Chess Openings Ancient and Modern

GIFT OF
Albert L. Billiard
CHESS OPENINGS
ANCIENT AND MODERN
REVISED AND CORRECTED UP
TO THE PRESENT
TIME FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES

By
E.
FREEBOROUGH
AND
REV.
C. E.
RANKEN
If TT U NUMEROUS WITH ORIGINAL VARIATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS BT G E 0. B. FRASER, DUNDEE,
EMINENT PLATERS AND ANALYSTS
REV.
W.
WATTE, LONDON, AND OTHER
PHILADELPHIA, DAVID McKAY

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So.
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PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
HE
not
first
edition of this
work has become a useful and convenient

writers, correspondence playera,
book
&c., in
for reference
among Chess
Great
only
throughout
Britain
and
Ireland,
but
also
America and the Colonies.

years
ago,
The
present edition was begun about

that
it
two
under
the
impression
would be
chiefly
reprint
of the
former one, with improvements in detail and arrange-
ment.
of
The
progress of knowledge has however led to the introduction
new
ideas,
and new
linos
of play,
with which every amateur of

full justice
is
moderate strength,, desirous of doing

certainly
to
to his
skill,
ought
be acquainted.
The
it
result
is
necessarily a larger book,

to
with the recommendation that

circle
likely
be useful to a larger
of players.
This will
now
include all
who
are
interested in
all
Club Handicap Tournaments and odds-play, as well as
students,
and Chess-lovers
generally.
Headers will please note that the Index in the present edition
is
transferred to
the end of the volume.
544492
CHESS OPENINGS.
INTRODUCTION.
is a compilation on the principle of arrangement introduced Coot's Synopsis, with such additions and improvements as have suggested themselves by comparison with the German Handbuch des Schachspiels and other treatises on the Openings. Mr. Cook's arrangement is unsurpassed for facility of reference, and for the clearness with which it We have places the results of various lines of play before the reader. taken his columns as a starting point and posted them up to the present time from published, and unpublished games, availing ourselves of the labours of several eminent analysts for the purpose of supervision. We have Varied the arrangement where we have found the original stem of an opening hidden by the growth of variations. In such cases we have either transferred the accretion of material to some kindred opening or used it as the foundation of a distinct debut. Thus some variations of the Philidor defence which were unknown in Philidor's time, -find their place in the Three Knights' game while we have relieved the Bishop's Opening and the Petroff Counter Attack from the joint charge of the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, and established the Hungarian Defence and the Jerome Gambit as openings on their own account. On the other hand there has been a shrinkage in the popularity of some openings, as for instance the Damiano
Work
in THIS
Gambit, and the Lopez Gambit, to which we have awarded secondary

places, the former
Opening, and the latter Opening.
among the Irregular Defences to the King's Knight's among the offshoots from the King's Bishop's
In adapting the various lines of play which we have found already arranged in the pages of the Synopsis, the American Supplement^ and the We have gone carefully Hcvndbuch, we have taken nothing on trust through every variation, Rpd noted "alternative moves selecting the latter
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for our columns if they showed themselves on examination to be improvements on the previous text. Mr. Cook's preference was for actual play,
but the play of even the best masters over the board w uneven, as their own annotations sufficiently show. On the other hand, long series of moves, supplied originally by ingenious analysts as the best on both sides, are never met with in practice. If they involve intricate or apparently
commonly disregarded. Something simpler is called Thus true progress is made by a invariably forthcoming. combination of practice and theory. have utilised one to correct the other. Where the correction required several moves we have given them. Where it allowed freedom of action we have contented ourselves with naming the initial move. It is possible and also probable that we are not
for,
risky play they are
and
is
We
always right in our selections. Every existing Chess work supplies illustrations of the danger of being too positive. One of our objects has been to make the book useful to correspondence players and industrious students, who with the aid of an alternative move, not necessarily superior to the one it replaces, will often be able to upset the plans of older players, whose ideas with time and practice move most freely in familiar
grooves.
can be exhaustive.
weak point in books of this class that they are not and never However carefully and elaborately they are worked out they simply provide a foundation upon which ingenious players build novel combinations. The Handbuch is the most advanced work of the kind, but the many variations it supplies, while contributing to its comIt has become chiefly valuable pleteness, take away from its handiness. Here as a book of reference, and as such deservedly holds the first place. again it follows, as a matter of necessity, that the greater the number of variations the greater the difficulty of arranging them, and of tracing any one of them when arranged. Further, there is the reader's pocket to consider. To meet these considerations we have enlarged upon Mr. Cook's text in those directions where a novice will be likely to require further information, and deleted columns and notes that with the natural progress and cultivation of the game seem now poor and commonplace. We have also added a special introduction to each opening, to show the general principles which govern the play. If the student's memory fails him with regard to the order of moves, he ought at all events to remember the principle of the opening he is playing, and so .evolve suitable moves from his internal consciousness according to his strength. Assuming him to be possessed of a moderate share of analytical acumen it is probable that he will derive as much benefit from this process as he will by wading through the
It is a
variation. He will certainly be in a better position for immediate requirements over the board, for there will not be that discrepancy between his plans and his performance that so frequently characterises' a book player when he arrives at the mid-game.
details of
every
satisfying his
In addition to all this we have given a list or summary of the general " From on which the play in the openings is established. sjad old of the of remarks Mr. Steinitz,."in play pOoiti'.-n.V analogies modern masters cor tain maxims have been deduced which dispense with
principles
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a good deal of analysis, and are generally accepted by experts as scientif.c We are indebted to Mr. Potter for this idea, and have supplelaws." mented his list, by others that have been suggested to us in working out various lines of play, and their consequences.
Having thus done what we can to economise the student's time and money, with a due regard for efficiency, we have not thought it essential to dive very deeply into questions and variations which occupied tho minds of Chess players a generation or two ago. They have for the most part been disposed of by some preliminary or alternative move which we have given and marked as best with the sign !. If a move occurs to the rentier that we have not treated, he must not too rashly assume that wo It will be safer to suppose that it is contrary to some have missed it. fundamental principle, or that there is something objectionable about it which we consider fairly within the limits of an ordinary Chess-player's The tendency in practical play is to turn from those capacity to discover. openings or variations which have been most thoroughly analysed and Both players are thus placed select, in preference, others less familiar. on a more equal footing. To meet this tendency we have supplied in our notes numerous alternative lines of play which will be found useful for consideration or practice. In cases where we are not certain whether the alternative. moves we give are the best, and it is a matter of importance,
When this is generally supply a reference to the player or writer. not done it implies that the original author of the suggestion is not known, that our authority has failed to supply the source from which he had it, or that it is an effort of our own to nil up a gap left by some
we
previous writer.
Awhile the notes "give the sub-play.
As a general rule our columns supply the best, or main, variations, There are, however, exceptions, sometimes arising out of space considerations, sometimes where an apparently
stronger
move
or combination has not yet passed the ordeal of analysis
and sometimes when an inferior but plausible continuation It follows that requires many moves to demonstrate its disadvantages. the columns and notes must be considered together. We have occasionly given in the latter, as illustrations of the resources of an opening, the results of actual practice carried into mid-game. We have preferred this course to that of adding a complete series of illustrative games such games the practice of the best masters being, so far as they are available, the material out of which our columns. and. notes are conpractice,
;
and
structed.
With reference to the signs 4- and = used in this work, they must not be regarded as mathematically exact.. The student should bear in mind that = does not mean absolute equality, but that there is "no decisive advantage on either side, or not sufficient advantage to justify the use of the sign -f-. Further the application of the signs may possibly in some cases to be less a matter of fact than of fancy. It, is toot appear Bt all times to estimate the resources of position as opposed to force. Where there is a difference of opinion on these points between the reader
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into account that we have had before? cases a continuation of the various games, or moves, as our guide in positions that he may consider open to question. In case no sign at all is affixed to a column, the- conclusion is, that there is more to be said on both sides, and that this is left to future analysis.
and the compilers, the former must take
us in
many
One of the principal advantages to be derived from an examination of the Openings is a knowledge of the art of transposition. It is very rarely that we meet with an opponent who sticks to the text of an'
When he departs from it he usually makes an analysed opening. inferior moye, but this does not necessarily follow. He may be transposing by some indirect method into another opening or variation in which he is'more at home, or by which he hopes to gain an advantage. It is clear that this requires a corresponding change of tactics on the other side, so as to force him into a line of play which shall yield him no benefit The summary of sections prefixed to each through his innovation. book will show generally the various ramifications of kindred openings from a single stem, and enable the student to contract or enlarge his base of attack or defence according to his knowledge. We have pointed out where one opening runs into another, and a little observation and practice will enable the student to invent transpositions for himself. He will quickly find their utility. He will discover, among other things, that tact and inference are useful in Chess, as in other games of skill, although they are not regarded as the special accomplishments of a Chess-player ;
and
also that independent thought is by no means cramped or weakened, but rather encouraged and strengthened by familiarity with book openings.
It will be seen from these remarks that we do not encourage student to rely implicitly on memory. A book is useful to point where the novice has gone astray. A player who commences with idea of becoming a first-rate by mastering the theory, and studying principles of the game, may exhaust himself in encountering
the out the the the
numerous exceptions which crop up in actual practice, and discover too late that he might or ought to have won but did not. On the other hand a player who despises book knowledge, and determines to find out everything for himself, may expend the whole of his Chess life in ascertaining the truth of elementary principles. It is well to give our predecessors credit for knowing something of the game, and economy of time and labour to accept the result of their experience as if it were our own ; although it is not our own, till it fits in with our own practice and requires little effort of memory to recall.
.
To those players arid analysts who have assisted us with original variations we must express our deepest gratitude. Mr. Geo. B. Fraser,. of Dundee, whose reputation is world wide, has supplied us with much original analysis, which we doubt not will be highly appreciated by numerous players. Mr. Ranken in addition to general revision, is responsible for the entire plan and compilation of the Scotch Gambit, the Four Knights' Game, the Vienna Opening, the Steinitz Gambit, and the Mr, Freeborough's special contribution in this respect Centre Gambit.
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the Allgaier Gambit, with some original variations' of the King's GamThe majority of the Prefaces to the Openings and the General The Rev. W. Wayte has exercised Introduction are also from his pen. his unrivalled theoretical and book knowledge in general supervision. are largely indebted for miscellaneous assistance to Messrs. D. Forsyth, of Edinburgh, J. Russell of Glasgow, W. H. S. Monck of Dublin, Edward Marks of London, W. Nash of St. Neots, W. T. and J. Pearce, and umerous other players for hints and special variations.
is
bit proper.
We
The joint labour (suggestive, constructive, or critical) of so many experienced player's has, we trust, fully carried out our programme, and enabled us to submit to the Chess world a reliable text-book which will provide alike for the requirements of the student and the skilful player.
In our second edition
we have extended
the process of discrimination
selection to the works on Chess published since 1889. Our principle has been to fit into our treatise whatever seemed worthy of adoption or
and
consideration while avoiding variations of inordinate practice or deficient in general interest.
length, untested by
In addition to new lines of play supplied in the latest edition of the German Handbuch, Mr. Steinitz' Modern Ch^ss Instructor, and other publications, we have had to consider numberless corrections or suggestions The introduction of these received from British and Colonial Amateurs.
variations, founded generally on hard experience, has added materially to -have accepted them gladly as evidence of the the utility of our work. wide-spread interest taken in the subject further, in connection with the
We
given in our first edition and not to be found in the great German treatise, they enable us to take up a more independent standpoint. They contribute to the formation of a British School of Analysis, distinguishable from others by its preference for what is simple and solid rather than for what is subtle and far-fetched; advancing by easy stages from precedent to precedent, rather than trying to arrive at important conclusions by leaps and bounds.
novelties
It is an instance of the widely spread knowledge and study of the game, that many of the suggestions we have deceived refer to openings and variations that Chess writers are apt to consider as almost obsolete, but which, it is apparent, still hold their ground away from Chess centres
among a
large class of amateurs.
With regard to the German analysts they aim at thoroughness and are certainly most remarkable for industry. The Handbych, in its seventh edition, is a receptacle for both good and bad lines of play, far beyond the We find therein long continucapacity of a single mind to assimilate. ations of weak moves, very possibly exhibitions of fine Chess, but which turn away the reader's attention from the object, he hap in view in We have preferred to add short games in which thf wnrk.
..
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may
take at least a passing interest as illustrations of traps to the opening, under treatment. The special lessons they inculcate are generally easy to remember.
our students
and surprizes incidental
The Modern Chess Instructor has introduced many, ingenious variations, worked out laboriously by Mr. Steinitz to conclusions which have not We have alway been confirmed by subsequent practice and analysis. far as and in so to be sound innovations these they appeared accepted
We have, however, declined to accordance with the spirit of the time. follow him in excursions which chiefly serve to illustrate his special
manner. Players who admire and cultivate this manner will, of course, He has elsewhere partially exstudy Mr. Steinitz' book for themselves. of that as a rule he is " not a his remarking style play by peculiar plained in a He approves and the of assailant game." early part dangerous does riot scruple to adopt moves which for/ a time transfer the attack to his opponent. They are founded upon a subtle and very possibly sound On the other hand he distinction between extreme care and timidity. One of the results sees success where less careful players find disaster. of experience in Chess is that every style of development is good for the player who thoroughly understands it, and bad for the tyro who favours it simply because Steinitz, or Blackburne, or some other master has
Imitation generally goes hand in hand contrived to make it a success. with defeat until it is unnecessary that is until the disciple has acquired a style of his own.
;
is
of development most in vogue at present for serious play be described as irregular, in which the arrangement is broken, and each piece treated as a separate entity, with an eye to general The system of arranging the pieces utility as .circumstances may permit. The early in the game to bear on one point is somewhat oat of fashion. old attacking combinations to force a win are however only held in
The kind
that which
may
abeyance, and not forgotten. principle and, practice.
It is still requisite to
know them both
in
The force and flexibility of genius are never better displayed than in the discovery of some simple move or easily secured position that enables There is an instance the player to avoid a number of intricate variations. of this kind in the Ruy Lopez Knight's game, arising out of the advocacy by Mr. Steinitz of the defence, 1 P-K4, P-K4 ; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3 It would be premature to say that the last-named 3 B-Kt5, P-Q3, &c. move supersedes the many variations given in our treatise, but it is certain that the Lopez will no longer be extended on the old lines, and that more complicated variations will either go out of practice or be fitted
;
into other openings by transposition of moves.
The Petroff Defence is another opening that has been simplified by the additional light thrown upon it by the Modern Chess Instructor, Mr, Steinitz' treatment has brought into notice its affinity with the French
Defence, and also indirectly its affinity-r-less 'obvious in this: mstav with the Queen's Pawn game and other openings in which the advance of
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the Queen's side-pawns is a characteristic feature. He has shown that it is .not difficult to place several methods of development in one group and so save trouble in detail by bringing them under a general law.'
4
Other works on the openings, published since 1889, comprise sundry The small .Handbooks, and Mr. Gossip's Theory 'of the Chess Openings. former may be described as unpretentious, but useful. Mr. Gossip's book It is, however, largely made up with extracts from is more pretentious. the Modern Chess Instructor reprinted without reference to Mr. Steinitz' motive's for introducing certain moves, and in some cases obviously without critical examination.
It will be seen that we have added in this edition very considerably the size and scope of our work, and that some openings have been re-arranged and partly re-constructed.
,
attention bestowed
The Vienna Opening and the French Defence have had much upon them in late years, and there is apparently yet
many changes of practice and opinion with regard to them. In the Vienna Opening the additions, are chiefly in the interest of the defence, the variation 2..., Kt-KB3 being now generally looked upon by experts as the strongest reply to 2 Kt-QB& while avoiding the complications and choice of attack which follow the replies 2..., Kt-QB3 and 2 B-QB4. This is a return to the opinion expressed in the Handbuch and Praxis more than thirty years ago.
scope for
;
.
In the French Defence, the first player's game has been strengthened the development of attacking continuations on the King's side of the by board, and as these arise naturally from Black's first move, blocking his Queen's Bishop, the tendency of discovery in this direction will probably be maintained. Analytical study has also led to suggestions for the better treatment of the counter attack on the Queen's side. This opening therefore bids fair to become the most scientific embodiment of the close game
when
forced by the' second player.
addition of a sixth book treating upon Games at Odds will, we much appreciated by the large and increasing class of It will most probably lead who take part in Club Tournaments. players to the discovery of other methods of attack and defence superior to those we have been able to find in the existing literature on the subject. What
The
apprehend, be
Innate we have given is sufficient to give our students a good start. ingenuity combined with experience of analagous positions will, no doubt, enable them to add improvements, which are not sufficiently on the surface to be obvious to. ordinary capacities.
In
lieu of the old
form of index adopted by Chess
mere
list
of contents,
we have
giving the leading
moves
writers, generally a substituted an. alphabetical arrangement This will be found a great in every opening.'
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improvement
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for facility of reference to any special opening or variation, are named after the players who invented, adapted, anais
The
variations
lysed or favoured them. The old arrangement of Sections prefixed to each book.
retained in the
Summary
Among
the
many amateurs who have
kindly taken an interest in our
labours, and furnished us with corrections, suggestions, and analyses, for the present edition, we ought specially to name Messrs. J. H, Blake of Southampton, W. P. Turnbull of Wolverhampton, W. J. Greenwell of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and F. J. Young of Tasmania. Others are named in our pages as their variations come into the text, some prefer to remain unknown, and one wishes his name to be withdrawn. must include all in our acknowledgment of obligations, and hope our readers will agree with us that the additional material dealt with in the second edition will very considerably add to its usefulness for practical purposes to all classes of players.
We
CHESS OPENINGS,
PRINCIPLES.
1.
A game may
the
be termed well-commenced
set
openings apart
when
pieces are brought out so that no piece obstructs the action of another, and that each piece be so well planted that it cannot be attacked
with impunity.
(Walker,}
II.
opening consequently the same piece should not be

