12. Kt. to K's 2d.
You have the superiority.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K's 4th. 3. P. to K's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 5th. 4. P. to K. B's 4th.
5. K. B. takes P. 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
7. P. takes P. 7. Q. B. takes P.
8. Castles. 8. Castles.
9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
The positions are pretty equal, but you have still an
advantage in the move.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to K's 3d. 4. P. to K's 4th.
5. K. B. takes P. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
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The game may be called even.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 5th. 4. P. to K's 3d.
5. P. to K's 4th. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. K. B. to Q's 3d
7. K. B. takes P. 7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
Equal game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to K's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Q. B. to K's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to R's 3d. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. B. to K's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
7. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.) 7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. B. to Q's 2d. 8. Q. takes Q. P.
9. Q. takes Kt. 9. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.
10. Q. B. to his 3d. 10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
11. Q. takes Q. 11. P. takes Q.
12. Q. Kt. takes P. 12. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
13. Q. Kt. to K's 3d. 13. P. to K. B's 5th.
14. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 2d. 14. R. takes P.
15. K. B. to Q's 3d. 15. R. takes R. (ch.)
16. B. takes R.
You have much the better game.
{PGN 69}
[Footnote E: The combination of this with the next five moves, more
especially with the two closely following, is full of high ingenuity,
which, however, is wasted on an imaginary danger. For all purposes of
defence it was only necessary to advance P. to K. Kt's 3d at the right
time, and then to play R. to B's 2d, followed by B. to K. B's sq.
eventually. The Queen's wing was still the proper point of attack to
which he should have directed his attention more promptly.]
[Footnote F: For aggressive purposes on the Queen's side, the Queen was
better placed at B's 2d.]
[Footnote G: This rash attack and Black's timid reply were only to be
accounted for as results of time pressure on both sides.]
[Footnote H: There was not the slightest danger in capturing the Pawn
with a Pawn ahead, while this loses one.]
{PGN 70}
CHAPTER VI.
IRREGULAR OPENINGS.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to K's 3d.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to Q's 4th.
3. P. takes P. 3. P. takes P.
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4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 4th. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. B. to K's 3d. 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to her Kt's 3d. 8. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
9. Q. takes Q. 9. P. takes Q.
10. K. B. checks. 10. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
11. B. takes B. (ch.) 11. K. Kt. takes B.
The game is even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. Q. takes P. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. Q. to her sq. 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d.
6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 6. K. B. to K's 2d.
The game appears to be equal.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d. 5. P. to K. B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
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7. K. B. to Q. B's 2d. 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
Black has the advantage.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d.
4. B. to K's 2d. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P. 6. Q. takes Q. (ch.)
7. B. takes Q. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3d
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
9. Q. B. to K's 3d. 9. Castles.
The game is even.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. P. to K's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 3d. 5. B. to K. Kt's 2d
6. B. to K's 2d. 6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
I much prefer his game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th
2. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. P. to Q's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. to K's 5th. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. R's 3d. 5. P. takes P.
6. Q. B. takes P. 6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
You have no equivalent for the lost Pawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
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2. P. takes P. (best) 2. Q. takes P.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. Q. to her sq. (best)
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to K's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
You have a better opened game.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. takes P. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. B. to Q's 2d.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
5. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. P. to K. B's 3d. 6. Q. B. to his sq.
7. Q. to K's 2d. 7. P. to Q. R's 3d.
8. P. to Q. B's 4th. 8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. Q. P. takes P. 9. Q. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. B. P. takes P. 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
11. Q. to K's 3d. 11. Q. R. P. takes P.
12. Kt. to K's 2d. 12. Kt. takes Kt.
13. K. takes Kt. 13. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d.
14. K. R. to Q's sq. 14. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. (dis. ch.)
15. P. to Q's 3d. 15. P. to K's 3d.
16. P. to Q. R's 3d.
You have a good game, and a Pawn superiority.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. P. takes P. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. B. to Q's 2d.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. 5. P. to Q. R's 4th.
6. P. to Q. R's 3d. 6. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
7. P. to K. B's 3d. 7. B. to his sq.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 3d. 9. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.
10. Q. R. P. takes P. 10. Q. R. P. takes P.
11. Q. Kt. to R's 4th. 11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
12. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
Black's position is inferior.
THE FIANCHETTO.
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
3. K. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. to K's 5th. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
The game appears to be equal.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. P. to Q's 4th. 2. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.
3. B. to Q's 3d. 3. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th. 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. Q. B. to K's 3d. 6. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
7. P. to Q. B's 4th. 7. P. to K's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 8. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. to K's 2d. 9. Castles.
10. Castles on Q's side. 10. P. to K. B's 4th.
11. K. Kt. to his 5th. 11. P. takes K. P.
12. B. takes P. 12. B. takes B.
13. Q. Kt. takes B.
You have the better game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 4. P. to Q. B's 3d.
5. P. to K's 3d. 5. Q. to her B's 2d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. K. Kt. to K. R's 4th.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 7. P. to K. R's 3d.
8. B. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
9. K. Kt. to Q's 2d. 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. B. to K. Kt's 3d. 10. P. to K's 4th.
Equal game.
VARIATION I.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th.
2. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d
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4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. P. to Q. B's 3d.
5. B. takes Kt. 5. K. P. takes B.
6. Q. Kt. takes K. P. 6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 7. B. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to Q's 3d. 8. Castles.
I prefer your position.
VARIATION II.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to K. B's 4th.
2. P. to K. R's 3d. 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 3. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 4. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
5. P. to K. R's 4th. 5. P. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d. 6. P. to K's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 8. K. B. to Q's 3d.
9. B. takes B. 9. Q. takes B.
Even game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
2. P. to Q's 5th. 2. P. to K's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 4th. 3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
You have the advantage.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K. B's 4th. 1. P. to Q's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
3. K. Kt. to K's 5th. 3. B. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to K. Kt's 4th. 4. P. to K's 3d.
5. P. to K. Kt's 5th. 5. P. to K. B's 3d.
6. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 6. P. takes P.
7. Kt. takes P. 7. K. B. to K's 2d.
8. P. to K. R's 4th. 8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d. 9. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
Black has the better game, owing to your premature attack
at the 4th move.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 1. P. to Q. B's 4th.
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2. P. to K. B's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to K's 4th. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d. 6. P. to K's 4th.
7. B. to Q's 2d. 7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. P. to Q. R's 3d. 8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. 9. K. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. 10. Kt. takes Kt.
11. Q. B. P. takes Kt. 11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
12. Kt. takes Kt. 12. Q. B. P. takes Kt.
Equal game.
VARIATION,
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to Q. B's 4th. 1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. 2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. to K's 3d. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th. 4. P. to K's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
You have the advantage in position.
FRENCH DEFENCE.
{PGN 71}
[Footnote D: If 10.., P. takes P., then 11. R. takes P., and Black could
not challenge the Queen with 11.., Q. to Q. B's 4th, because of
12. R. to Q. B's 4th. Nor could 10.., K. to K's 2d be played, because of
11. P. takes P., and 11.., Q. takes B. P. would be answered with
12. R. takes Kt. winning the Queen, and as the continuation in the text
is hopeless, there remains the only alternative of 10.., Castles, with
a good enough game, all things considered.]
[Footnote E: Simply position play. Black's forces are paralyzed, and the
King fixed on the middle of the centre.]
{PGN 72}
[Footnote A: A very ingenious move. If Black take the Pawn with his
Queen, he of course loses her by "B. takes Q. R. P. (ch.), etc." and if
with the Kt. it costs him at least a Piece.]
{PGN 73}
{PGN 74}
{PGN 75}
[Footnote A: This is more effectual than taking the Queen's Pawn with
Queen at once.]
{PGN 76}
[Footnote C: This move, properly followed up, should have given White
the game.]
{PGN 77}
{PGN 78}
{PGN 79}
{PGN 80}
{PGN 81}
{PGN 82}
CHAPTER VI. 174
[Footnote A: Surely it would have been wiser to play Kt. to K's 2d.]
CHAPTER VI. 175
GAME XIII.−−Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Harrwitz.
{PGN 83}
[Footnote B: Had he taken the Queen's Pawn, White would have won at
least the exchange by moving Kt. to Q's 7th.]
[Footnote E: The coup juste. From this point it would not be easy to
improve on White's moves.]
GAME XIV.−−(_Unclassified._)
{PGN 84}
{PGN 85}
[Footnote B: 10. P. takes B., Kt. to B's 3d!; 11. Q. takes R. (ch.),
obtains three pieces for the Q., but loses the game. Q. to K's sq.,
here or on the following move, offers the only defence.]
[Footnote E: White has brought his K. into safety and will remain a
piece ahead. Had Black, instead of his last move, pinned the B., the
game would have proceeded as follows:
CHAPTER VII.
ENDINGS OF GAMES
Diagram 1.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to Q. R's 7th. 1. K. to Q's sq.
2. Q. to Q. Kt's 8th. Mate.
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Diagram 2.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. R's 7th. 1. K. to K. B's sq.
2. K. to K's 2d. 2. K. to K. Kt's sq.
3. R. to Q. R's 7th. 3. K. to K. B's sq.
4. K. to K's 3d. 4. K. to K's sq.
5. K. to K's 4th. 5. K. to Q's sq.
6. K. to Q's 5th. 6. K. to Q. B's sq.
7. K. to Q's 6th. 7. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
8. R. to Q. B's 7th. 8. K. to Q. R's sq.
9. K. to Q. B's 6th. 9. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
10. K. to Q. Kt's 6th. 10. K. to Q. R's sq.
11. R. to Q. B's 8th. Mate.
Diagram 3.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to Q. R's 5th, or K. Kt's 5th. If 1. K. to B's sq.
2. R. to Q. Kt's 5th.
If 1. K. to K's sq.
2. R. to K. B's 5th. 2. K. to Q's sq.
3. R. mates at Kt's 8th or K. B's 8th.
Diagram 4.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. B. to K. R's 3d. 1. K. to Q's sq.
2. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. 2. K. to K's 2d.
3. K. to his 2d. 3. K. to K. B's 3d.
4. K. to K. B's 3d. 4. K. to K's 2d.
5. K. B. to K. B's 5th. 5. K. to K. B's 3d.
6. K. to his Kt's 4th. 6. K. to his 2d.
7. K. to his Kt's 5th. 7. K. to Q's sq.
8. K. to his B's 6th. 8. K. to K's sq.
9. Q. B. to Q. B's 7th. 9. K. to B's sq.
10. K. B. to Q's 7th. 10. K. to Kt's sq.
11. K. to his Kt's 6th. 11. K. to B's sq.
12. Q. B. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 12. K. to Kt's sq.
13. K. B. to K's 6th. (ch.) 13. K. to R's sq.
14. Q. B. checkmates.
Diagram 5.
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 1. K. to Kt's sq.
2. B. to K's 4th. 2. K. to B's sq.
3. B. to K. R's 7th. 3. K. to his sq.
4. Kt. to K's 5th. 4. K. to his B's sq.
5. Kt. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 5. K. to his sq.
6. K. to his 6th. 6. K. to Q's sq.
7. K. to Q's 6th. 7. K. to his sq. (best)
8. B. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.) 8. K. to Q's sq.
9. Kt. to Q. B's 5th. 9. K. to Q. B's sq.
10. K. B. to his 7th. 10. K. to Q's sq.
11. Kt. to Q. Kt's 7th. (ch.) 11. K. to Q. B's sq.
12. K. to Q. B's 6th. 12. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
13. K. to Q. Kt's 6th. 13. K. to Q. B's sq.
14. B. to K's 6th. (ch.) 14. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
15. Kt. to Q. B's 5th. 15. K. to Q. R's sq.
16. B. to Q's 7th. 16. K. to Q. Kt's sq.
17. Kt. to Q. R's 6th. (ch.) 17. K. to Q. R's sq.
18. B. to Q. B's 6th. (checkmate.)
No. 1.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | Q | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 2.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | R |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 3.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | R | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 4.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | B | | K | B | | |
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
The two Knights, with the assistance of the King, cannot force
checkmate, except in some very rare cases.
When one Pawn only is left on the board, supported by its King, and the
adverse King is either in front of the Pawn, or within such distance as
to be able to intercept it, it becomes a point of great nicety in some
cases, to calculate whether or not you have the power of Queening the
Pawn, and therefore of winning the game. This frequently depends upon
your gaining the opposition, which you cannot always do.
In the next position (see Diagram 6) you have the opposition, and if
Black have to play you will win. Thus:−−
1. K. to his sq.
2. P. to K's 7th. 2. K. to his 2d.
3. K. to B's 7th, and
4. P. Queens.
But if you move first, the game is drawn; for if you play
P. to K's 7th (ch.), Black moves King to his square, and you must either
abandon the Pawn or give stalemate. You will find, on trial, that any
other mode of play on your part will produce the same result,−−from
which is deduced this important general rule: That if you can advance
the Pawn to its 7th sq., not giving check, you will win; but that if
the Pawn checks at this point, you will only draw.
In this position (see Diagram 7), you will win either with or without
the move; for if Black have to play, he is forced to allow your King to
be moved either to B's 7th or Q's 7th sq.; and if you move you gain the
opposition, by playing K. to B's 6th or Q's 6th, and then P. to K's 6th.