pieces are in play.
(
An
to be well constructed should
be made quickly (Walker), moved twice until the other
Steinitz.J
loss of time
to this rule are when a greater or at least an equal can be inflicted upon your adversary, also when an improper move on his part brings an important advantage within measurable
The exceptions
distance.
in.
There are two styles of development the attacking and the defensive. In one the pieces are spread about to secure the greatest possible command In the other they are kept together mutually supporting of the board. or defending each other.
;
Whichever method is adopted the player should be prepared to change from one to the other at short notice, that is unless he sees a certain win bv the first course.
IV.
in pJay should not be exchanged for a man out of play. exception is wlun to retreat would entail the loss of the attack.
A man
The
V.
To
it is worth while to lose one move. gain a Pawn it is seldom worth while to lose one move and the attack, To expend two moves with a Knight in order to against a good player. win the exchange is rarely advisable.
To gain a Pawn
in the opening
VI.
generally be sacrificed in the opening with advantage when it accomplishes two objects i.e., when it brings an undeveloped piece into play, and at the same time keeps an opponent's piece out of This applies especially to Gambit attacks. play.
'
A Pawn may
There are other ends which may be substituted for that of keeping an opponent's piece out of play, such as to facilitate access to his King,
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VII.
Wheu you have au Weigh your advantages and disadvantages. opportunity of making a good move, and you see before you another move which permits several good continuations, select the latter. Your adversary will most probably hasten to stop your good move at the risk of a
bad game.
This is the principle upon which the finest Gambit attacks such as the Muzio and the Allgaier, are founded, and it may be summed up in the maxim " retain as much freedom of action as possible."
VIII.
you cannot see your way to an attacking move, play a developWhen you cannot make a development move, play, if ment move. possible, a restraining move that will check your opponent's development.
IX.
When
your opponent shows a disposition to play a backward or defensive game, do not play a forward game. Keep your pieces together, play steadily and look out for weak spots.
If he pushes forward rapidly in the centre, try to get round him. If he advances Pawns on both sides try to cut his game in two. If he advances rapidly on one flank, wait till he has fairly committed himself in that direction, and then attack him on the other side. This assumes that your game is not so far committed as to leave you no option.
When
The difficulty is, however to These maxims may appear obvious. recognise their applicability in the position under your eyes when playing. This is the point which requires careful attention.
X.
P
Knight
to
KRB to restrain the adverse Queen's Bishop from pinning your at K B 3 is deprecated by the modern school, for although it does
not always compromise the game yet it mostly loses time and gives unWhen attacking a hostile piece the necessary trouble on the King's side. advance of the Hook's Pawn becomes useful in order to make room for the Knight, as well as for dislodging an opponent's piece. (Steinitz.)
XL
Advanced Pawns should be supported from the side of the board and A Queen's Pawn used as a supporting Pawn is not from the centre. especially weak, being open to attack on all sides.
XII.
On the same principle, a supporting piece should always be placed where he is least liable to attack, or where, if attacked, he can support while For this reason a Knight is inferior as a supporting piece. retreating. A good player will aim at the supports rather than at the front rank.
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15
xm.
as your opponent's King or Queen is always In the former position, notwithstanding. with Queen and the other Book on adjoining files, you may generally force This is easier if the intervening Pawns are disarranged, the game. This principle may be extended to the Queen and two Bishops on three adjoining diagonals bearing upon the adverse Thing's quarters, but the rule is not so certain in this case, unless there are advanced Pawns to assist in the attack.
file
Rook on the same
well placed, intervening
men
XIV.
In exchanging, aim at securing a majority of Pawns on your Queen's That is if your King is castled on the other side.
side.
XV V
To be avoided
1
.
or carefully guarded against are
sacrifice or capture which brings your King into position for a diverging .attack by Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight.
double check
is
equally to be shunned.
2.
sacrifice or capture
which drives your King away from the defence of a piece by proximity.
This maxim applies to any piece, but in the openings it is generally the King that is aimed at through the K B Pawn which he alone defends. The sacrifice alluded to is, of course, your opponent's, the capture yours.
'
XVI,
An
attack on the Castled
game and permit one
King with four pieces will usually force the piece to be sacrificed in order to clear the way.
XVII.
is not so safe as castling on the King's the second player, because it leaves the Q R Pawn undefended. There are, however, some notable exceptions to this rule, viz when the Queen's file is open for the player so castling, and not for his adversary or when the Pawns on King's side can be advanced for a strong attack on his adversary's King already castled on that side.
Castling
on the Queen's side

(
side, especially for
Some of these principles are mainly applicable to mid-game and endgame play, and may therefore be considered beyond the scope of our present undertaking. They are, however, coming events which cast their
shadows before as far as the openings, and frequently decide the course of action in critical positions. add for the same reason Mr. Potter's Minor Principles, published in Bland's Chess Player's Annual, 1882. The words in They will be found very useful in making exchanges. brackets are ours.
We
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MINOR, OR SPECIAL PRINCIPLES.

1.
2. 3.
4.
Two Two
Knight alone is stronger than a Bishop alone in the end-game. This means, however, where they -are oppose'd, seeing that A Bishop makes a better struggle than a Knight against Pawns. 5.
:
A A
Bishops are stronger than two Knights. Bishops are stronger than Bishop and Knight. Bishop is stronger than a Knight in the middle game.
6.
7.
Knight is weaker than a Bishop against a Rook. Two Rooks and a Bishop are stronger than two Rooks and a
Knight.
Queen and Bishop are stronger than Queen and Knight. .Queen, Rook, and Knight are stronger than Queen, Rook, and Bishop. (This applies to the end-game only.) Two Rooks co-operating are stronger than a Queen (assuming 10. but unless such co-operation the Rook player's King to be sheltered) exists, or can be certainly foreseen, it is not wise to exchange Queen for two Rooks.
8. 9.
;
11.
The Queen may
usually be advantageously exchanged for two
Bishops and a Knight.
Knights and a Bishop are often weaker than there are other forces. that withstanding
12.
Two
Queen not-
18. Rook and Bishop struggle better against the Queen than Rook and Knight. 14. Rook, Bishop, and Pawn are in numerous cases more than a This implies that the Pawn is either on, or can match for the Queen. be forced up to the seventh square. Two Knights co-operate more powerfully when not protecting, 15.
than when protecting each other.
A Rook is at his best when in possesion of a clear road. " Sieze the open file." Pawns when advanced are in most cases safer against the Rook 17. This assumes their having a certain amount than when not advanced. of support. When a Queen faces an adverse Rook on the same file there is 18. danger, however many men there may be between them.
16.
:
Motto
19.
A Knight
-In
file
at
KB5
bodes
ill
for the adverse
King
castled
on
that side.
20.-
Queen's
average end-games the King than at either wing.
is
better on
the King's or
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EXPLANATION OP NOTATION AND

ABBREVIATIONS.
TABLE OF
QR8 QKt8 QB8 Q8 SO Sat) QR7 QKt7 QB7 Q7
QR6
QKt6
QB6 Q6
QR5 QKt5 QB5 Q5 QR4 QKt4 QB4 Q4 96 QR8 QK18 QB3 Q3
K8 KB8 KKt8 KR8 SHX K7 KB7 KKt7 KR7 8HX 83 8SH K6 KB6 KKt6 KR6 tax K5 KB5 KKt5 KR5 sax sax K-B4 KKt4 KR4 9ax 9H 93X K3 KB3 KKt3' KR8 K2 KB2 KKt2 KR2 sax 8H sax
MX
89?)
Lb
QR2 QKt2 QB2 Q2

80
sq
QRsq QKtsq QBsq Q
Ksq KBsq KKtsq KRsq WHITE.
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PLAN OF THE WORK.

The Tables
the
first player,
are so arranged that each column contains the

:
moves of
a single variation.
The moves are expressed as fractions the move of whom we invariably call " White," being above the line,
and the move of the second player, "
BlacV
below the
line.
ABBREVIATIONS.
K
stands for King
or King's
BOOK
HpHE
I,
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.

King's Knight's Opening springs from the moves 1 P-K4, 2 Kt-KB3. It is the method of development most in vogue ; at the present time. White attacks an unprotected Pawn, brings a useful Black has the piece into play, and prepares for castling on King's side. choice of a variety of replies for his second move, viz., P-KB8, P-Q3, KtQB3, B-Q3, Q-K2 or B3, as defensive moves; P-Q4 andP-KB4 as countergambits; B-B4 as a counter development move, giving up the Pawn, and Kt-KB8 as a counter attack. Four of these replies, viz., P-KB3, B-Q3, Q-B3, and B-B4, give a bad game, and may be dealt with summarily. They are occasionally adopted against a weak antagonist;, but between
P-K4
goo4,plajers they are obsolete, and are therefore classified'as Irregular and
Unusual Defences (Sec. I.). P-KB4 and P-Q4 'require more attention, and are frequently played in off-hand contests. The former constituted tho Greco Counter Gambit (Sec. II.), and the latter the Queen's Pawn Counter Gambit (Sec. III.). Kt-KB3 has proved a strong reply, and constitutes the Petroif Counter Attack (Sec. IV.). P-Q3 is the Philidor
Defence, considered safe but slow (Sec. V.). Kt-QB3 is, however, the defence most frequently selected. It leads to the most interesting positions, and is also favourable to the regular development of Black's pieces, while on the other hand it yields White the advantage of a selection of powerful attacks (Sections VI.-XVL).
In all these variations the line of action for White is indicated by his second move, Kt-KB3. It is an attack on Black's centre, upon which it is customary and commendable to bring all the pieces to bear as quickly as possible. Both players must, however, be on the alert to divert their pieces to one side or the other when an eligible opportunity offers and it becomes necessary to do so if the centre is blocked, or so well guarded as to leave no chance of breaking through with advantage. The side Pawns may then be advanced with effect. This must not be done too early or your opponent will be able to break them up, or get round them, and so turn your flank, which, in Chess, as in war, is generally fatal. If the heavy pieces are exchanged, and the centre open, with the side Pawns on the second and third lines, equal on both sides, the game ought to turn out a draw unless there is considerable difference between the strength of the players.
;
20

From
this
point of view
it
is
apparent that
logically
the
best
reply to
be 2 ..., Kt-QB8, which not only defends the attacked King's Pawn, but is in itself a development move, commanding another important central square. It is not quite so good as 2 ..., Kt-KB3 in some respects, and chiefly because it does not facilitate castling. Blfick has still two pieces to play out on the King's side, or two pieces and a Pawn on Queen's side before he can accomplish this operation. Upon this small foundation the first player is able to construct a strong and enduring attack. Greco (1615) recommended the counter gambit, 2 ..., P-KB4, to avoid the continuation 3 B-Kt5. Lopez (1561) for the same reason preferred 2 ..., P-Q3. Philidor (1749) combining 2 ..., P-Q3, with 3 ..., P-KB4, thought the second player got so strong a game that White's move 2 Kt-KB3 was no longer advisable, while Jaenisch (1842) considered the counter attack 2 .... Kt-KB3 to be the strongest reply. We know that Philidor and Jaenisch subsequently modified their ideas on this subject, but these fluctuations of opinion show that a slightly inferior move, in the hands of an eminent player, may hold its ground for years against all the resources of theory
the
first
player's
move 2 Kt-KB3 should
and
analysis.
\,
It will be seen from the annexed summary of sections that the player who wishes to play the Scotch Game (Sec. VIII.) must be prepared to deal with the defences in Sections I.-V., and if he proposes to play the
Evans Gambit
(Sec. XIV.) or the Lopez (Sec. XV.) he will have to add a knowledge of the Two Knights' Defence (Sec. IX.), and also the Hungarian Defence (Sec. X.). For defensive purposes the second player need only know one or two of the first five sections. If he is content to limit his practice to the Petroff Counter Attack (Sec. IV.) or the Philidor Defence (Sec. V.), and knows them thoroughly, his acquaintance with the best moves in these openings will, in actual play, balance any inferiority that has so far been proved against them by analysis. Monotony is howThe Defences treated in ever wearisome and consequently undesirable.
Sections II.-III. are useful for occasional practice against a slightly inferior player, also against an opponent who persistently adheres to one method of attack. For general purposes it is best to be prepared to play
or the Lopez, which notlonly produce the a good style by giving breadth to the form to tend but games, player's views and depth to his combinations.
the Scotch
finest
Game, the Evans,
21
SUMMARY OF THE SECTIONS INTO WHICH THE

KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING IS DIVIDED.
1
P-K4, P-K4
Irregular and
Kt-KBS.
SECTION
I.
Unusual Defences.
2
II.
...,
P-KB3, Q-B3, B-Q3, and B-B4. P-KB4,

&c.
The Greco Counter Gambit.

2
...,
m.
IV.
The Queen's Pawn Counter Gambit.

2^...,
P-Q^&c.
Kt-KB3, &c.
PetroflTs Counter Attack.
2
V.
...,
Philidor's Defence.
i,
VI.
2 ..., P-Q3, &c. The Three Knights' Games. 2 ..., Kt-QB3 or Kt-KB3;
Stauntorfs Opening.
8 Kt-B8, Ac.
VII.
vni.
IX.
3 P-B3, &c. 2..,, Kt-QB3; The Scotch Game, or Gambit. 3 P-Q4, &c. 2..., Kt-QB3; The Two Knights' Defence.
...,
Kt-QB8; 3 B-B4, Kt-B3,
&o.
X.
The Hungarian Defence. 2 ..., Kt-QB3 3 B-B4, B-K2, &c.

;
XL
XII.
The Giuoco Piano.

2
....
Kt-QB3
3 B-B4, B-B4, &c.
Max
2
Lange's Attack.
...,
Kt-QB3:
3 B-B4, B-B4
4 Castles, &c,
,,
xm.
xiv.
The Jerome Gambit.

4 BxPch, &c, 3 B-B4, B-B4 The Evans Gambit, accepted and declined. 2
...,
Kt-QB3;
... ?
Kt-QB3
1
3 B-B4,
B-B4
4 P-QKt4, &c.
xv.
Ruy Lopez Knight's Game. 2 .... Kt-QB3; 3 B-Kt5, &c.

The Four Knights' Game. 2 .... Kt-QBS; 3 Kt-B8, Kt-B3,
&c.,
THE
KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.
SECTION
I.
IRREGULAR AND UNUSUAL DEFENCES.

1
P-K4,
f -K4
2 Kt-KB3, [P-KB8, Q-B8, B-Q3, B-B4.
defences are moves which suggested themselves to Chess players four hundred years ago. They are found in the oldest treatises on the game as it is played at the present time. In the survival of the fittest they have gone down in public estimation as replies to 2 Kt-KB3, but with a slight change in their environment they are still utilise them to introduce occasionally feasible in ordinary play. certain combinations with which the student ought to be familiar.
fpHESE
J_
We
It* is probable that the general warning given by most Chess writers against the move 2 ..., P-KB3 had its origin -in the disastrous result of the Damiano Gambit for the second player (Col. 1, Notes 1 and 2). P-KB8 has, however, been resuscitated in late years, by Mr. Steimiz, as a good defence to the King's Pawn in Staunton's Opening, and its reputaMr. Reichhelm of Philadelphia supplies a generalisation is improving. " It is tion. part of Steinitz's system of play that when the adverse King's Bishop is off the board, or not in a position to play effectively to QB4, then the King's Pawn is best defended by P-KB3."
..., Q-B3 (Col. 2) survives as a later move in the Scotch the Evans Gambit, but its popularity is on tne wane in other variations of the King's Knight's Opening.
The move 2
Game and
B-Q8
Queen's
4) is objectionable on principle, as it confines the As a defensive move so shuts up the Queen's Bishop. in the Allgaier Gambit it is highly effective, this reason notwithstanding. It has been suggested as available for the defence in other openings
(Cols. 3
and
Pawn and
is not pressed for time, with the idea of subsequently playing the piece to QB2, or QKtsq, so as to command a long diagonal. B-B4 (Col. 5) is at first sight the least promising of the four, but in 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3 ; Petroff's Counter Attack, after 1 P-K4, P-K4 ; 8 B-B4, may be played by the first player without disadvantage. These remarks illustrate G. Walker's aphorism tbat "one of tlis greatest advantages to be derived from a knowledge of the openings is tho from." perceiving how and when they may be safely departed
where the player
23
TABLE
1.
IRREGULAR AND UNUSUAL DEFENCES.
P-K4, P-K4;
3
2Kt-KB8.
P-KB3
o
KtxP
24
SECTION
II.
THE GRECO COUNTER GAMBIT

1P-K4, P-K4;
2
Kt-KB3,.P-KB4.
Counter Gambit dates from the early part of the seventeenth It has chiefly been favoured by players remarkable for dash and brilliancy. It is founded on the maxim that the strongest It is theoretically unsound, being a defence is a counter attack. variation of the King's Gambit played by the second player with a
century.
move
and
behind.
Nevertheless some of
It
its
variations give rise to interesting
appears to have held its ground, along with 2 ..., Kt-QB3, as a fair reply to 2 Kt-KB3, until a comparatively recent Hanstein, Bledow, period. In 1839 five of the strongest players in Berlin Mayet, Bilguer, and Von der Lasa held a weekly meeting, and took this opening as a subject for consideration. Their investigations were afterwards L " Handarranged by Herr v. der Lasa, and published in the German buch." Mr. Fraser subsequently contributed an entirely new defence by This move was also suggested by H. Moller about 3 (KtxP) Kt-QB3. the same time (1873). The variations supplied by Mr. Fraser show that there is still room for discoveries in both attack and defence. The suggestions furnished by other analysts for the present edition are chiefly in the interest of the attack. Col. 3, named, but not worked out, by Walker in 1841, seems worthy of attention as an alternative line of play.
intricate manoeuvring.
until
The variation given in Note 6 (Col. 4) was the old continuation, it was found that 7 Q-R3, in lieu of B4, gave a decided advantage The special feature of this gambit is White's attack to the first player. with Queen and Knight, and the ingenious defence and counter attack, This kind of attack fails in the Damiano Gambit as given in Cols. 6-9.
(see previous section)
owing to Black's KB Pawn being advanced one square instead of two! It. is ev.aded in Col. 4 by the reply 3 ..., Q-B3, but the Black Queen is thus brought within easy range of the adverse Knights, which loses valuable time.
The variation treated in Cols. 13-15 may be produced in the Giuoco Piano, by the moves 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3 3 B-B4, P-B4; also in the King's Bishop's Opening, by 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 B-Bl, P-KB4 3 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3, &c. The Gambit may be adopted by the first player with a move in hand, viz., 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 Kt-Q3, Kt-KB3 3 P-KB4, &c. This constitutes a strong development. It is a variation of the
;
;
Vienna Opening.
Greco's treatise was
first
printed in Paris in 1615.

TABLE i
25
P-P
PxP?
THE
NOTES TO TABLE
(1) If
2.
4 P-KKt4,
v.
P-KB4
5 B-B3,
PxP;
BxP, P-KKtS.
(2)
Haughton
Mackenzie.
(3)
Mentioned by Walker.
4 ..,
The continuation 3
6 Kt-QP,
..,
P-Q8;
P-Q4 transpose*
into the Philidor defence (Sec. V.)

(4)
Kt-KB3;
5 B-B4, P-Q4
KtxKt;
;
7 Q-R5ch, P-KKt3;
8KtxKtP,PxKt; 9QxPch+. (Monck v.

;
Philip.)
4 Q-R5ch, P-KKt3 5 Kt x KtP, (5) The old line of play was 3 Q-K2 6 B-K2, Kt-KB3 ; 7Q-K3I, PxKt; 8QxR,QxKtP; 9R-Bsq+.
(6) If
v.
Q x Pch
. . ,
PxP
;
8 Kt x KtP, B-Kt5
Foster.)
(7)
Q x B, P x Kt
5 Kt-QB3, P-Q3 ? ; 6 Kt-Q5, Q-Qsq ; 7 Q-K5ch, P-KKt3 ; 10 Q x KtPch, K-Q2 ; 11 Q-B5ch (De Soyres ;
might
also play 6
.
Threatening Kt-Kt5 as well as Kt-Q5. (See diagram on previous page.) P-Q5 a useful move in several variations.
; ; ;
He
8 B-Kt2, Kt-B3 9 B-K3 ? (or 7 P-KKt4 (a) (c), B-Kt3 (8) Or 6 . , B-B4 (d) P-Q5! Kt-K4; 10KxKt,QxKt; 11 O-O. Praser.) The Handbuch, in reply to B-K3, continues 9 .., O-O-O. Mr. Praser suggests 9 .., P-Q4; (if) lOKtxQP, -B2; HKt-B4, QxKKt;^ 12KtxB, PxKt; 13 B x P, O-O-O, &c. IflOKt-K5,
1 Kt-Q5,
(a)
8 KKt-K3 (or 8 QKt-K3! Pilkington v. Praser,) B-K3 !; Q-B2 10 Kt-B3, P-Q4 ; 11 P x P, P x P. 9 P-QB4 (b), P-B3 White may now check with B, and bring Q-B4 after interposition of Kt, but carried on for
;
some moves further the

(b) If
(c)
positions
show
little difference.
9 B-B4, K-Qsq! ;
10 B-Kt3, P-B3.
7 Kt-Xt5,
Kt-QE3;
8 Kt-K3, P-B3I;
9 Kt-B3, Kt-B2, &c.
If 7
P-B3,
PxP; 8QxP,P-B3;
(d)
9Kt-K3, B-K3=.
8 B-Kt5, B-B4; Or 6 .., Q-Kt3;
Black may also play 6 .., Q-K2; 7 Q-K2, Kt-KB3; 10 P-KKt4, B-Kt3; 9 BxKt, PxB; 11 B-Kt2+. 7 P-B3, PxP; 8 Q x P (threatening* B-Q3).
(?)If9,..,K-Qsq.?"10KtxPch,K-B2;
llQxQ.BxQ;
12 Kt(B4)-E5+.
27
TABLB
8.
THE GRECO COUNTER GAMBIT.

Kt-KB3, P-KB4;
.K4,P-K4;
KtxP, Kt -QB3
(1).
' 8
9
10
11
10

(8)
P x P. may
Q-R5 as in Note 2. Banken continues:

(a)
6 P-Q4, Q-R5. also be played. If 5 P-K5, B-K3 ; Messrs. Potter, Wayte, and Eanken suggest 5 B-B4 5 . , Q-Q5 (a) (6) ; 6P-Q3,PxP; 7Q-K2,Kt-B3;
.
If
f,
5 P^Q4,
which Mr.
8P-KB3+.
5
5
. . ,
Q-K2
6 0-0,
PxP
B x Kt, B x B
;
8 Kt-B3,
B-B4
9 R-Ksq, 0-0-0 ;
:
lOKtxP-K
(6)
6 P-Q3 (if 0-0, Kt-B3 7 P-Q3, B-Q3, &c.), P x P 7 Q-K2, ... Q-R5 (Fraser) B-KB4; 8BxKt,RxB; 9Kt-Q2(if P-KKt3,Q-Kt5),O-0-0; 10PxP,&c.
;
(9) If
Kt-B3;
(10)
7 B-B4, Q-Ksql Or 7 Q-K5ch, B-K3; 6 Q-R5ch! K-K2; 9Q-QKt4ch? K-B2; 10QxP,B-QB4; 11 QxBP, R-Ksq.
QxKP.
Good game though minus a Pawn.
TABLE
(Col. 6.)
3.
(Col. 10.)
After White's 6th move.
After Black's 5th move.
The two positions given above represent the stage of the game from which the struggle between superiority of force on one side, and superiority of development on the other may be studied and carried forward.
THE KING'S KNIGHTS OPENING.
TABLE
4.
THE GEECO COUNTER GAMBIT.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
12
Kt-KB8,
18
PKB4.
14
V
4
Q
9
10
11
12
- 80
SECTION
P-K4, P-K4;
2
III.
THE QUEEN'S PAWN COUNTER GAMBIT,

Kt-KB8, P-Q4.
is a combination of a counter attack with a development For this releasing the second -player's Queen's Bishop. reason it is slightly stronger than Greco's Counter Attack by 2 ...., P-KB4 as is subsequently shown in Philidor's Defence, in which the two lines of play are opposed to each other. In the position on the diagram, if the first player replies to Black's second move by taking the King's Pawn he may have a difficult game (Col. 5). It "is better for him to keep his attack on the King's Pawn and take the Queen's Pawn, by which course he gains time. The second player may either accept the loss of a Pawn, and take what he can get for it in the way of development by 3 ..., B-Q3 (Col. 1) or he may push his K Pawn on the White Knight, which is a premature attack (Col. 2) or he may at once retake the Pawn with his Queen, which will transpose the opening into the Centre Counter Gambit with a weak K Pawn (Col. 4) or into the Centre
riS move,
;
defence
Gambit with a move behind

have the advantage.
(Col. 3).
In any case the
first
player will
The result of this and the Greco Counter Gambit shows that although, as George Wa&er writes, "counter attack is the- soul of the game, and the word ought to be written on the margin of the Chessboard," yet it leads to nothing unless it can be followed up that is to eay unless it is correctly timed.
;
THE
KING'S
KNIGHT'S OPENING.
81
TABLE
6,
THE QUEEN'S PAWN COUNTER GAMBIT,

P-K4, P-K4;
2
Kt-KB8, P-Q4,
8
4
6
6
7
8 9
10
11
82
SECTION
1P-K4, P-K4
;
IV.
PETROFF'S COUNTER ATTACK.

2Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3.
counter attack is an attempt on the part of the second player to It equalise the game by bringing about a similarity of positions. dates from the Gottingen MS. 1490. Walker, in 1841, described it as " a counter attack but a bad one." It was however revived by the Russian player, M. Petroff, and carefully analysed by M. Jaenisch who, in the Palamede, 1842, considered it the best reply to 2 Kt-KB3. It has since that time been adopted in several important correspondence games, but has not held its ground in public estimation, and is now rarely played. Cols. 1-3 show that the first player, by retaining the lead, is able to secure ultimately an advantage, and that his opponent cannot avoid it by
HpHIS
1
The first player may, if he pleases, introducing complications. turn the opening into a lively gambit attack by 3 Kt x P, P-Q3 Kt x P as recommended by Mr. Steinitz, he may play or, (Cols. 16-20) 3 P-Q4 (Cols. 5-10) or he may transpose the game into the Boden4 Kt-B3. If he plays a straightKieseritzky Gambit by 3 B-B4, Kt x P forward game, the position becomes one that may occur in the French Defence, where the King's Pawns are exchanged early, and the Bishops and Knights brought gradually into action supported by the Rooks (Cols. This slow development permits considerable variety in the order 10-15). and selection of moves. It is hardly likely that the moves given in the last named columns will be made in the same order in ordinary practice, Exhaustive analysis is impossible in such positions, and all that can ba done is to indicate the general tendency of certain lines of play which have been selected by analysts and players as the strongest on both sides. It may be noted that in those variations where the Black Knight, after taking White's K Pawn, falls back to KB3 the position is frequently similar to that obtainable in the French Defence with the advantage of move in hand.
;
; ;
S3
B
4
7
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
THE
TABLE
7.
PETROFP'S COUNTER ATTACK,
8
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
IS
13
THE
TABLE
8.
85
PETBOFF'S COUNTER ATTACK.

2
-
1P-K4,P-K4;
4
Kt-KB3, Kt K B 3 3KtxP,P-Q3; KtxP; 5P-Q4, P-Q4; 6B.Q3, Kt-KB3,

;
11
13
14
15
Kt-QB8 0-0!
10
11
12 18
14
15
86
NOTES TO TABLE
8.
9BxKt,PxB; (1) If 8 R-Ksq, B-KKt5 ; (Handbuch). Compare Cols. 7-10.

(2)
lORxP, BxKt; HQxB.KtxP

...
lf9..,BxKt;
(3) If
This seems needlessly to strengthen White's centre. 9 10QxB,KtxQP; 11 Q-Kt4. (C. E. K.)
Kt-B3
is better.
10
. . ,
0-0
11 B-Ktsq followed by
R-Ksq +
(if
(4)
11
BxBP,
Q-KB4
;
0-0;
14
18 P-B4,
B x Kt, P x B
12 B-QKt5, Q-Q4 &c.
..,
Q-Q3;
13
P-QR4
C. B. B.);
(5) If 8 . . , Kt-KB3 the same position may be brought about in the French Defence with Black to move. 2 P-Q4, P-Q4; 3 PxP, PxP: [Thus: 1 P-K4, P-K3; 4B-Q3,Kt-QB3; 5 Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3 ; 60-O.B-K2; 7 P-QB4.]
If 9.., P-B4; 10 Kt-B3. (6) If 9 ...B-QKt5; 10BxKt,BxB; Mr. Steinitz continues by 10 , Kt x Kt, to White's advantage. Mr. Banken suggest* 10 ..,Kt-Kt5.
. .
HPxP-K
(7)
Initiating
11Q-R4, B-Q2;
(8) If
an advance with the Pawns on Queen's side. If 10 12 B-QKt5, Kt-QKtsq; 13 Kt-K5+. (M. C. I.)
12
...
P-QKt3;
11 Kt-B3, B-Kt5;
B-K3 (M.C.I.),
BxP!
11
to relieve Black's game.
C E.
B.)
(9) If
QxP+.
9 P-B5, P-QKt3 (M. C. I.)