It is evident that this would equally hold good if your Pawn were any
number of squares less advanced; so that you invariably win, if you can
succeed in placing your King on the sixth square of the file occupied by
your Pawn, and in front of it; provided, of course, that the single King
cannot attack the Pawn, so as to compel you to retreat in order to
support it. It is perhaps scarcely necessary to observe, that if the
Pawn be upon either of the Rooks' files, these remarks will not
apply−−this contingency will be considered hereafter.
Diagram 8.
WHITE. BLACK.
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1. K. to Q's 2d. 1. K. to his 2d.
2. K. to his 3d. 2. K. to his 3d.
3. K. to his 4th. 3. K. to B's 3d.
4. K. to Q's 5th. 4. K. to K's 2d.
5. K. to his 5th. 5. K. to B's 2d.
6. K. to Q's 6th.
If he play K. to B's 3d, you advance P. to K's 4th, then to K's 5th,
and on his afterwards moving K. to his sq., you gain the opposition, as
shown before.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to K's 2d.
2. K. to Q's 2d. 2. K. to his 3d.
3. K. to his 3d. 3. K. to his 4th.
4. K. to Q's 3d. 4. K. to Q's 4th.
5. P. to K's 3d, or 5. K. to K's 4th.
to K's 4th. (ch.)
And it is clear that, play as you may, you can only draw the game.
Two united Pawns, with their King, always win against King alone.
Another advantage in having two Pawns thus situated is, that they can
always maintain themselves until the arrival of the King to their
support; for should one be taken, the other will advance to Queen.
In the next position (see Diagram 10), White wins by advancing
K. to Kt's 5th, then Queening Rook's Pawn, and upon that being taken,
playing K. to R's 6th, or B's 6th, having the opposition.
Diagram 11.
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to her 4th. (ch.) 1. K. to his 3d.
2. K. to his 4th. 2. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.
3. Q. to her Kt's 6th. (ch.) 3. K. to B's 2d.
4. K. to B's 5th. 4. Kt. to K's 2d. (ch.)
5. K. to Kt's 5th. 5. Kt. to Q's 4th.
6. Q. to her 6th. 6. Kt. to K's 2d.
7. Q. to K. B's 6th.[A] (ch.) 7. K. to his sq.
8. Q. to K's 6th. 8. K to Q's sq.
9. K. to B's 6th. 9. Kt. to Q. B's sq.
10. Q. to Q. B's 6th.
And you must win the Kt.
No. 5.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | K*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | B | N | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 6.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 7.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 8.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
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No. 9.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| K | | K*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | | P | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 10.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | K*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | P | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | K |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 11.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K*| N*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| Q | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 12.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | R*| | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K*| | Q | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Diagram 12.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Kt's 6th.
2. K. to K's 6th. 2. R. to Q. B's 7th.
3. K. to Q's 5th. 3. K. to Kt's 7th.
4. K. to Q's 4th. 4. K. to R's 8th.
5. K. to Q's 3d. 5. R. to Kt's 7th.
6. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.) 6. K. to Kt's 8th.
7. K. to B's 3d. 7. R. to K. R's 7th.
8. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) 8. K. to R's 8th.
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9. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.) 9. K. to Kt's 8th.
10. Q. to Kt's 6th. (ch.) 10. K. to R's 7th.
11. Q. to R's 7th. (ch.) 11. K. to Kt's 8th.
12. Q. to Kt's 8th. (ch.)
Then takes Rook, and wins.
With few exceptions, arising from peculiar situations, the Queen wins
also against a Rook and Pawn. Diagram 13, illustrating a won game, is
from Philidor.
Diagram 13.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to R's 7th. (ch.) 1. K. to K's 3d. (best.)
2. Q. to Q. B's 7th. 2. R. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to Q's 8th.[A] 3. R. to K's 4th.
4. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.) 4. K. to Q's 4th.
5. Q. to Q. B's 8th. 5. R. to K's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to K. B's 5th. 6. R. to K's 4th. (ch.)
7. K. to K. B's 6th. 7. R. to K's 5th.
8. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 8. R. to K's 4th.
9. Q. to Q's 3d. (ch.) 9. K. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. to Q's 2d. 10. K. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Q. to Q's 4th. 11. K. to Q's 2d.
12. Q. to Q. B's 4th. 12. R. to Q. B's 4th.
13. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 13. K. to Q. B's 3d.
14. K. to his 7th. 14. R. to K's 4th. (ch.)
15. K. to Q's 8th. 15. R. to Q. B's 4th.
16. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 16. K. to Q's 4th.
17. K. to K's 7th. 17. R. to Q. B's 3d.
18. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 18. K. to Q. B's 5th.
19. K. to Q's 7th. 19. R. to Q. B's 4th.
20. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.) 20. K. to Kt's 6th.
21. K. takes P.
And wins.
The Queen usually wins against two of the minor Pieces, at least if they
are on different parts of the board, or at a distance from their King.
There are, however, many instances in which, by skilful play, the weaker
force may draw the game.
The two Bishops will be able to draw when they can assume a position
similar to that in Diagram 14, or in other words, such a position in
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front of their King, that the adverse King cannot approach.
Diagram 14.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 1. K. to B. or Kt's sq. (best.)
2. Q. to K's 6th. 2. K. to Kt's 2d.
3. K. to K. B's 4th. 3. B. to K. R's 2d.
4. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 4. K. to Kt's 3d.
5. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.) 5. K. to Kt's 2d.
6. K. to Kt's 4th. 6. B. to Kt's 3d.
7. Q. to K's 6th. 7. B. to R's 2d.
8. Q. checks at Q's 7th. 8. K. to Kt's 3d.
9. Q. to K's 8th. (ch.) 9. K. to Kt's 2d.
10. K. to R's 5th. 10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
The game is drawn.
A King with Bishop and Knight can in many cases draw the game against a
King and Queen.
No. 13.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | Q | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
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No. 14.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | B*| B*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| Q | | | | | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 15.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | Q*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | K | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | Q | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 16.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | K |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | Q*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| Q | | P*| K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 17.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P | K | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | Q*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 18.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K | Q | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P*| K*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 19.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | Q | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 20.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | Q | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | K | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P*| | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | K*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
CHAPTER VII. 193
In cases of this kind the game is usually drawn without difficulty, and
most generally so by means of a perpetual check, though the same object
may sometimes be attained by an exchange of Queens, when your King is
able to stop the Pawn. When, however, the Pawn is advanced to its 7th
square, and more particularly if defended by its King, the task is one
of more difficulty, and many instructive situations occur where the Pawn
may be Queened and the game therefore won. We subjoin an example or two
of each kind, by way of illustration.