.
. ,
10 P-QKt4 ? ,
P-QR4
P x KtP, BP x P
12
P x P,
P-B3 providing a retreat for the Bishop in case of 9 P-B5 Salvioli (10) Or 8 continues by 9 Q-Kt3, and the Handbuch by 9 Q-B2. 8 . . , Kt-KB3, as in other cases, 9 B-KKt5, B-K3 10 Q-Kt3, PxP; 11 B x P I works into the French Defence B x B ; 12 Q x B, Kt-B3 13 Kt-B3. (Morphy v. Barnes.)
: :
11
P x Kt, P-QB4
(12)
(11) Better
than Jaenisch's move 9 Q-Kt3.

;
If
12
B x Pch.
;
PxP, BxP; 10Kt-QB8.KtxKt;

1
Or 9
. . ,
Kt-KB3
(if)
10 Q-Kt3, Kt-QB3
(13)
Mr. Steinitz proposes 10 P-B5 followed immediately by P-QKt4.
(14)
(M.C.I.); 12 followed by 12
(15)
From a correspondence game between Pesth and Paris. QxKt, PxB; 13 Kt-K5 (Monck), Q-B3, &c. If then 13 B x P B-Q4 14 Q x K, Q-Kt3 15 Kt x KP If 13 B-Bsq
. . , ;
!
If 11 ..,
Kt-B3
11
..,
BxPch:
. .
8 O-O, PxBP; 9 BxP, Kt-QB3; 12 Q-B4ch, B-Q2; 13 QxKt+.

(17)
(18)
(16) If
...
P-QB4 ?
7 P-B4, P-B4
(if
7 10
. . ,
8 O-O, &a) Kt-QB3, or P x QP 11 Kt-B3, KtxB; P-Q5, Kt-K4;

; ;
Or 7 Kt-B3
to be followed
by Kt-K2.
(C.
E. B.)
8KkK5,O-0: 9P-KB4+.
(M.C.I.)
87
TABLE
9.~PETROFF'S COUNTER ATTACK.
1 I
88
SECTION
P-K4, P-K4;
2
V.
PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.
.1
Kt-KB3, P-Q3
idea of thi defence, introduced by Philidor (1749), is to protect the advanced King's Pawn from the adverse Knight before proceeding with Greco's Counter Gambit, P-KB4. The second player limits the action of his King's Bishop, and submits to a cramped position in the hope of establishing a strong centre of Pawns. The first player, however; having the move, commences an attack on his own account by 3 P-Q4, or 3 B-B4 (threatening 4 Kt-Kt5). Against the latter 3 ..., P-KB4 is unsatisfactory, as was proved by Allgaier in 1795 (Note 1, Col. 6). Cols. 1-3 show the consequences if Black disregards his opponent's move 3 P-Q4. *' The weakness of the Philidor," says Mr. Potter (1885), " consists in the fact of
fpHE
JL
KP X QP being apparently incumbent on Black, whereby all his means 8 of development become paralysed. Could that capture be rendered unnecessary his development though slow would be assured, and 'the future of the game would be such as skill, hand in hand with patience, might hopefully face." Cols. 8-10 give various trials, showing on the whole that, as Mr. Potter adds, the inferiority which results is not very pronounced. He demonstrated in Land and Water that the line of play given in Col. 8 permits numerous variations, from which we may conclude that it has not ye't reached its final form.
. .
.
Mr.*5teinitz has recommended as the best defence in the Ruy Lopez Knight's game (Sec. XV.) a line of play leading into the Philidor defence given in Col. 5, which has therefore had more attention bestowed upon it the result being, as far as the Philidor is concerned, a decided preference for the variation in Col. 6, in which (after 3 P-Q4, P x P) Black's Pawn is retaken with the Knight instead of the Queen.
;
'
The first player has the option of turning the game into a position 2 Kt-QB3, Ktbrought about in the Vienna Opening by 1 P-K4, P-K4 KB3 8 Kt-B3, P-Q3, The same position may occur also in the Three Knight's Game by transposition of moves. A similar result may follow 3 B-B4, which also leads into the Hungarian Defence. As it somewhat
;
;
confuses the issue to place
aJl
these variations in the Philidor proper,
we
have relegated them to the above named openings, in which they will be found in their places. The great leeson of the Philidor is the relative strength of the attack 8 P-Q4, and the counter attack 3 ... P-KB4, after and in conjunction .with P-K4.
TABLE
10.
PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.
P-K4, P-K4;
KtvKBS. P-Q
P-Q4
10
40
NOTES TO TABLE 10.

(1)
Zukertort's Attack.
Col. 3 gives the older form.
(2) If
10
. .
P-B3
11
Kt x Ktch.
6
(3)
If
PxKP;
Kt-KB3
;
8 Kt x P,
5 QKtxP, P-Q4; If 4 9 Q-K5ch +

.
KtxP, PxKt;
;
. . ,
Kt-QB3
5 B-QKt5,
7 Q-R5ch, P-KKtS, P x KP ; 6 QKt x P,
P-Q4;
KtxP, PxKt;
SKtxKt, PxKt; 9BxPch+.

13 P-K7!
(4) Englisch v. Pitschel continued 12 B-R6, B-B3; exchange. Black should play 11 R-Bsq.
.
.
and wins the
B x Kt, P x B
(5)
If
..,
Kt-KR3
;
(Ldwehthal), B-Kt2
7 Kt-QB3, P-B3; 8 KKtxKP, PxKt (if 8 ... BxP; 10 Q-Q4) 9 Q-R5ch, P-KKt3 10 Q-K5, B-Ktsq 11 B-Kt5, 12 P-K7 !, Q-Q2; 13 Q-B4+.
;
8 B-K3, P-Q5. (Barnes v. Morphy.) A game between (6) If 7 Kt-B7, Q-B3 7 Kt-QB3, Q-KB3 ? Messrs. Goldschmidt and Esling was continued 8 B-Kt5ch, B KP ? 10 B-QB4, P-K6. (Again the P-B3 9 0-0, x (Steinitz gives P-K6 as best) be on of cannot taken account 11 11 QKt-K4, PxKt; 12 KtxB, QKtxP.) Bishop P x Pch ; 13 K-Rsq, B-Kt3 ; 14 B-KKt5, Q-Kt3 ; 15 x P, Kt-Q2 ; 16 Q x Ktch and mates in four more moves.
;
:
It transposes (7) Mr. Ranken notes that he has tried 4 B-QB4 advantageously. the opening into the Centre Gambit, in which the position is reached by 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 P-Q4, PxP; 3 Kt-KB3, P-Q3; 4 B-QB4, Kt-KB3 or B-K2.
6 Q-Q2, Kt-B3 7 B-Q3, B-K2 (8) White may also play 5 B-KB4, Kt-QB3 5 B-K3 results in a similar position, with the recom8 Kt-B3, O-O; 9 0-0-0 + mendation that it does not prevent the subsequent advance of the KBP in this For variations arising through case Steinitz prefers 7 Kt-B3, to avoid exchanges. the first player bringing out his QKt see Vienna Game. If 5 B-KKt5, Black may or P-KB3, Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3, suggested by Mr. Wayte. The last may reply by 5 be continued by 6 B x Q ?, as given in Cook's Synopsis, or by 6 Q-B3, P-B3 ; 7B-R4, P-Q41; 8 Q-K3, &c.
;
(9)
The
variation
is
brought into a form of the Centre Gambit unfavourable to
the second player.

(10)
Or
. . ,
Kt-KB3
5 Kt-B3
may
be played at this point.

(Steinitz.)
(11)
Or 6
. . ,
PxB
7 B-Kt5, Q-Ktsq.
U2)
Or7B-K3l
;
.
9 Kt-B3, (13) 7 .., P-B3; 8 B-R4 (B-K3 is preferred by Steinitz), Kt-R3 (See Q-Q2; 10 O-O, B-K2; 11 QR-Qsq, 0-0 12 Q-B4ch, (if) R-B2 13 P-K5 + 8 QxKtP, B-B3 Black may play 7 .., B-K2 (if) Morphy's Games, p. 54.) 9QxR, BxQ; 10 BxQ, BxKtP; HBxP, K-Q2; 12B-R5, BxR; 13 B-B3, BxB; 14 KtxB, R-Ksq; 15 Kt-Q2, P-B4, &c. (Steiuitz.)
;
;

PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.
41
TABLE
11.
67
1
P-K4, P-K4;
2 Kt
KB
P-Q3.
10
8 9
10
42
SECTION
VI.
THE THREE KNIGHTS' GAMES.

1
P-K4, P-K4;
or
1
Kt-KB3, Kt-KBdi
2
3Kt-B3.
3
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
Kt-B3.
advantage to the first player of an early development of the Queen's Knight has been generally appreciated by advanced ChessIt has led to the introduction of several modern openings, players. notably the Three and Four Knights' Games, and the Vienna Opening with its numerous variations, 'the idea springs from an old maxim Move your pieces out before your Pawns or you may be prevented from forming a strong attack by the intervention of your own Pawns." There was at one time an objection to the move on account of its " apparent tameness." It attacked nothing, and seemed to give the second player an opportunity of assuming the offensive. Staunton, " there is however, pointed out in the Praxis that perhaps no one legitimate opening where the defence would not prove successful, if the " while Walker, alluding defending player were allowed an extra move to tfce Steinitz' Gambit (in BelVs Life) showed that 2 Kt-QB3 prepared the way for one of the most daring and chivalrous of modern openings.
JL
:
:
'PHE
The move, in fact, strengthens the first player's game for either attack or .defence. The " Three Knights' " has been selected by first rate players for some of their most important contests. The attack is on the centre Pawns, and it is questionable whether the second player should allow them to be broken up or resort to the Four Knights' Game. The idea of playing 3 ..., P-KKt3 to follow with B-KKt2, which was one of the special points of this opening (Cols. 6-8) has not worked out so satisfactorily as its originators anticipated.
In several variations the positions are similar to those in the Philidor Defence, to which opening we append it. The Four Knighta* Opening leads to a totally different game,, more akin to the Buy Lopes'
.
Knight's Game.
THE
TABLJE
12,
P-K4, P-K4:
12845
2
THE THREE KNIGHTS' GAME.

Kt-KB8., Kt-KB8;
>8
Kt-B3.
4
5
6 7 8
9
10
11
44

TABLE
1
13.-THE THREE KNIGHTS' GAME,

2
P-K4, P-K4;
6
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
8
9
Kt-B3.
10
6
7
8
9
10
11
45*
SECTJON
VII.
STAUNTON'S OPENING.
1
P-E4, P-K4;
Kt-KB8, Kt-QBS;
P-B3.
We call styles this development the English Game. Staunton's Opening/ to distinguish it from that commencing 1 P-QB4, which is also known as the English Opening. The move 8 P-QB3 dates from the Gottingen MS. Mr. Staunton thought highly of it he played it in his match with Harrwitz, and considered that analysers had not done justice to it. A year or two later in the Handbook (1847) he prophesied that it would attain a higher place in the category of legitimate openings than had previously been assigned to it. He did not take into account the superior claims of Kt^QBS, which has superseded the Pawn's move, and has, in fact, taken the place in public opinio^ that " Staunton prognosticated for the " QBP one game. .^
E
Handbuch
it
:
The object of the move 8 P-QB3 is to turn the opening into the Ruy Lopez' Knight's Game, or the Giuoco Piano, according; io Black's play. But the second player is not obliged to adopt either alternative. He may base his action on the purely preparatory character of White's move! and The former commence a counter attack by 3 ..., P-KB4, or 3 ..., P-Q line of play is treated in Cols. 1-5. It is the Philidor Defence, with tho advantage of having the QKt out. This counter attack is mdfc by the first player with 4 P-Q4, which, as has been shown in the Phindor, is the In Staunton's Opening it is made more powerful by strongest reply. the preliminary advance of the QB Pawn, and White ought to obtaitt the This is not the case with the counter attack springing from superiority.
8..., P-Q4.
According to Mr. Potter "the most powerful 'enemy of Staunton's attack" is 3..., Kt-KB3 (Cols. 14-20). All these variations lead to curious and remarkable positions, upon* which much attention has been bestowed by analysts and players. The result shows itself in the subtle character of the play on both sides, some of the moves being so far under the surface as to be exceptions to the ordinary rules of development.
The defence is difficult for routine players, and the opening is consequently useful for occasional practice by those who are acquainted with
its peculiarities.
THE
TABLE
1
llSTAUNTON'S OPENING.
2Kt-KB3,.Kt-QB3;
4 P-Q4(2).
8
P-K4, P-K4;
P-B3, P-B4(l)j
P-Q8! P-Q5
(8)
PxP
Kt-Kt5
Kt-Ktsq
KtxKP
Kt-KB3 B-Q3
KtxP
Kt-Kt5
Kt-KB3
10
11
KtxP KtxKt"
Q-R5ch^
12
BxKt
P-KKt8
Q-Kt4ch
^
(4)
K-Bg
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING;

NOTES TO TABLE
(1)
.
.
47
14.
The
Ponziani's Counter Attack. If 3 5 P-Q4, Kt-B3, P-Q3; 4 B-Kt5, B-Q2 may arise in the Ruy Lopez' Knight's Game, by 3 B-Kt5, P-Q3; Kt-B3. 5 4 P-Q4, B-Q2 P-B3,
, ;
position
If 4
P-Q3; 5 P-Q4, P-K5; 6 Kt-Kt5, BxP; 7 P-Q5, Kt-K4; 9Q-R4ch,&c.: if 5 B-Kt5, B x P 6P-Q4,PxP; 7KtxP,&c. 6 Kt-Ktsq, PxP (or Q-R5 C. E, R.) 7 Q x P, KKt-K2 If 5 P-KKt4, P-KR4 If 4 B-Kt5, P x KP 5BxKt, QPxB; 6 Kt x P, Q-Kt4 + 7B-Q3, P-KKt3 + variation. The defence 4 .., P-Q3 was given by E. Morphy. (3) Dr. Schmidt's 6 KtxP, PxKt; 7 BxKtch, PxB; 8 Q-R5ch, K-Q2; If 5 B-QKt5, PxKP; 11 Q-B5ch, K-K2 drawn by perpetual 10 Q-Kt5ch, K-Q2 9 Q-B5ch, K-K2 10 P x P, Q-Q4 KK2 9 B-Kt5ch, Kt-B3 11 B-R4, B-R3 and check or 8
(2)
PxP?
.
8KtxKP,BxKt;
. .
the
Pawn
(4) (5) (6)
at
QB3
.
is
a disadvantage to White.
!,
Mr. Fraser continues by 14 Q-QB4ch
K-Q2;
15BxP-f.
10B-K2+.
10 B-Q3.
Or 6
7 Q-Kt3, P-B3. B-Q2 PxP The Handbuch plays 8

.
KtxP, P-Q4!
8..,Q-Q2
Compare
is
given by Mr. Ranken.

(7)
...
B-B4;
!
KtxKP, B-K2;
;
9 Kt-Kt3,
BxP;
Cols. 2-3, p. 39.

(8)
Or 10 P-KB4
P x P en
(9)
14Q-R4.B-B4:
11 B-KB4, PxP, &c. pas (Wonnald.) 150-0,BxKP; 16B-K2,K-K2; and Black is considered
to
have the advantage.

(10)
;
27 RxQ, BxQ; 28 KxB, RxP; 29 K-Ktsq, RxQKtPch: 30 K-Rsq, 33 K-Ktsq, R-Kt5 and wins. 31 R-QB6, R-Kt6 ; 32 P-R4, P-R4 (a) White's 17th move should have been P-QR4. (Handbuch.)
;
If6..,B-K2; 7B-Kt5, O-O; 8 Q-Kt3ch, P-Q4 9KtxKt,PxKt; 10 BxP, B-K3; 11 BxR, QxB; 12 Kt-R3+. Rosenthal v. Anderssen played 12 Kt-Q2 which was continued thus 12 13 P-KR3 ? Kt-R4 14 B-K3, Kt-B6 ; B-Q3 15 BxKt. BxB; 16 O-O-O?, P-QR4; 17 P-R3?(a), P-R5 18 Q-R2, Q-R3; 19 KR-Ksq, P-B41; 20 P-B4, PxQP; 21 K-Ktsq, PxP; 22 RxP, B-B4; 24 RxP, B-K3; 25 R (Q4)xB, P-B6; 23 K-Rsq, BxKt; 26 R-Q6, QxB;
:
. . ,
RxP;
(Col. 3.)
(Col. 4.)
48
TABL*
IS.
STAUNTON'S OPENING.
P-K4, P-K4;
2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB8;
P-B3, P-Q4;
4B-Kt6, PxP(l);
6
SKtxP, Q-Q4.
* Q-R4

TABLE
1 16.
STAUNTON'S OPENING.
2
P-K4, P-K4;
11
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
13
14
P-QB3.
15
12
4
5
P-Q4 Q-R4
PxP
KtxP
Q-Q4
P-B3
B-Kt5
KKt-K2(dia)
6
7
KtxKt
PxKt
B-B4 Q-Q2 0-0
Kt-B3
(1)
P-Q3 B-K3 Q-Kt3
(2)
P-QR3
BxKtch
KtxB
QKt-Q2 Q-Q2 Q-B2 E-Qsq 0-0
9
10
11
P-Q3or4 +
12
IS
$0
THE KING'S KNIGHTS
NOTES
(1)
to
TABLE
W.
..,
B-Q3;
;
9 B-Kt5?
12 P-Q3, O-O
PxB;
;
11
Q x B, P-QB3
10 QxKPch (Janssens v. Brien) Kt-"K2; 13 B-K3, B-Kt2 : 14 Q x P, P-QB4 15 Q-B3,

;
QBxP+.
7 Q x KP, B-B4 ; 8 B x Ktch, &c.) ; 6 O-O, B-Q2 (if P x P (2) See Diagram. 11 QKt-Q2, 7P-Q3, P-QR3; SBxKt, BxB; 9Q-B2, Q-Q2; 10 B-K3, P-KR4 12 P-KR3, O-O-O (Von Popiel v. Schwartz). P-R5 Or 6 PxP, QxP; 7 O-O (a), B-Q2; 8P-Q4I PxP! (6); 9PxP,Kt-K4f; 12 Q x Kt, 0-0-0 11 Q-Kt3, Kt x Ktch 13 Kt-B3, Kt-B4 ; 10 B x Bch, Q x B (Alapin.) 14B-K3, B-Q3; 15 P-QR4 = 8 K-Bsq, B-K31; 9P-Q4, BxB; 10 QxB, (if) PxP; (a) 7B-B4, Q-K5ch; 11 PxP, 0-0-0; 12B-K3,&c. 11 B-B4, 9 KKt-Q2, P-B4 10 R-Ksq, P-QR3 P-K5 is not so good (6) 8. Q-R4; 12 Q-B2, 0-0-0, &c.
;
(3)
PxP, KtxP;
;
8 Q-K4
(c),
1 ;
Kt-Kt3;
12 Kt-Kt5, Q-B3 11 Q-B2, P-K5 Kt-Kt3 ; 9 B-K3, B-Q3 (c) 8 Q-Kt3,

(4)
(5)
10 B-K2,P-B4; P-R3 (Rosenthal v. Zukertort). 10 QKt-Q2, Q-K2 11 0-0 (Winawer v. Bier),

13 Kt-KR3,
;
9 P-Q4, P-QR3;
Or9..,PxP; 10PxP,Kt-R4.
12 R-Qsq, R-Qsq; 13 P-Q4: or 13
Or 11 B-K3, Kt-KKt3; 14QKt-Q2. (Potter.)

(6)
PxP,
BxP
P-QR3 5 B-B4 after which, he Mr. Wayte prefers 4 Q-B2.

;
Kt-B3 ;) 4 Mr. Potter suggests, in reply to Jaenisch's move, (3 says, Black has nothing better, than B-K2, or B-B4,
. . ,
(7)
(8)
(9)
If4..,P-Q3; 5 P-Q5+.
If5
..,
If 4
PxP;
P-K5+
7 Q-Kt3,
10 K-Bsq.
(d\
Mate
PxKP?; 6KtxP,B-Q2; 7Q-R4,KtxKt; 8 QxP, KtxKt; 9 QxKtP 9-K2? (d)

;
PxKt+.
(QxKKtl), Kt-B6oh;
in two moves.
(Grundy
v.
Ranken).
7 ..,Kt-Q3(e);
Kt (Kt4)xQP;'
(e)
;
7..',KtxKt; 12 B-K3, R-Ksq O-O-O
8BxKt,BxB; 90-0,B-K2=; or8QxP,KtxB; 9KtxB, 10 PxKt, QxKt = 8QxP,Q-K2; 9QxKt(K4),BxB; 10QxKt,QxQ; UPxQ,
. ;
13 Kt-Q2 =
(10)
The
;
B-Kt3
P-Q4;
(11)
KtxR;
Kt x KBP 7 Q-Q5, due to Mr. Fraser. 6 9 P X KtP, BxP; 10 Q x B, 8 B-QB4 (for 8 P x KtP see Col. 16), O-O 14 Q-R6, 12 B-R4, P-QB3; 13 QKt-Q2, R-Ktsq 11 B-KKt5, Q-Ksq 16 Kt-Q4, Kt-B7, drawn. (Ranken v. Wayte.) 15 B-Kt3, P-K5
idea of giving
up a piece
;
is
. .
Or 7
. . ,
P-Q4
(preferred
by Staunton)
10 QKt-Q2, P-KB4;
11
KtxKt, BPxKt;
16 R-Qsq,
I).
12
P xKtP, B x P KxB, 0-0;

;
9 Q-R4ch, 13 B-K3,
P-QB3
14P-KKt3,Q-Bsq;
15B-B5,R-B3;
20
P-QR4
17R-Q2.B-R3;
v.
18
PxKt; BxB,
QxB;
(12)
19 R-Ksq, P-K5;
If 11
..,
P-QR3 (P-B4
(Wayte
Ranken.)
Salvioli preferf
B-Kt3, the Eandbuch continues 12 B-KKt5:
12 K-Qsq.

TABLE
1
61
17.
STAUNTON'S OPENING.
2
P-K4, P-K4;
16
17
Kt-KBS, Et-QB.8;
.
P-B8.
20
18
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
12
18
14
15
SECTION VIIL
THE SCOTCH GAME OR GAMBIT.
1
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB8, Kt-QB8;
3 P-Q4.
adopted with success, both in attack and defence, by the Scotch players in the celebrated match by correspondence between Edinburgh and London in 1824-1826. The opening was noticed by the Italian writers Ercole del Bio (1750) and Lolli (1763) but it did not come into general practice until after the above mentioned match. The advantage of this early advance of the Queen's Pawn is that it sets free at once White's Queen, and Queen's Bishop, and entirely prevents the formation of a centre by Black, since he has nothing better to do than to take tha Pawn. Upon White's retaking with Knight, which is now thought to be the best contination, Black has three main lines of defence, Q-R5 (Cols.
;
Scotch Game rpHE been
or
Gambit received
its
modern
title
from having
6-15), B-B4 (Cols. 16-29), and Kt-B3 (Cols. 81-35) though ho may also without danger exchange Knights, and then play Kt-K2 (Col. 5). Modem analysis has shown that the first named move yields Black a very difficult game, while by either the second or the third he may obtain a satisfactory defence. Nearly all the variations of the Scotch Gambit lead to interesting positions. A remarkable feature in this opening is the number of ways of attack and defence that have been advocated by experts at various times. As soon as one method has been satisfactorily met, another equally eligible has sprung up to take its place, showing that the resources of tha opening
;
are practically inexhaustible.
TABLE
18.
THE SCOTCH GAME.
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
P-Q4, KtxP.
(1)
4
5 6
8 9
10
TABLB
19.THE SCOTCH GAME,

2Kt-KB8, Kt-QB3; 4KtxP, Q-B5. (1)
1P-E4,P-K4;
8P-Q4,PxP;
Kt-Kt5
(2)
QxKPch
B-K8!
K-Qsq Kt-Q2 Q-Kt3 Kt-KB3
(3)
B-K2
P-QR3
9
10
11
(4)
12
18
NOTES TO TABLE 19.

(1) THr.
Polling's move, to
which the reply by* 5 Kt-Kt5' was introduced by Kt-QB3, B-Kt5

6 Q-Q3 (Kt-Kt5
see
Horwitz.
If 5 (2) 5 B-K3 is at least as good. x Etch ; 7 transposition in Note 12),
;
P x B, Kt-B3+
(3) Played by Steinitz in a match game with Martinez (B. C. M. 1884, p. 17). The move with the King appears to be the best way of meeting the attack on his weak QB Pawn. If Black play instead 6 B-QKt5ch, then 7 Kt-Q2, with the better
game.
(4)
weight
(5)
of the pieces that
White has a Pawn short, but has ample compensation in the number can be brought to bear upon Black's King.
;
arid
B3, Q-Ksq
this
Blackburne v. Burn continued 8 KKt-B3, Q-Ksq Staunton gives 9 Kt-Q4 as best for White.
;
We
9 Kt-Q2+.
follow the
After 8
QKtHandbook in
v.
column as far as 10 B-KB4. The continuation Blackmar in the Brooklyn Chronicle, vol. III., p. 109.
(6)'
is
from a game De Visser
He may
also play 5
. . ,
B-B4
6 Q-B3, Kt-Q5 (C. E. E.)

vol. IV., 1880,
(7)
Suggested by Mr. Fraser, and analysed by Mr. Ranken (C.P.C.
pp. 10, 123, 226.)

(8)
White
may play
of
taken on account
(9)
10 B-Q3, and Kt-Q6ch.

12
if
Q x P,
then B-K4.
The Bishop cannot be
Or 11 KtxKt, QxKt;
I.)
BxB, PxB;
13 Q-Q4, Q-B3;
QxKtP
(M. C.
(10)
Steinitz gives 8
llQxQ, PxQ=:
12 B-KB4, P-Q3;
but 9 Kt-B4
13
10 QxB, QxKKt, (if) 9 Q-R4, P-QR3; Q x Qch 10RxQ,K-Qsq; 11 KtxB,KtxKt; KtxBP, KxKt; 14 RxP, (if) Kt-QB3; 15 R-Q5 die ch;
..,
Q-Q41;
!,
K-Kt3
(11)
(12)
and White mates neatly

9
.
in four
moves
(C.
E. R.)
fine attack.
if
If
.,
P-Q3, or K-Qsq, or Q-Qsq, then 10

is
I.)
;
Q-R4 with a
;
B x Ktch (M
P-Q3
;
6 Kt-Q2
.
inferior.
If
6 QKt-B3,
;
C.
12
Kt x P,
Kt x B, Q x KtP 9 B-B3, Q-R6 K x Kt 13 Q x Pch and wins.

8
;
QxPch;
7 B-K2, K^Qsql: 10 Kt-Q5, K-Qsq ;
11 B-B4,
(13)
QXB, P-QR3
; .
13 QR-Qsq, R-QKteq+
(14) latter.
10 QKt-B3, Against 10
Q-K4 KKt-B3
;
11 Kt-R3, P-QKt4 ; 12 B-B3, KKt-K2 ; Steinitz against Golmayo played Q-KR5.
Played in a correspondence game between Vienna and London,

Steinitz suggests as playable 10
:
. .
,
P-QR3
11
;
Q-R3
or 10
. . ,
Kt-R3
(if)
11 Kt-KB3,
R-Ksq
Kt-QB3, KKt-K2 12 P-KKt3, O-B3
won by
;
the 12 P-KKt3, 13 Kt-B3,
P-QKt3'+.
'56
TABLB 20.
THE SCOTCH GAME.
1P-K4,-K4;
4 Kt
Kt-KB3, Kt,-QB3; 3P-Q4,PxP;

(Diagram, p. 54.)
P, Q-R5.
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
57
TABLE 21.
THE SCOTCH GAME.
1P-K4,P-K4; 2Kt-KB3,Kt-QB3; 3P-Q4,PxP; 4KtxP, B-B4; 6 B-K8, Q-B3(1); 6 P-QB3, KKt -K2 (2).
17
18
Id
20
Q-Q2 P-QR3 P-KB4
(3)
B-QKt5
B-K2
P-Q4! B-B3!
(18)
10
J.1
12
68
NOTES TO TABLE 21.

(1)5..,Q-K2; 6]KtxKt,QPxKt; 7BxB,Q*B; 8B-Q3&C.: 5..,KtxKt; 6BxKt, Bx.B.; 7 Q x B transposes into Ool. 23, Note 6.
t (2) in' tins
otherwise
These sir moves are considered to be the strongest forljoth attack and defenee form of the opening.
Threatening Kt-Kt5. First played by L. Pattlsen at the Wiesbaden Congress and introduced into England by Mr. Blackburne.
(3)
;of 1880,
(4)
If 8
P-Q4 (Hooke
(5)
B-K2, Black can reply advantageously with P-Q3, or 0-0, but not with v. Wayte, B. C. M. 1886, p.. 235),
v.
8...P-Q4; 9P-K5, Q-R3; 10B-Q3,BxKt; llPxB,B-B4; 120-0,0-0

Schallopp).
(Schottlander
(6) (7)
He may also play, as suggested by Mr. Blake, 9 Q-KB2, followed by 10Zt-B2. 10 B-QB4.P-Q3; 110-0, 7.., KtxKt; SPxKt, B-Kt3; 9 Kt-B3, P-KR3
;
Kt-B3 ;
(8)
12 Kt-Q5, Q-Kt3
13 KR-Ksq, 0-0.
;
(Blackburne
v.
Gunsberg.)
9P-K5,Q-Kt3;
10 Kt-B3, B-B4
llB-K2,QxP;
12 0-0-0, &c. (M.C.I.)
(9) If 9 .., Q-Kt3, White should reply 10 P-B3, or Kt-Kt5, and not PxP, on account of Kt-Kt5; nor 10 KtxP on account of KtxKt; 11 PxKt, Kt-K2: Blake v. Locock played 10 B-QKt5 !, Q x KtP ; 11 0-0-0. If 9 . . , P x P ; 10 P-Q5, followed by Kt-Kt5.
(10)
Or 10 P-K5, Q-Kt3; Or 10
. .
11
Kt-K2
(Blake),
Kt-B4;
(if)
12 Kt-B4, Q-B3;
13KtxB,QxKt=.
(11)
,
Q-R5
11 O-O, P-B3.
(Blake.)
for
(12) White may drive the Black Queen about harm, and he has an isolated Pawn to protect.
a move or two, but can do no
8 Kt-Kt5, BxB; 9 Qx-B^K^sqt -10 Kt-Q2 (or B-K2), (13) Or 7 .., P-Q3; 11 KKt-R3, R-Ksq, &c. a promising variation. P-QR3 (W. T. Pierce.) The Handbuch gives 7 8 P-KB4 &c. 0-0
; . .
BxB; 10 PxB, B-'K3; 11 P-B4,*KKt-Kt5 ; 12 KtxPch, K-K2; 13 XtxR, R-Qsq; 14 Q-B3, Q-R5ch; 15 P-Kt3, Q-K5; 16 R-Ktsq, Kt-B7ch 17 K-B2, Kt-K4 ; 18 R-Kt2, R-Q8 19 K-Ktsq, B-R6 (X. v. Zukertort, C. M. vol. V., p. 51).
(14)
PxP, KtxP;
;
9 Kt-Kt5,
(15)
P x B, 0-0
Kt-B4;
Kt-Q4),
10 Kt x BP, P x P ; 11 Ktx R, R-Qsq ; 12 Q-Bsq (or 12 Q-QB2, 13 P-KKt3, Q-Kt4 ; 14 K-B2, Kt-K4 ; 15 B-K2, R.Q6+(M.C.L)
;
If 9 .., 0-0, then 10 Kt x BP, "R-Kfeq ; (16) If 9 .., Q-K4, then 10 Kt-Q2. 12 PxKt, B-B4; 13 B-K2, KR-Ksq; 14 Q-Q2, Q-Kt3 ; 11 KtxP, KtxKt; 16 P-B3, 15 0-0, B-K5; 17 B-Q3, &c. Or 12 .., Kt-Kt5; (Pierce); 13 PxKt, (a)QxKtP; 14 Q-QB3, R-Ksq ch ; 15 K-Qsq, Q x BP. (Von Bardeleben
BxQP
and Von Gottschall.)