Diagram 15.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) 1. Q. to K. Kt's 6th.
2. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.) 2. K. to Kt's 8th.
3. Q. to Q's 4th. 3. K. to R's 7th.
4. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.) 4. Q. to R's 6th.
5. Q. to K's 5th. (ch.) 5. K. to Kt's 8th.
6. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.) 6. Q. to Kt's 7th.
7. Q. to K's 3d.
White will always be able to make a drawn game.
Diagram 16.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to her Kt's 4th.
2. K. moves. 2. K. to Q's 8th.
3. Q. to Q. R's sq. (ch.) 3. P. Queens.
And wins.
Diagram 17.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. Queens (ch.) 1. K. to K. B's 5th.
2. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.) 2. K. to his 5th.
3. Q. to K's 7th. (ch.) 3. K. to K. B's 6th.
4. Q. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) 4. K. to his 5th.
5. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) 5. K. to K. B's 6th.
6. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 6. K. to his 7th.
7. Q. to her 3d. (ch.)
Then forces an exchange of Queens, and wins with
his remaining Pawn.
Diagram 18.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) 1. K. to K. Kt's 7th.
2. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.) 2. K. to B's 7th.
3. Q. to K. B's 4th. (ch.) 3. K. to Kt's 7th.
4. Q. to K's 3d. 4. K. to B's 8th.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 5. K. to his 8th.
6. K. to Q's 4th. 6. K. to Q's 8th.
7. Q. to her 3d. (ch.) 7. K. to his 8th.
8. K. to his 3d. 8. K. to B's 8th.
9. Q. takes P. (ch.) and wins.
The same mode of procedure can always be adopted, unless the single Pawn
should be either on the Bishop's or Rook's file, in which case Black may
usually make a drawn game, owing to the power which he then has of
making a stalemate. His having this alternative, however, altogether
depends upon the distance which the adverse King may chance to be from
the scene of action. In the next position (Diagram 19) the game is
drawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) 1. K. to R's 8th.
2. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 2. K. to Kt's 8th.
3. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.) 3. K. to R's 8th.
The result is the same when the Pawn is on the Rook's file, as you will
at once see by making the experiment.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) 1. K. to Q. B's 7th. (best)
2. Q. to K. Kt's 2d. (ch.) 2. K. to Q. B's 6th.
3. Q. to K. B's sq. 3. K. to Q. Kt's 7th.
4. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.) 4. K. to Q. Kt's 6th.
5. Q. to her sq. (ch.) 5. K. to Q. Kt's 7th.
6. Q. to her 2d. sq. (ch.) 6. K. to Q. Kt's 8th.
7. K. to Q. Kt's 4th. 7. P. Queens.
8. K. to Q. Kt's 3d.
And wins.
Diagram 21.
CHAPTER VII. 195
WHITE. BLACK.
1. B. to Q. Kt's 7th. 1. R. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. B. to Q's 5th. 2. R. to Q. Kt's 7th.
3. B. to Q. B's 6th. 3. R. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)
4. K. to Kt's sq. 4. K. to his 7th.
5. B. to Q's 5th. 5. K. to his 8th.
6. B. to Q. B's 6th. 6. R. to K. B's 3d.
7. B. to Q. Kt's 7th. 7. R. to K. Kt's 3d. (ch.)
8. K. to K. R's 2d. 8. K. to K. B's 7th.
9. K. to K. R's 3d, &c.
And the game is drawn.
Diagram 22.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to Q. B's 2d. 1. B. to Q. Kt's 6th.
2. R. to B's 8th. (ch.) 2. B. to K. Kt's sq.
3. K. to Q's 6th. 3. P. to Q. Kt's 6th.
4. R. to Q. B's 7th. 4. B. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. K. takes B. 5. K. to Kt's sq.
6. K. to his 6th. 6. K. moves.
7. R. mates.
No. 21.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R*| | B | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 22.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | B*| K*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K | | | | P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
CHAPTER VII. 196
| | | | | | | | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P | | | R | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 23.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | N*| | K*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 24.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | B*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
CHAPTER VII. 197
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
In the following position (see Diagram 23) White will win either with
the move or without it.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to R's 2d. (ch.)
2. K. to K. B's 7th. 2. Kt. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)
3. K. to K. Kt's 6th.
And wins.
Diagram 24.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R.
to Q. Kt's 7th. 1. B. to Q. B's 5th.
2. R.
to Q. B's 7th. 2. B. to Q. Kt's 4th.
3. K.
to B's 5th. 3. B. to K's 7th. (best)
4. P.
to B's 7th. 4. K. to Kt's 2d. (best)
5. K.
to his 6th. 5. B. to K. R's 4th. (best)
6. R.
to Kt's 7th. 6. B. to K. Kt's 3d.
7. P.
to B's 8th, 7. K. takes Q.
becoming a Q. (ch.)
8. K. to B's 6th.
And wins.
Diagram 25.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.) 1. B. to K's 6th.
2. R. to Q. R's 2d. 2. K. to Kt's 6th.
3. R. to K. R's 2d. 3. B. to K. B's 5th.
4. R. to Q. R's 2d. 4. B. to K. R's 6th.
5. R. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.) 5. B. to K's 6th.
6. R. to Q. R's 2d. 6. Kt. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)
CHAPTER VII. 198
7. K. to Kt's sq. 7. B. to K. Kt's 7th.
8. R. to K's 2d. 8. Kt. to K. R's 6th. (checkmate.)
Diagram 26.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K's 5th. 1. R. to Q. Kt's 3d.
2. R. to Q. R's 7th. 2. R. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to K's 6th. 3. R. to Q. B's 8th.
4. K. to K. B's 6th. 4. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)
And will draw.
Diagram 27.
Suppose:−−
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K's 8th. 1. K. to Q's 2d.
2. K. to his 3d. 2. P. "Queens."
&c., &c.
Diagram 28.
Here White will win the Pawn, and therefore the game.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.) 1. K. to Q's 4th.
2. K. to Q's 2d. 2. P. to Q. B's 4th.
3. R. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 3. K. to Q. B's 5th.
4. K. to Q. B's 6th. 4. K. to Q. Kt's 5th.
5. K. to Q's 5th. 5. P. to Q. B's 5th.
6. R. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.) 6. K. to Q. B's 6th.
7. R. to Q. B's 6th.
And White wins.
Diagram 29.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
2. R. takes P. 2. R. P. "Queens" (ch.)
3. K. takes Q. 3. K. takes R.
CHAPTER VII. 199
4. K. to K. Kt's sq. 4. P. to K. Kt's 7th.
5. K. to K. R's 2d. 5. K. to B's 7th, and wins.
Or,
Diagram 30.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. R's 5th. 1. R. takes R.