(a)
13 Q-Q2, B-Kt5 (Fraser);
14 B-B4,
16
PxKt, PxB;
(17)
17Kt-B3,
RxP;
. .
KR-Ksq ch;
;
18 P-Q6, R-Qsq
15 K-Bsq, P-QKt4 19 R:Ksq, QR-Ktsq &o.

1
Herr Zukertort favours 7

;
Kt* Kt.
v.
If 7 ...
Q-Kt3
...
;
80-0;
;
cannot safely take the KP. Glasgow 10 Kt-Q2, B x Kt llBxB, KtxB;
Hull continued 8
12
PxKt, P-Q4
8
P-Q3 13P-B3 =
and Black 9 QJ-K2, O-O ;
TU-B2 (18) 10B-K2, Q-Kt3;

If 7
(Dr. Meitner), 11 P-B3, P-B4;
BxB;
12
PxP, KtxP
KtxB, P-Q3;
9 Kt-QR3, P-QR3;
(Tschigorin v. Gunsberg),
THE
TABLE
22,-THE SCOTCH GAME.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 4 KtxP, B-B4.
P-Q4, PxP;
21
5
22
24
25
6 7 8
9
10
11
60
TABLE 23.
THE SCOTCH GAME.

.3
P-K4, P-K4;
2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB8;
4
P-Q4, PxP;
80
KtxP.
27
B-B4
KtxKt
Q-B3 Q-B3
(1)
Kt-Kt3 B-KtS
B-K2 P-KB4
(3)
(4)
(5) (6)
P-KB4
QxQ PxQ
KtPxKt
8
QxKt
B-Q3 Kt-B3
(2)
KtPxKt
Q-B3
K-Ktsq Kt-B3 Kt-B3
Kt-Qsq
Kt-B3 Kt-B3
B-KB4
P-Q3 Q-Q2
B-KB4
P-Q3 B-B4 B-K3
Q-K2 0-0
Kt-B3
P-Q3 P-B3 B-B3 B-K3 KKt-K2
B-Q3
Kt-Kt3
Kt-Q2
P-QR3
P-Q3
10
11
Kt-Q2
P-KR3
B-Q2 QKt-B3 Q-K2
O-0+
0-0-0
(7)
(1)
Or 6 Q-Q2,
if
White does not want

;
to
exchange Queens.
,
(2)
Or 8 Kt-B3, Kt-K2
5
.
9 B-K3, B-Kt3 =
(Paulsea
v.
Max Lange.)
(3)
.,
B-K.2
is
recommended by some
experts.
6 P-QB4, P-Q3; 7 Kt-B3, Kt-B3?; 8 B-K2, Kt-K4; 9 P-B4, QKt-Kt5; P 11 Q x Qch, K x Q ; 12 P-K5, Kt-Ktsq ; 13 P-KR3, QKt-R3 ; I, P x 14 B-K3. (Schallopp v. Gunsberg).
(4)
10
P-QB5
M. Benima in the Vizayanagaram Tourney. (5) Introduced by but gives Black a cramped game.
(6)
It
is fairly safe,
6 B-QB4, B-K3, or P-QB3
may
be played here.
v.
7)
From a
consultation game.
(Walton and Aspa
Banken and Locock.)
TABLE 24.
THE SCOTCH GAME.
1P-K4, P-K4;
2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
4
8.P-Q4, PxP;
KtxP, Kt-B3!
10
11
62
NOTES TO TABLE 24.
(1)
(2) (3)
(4)
5
7 7
B-QB4
or
B-KKt5 can be adopted

equalises at least.
here, but not so advantageously.
P x P also
. . ,
PxP
B x P, Kt x B
leads to an even game.
Or8P-K5.
(5)
From a
consultation game, Blackburne and Zukertort

(or
v.
Potter and Steinitz.

R.),
8 O-O, B-B4; 9 B-KB4 (6) If 7 .., Kt-Q2; 12 K-Rsq+. 10Kt-Q2, Kt-K3; 11 B-Kt3, 0-0
;
K-Rsq, C. E.
Kt-Bsq;
(7)
(8)
8B-KB4, P-Kt4;
Steinitz gives 9..,
;
9 B-Kt3, B-Kt2, &c.
Kt x B
(9)
13
K x Kt,
P-KKt4;
;
P-Kt5
14
P x-P,
10 B-Kt3, P-KR4 Q-Kt4, &c.
11
P-KR3, P-R5;
12B-R2,
Or9..,P-KR4(O.E.R.)
(10) Continued 12 QxKt,QxPch; or Black might play 12 B-Q3, &c.

:
13K-Rsq,BxP;
. .
B x Pch
If 6
14 PxB,Q-B6ch; 15K-R2, 13 K-Bsq, B x R dis ch, &c.

;
(11)
Or 6 Q-Q4, P-Q4
7 Kt-QB3, &c.
B-KKt5, P-KB3
B x Kt, Q x B
8 P-QB3.
(12)
(13)
6..,Kt-K5;
7 Q-B3, Kt-Kt4
8.Q-KKt3, Kt-K3
9 B-Q3, P-B3 (M. C.
I.)
8 P-KKt3 suggested by Mr.
J. Russell, of
Glasgow, seems a decided improve-
ment.
(14)
(15)
9 P-KB4,
(if)
0-0-0
;
10
Q-KB2
;
(M. C. L)
1^
10
P x Q, P-QR3
7 B-Q3,
6 B-KKt5,
;
P-KR3
7 BxKt, 11 Kt-R3, B x KKt

;
QxB;
P x B, Kt-Q5 + (M.
8 Kt-Kt5, K-Qsql;
C.
I.)
9 Q-B3,
QxQ;
(16) (17)
O-O
8 0-0, IVQ4, &c.

;
Or 8
. . ,
P-B4
9 Q-B2
. .
P-Q4, 9 B-KKt5
is
in White's favour.
(18) 9 B-Q2, P-Q4; 13 Q-B2, P-Q5, &c.
10 O-O-O, P-B4;. 11 Bch, B-Q2;

if B-K2. B-Kt3
12
BxBch, KxB;
(19)
9..,3-Kt2;
10 P-QR3, B-R4
12 B-Q2, &c,
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING,
TABLE 25.
THE SCOTCH GAME.

8
P-K4, P-.K4;
2
4
Et-KBS, Kt-QB3;
P-Q4,
PxP;
B-QB4, B-B4
(1),
37
39
40
P-B3
9
10
11
12
64

NOTES TO TABLE 25.
(1)
4
:
.,
Kt-B3
5 P-K5, P-Q4
(Col. 15)
the
Two Knights' Defence

White
castles
obsolete
7 KtxP transposes into 6 B-QKJ5, Kt-K5 White may play also 5 Kt-Kt5. 4 Q-B3 is and shortly obtains the advantage. If 4 . P-Q3, 5 Kt x P;
; :
. . ,
6 BxPch. If 5 .., KKt-K2, 6 Kt-Kt5+. (2) If 5 .., PxP; " Giuoco Piano." If 5 . . 6 O-O. or P-Q3 see the , Q-K2 ;
(3)
For 5
..,
Kt-B3,
Or
7 P-Kt5,
Q^K2!;
8 0-0, Kt-K4;
9 KtxKt,
QxKt;
10 Q-Kt3, Q-R4;
If 5
11 P-K5.
(4)
(Handbook.)
.
Or 5
.,
Kt-KB3, which transposes into

;
Max
Lange's Attack.
.,
Q-B3:
6 P-B3.
7 B-QKt5, B-KKt5, &c. 6 P-QKt4 is sometimes played at (5) If 6 P-K5, P-Q4 if 6 . ., x KtP ; 7 P-B3, this point, leading to a variation of the Evans Gambit I (Steinitz.)
:
PxP
(6)
Zukertort recommends 6
. . ,
Kt-B3.
(7)
(8)
7
If
. . ,
Kt-E4 may P x B, P x P (9
;
be played but with less advantage.

. .
,
Kt-B3 +
If 10
P x P, Kt-K4
11 B-E5, P-KKt3.
Bird) ; 10 B x Kt (if 10 If 10 B-E5, P-KKt3),
ExB
Kt x P, Kt-Q5, &c. 11 Kt x P,
;
P-KKt4, &c.+
(9) Continued 14 QxP, Kt-K4; (Kolisch v. Anderssen.)
15 Q-K2,
Q-E6;
. . ,
16 Kt-Q2, P-Kt5 and wins.
Kt-E4 8 Q x BP, P-B3, &c. Or 7 ... Q-Q2 (Handbook.) 6 B-QKt5 (if 6 P x P en pas, QxP; 7 O-O, KKt-K2 ; Or 5 P-K5, P-Q4 8 Kt-Kt5, O-O; 9 Q-E5, Q-Kt3), P-KE3; 7 O-O (if KtxP, Q-R5), B-KKt5; 10 QKt x P, 0-0 = 9 Kt-Kt3, B-Kt3 8 QKt-Q2, KKt-K2
(10)
Or 7
(11)
Kt-K4, the same continuation works out to White's advantage. After (12) 6KtxBPBlack may play Bch?; 7 P-B3, PxP; 8 PxP, BxPch, &c., but he
If 5
. . ,
suffers in position.
(13)
If9Q-Q5ch,K-Kt2;
10QxB,E-Ksqt;
Schoumofi. Black
;
11
P-KB3, P-Q4
.
12Kt-Q2,PxP;
1 ;
13Kt*P, B-B4+.
11 Q-KB3ch, K-Kt2 + E-Ksq P-K5 and 10 are inferior moves. PxP, Kt-Q2, (15) 12 Kt-E3, Ech 13 K-Qsq, Kt x QP 11 P x Q, Kt-Kt5
(14)
The invention
! :
of M.
may also play 9

.
P-Q3
10 Q-QKt5,
B-Ksq
if
10 Q-E3,
After 10 Q x Pch, Q x Q ; 14 E-Ksq, and Black has
no perceptible advantage.
10.., PxP; may, however, play 11
(16)
If
. . , ;
(Blake.)
HB-Kt5, Q-Ksq;
.
12 P-KB3,
P-K6
13
P-QB3+.
;
Black
.,
Q-Q3.
;
9 0-0, Q-Kt3 10 Q-B3, 7 P-B4, P-Q3 Q-B3 (if) 8 P-KE3, B-Q2 (17) 6 13 Q-QKt3, B-B3+: Steinitz plays O-O-O; 11P-B5, Q-B3; 12 K-Esq, Kt-K4 10 Ex Kt-B6ch 10 9 ... QxB; Kt; B-KKt5, KtxEP, 8P-B51, (if) Kt-K4; (or 11 QxQ, KtxB. C.E.E.); 11 PxKt, -Q-K4; 12 BxPch,&c. If 6 .., O-O; 8 B-Kt6, Q-B3; 9 B-B51: or 8 KtxEP, ExB; 9 BxKt, 7 BxPch, K-Esq;
;
;
PxB; lOQxE,
(18)
;
Q-K2!
:
Kt-K4 8 B-Kt3, The following continuation has been played repeatedly 7 11 P-B5, P-Q6 dis ch 12 K-Esq, 10 P-KB4, Kt-Kt3 9 P-KE3, B-Q2 P-Q3 PxP; 13Kt-QB3,Kt-K4; 14 Kt-Q5, Q-Qsq 15 P-B6, 0-0 16 Kt-K7ch, K-Esq 19 Kt-K6 dis ch, K-E4; 18 QxKtch, KxQ; 20 E-B5ch, 17 PXPch, KxP; K.K5; 21E-B4ch,K-E4; 22 Kt-Kt7ch, K-Kt4 23 E-Kt4 dou ch, K-B3 24Kt-Q5 mate
. . ,

TABLE
1
26.THE SCOTCH GAME,
7
8
10
11
12
66
SECTION
1P.K4.P-E4;
2
IX.
THE TWO KNIGHT'S DEFENCE.

Et-KB3, Kt-QBS; 8B-B4,Kt-B8.
Two Knights' Defence has three forms. In the position given on the ahove diagram by continuing with 4 P-Q4, or 0-0 (Cols. 11-19), the first player turns the opening into a variation which may be brought about in the Giuoco Piano by a transposition of moves. The second form White by arises out of 4 Kt-Kt5, P-Q4 ; 5 PxP, KtxP (Cols. 8-10). thus sacrificing his Knight obtains a very powerful attack the defence The Black King is brought to which is difficult and the issue doubtful. into the centre of the board and so environed with dangers that it This is the "Fegatello" (fried requires great care to extricate him. If, however, liver) of the early Italian writers Polerio and Gianuzio. instead of 5 ..., KtxP the second player moves 5 ..., Kt-QR4 (Cols. 1-7) he converts the opening into what is unquestionably the strongest Counter Gambit in the King's Knight's Game. The Black Bishops and Queen are brought at once into active play, and the first player, being put upon the defensive before he has completed his development, has for some time an uncomfortable game. The labours of analysts and expert players in endeavouring to decide between the respective merits of the attack and defence have resulted in the variations being carried into the mid-game but advantages and disadvantages are so evenly balanced that the question, as to which side has the superiority is not yet definitely determined. In modern practice the second player will usually avoid the move 5 .., Kt x P, which might gain him a Knight for a Pawn, and select 6 ..., Kt-QR4, which gives up a Pawn for a counter attack*
_
;
.
Kt5,
10
11

TABLE
27.
THE TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENCE.
1P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3 B-B4, Kt-B3;, 4 Kt7 P x P. P-Q4; 5PxP, Kt-QR4; 6 B Kt 5ch, P-B3 9 Kt-K B3 P-K5 PxP; 8B-K2(1), P-KR3, (2), (3).
;
12
18
14
15
16
17
THE
(8)
Orl3B-K21
now
17
. . ,
(Bird.)
(9) If
Kt-Q4 ?
.,
18 P-Q4
threatening B-Kt4.
(Bowley.)
(10) (11)
Stopping 13
Kt-Q4, as played in Col. 4.

(Hirschfeld v. Kolisch.)
(if)
Or 14 Q-B4, Kt-Qsq, &c.
(12) 15
P-QK4! P-QR4;
(M. C.
I.)
16 P-Kt5,
PxP;
17
BxPch:
Or 12
.
if
16
. ,,
P-B4;
17 Kt-K3, &c.
(13)
Q-Kt3;
(14)
Played by Mr. Starbuck of Cincinnati, 14Q-K4.B-Q2; 15 Kt x B, K x Kt.
(A. S.)
.,
B-Q3
13 P-B3,
Given with 15 Q-B2 (A.
S.) as
White's best resource
if
16P-Kt3,QxBP; 17QxKP,B-E6; 18PxB,BxB; 19KxB,QxP;
15 Q-B2, Q-R5ch ; 20Q-B3-J-.
(Col. 2.)
(Col. 3.)
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING;

TABLE 28.
1

2
P-K4, P-K4;
6
Kt-Kt5
Kt-KBS, Kt-QB3; 3B-B4, Kt-B3.

10
P-Q4
PxP
Kt-QB4
B-Kt5ch
P-Q3
(1)
P-B3
PxP PxP
Q-B8 Q-B2 B-E4 B-Q3 P-Q8 0-0 0-0 P-KR8
Kt-K4
12
13
14
(2) (3)
10
KtxKt
15
70
NOTES TO TABUS 28.