2. R. to Q. R's 6th. (ch.) 2. K. moves.
3. R. to Q. R's 5th. (ch.) 3. K. moves.
4. R. takes R.
And wins.
No. 25.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | N*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | K*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | B*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | B*| | K |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 26.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | R |
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R*| | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | P | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 27.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 28.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | R | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | P*| K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 29.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | P*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K | P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | R | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 30.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| R | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | R | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | R*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
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No. 31.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | B | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | R*| | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 32.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | R | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | N | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | K | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Diagram 31.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K's 8th. (ch.) 1. R. to K. B's sq.
CHAPTER VII. 203
2. R. to K's 7th. 2. R. to K. B's 8th.
3. R. to Q's 7th. 3. R. to K. B's 7th.
4. R. to Q. B's 7th. 4. R. to K. B's 8th.
5. B. to K. B's 6th. 5. R. to K. Kt's 8th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's 5th. 6. R. to K. Kt's 7th.
7. B. to K's 5th. 7. R. to Q. R's 7th.
8. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) 8. K. to B's sq.
9. R. to Q's 7th. 9. K. to Kt's sq.
10. K. to B's 6th. 10. R. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.)
11. B. to Q's 6th. 11. R. to Q. R's 8th.
12. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) 12. K. to R's sq.
13. R. to K. Kt's 2d. 13. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)
14. K. to K. Kt's 6th. 14. K. to Kt's sq.
15. B. to Q. B's 5th. 15. R. to K. B's 5th.
16. R. to K. Kt's 5th. 16. R. to Q. R's 5th.
17. K. to B's 6th. (dis. ch.) 17. K. to R's 2d.
18. B. to K's 3d. 18. R. to Q. B's 5th.
19. R. to K. Kt's 7th. (ch.) 19. K. to R's sq.
20. R. to Q. Kt's 7th. 20. K. to Kt's sq.
21. R. to Q. Kt's 8th. (ch.) 21. K. to R's 2d.
22. R. to Q. Kt's 6th. 22. R. to Q. B's 2d.
23. B. to Q's 4th. 23. R. to K. B's 2d. (ch.)
This is his only move to draw the game; and now, whether you
take the Rook or not, he will succeed in preventing your winning.
Diagram 32.
White, with the move, will win the Rook in four moves.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K's 6th. (ch.) 1. K. to Q's 4th.
(If instead he play K. to his 5th, White will check with R. at Kt's
4th.)
Diagram 33.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. takes P. (ch.)
2. R. takes R. 2. P. to Q's 7th.
3. R. to Q's 5th. 3. K. takes R.
4. P. to Q's 7th. 4. P. Queens.
5. P. Queens. (ch.)
CHAPTER VII. 204
And wins.
Diagram 34.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Q's 4th. 1. K. to Q's 3d.
2. K. to Q's 3d. 2. K. to Q's 2d.
3. K. to K's 3d. 3. K. to K's 2d.
4. K. to Q's 4th. 4. K. to Q's 3d.
5. K. to K's 4th. 5. K. to K's 3d.
And the game must be drawn.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Q's 3d.
2. P. to K. B's 5th. 2. K. to K's 2d.
3. P. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) 3. K. to his 3d.
4. K. to Q's 4th. 4. K. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to K. B's 7th. 5. K. to his 2d.
6. K. to his 5th. 6. K. takes P.
7. K. to Q's 6th. 7. K. to B's sq.
8. K. to his 6th. 8. K. to Kt's 2d.
9. K. to his 7th. 9. K. to Kt's sq.
10. K. to B's 6th. 10. K. to R's 2d.
11. K. to B's 7th. 11. K. to R's sq.
12. K. takes P. 12. K. to Kt's sq.
13. K. to B's 6th. 13. K. to R's 2d.
14. K. to B's 7th. 14. K. to R's sq.
15. K. to Kt's 6th. 15. K. to Kt's sq.
16. K. to R's 6th. 16. K. to R's sq.
17. P. to Kt's 6th.
And wins.
Diagram 35.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to his 3d. 1. K. to his 4th.
2. K. to B's 3d. 2. K. to B's 4th.
3. K. to Kt's 3d. 3. K. to K's 4th.
4. K. to Kt's 4th. 4. K. to B's 3d.
5. K. to Kt's 3d. 5. K. to K's 4th.
And the game is drawn.
1. K. to his 4th.
2. K. to his 3d. 2. K. to Q's 4th.
And by continuing to play thus, Black may always draw the game.
Diagram 36.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
2. P. to R's 3d, or (A.) 2. K. to Q's 5th.
3. K. to B's 3d. 3. K. to his 4th.
4. K. to his 2d. 4. K. to his 5th.
5. K. to B's sq. 5. K. to Q's 6th.
6. K. to his sq. 6. K. to K's 6th.
7. K. to B's sq. 7. K. to Q's 7th.
8. K. to Kt's sq. 8. K. to his 7th.
9. K. to R's sq. 9. P. to B's 6th.
10. P. takes P. 10. K. to B's 7th.
Winning.
(A.)
2. P. takes P. 2. R. P. takes P.
3. K. to B's sq. 3. K. to his 6th.
4. K. to his sq. 4. K. to Q's 6th.
5. K. to B's sq. 5. K. to Q's 7th.
6. K. to Kt's sq. 6. K. to his 7th.
7. K. to R's sq. 7. P. to B's 6th.
And wins.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to B's 2d. 1. P. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
2. K. to Kt's sq. 2. K. to his 6th.
3. K. to R's sq. 3. P. to B's 6th.
4. P. takes B. P. 4. K. to B's 7th, &c.
CHAPTER VII. 206
Winning.
No. 33.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | K*| P | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | R*| P | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | R | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 34.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | P*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | P | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | P | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
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+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 35.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
CHAPTER VII. 207
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P*| P | K*| | | P*| |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | P | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | K | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 36.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| P*| P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | P | P |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 37.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | K*| | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | | P | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
CHAPTER VII. 208
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | K | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
No. 38.
BLACK.
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | P*| P*| P*|
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| P | P | P | | | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
| | | | | K | | | |
+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+−−−+
WHITE.
Diagram 37.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to B's 4th.
2. K. to Kt's 2d. 2. P. to R's 4th.
3. K. to Kt's 3d. 3. P. to Kt's 4th.
4. K. to Kt's 2d. 4. P. to B's 5th.
5. K. to B's 3d. 5. P. to R's 5th.
6. K. to Kt's 4th.
And wins; because whatever Pawn is moved, the King takes it.
Diagram 38.
CHAPTER VII. 209
WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Q's 2d.