(1) 6 .., B-Q2 Handbuch), 0-0;
?,
9BxB,QxB;
1
7 Q-K2, B-Q3; 8 Kt-QB3 (or 8 10 P-QR3, P-QB4 ;
BxBch, QxP; 11 P-Q3+

10 Q-B3, B-Kt:
;
9 P-QB4,
(2)8..,PxB; 9QxR,Kt-Kt2;
P-KR3, &c.
O-O.
(3)
10QxP,B-QB4; 11Q-R6,0-0;
.
12QxP,
11 Q-Kt3,
(Mortimer (Handbuch.)
v. St.
Bon)
or 9
.,
B-QB4
;
9 Kt-QB3, B-KKt5
If
10 Kt-Q5,
Kt x Kt
11
Q x Kt,
P x Kt,
R-Qsq.
(Af.
C. I.)
(4)
(5)
..,KtxP;
7QB3.B-K3; 8KtxB,PxKt;
. . ,
9 Q-R5ch+. B-Q3.
Boden against Morphy played 7

..,
(if)
Kt x B
(6) Or 9 10 KKt-Q2 1,
B-K2, 10 Kt-Q4,
P-B3=
(Gossip).
B-KB4
White may, however, play
11
P-KB3, &c.
(7)
Steinitz prefers 11
Q-R5ch;
(8)
(9)
15 P-KKt3,
Q-B3
..,P-K6; 12BxP,BxB; 16 P-B3, B-B4 +

; .
13PxB,Kt-K5;
14Kt-Bsq,
If
12 P-QKt3,
PxP
13
P x P,
B-R3, &c.
. .
,
Black can recover the
Pawn by either 15
B x Kt or 15
vol. IV., p. 164.)
The moves
to this point occur in
Q x P. (B. C. If., a game between Bird and

. . ,
Tschigorin.
(10)
(A*.
6 Q-R5, P-KKt3;
1.)
7 Q-B3,
QxKt;
BxKt, Kt-Qsq; 9
Kt-B3, Q-K2
6.
(11)
Or 11 B-R4 (Wayte), P-KKt4; 12 B-Kt3, B-Kt2. Or 12 O-O, or Q-K4

15
at once.
(Fraser.)
; ;
(12)
(13)
R-B41;
ftc.
18 B-Kt3!, QxPch, K-B2; 16 KtxKt, PxKt 17 B x Pch, K-Bsq 19Q-K4.Q-B2; 20 QR-Ksq, B-K2 21P-Kt4,RxP; 22 Q-R7, K-Ksq,
;
(14)
K-B4; K-Kt3
(15)
11 BxKtch, K-Q3; 12 Q-B7, 10 K-Qsq, 'KtxP; 9 P-Q4, KtxBPch; 14 QxQ, BxQ; 15 BxP, R-QKtsq, 16 Kt-K4ch, 13 B-Kt5, Q-Q2 17 B-Q5, &c. (W. T. Pierce). If 9 B-Kt3, P-B3, &c.
;
13
B-KB4 +
I.)
The Handbuch gives 10 The reply to 10

.
..,
KtxP
B-Kt2; 11 P-Q4, Q-Q3, 12 P-QR3, Kt-R3; would be 10 .., P-B3; 11 Kt-B3, B-R31
Q-R5ch, &c.
(if
(M. C.
(16)
(17)
14
If
Q x Pch, K-Q2
5
15
Q x Kt,
6 0-0
KtxBP, Q-R5;
B-B4-J-.
(P-Q41),
11
KtxBP;
8 B-B7ch, K-K2;
6 P-KKt3, KtxKtP), B-B4, 7 KtxR? 9 RxKt, QxRch; 10 K-Rsq, P-Q3
P-KR3,
7 B-Kt3, P-Q4 8 O-O, P-KR3;- 9 Kt-B3, B-Kt5 (18) 6 P-Q3, Kt-B3; 12 B-KB44if 8 P-KB4?, B-Kt5 10 R-Ksq, Q-Q3, 11 Kt-B3, P-R3 9 Q-Q2, dis ch K-Q2; 10 Kt-B7 (Gossip suggest* 10 0-01), Q-Ksq; 11 KtxR, If 6 Kt x Kt. x B ; 7 QKt-B3, P-KKt3 12 K-Bsq, Kt-Q5 13 Kt-B3, B-QB4 -!; ;
PxP
(Gossip).
(19)
If
fi
.
.
Kt-Q3
Kt-K6
If 6
F x P;
7 Q-K2.
If
. ,
Kt-B3 or P-Q4,
7PxP.
(20)
If
6 ...P-Q8,
!
orKtxQP;
7 B-Q5.
(C.
Or 9 P-Q6
here, or
on the twelfth move.
E. R.)

TABLE
29.
71

2
1P-K4,P-K4;
Kt-KB3. Kt-QB3; SB-B4, Kt-B3; 4 P-Q4, PxP (1).
8
9
10
11
12
18
V72
TABLE 30.

2 Kt
1P-K4,P-K4;
KB3
Kt-QB3; 3B-B4,Kt-B3.
7 6
10
11
12
79'
SECTION
1
X,
THE HUNGARIAN DEFENCE.

P-K4, P-K4; 2Kt-KB3,Kt-QB3;
3
B-B4. B-K2.
has hitherto received comparatively little attention from Chess writers. It was played in a correspondence game between Paris and Pesth, in order to avoid the Giuoco Piano. The game was won by the Hungarians. Jaenisch notices this debut as a slow development for Black, but it is not mentioned as a regular opening by either Staunton, Wormald, Gossip, Bird, or Cook, We find it, however, so described in the "classification nouvelle et me'thodique," appended to the "compte rendu du Congres de 1857." It stops all combinations founded upon B x Pch, followed by Kt-KKt5. Mr. Potter speaks favourably of it, and notes that in playing 3 ..., B-K2 Black supports his' Queen at the very moment she wants support. The allusion is to the continuation of the position on the diagram by 4 P-Q4, P-Q3 ; 5 PxP, PxP; 6QxQ,
it
THE quite sound, but
Hungarian Defence dates from Cozio (1766), and
is
considered
BxQ.
The position taken up by the second player is similar to that which has been found most effective for meeting the Buy Lopez Attack without the disadvantage of compromising the defence by an early advance of the Pawns on Queen's side. The first player has for some time no scope for combinations. Mr. Potter notes that the effect of 5 P-Q5 (Col 2), a
;
natural
move which appears at first sight to gain time, is to deprive White of the slight advantage properly belonging to the first move. Extended analysis of the opening is not required, simplicity being its special characteristic. By the .continuation 4 P-Q4, P-Q3 5 P-B3, P-KBd the defence is turned into a variation of Greco's Counter Gambit,
;
treated on page 29 (Col. 15).
74
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPFNING.
TABLE
31.
THE HUNGARIAN DEFENCE.
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QBS;
B-B4(1),
B-K2
(2).
6
7
8
9
10
THE KINO'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.
75
SECTION
XI.
THE GIUOCO PIANO.

1P-K4.P-K4;
2
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3B-B4, B-B4
Giuoco Piano is a quiet and regular opening, leading naturally to a perfectly sound and strong game. The Pawns and pieces are gradually opposed to each other and changed off, the result^ of the game being determined by the player's treatment of slight irregularities and disarrangements incjdental to the process of exchanging. Away from the main track there are numerous traps for the unwary and inexperienced player, but, as a rule, any attempt to hurry the action will recoil on the Numerous attempts of this character have been made at attempter. various times. The most interesting of these are now classified as regular openings, notably the Evans Gambit, the Two Knights' Defence, and Max Lange's Attack. The Jerome Gambit is a modern instance. The variation which arises from the continuation 4 P-B3, Kt-KB3 5 P-Q4 is another example, although it is still classified as Giuoco Piano, while that which springs from 5 P-Q3 has been called the Giuoco Pianissimo. The latter is, however, the sound, quiet opening implied by the term " Piano." It has been adopted by Mr. Blackburne in some of his most
1
;
PHE
important match games.
76
The opening is generally favoured by students beca; Cables them to make an apparently good stand for some time against stronger The following remarks by great players will be found parantagonists.
ticularly applicable.
(1) The advance of the QP at the proper moment always appears to turn the tables on the first player of the Giuoco Piano. (Staunton), Lowenthal (2) Next to the QP, the KBP is the strongest Pawn. notes that Morphy never missed an opportunity of advancing the KBP when supported by the Rook. The move is almost always formidable,
and
is
in this opening particularly potent.

(3)
To pin the KKt
worse than useless.
in this opening before the adversary has castled He can push on his Pawns without fear and
obtain
to
command
of the board.
(Wisker).
(4) After
file
K-Rsq the capture of the pinned Knight, opening the KKt the Rook, must be deemed very hazardous. (Wisker supported by
similar capture of the Queen's Knight, on the other side of Steinitz). board, for the sole purpose of giving Black a doubled Pawn, is also Mr. Steinitz notes that the Queen's Rook at QKt sq questionable policy.
opened is always a considerable compensation. In making exchanges the chief points to be considered will be found Black's play in in Mr. Potter's Minor Principles given on page 16. Col. 14 will serve as an example.
after the file is
77*
82.THE GIUOCO
PIANO.
1P-K4,P-K4; 2Kt-KB8,Kt-QB3; 3 B-B4, B-B4(1); 4P-B8, Kt-B8; 5P-Q4,PxP; 6 PxP, B-Kt5cb 7B-Q2.
;
7
8
9
10
1]
12
13
14
1P.K4.P-K4; 2Kt-KB3,Kt-QBS;
10
678
TABLE
(1) (2)
(4)
33,THE GIUOCO
PIANO.
Kt-B3 P-Q4
P-Q3
(11)
P-QKt4
P-Q3 P-Q3
(8)
PxP
P-K5 P-Q4
B-QKt5!(3) Kt-K5 (dia.)
B-Kt3(dia.)
(9)
P-QKt4(12) B-Kt3 Q-Kt8
PxP
Q-Q O-O
ie
11
P-QR4 P-QR4
(13)
Q-K2 P-QR4 P-QR4

P-Kt5
Kt-Qsq
(18)
BxKtch
B-QKt5ch B-Q2
P-Kt5
B-Kt3
PxB PxP
B-Kt3 Kt-B3
Kt-K2
B-K3
Kt-B3 B-Kt5
&0~
BxBch QKtxB
(6)
BxB! PxB
(7)
P-KB4
12
B-K3 P-B4 P x P en pas
KtxKt
13
14
PxKt
(5)
0-0 P-B4 R-Bsq B-Q2

Kt-KtS
P x P en pas
QxP
KtxKt?
P-B3 0-0 0-0

Kt-R3
P-Q3 Kt-KB3 QKt-Q2 Kt-K3

Kt-Bsq Kt-B4
PxKt
Kt-K5
Kt-W"
B-Kt3
Q-B2 B-K3
Kt-K3 0-0
QxP
B-K2
B-Ksq Kt-B5
Q-Bsq
BxKt
BxB
16
0-0 B-K3 P-B4 0-0
P-Q4
(10)
Kt-K2 Q-Kt3
Kt-K2 B-Q3
PxP BxP
E-Qsq
QR-Qsq
(Col. 6.)
+
(Col. -9.)
After Black's 7tb move.
70,
Notes to Table 88.

6 B-KKt5, P-KR3;
7
;
(1)
BxKt, QxB;
&c.
8 P-K5, Q.B4
(if
90-0,
(2)
PxP;
6
10
KtxP, 0-0
KtxP, Q-K2);
7 B-Q5 ? (a), KtxKBP; 8 KxKt, PxPdch; 9 K-Kt3, .., Kt-K5; 10 QBxP, Kt-K2; 11 Kt-Kt5, KtxB; 12 KtxBP, 0-0; 13 KtxQ, 15 P-K6, Kt-B5ch 16 K-Kt4, KtxKP; 17 P-Kt3, B-B7ch; 14 K-R3, P-Q3dch R-B5ch 19 20 K-R5, P-Kt3ch ; KtxKtdch; 18 K-R4, K-Kt5, Kt-K3ch; 21 K-R6, R-R5ch 22 P x R, B-K6 mate. {Hoffman v. Petroff).
PxP;
(a)
PxP!:
if
Q-K2, P-Q4;
;
PxP
;
en pas, 0-0 +
(3) 7 P x Kt, P x B 10 Q-K2ch, Q-K2 11

;
8 P x KtP, R-KKtsq 9 B-Kt5, P-B3 (or Q-Q3 B x P, Q x Qch 12 K x Q, P-Q6ch + (Gunsberg).

;
C. E. R.)
(4)
KtxP, 0-0; 9BxKt,PxB;
tOO-0,B-R3;
11
R-Ksq, P-B3
12P-K6.
(G. v. Steinitz.)
(5)
Or 12
first
.,
Ktx P
as in our
edition,
. ,
(B3) 13 B-K2, &c. If in White may reply 11 Q-R4,

;
this col.
(C.
Black play 10
.,
P-B3,
E. R.)
(6)
Or 9
Q-K2, or Kt x
B may
be played.
(7)
P-KB3
(8)
10. .,0-0; 110-0(P-KR3,C.E.R.),B T Kt5; 12B-K3, KtxKt: 14 P-QR4, PxP; 15 P-R5, P-K5 + (Gunsberg).
.
ISPxKt,
8 Q-B8,
If 5
:
Q-K2+
if
6 P-Q3, Kt-Kt5, 0-0 6 P-B4, P-Q4

; 1
:
P-KR3
(P-QSf);
P-KR4 P-Q3;
f
(if)
v.
KtxB; 10QxKt,KtxP. (a) A game (Rowe v. Ward)

9 Kt x BP, Kt x
7 P-Q3 (a) P-Q3 8 P-QR4, P-QR3 9 P-R5, B-R2 (9) 6 Q-Kt3, 0-0 10 B-KKt5, Q-K2; 11 O-O, Kt-Qsq 12 QKt-Q2, Kt-K3 13'B-R4, Kt-B5. (Bird Rosenthal.) If 6 P-Kt5, Kt-GR4; 7 KtxP, 0-0; 8 Q-R4, P-Q3; 9 Kt-B3,
t ; ; ; ;
runs 7 Kt-Kt5, BxPch; 8 K-Bsq ?, B-Kt3; f 10 K-K2, D-R5 11 R-Bsq, Kt-B7 12 Kt x Pdch, K-Rsq 14 Kt-Q2', B x B 15 Q x B, Kt-Q5ch 13P-Q4, BxP; 16 K-Ksq, Kt-Q6 dbl ch ; 17 K-Qsq, Q-K8ch; 18 RxQ, KJt-B? mate.
:
KP
(10)
(11)
Bird
4 ..,
v.
Zukertort.
..,
PxQP;
P-KKt3;
6 0-0, P-Q3, &c. If 4 Q-K2; 5 P-Q4, B-Kt3 6 Kt-Kt5, P-Q4 7 BxP, PxKP; 6 BxKKt, 10 QxRP, Q-Q4; 11 P-QB4, &c. (Gossip).
; ;
RxB;
P-B4; 5 P-Q4, 9 Q-R5ch,,
An old form of this variation, as played between (12) Bird v. Flechsig. Labourdonnais and McDonnell, also Staunton and Horvvitz, runs as follows 5 P-Q4, PxP; 6 PxP, B-Kt3 7 Kt-B3 iStaunton played P-Q5 first), Kt-B3; 8 P-Q5, Kt-K4 (Kt-K2 permits Kt-Q4) 9 Kt x Kt, P x Kt =
:
(13)
OrP-QR31

TABLE 34.
THE GIUOCO
PIANO.
1P-K4,P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 8B-B4, B-B4.