2. P. to R's 4th. 2. K. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to R's 5th. 3. K. to Kt's 4th.
4. P. to Kt's 4th. 4. P. to R's 4th.
5. P. to B's 4th. (ch.) 5. K. to R's 3d.
6. P. to B's 5th. 6. K. to Kt's 4th.
7. K. to B's 2d. 7. P. to R's 5th.
8. K. to Kt's 2d. 8. P. to Kt's 4th.
9. K. to R's 3d. 9. P. to B's 4th.
10. K. to R's 2d. 10. P. to B's 5th.
11. K. to Kt's 2d. 11. P. to Kt's 5th.
12. K. to Kt's sq. 12. P. to B's 6th.
13. K. to B's 2d. 13. P. to R's 6th.
14. K. to Kt's 3d. 14. Is obliged to move his King,
and one of the White Pawns will
Queen.
CHESS PROBLEMS.
PROBLEM 1.
PROBLEM 2.
PROBLEM 3.
PROBLEM 4.
PROBLEM 5.
PROBLEM 6.
PROBLEM 7.
PROBLEM 8.
PROBLEM 9.
CHAPTER VII. 213
PROBLEM 10.
PROBLEM 11.
PROBLEM 12.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.
No. 1.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K. R's 4th. If 1. K. to K's 4th.
2. Q. to K. B's 6th. (checkmate.)
If 1. K. to Q. B's 4th
2. B. to Q. Kt's 6th. (checkmate.)
CHAPTER VII. 215
If 1. K. to K's 6th.
2. Q. to K. B's 2d. (checkmate.)
No. 2.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. B. to K. Kt's 8th. If 1. B. takes R.
2. R. to Q. R's 7th. (checkmate.)
If 1. Anything else.
2. R. to Q. R's 8th. (checkmate.)
No. 3.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 1. Kt. takes B.
2. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 2. Kt. moves.
3. Kt. to Q's 6th. (checkmate.)
No. 4.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 1. K. B. takes P.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 2. K. to K. B's 5th.
3. Q. to K. R's 4th. (checkmate.)
No. 5.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) 1. P. takes Q.
2. B. takes P. (ch.) 2. K. takes R.
3. Kt. (at R's 7th.)
to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. Q. takes Kt.
4. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. (checkmate.)
No. 6.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 1. K. to Q's 4th.
2. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 2. K. to K's 5th.
3. Q. to Q's 4th. (checkmate.)
No. 7.
CHAPTER VII. 216
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. Kt's 6th. 1. K. to Q's 5th.
2. Q. to Q. B's 3d. (ch.) 2. K. takes P.
3. Q. to Q's 3d. (checkmate.)
No. 8.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to Q's sq. (ch.) 1. K. to Kt's 7th.
2. Q. to K's sq. 2. K. to B's 6th.
3. Q. to Q's 2d. 3. K. to K's 5th.
4. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. to B's 5th.
5. Q. to Q's 3d. 5. K. to Kt's 5th.
6. Q. to K's 3d. 6. K. to R's 5th.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. 7. K. to Kt's 4th.
8. Q. to K's 4th. 8. K. to R's 4th.
9. Q. to K. B's 4th. 9. K. to Kt's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 5th. 10. K. to R's 3d.
11. Q. to K. B's 5th. 11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. Q. to K's 6th. 12. K. to R's sq.
13. Q. to Q's 7th. 13. K. to Kt's sq.
14. Q. to K's 7th. 14. K. to R's sq.
15. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.) 15. K. to R's 2d.
16. Q. to K. B's 6th. 16. K. to Kt's sq.
17. Q. to K. R's 6th. 17. K. to B's 2d.
18. Q. to Kt's 5th. 18. K. to K's 3d.
19. Q. to B's 4th. 19. K. to K's 2d.
20. Q. to B's 5th. 20. K. to K's sq.
21. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 21. K. to B's sq.
22. Q. to K. R's 7th. 22. K. to K's sq.
23. Q. to K. Kt's 7th. 23. K. to Q's sq.
24. Q. to Q's 7th. (checkmate.)
No. 9.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K's 5th. (ch.) 1. K. takes Q.
2. P. to Q's 4th. (ch.) 2. P. takes P. in passing
3. P. takes P. (dis. ch.) 3. R. to K's 5th.
4. P. to Q's 4th. (checkmate.)
No. 10.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K's 5th. (dis. ch.) 1. K. to B's 5th. (best.)
2. K. Kt's P. two. 2. K. takes R.
3. B. to Kt's 5th. (checkmate.)
No. 11.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. R. to K. R's 4th. 1. B. takes Kt. (at Bl. Q's 6th.)
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2. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. 2. P. to K's 3d.
3. R. takes P. (ch.) 3. K. to K's 4th.
4. R. takes B. (disc. checkmate.)
No. 12.
WHITE BLACK.
1. K. to K's sq. 1. K. to K's 5th.
2. K. to K's 2d. 2. K. to B's 4th.
3. K. to B's 3d. 3. K. to K's 3d.
4. K. to B's 4th. 4. K. to Q's 3d.
5. K. to B's 5th. (disc. ch.)
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{PGN 01}
1. {Mr. Morphy plays without seeing the Chess board or men, against M.
Boucher, at Paris.} e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6.
Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 Nh6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O−O O−O 11. Qc4+ Kh8 12.
Nd4 Qd7 13. Rad1 Rf7 14. f4 a5 15. f5 Rff8 16. Ne6 Rg8 17. a4 Ng4 18.
Qe2 Ne5 19. Bg3 Qc8 {To enable him to capture the Bishop, which is about
to take the Kt., with the Q's Pawn.} 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rf3 {The attack
looks already irresistible, but the actual finish is charmingly
accomplished.} Bd7 {By this move Black may be said to lose a Piece. His
best course−−but that a bad one−−was possibly to retreat his Bishop to
K's square.} 22. Rh3 {Threatening mate in two moves.} h6 23. Qd2 Kh7 {To
avert the promised mate, by Rxh6+, etc.} 24. Qxd7 Bd6 25. Rxh6+ {The
termination is very pretty−−quite an elegant little problem.} Kxh6 26.
Rd3 {And Black has no possible means of escape; for, if he play Qe8,
White simply captures the Queen for nothing; if Bc5+, then follows Kf1,
etc.} Kh5 27. Qf7+ {And wins; the battle having lasted about seven
hours.} 1−0
{PGN 02}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Harrwitz"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 58."]
[PlyCount "69"]
{PGN 03}
CHAPTER VII. 220
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Harrwitz"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 59."]
[PlyCount "80"]
{PGN 04}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 60."]
[PlyCount "58"]
{PGN 05}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C41"]
CHAPTER VII. 221
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 60."]
[PlyCount "56"]
{PGN 06}
{PGN 07}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1837.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petroff"]
[Black "3 Russian Amateurs"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 66."]
[PlyCount "53"]
{PGN 08}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tchigorin"]
[Black "Pillsbury, H. N."]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 67."]
[PlyCount "52"]
1. {Notes by Jas. Mason.} e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O−O
O−O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 {In this familiar 'double Lopez' predicament, Bxc6
is highly recommended, if a dull but durable kind of game is desired.}
Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 {... Something like a leap in the dark. If the doubled
Pawn can be 'dissolved' betimes, or the open file well used in attack, a
safe landing may be confidently expected.} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qd2 Ng6 11.
Kh1 {More or less necessary, sooner or later. Black does not attempt to
dissolve, just here; for then Qh6, threatening Ng5, might be
uncomfortable.} Kh8 12. d4 Rg8 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Rab1 {Routine−−indirectly
including the questionable 16. d5?. At once Ng1, to be speedily
followed by g3 and f4, would have given the matter another and
perhaps very different complexion.} b6 15. Ng1 Be6 $1 16. d5 $2
Bd7 17. g3 Rg7 18. Rbe1 Rag8 {... The difference is in favor of
the young American representative, who presses it fully.} 19. f3
{Manifestly weakening. The Russian champion feels himself on the
defensive, and at a loss how to continue. Thus the text move may
be as good as any other.} h5 $1 20. Re2 Nf8 21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4
Nh7 23. Nf3 Bg4 24. Nd4 {Nh4 would be much stronger, the
importance of halting the advancing Rook Pawn duly considered.
Going from bad to worse, the downright blunder two moves later
caps the climax−−and more need not be said.} h4 $1 25. Re3 Qe5
26. gxh4 $2 Bf3+ 0−1
{PGN 09}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane"]
[Black "Staunton"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 72."]
[PlyCount "39"]
CHAPTER VII. 223
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. d4 f6 5. Nc3 fxe5 6. Nxd5 Qf7 7. Bc4
Be6 8. O−O c6 9. f4 cxd5 10. fxe5 Qd7 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. e6 Qc6 13. Qh5+
g6 14. Qxd5 Ne7 15. Qe5 Qxc4 16. Qxh8 Nf5 17. Bh6 Qb4 18. Qxf8+ Qxf8 19.
Bxf8 Kxf8 20. g4 1−0
{PGN 10}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jaenisch"]
[Black "Petroff"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 73."]
[PlyCount "73"]
{PGN 11}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capdebo"]
[Black "Harrwitz, D."]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 79."]
[PlyCount "42"]
{PGN 12}
CHAPTER VII. 224
[Event "?"]
[Site "Philadelphia Athenaeum, PA, USA"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McCabe"]
[Black "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II. p. 80"]
[PlyCount "46"]
{PGN 13}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton, Howard"]
[Black "Horwitz"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 80"]
[PlyCount "143"]
{PGN 14}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horwitz"]
[Black "Staunton, Howard"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 83."]
[PlyCount "64"]
{PGN 15}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton, Howard"]
[Black "St. Amant"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game V. p. 84."]
[PlyCount "59"]
{PGN 16}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "2 Amateurs of Utica, NY"]
[Black "Cheney, of Syracuse, NY"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 85."]
[Mode "PM"]
[PlyCount "58"]
{PGN 17}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popert"]
[Black "A Fine Player of London"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VII., p. 85"]
[PlyCount "57"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. O−O {O−O before c3, and
before the adverse Nf6, appears safer play} Nxe4 6. d4 d5 7. Bb5 exd4 8.
cxd4 Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 O−O 11. f4 f5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Be3 a6 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 {Threatening Nxe4, and then Rxc6.} Qe8 16. Qc2
{Intending again Nxe4, and thus win a Pawn.} Rb8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Qxc6
Rxb2 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. f5 {Well played, the advance of this Pawn
secures to him an irresistible attack.} Bc8 21. Rxc7 Re2 22. Bd4 Rd2
{Note: This move was given as the impossible 'Rd3'.} 23. Bc3 Rd1 24. f6
gxf6 25. exf6 Be6 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Be5 Bg8 28. Re7 Bf7 29. −− {White
now checkmates in two more moves.} 1−0
{PGN 18}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
CHAPTER VII. 227
[White "Buckle"]
[Black "Harrwitz"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VIII., p. 86."]
[PlyCount "95"]
{PGN 19}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Anderssen"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 91."]
[PlyCount "144"]
{PGN 20}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
CHAPTER VII. 228
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "Mead of NY, USA"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 92."]
[PlyCount "74"]
{PGN 21}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen"]
[Black "Hillel"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 93."]
[PlyCount "73"]
{PGN 22}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marache"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 94."]
[PlyCount "40"]
{PGN 23}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "der Laza, Von H."]
[Black "M"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 96."]
[PlyCount "47"]
{PGN 24}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M, Berlin Chess Club"]
[Black "H, Berlin Chess Club"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 96."]
[PlyCount "49"]
{PGN 25}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen"]
CHAPTER VII. 230
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "1/2−1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 98."]
[PlyCount "88"]
{PGN 26}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, E."]
[Black "Steinitz, Wm."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 99."]
[PlyCount "91"]
{PGN 27}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Philadelphia"]
[Black "New York"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 108."]
[Mode "TC"]
[PlyCount "77"]
{PGN 28}
CHAPTER VII. 232
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Philadelphia"]
[Black "New York"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 109."]
[Mode "PM"]
[PlyCount "63"]
{PGN 29}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marache"]
[Black "Meek, A. B."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 110."]
[PlyCount "37"]
{PGN 30}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane"]
[Black "Deschapelles"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 111"]
[PlyCount "61"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Ne5 {This is not the
CHAPTER VII. 233
correct move, he should have played Nh6.} 6. Bxf7+ Nxf7 7. Nxf7 Bb4+ 8.
c3 dxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Kxf7 11. Qd5+ Kf8 12. Ba3+ d6 13. e5 Qg5
14. exd6 Qxd5 15. dxc7+ Kf7 16. Nxd5 Bd7 17. O−O Rc8 18. Bd6 Ke6 19. Bg3
Bc6 20. Rad1 Bxd5 21. Rfe1+ Kf6 22. Rxd5 Nh6 23. Ra5 Nf5 24. Rc5 Nxg3
25. hxg3 Kf7 26. Rd1 Rhe8 27. Rd3 Re7 28. Rf5+ Ke8 {Ke6 would have saved
the game.} 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rf8+ Kxf8 31. cxd8=Q+ $18 1−0
{PGN 31}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton"]
[Black "Harrwitz"]
[Result "1−0"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 113."]
[PlyCount "47"]
{PGN 32}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Captain"]
[Black "Horwitz"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 114."]
[PlyCount "51"]
{PGN 33}
[Event "?"]
CHAPTER VII. 234
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Captain"]
[Black "Henderson"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 114."]
[PlyCount "112"]
{PGN 34}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton"]
[Black "Popert"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 122."]
[PlyCount "77"]
{PGN 35}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Amateur 1"]
CHAPTER VII. 235
[Black "Amateur 2"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 123."]
[PlyCount "37"]
{PGN 36}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Bourdonnais"]
[Black "McDonnell"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 124."]
[PlyCount "76"]
{PGN 37}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 125."]
[PlyCount "44"]
{PGN 38}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton"]
[Black "Cochrane"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 125."]
[PlyCount "51"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b4 {We have now the same position
brought about which occurs in the Evans Gambit.} Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O−O
Bb6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. a4 c6 11. a5 Bc7 ({If he had
taken:} 11... Bxa5 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qh5+ {White would have gained a
more valuable P. in return, and have deprived his opponent of the
privilege of castling.}) 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Ba3 Qf6 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Ne2 Nh6
16. e5 d5 17. Bd3 Nf5 18. Qb4 Bd8 19. Qb1 Qh5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bxa5
22. Bf5 Bb6 23. Qb4 Qg5 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. e6 fxe6 {And White announced
mate in eight moves.} 26. −− 1−0
{PGN 39}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Walker"]
[Black "Daniels"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 126."]
[PlyCount "57"]
{PGN 40}
CHAPTER VII. 237
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stanley"]
[Black "Rousseau"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 131."]
[PlyCount "39"]
{PGN 41}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schulten"]
[Black "Horwitz"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 132."]
[PlyCount "29"]
{PGN 42}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bledow, Dr."]
[Black "Von Bilguer"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 132."]
CHAPTER VII. 238
[PlyCount "65"]
{PGN 43}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Amateur"]
[Black "Amateur"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 133."]
[PlyCount "53"]
{PGN 44}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Captain"]
[Black "P."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 135."]
[PlyCount "63"]
{PGN 45}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton"]
[Black "Cochrane"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 135."]
[PlyCount "67"]
{PGN 46}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Captain"]
[Black "St. Amant"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 136."]
[PlyCount "47"]
{PGN 47}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
CHAPTER VII. 240
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Walker, G."]
[Black "St. Amant"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 137."]
[PlyCount "64"]
{PGN 48}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "der Laza, V. H."]
[Black "Bledow, Dr."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C38"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 140."]
[PlyCount "32"]
{PGN 49}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "der Laza, V. H."]
[Black "H."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C38"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 141."]
[PlyCount "36"]
{PGN 50}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Z."]
[Black "Popert"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C38"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 141."]
[PlyCount "49"]
{PGN 51}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "der Laza, V. H."]
[Black "J."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C35"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, p. 144."]
[PlyCount "39"]
{PGN 52}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "H−−−−d"]
CHAPTER VII. 242
[Black "der Laza, V. H."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 151."]
[PlyCount "45"]
{PGN 53}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 151."]
[PlyCount "38"]
{PGN 54}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lewis"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2−1/2"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 158."]
[PlyCount "86"]
{PGN 55}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "der Laza, V. H."]
[Black "Szen"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 159."]
[PlyCount "53"]
{PGN 56}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 160."]
[PlyCount "51"]
{PGN 57}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McDonnell"]
[Black "La Bourdonnais"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C37"]
CHAPTER VII. 244
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 161."]
[PlyCount "37"]
{PGN 58}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 161."]
[PlyCount "46"]
{PGN 59}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1−0"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 162."]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq − 0 1"]
[PlyCount "45"]
{PGN 60}
CHAPTER VII. 245
{PGN 61}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane"]
[Black "Evans, Captain"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 166."]
[PlyCount "31"]
{PGN 62}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McDonnell"]
[Black "La Bourdonnais"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 177."]
[PlyCount "84"]
{PGN 63}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McDonnell"]
[Black "La Bourdonnais"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 178."]
[PlyCount "60"]
{PGN 64}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perigal"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 178."]
[PlyCount "38"]
{PGN 65}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "Staunton, Howard"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 179"]
[PlyCount "44"]
{PGN 66}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Desloges"]
[Black "Kieseritzky"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 180."]
[PlyCount "75"]
{PGN 67}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Bornemann"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 183."]
CHAPTER VII. 248
[PlyCount "61"]
{PGN 68}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Black "McAdam, W. R."]
[Result "1−0"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 184."]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq − 0 1"]
[PlyCount "65"]
{PGN 69}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pillsbury, H. N."]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, p. 188."]
[PlyCount "88"]
{PGN 70}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marshall, Frank J."]
[Black "Janowsky, D."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, p. 190."]
[PlyCount "69"]
{PGN 71}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Dr."]
[Black "Tarrasch, Dr."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 199."]
[PlyCount "55"]
{PGN 72}
{PGN 73}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1854.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pindar"]
[Black "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 201."]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Philadelphia"]
[Black "New York"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 202"]
[Mode "PM"]
[PlyCount "81"]
{PGN 75}
{PGN 76}
[Event "?"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA., USA"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Clements"]
[Black "Lewis, Dr."]
CHAPTER VII. 253
[Result "1/2−1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VI., p. 204"]
[PlyCount "125"]
{PGN 77}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thompson, James"]
[Black "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VII., p. 206."]
[PlyCount "68"]
{PGN 78}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Anderssen"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game VIII., p. 206."]
[PlyCount "49"]
CHAPTER VII. 254
{PGN 79}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Anderssen"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game IX., p. 207."]
[PlyCount "105"]
{PGN 80}
[Event "?"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA. USA"]
[Date "1859.03.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Dr."]
[Black "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Result "0−1"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game X., p. 208."]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq − 0 1"]
[PlyCount "91"]
{PGN 81}
[Event "?"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA. USA"]
[Date "1859.03.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Dr."]
[Black "Montgomery, H. P."]
[Result "0−1"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game XI., p. 209."]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq − 0 1"]
[PlyCount "48"]
{PGN 82}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harrwitz"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game XII., p. 210."]
[PlyCount "108"]
{PGN 83}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
CHAPTER VII. 256
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harrwitz"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game XIII., p. 211."]
[PlyCount "109"]
{PGN 84}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0−1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game XIV., p. 212."]
[PlyCount "84"]
{PGN 85}
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
CHAPTER VII. 257
[Round "?"]
[White "Zukertort, J. W."]
[Black "Steinitz, W."]
[Result "1−0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "The Blue Book of Chess, Game XV., p. 213."]
[PlyCount "39"]
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