4
5
7 8
9
10
a
12
13
14
THE
35.
THE GIUOCO
PIANO.
1P-K4,P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
B-B4. B-Bf,
, 5
6
7 8
9
10
11
82
THE
SECTION
MAX LANGE'S
1P-K4,P.K4;
4
XII.
ATTACK,.
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3B.B4,B-B4

5
0-0, Kt-KB3;
P-Q4.
Attack is not so much a regular opening as a of proceeding applicable to several openings. It produces some fine and critical positions, calculated to embarrass an inexperienced opponent, and is thus a formidable weapon in the hands of an expert. It is not generally considered quite sound against analysis, nevertheless the second player, who has the option in the matter, will usually avoid the variations we have treated in Cols. 3-5, and prefer to seek his advantage some other way. The Max Lange has hitherto been classified as a variation of the Giuoco Piano, and we have made the opening moves in the same manner in order to introduce the defence 5 ..., The more (Cols. 1-2) which is not favourable for the first player. favourable form, 5 ..., (Cols. 3-5), may, however, be brought about 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 1 P-K4, P-K4 ; in the Scotch Gambit, thus: 6 P-K5, &c. 4B-B4, B-B4: 5 Castles, Kt-B8 3P-Q4,
form THE
Max Lange
BxP
PxP
PxP;
In the two Knights' Defence it follows the moves 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3 4 P-Q4, PxP; 5 Castles, B-B4 3 B-B4, Kt-B3 6 P-K5, &c.
; ;
;
:
It
may
also
;
arise
in
2 B-B4, Kt-B3 6 P-K5, &c.
3 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3
the Bishop's Opening, by 1 P-K4, 4 P-Q4, PxP; 5 Castles,

;
P-K4 B-B4
In the Giuoco Piano there is a similar variation, but it does not turn out so êll for the first player, viz.: 4 P-B3, Kt-B3 5 P-Q4, PxP; 6 P-K5, P-Q4, &c. The student will note that in all the previous openings above named, White gains a move by the sacrifice of his Queen's Pawn, and that it is this sacrifice which makes the Max Lange It may easily be avoided by a little attention to transposition* playable.
;

TABLE
83
36.
MAX LANGE'S ATTACK.

Kt-KB3, IU-QB3; 4 Castles, Kt-B3.
3
P-K4, P-K4;
B-B4, B-B4;
6 7
8
9
10
11
12 13 14
15 16
84
THE
11 P-B3, BxB; 12 KtxB,- Kt-K3; 13 BxKfe (or 13 (5) 10 Kt-R3, Q-K2; 14 Q-R4oh, B-K3, Pierce), PxB [or 13 .., Q-B4ch as in note 3. (C. E. R.)] 15 16 17 Q-B2, 0-0-0; 18 QR-Qsq, P-B3; Kt-K3, R-KKtsq; K-P,sq, Kt-B4; 20 v. 19 Cordel gives RxR; RxR, R-Qsq-; P-QKM. (Minckwitz Anderssen) 17 K-Rsq, 0-0-0; ISKtxP. If 10 BxB, KtxB; HQxQoh, 16 Kt-Q5, Q-B4ch Kt-B5: or 13 PxB; 13RxP, Kt-B3, RxQ; 12BxKt, R-Q7. Kt-K5; 7 B-Q5, or R-Ksq (6) If 6
!
. . ,
(7)
KxB
9 B-Kt5 (if 9 R-Ksqch, B-K2), B-K2 10 BxB, 12 Kt-Kt5, R x P 13 Q-R5, Q-Q4, &c. R-Ksq ch, B-K3 11 Kt-K4-K If 9 ., Q-Q4 10 Kt-B3, Q-B4 11 B-KKt5 12 Kt-K4, &c. If 13 ..,B-Kt3; 14 BxB, QxB; 15 Kt x QP, R-Qsq 16P-QB3.-f. If 14 15 Kt-R4 + ., B-Kt3 (Gossip). 10 Kt-Kt5, R-Ksq llRxR,QxR; 12KtxRP,B-B4; 13Kt-Kt5,BxP-+. 11 12 Kt-Kt4, P-KR3 (R-KKtsq!); 10 .., B-K3; Q-R5, B--KBsq; 14 R x B and wins. (Praxis.) If 10 13 B x Pch, K-Ktsq 11. B-R6ch, R-Ksq Kt 12 x &c. Kt, K-Ktsq 14 11 12 13 .., B-Q3; R-Kt5ch, K-Bsq; Q-R5, Q-K2'; K-Bsq, P-Q6; (15) 18 Kt-Q5, Q-Qsq; 15 K"t.B3, B-K3, 16' R-Kt7, KxJl; 17 B-R6ch, K-Ktsq; 20 R-K3 + 19 R-Ksq, B-KBsq (16) 12 R-Ksq 13 B-R6ch, K-Ktsq 14 -Q5, B-Bsq 15 Kt-Q2, Q-K2, &c. if 13 Q-R6ch, K-Rsq 14 R-R5, B-KB4 15 R x B ?, B-Kt4 and wins. 10 RxB, PxR; 11 P-B7ch, KRsq; 12 Q-R5, P-KR3; (17) If 9 .., 0-0; Mr. Loman suggests 9 ., P.KKt3. 13 Q-Kt6 + (18) If 10 PxP, R-KKtsq, HKtxRP>B-K2: or 11 Kt-QB3, Q-B4'; 12P.KKfc4, 13 QKt-K4, B-K2 instead of to Kt3'(Loman>. Q-Kt3 12 Kt x B, P X Kt 13 P-B7ch, K-Q2. (19) Or.ll QKt-K4, B-Kt8 Q x P (B3) 12 QKt-K4, Q-K2 13 Kt x QB, P x Kt 14 B-K15. (20) If 11 R x Bch, PxR; 13 Kt x P, B-Q3 14 Kt x KtPch, K-Q2 ; 15 Kt-Q5> (21) If 12 Kt-K4. If 12 KtxB! PxKtf 13 RxPch, K-B2; 14 Kt-Q5, B-Q3; 15 P-B4. &c. P-KR4, 15Kt-Kt5, Q-Q2; 16KtxKP+. (22) OrlSKtxB! PxKt; 14 P-B7ch, Q x P
(8)
;
If 7B-QKt5,Kt-K5; If 8 PxP, R-KKtsq;
SKtxP, B-Q2+.
; ;
11
. .
1 ;
(Wormald.)
(23)
White
will
now be
able to play
K-Rsq and R-Bsq
(Gossip.)
(Col. 1.)
(Col. 3.
SECTION
XIII.
THE JEROME GAMBIT.

1
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 4 BxPch.
B-B4, B-B4;
Jerome Gambit
attack. THE
is
It is described
an American invention, and a very risky in the American Supplement to Cook's
unsound but not to be trifled with. The first player sactwo pieces for two pawns, with the chances arising from the adversary's King being displaced, and drawn into the centre of the board. " The defence requires study, and is sometimes difficult." It may be added that it is equally difficult for the first player to maintain the
Synopsis as
rifices
attack.
After 4 5 KtxPch, KtxKt; 6 Q-R5ch, Black may obtain a safe game by K-Bsq (Col. 4), or he may follow out Mr. Steinitz's theory that the King "is a strong piece which not only possesses great power for defensive purposes, but can be made use of for the attack early in the game, with the object of being posted more favourably for the
;
KxB
ending in the centre of the board. (Cols. 1-3). Mr. S. A. Charles of Cincinnati, Ohio, is named in the American
Supplement as the chief analyst of
this opening. It is very rarely practised, but as a similar sacrifice of a minor piece for two pawns to stop Black from castling may often occur in the King's Knight's opening, we give the Jerome Gambit as a representative form of this kind of attack
its merits, showing its strength and weakness apart from accidental circumstances, which in actual play may materially affect the result.
on
TABLE
87.
THE JEROME GAMBIT.
P-K4, P-K4;
4
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
5
B-B4, B-B4;
BxPch, KxB;
KtxPch, KtxKt.
6
7
8
9
IP
11
12
18
14
87
SECTION
XIV.
PART
3
I.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.

1P-K4,P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
4
B-B4, B-B4;
P-QKt4, BxKtP.
of may well be said that it is the product " it was Walker, writin-g in 1841, notes that introduced some seven years ago by my friend Capt. Evans, R.N., who presented its leading variations in MS. at the same time to Mr. Lewis and myself," It is usually described by Chess writers as a variation of the Giuoco Piano, the first three moves being the same in both openings. At this stage the first player by the sacrifice of one of his least valuable Pawns obtains so much command of the board that while forwarding his own game he can keep his opponent occupied with defensive measures for a longer time than is possible in any other opening. This can be done in such a variety of ways that the Evans is practically half a dozen openings in one. After 5 P-B3 it branches in two directions, with different We have treated them as if they were surroundings and characteristics B-B4 has been chiefly favoured separate openings. The continuation 5 by British players, and 5 ..., B-R4 by the Germans. There is a point of fusion in what is known as the normal position (see diagram) after the moves 6 0-0, P-Q3 7P-Q4, PxP; 8PxP, B-Kt3.
the
Evans Gambit
it
OF innumerable minds.
Starting f*vm the above position the practice of the Chess world lingered for a while over such movos as 9 P-KR3, 9 Kt-Kt5, 9 B-R3, &c., the general idea being to prevent Black castling and institute a harassing attack on his centre. As the defence became strengthened all moves of the
88
merely protective and constructive order were discarded, as loss of time, while directly attacking moves were held back as possibilities and coupled with some preparatory move. 9 Kt-B3 is one of ike best of these preliminaries. After the reply 9 ..., B-KKt5 it combines well with 10 Q-R4. This variation was analysed and brought into vogue by Mr. Geo. B, JTraser, supplemented by Mr. James Mortimer, and is known as the The move 9 Kt-QB3 also initiates several Fraser-Mprtimer attack. other variations in which White aims at securing an early advantage by vigorous action. Of these, one of. the most popular at present is that commencing 9 Kt-B3, Kt-R4 ; 10 B-KKt5, &c. Dr. Goring's attack. Another combination, leading to a more enduring if less violent attack, springs out of the norjtnal position from B-Kt2, preceded or followed by P-Q5. A second normal position is produced by the moves 9 P-Q5, Kt-R4 10 B-Kt2, Kt-K2; 11 B-Q3, 0-0 12 IU-B3, Kt-Kt.3 13 Kt-K2, P-QB4 14 Q-Q2, P-B3. Here the practice varies. Whit may play 15 R-QBsq, or K-Rsq (Anderssen's move), or B-B3. Th( game really begins afresh at this stage. This fine variation was first elaborated by Herr Anderssen /or the attack, and Herr L. Paulsen foi the defence. Black is allowed to castle, and White attacks him in
;
; :
his intrenchments. The heavy pieces act as supports until called int action by the progress of the game.
There is yet another form of defence which has the merit of J? advocated by Mr. Steinitz. It arises out of the normal position by the moves 9 P-Q5, QKt-K2 10 P-K5, Kt-R3. This variation has not yet been thoroughly investigated, appearances being somewhat against it. Its effect is to expose the Black King, but this is not regarded by Mr. Steinitz as a permanent disadvantage. With regard to other deviations from the mainplay they have been at various times subjected to searching analysis, and every departure has, as a rule, some penalty attached to it against the best play. There are, however, two or three moves in Anderssen's attack (after 9 P-Q5, Kt-R4) concerning which the authorities' are not unanimous, notably Black's moves 10 ..., Kt-K2; 12 ..., Kt-KKt3 and 13 ..., P-QB4. So far there has been no convincing evidence produced either against them or in favour of alternative moves. The time gained in this debut, by sacrificing the. QKtP, so far strengthens various forms of attack, which are inconclusive in other openings, as to make them irresistible in the Evans. The second player
; ;
an opportunity of introducing T'hus Black must not risk Max Lange's attack by playing Kt-KB3 before P-Q3. On the other hand White's game has to be constructed with special attention to economy of force. A single false, or oven weak move, is sufficient to cause an immediate collapse. With care and patience Black may hope to win by means of his extra Pawn, but the balance between force on one side and position on the other is so eên that there is practically an equal chance for both players. Any premature attempt to force the game will lose it. The Evans is eminently an opening for great players, and has led to eomo of the finest games in Chess literature.
carefully avoid, giving his opponent
must
such variations.
THE- KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.
89
TABLE
1
88.THE EVANS GAMBIT.

2
(PART
I.)
P-K4, P-K4;
1284
Kt-KBS, Kt-QB3;
5
B-B4, B-B4;
.
4P-QKt4,BxKtP;
P B3
</
6 7
8
9
10
12
18
14
15
16
90

TABLE 39.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.

;
(PART
I.)
1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kfc Q B 3 3 B-B4, B-B4; 4P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5P-B3, B-B4; 6P-Q4,PxP; 7PxP(l).
10
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 15
16

TABLE
1 1
40.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT
I.)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
TABLE 41.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT
I.)
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P-QKt4, B x KtP; 5 P-B3, B-B4;

7
B-B4. B-B4; 6 O-O, P-Q3-;

p. 87.)
P-Q4,
16
PxP;
17
PxP,
18
B-Kt8.
(Piagram
20
Kt-B3 B-Kt5
10
11
(1)
B-QKt5
12
13
14
16
16
17 18
19
20
21

NOTES
(1)
-.
to Table 41.
(if) if
P-Q4
Mr. Steinitz recommends 9 ., QKt-2.; 13 P x Kt, 0-0 + 12 QKt x P, Kt x Kt

;
10 Kt-KKt5, Kt-R3 ; 11 P-B4, 13 B x Kt, P-QB3, &c.

:
(2)
10
;
Q x QP
(3)
13
11
;
...BxKt; 11 PxB, K-Bsq; 12 Kt-K2 if 11 .., Q-B3; Kt x Pch. Or Black may play 10 P-QK3 B-K3, KKt-K2 (or QKt-K2 Steinitz); 12 P-QR4,^ P-QR4
. . , !
12 Kt_-Q5,
(or Kfc-R4J
Gossip)
B-QB4. (Petersburg v. London.) 14 Q-Kt3, Q-K3 15 Q-B2, 13 Kt-K2, Q-Q2 12 B-K3, Kt-K2; '(4) Or 16 P x B, QR-Ksq. (Macdonnell v. Bird.) 16 Q-B2, BxKP; 17 QR-Qsq, B-Q3; 18 Kt-K4 + (5) If 15 .., B-Q5?;
13
;
BxKt&
13 P-K6, PxP; 14 BxKKt, ..,KKt-K2; 12 B-Kt5, P-KR3 17 Q-R5ch + 16 Kt x Kt, P x Kt 15 P-Q5, Kt-K4 (Schachzeitung.) 14 Q-Kt4, &c. Or 13 13 Kt x P, Kt-K2 BxB (7) Or 12 P-Q5, Kt-Ktsq 14 KtxB, P-QR3, to follow with Kt-K2. 15 KtxP, Q-B4; 16 Kt-Q3, R-Qsq; 14 BxBch, QxB; (8) 13 .., Kt-Q5; 19 Kt-B5, B x Kt 20 B x B, QKt-B4 (Neumann 18 R-K5, Q-Kt3 17 B-R3, R-Q2 21 Q-R4 + (Handbuch.) v. Schallopp)
(6)
11
Qx;
. .
(9)
Mr. Fraser's Attack.

(Col. 18.)
(See Diagram.)
(Col. 19.)

(10)
10
v.
..,
K-Bsq;
11 P-Q5,
QKt-K2
12 Kt-K2,
;
Kt-Kt3
13 KKtlQ4.
(Wisker
(11)
Bird.)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
ll..,Q-B3; 12PxKt, 0-0-0; 13 Kt-Q5, Q-Kt3 Or 13 P-K5 (W. W.)

!
14PxPoh-f.
Mr. Mortimer's variation.
Orl4P-Q5.
(Ranken.)
t
He may
20 P-Q5 may play 20 QR-Qsq, Kt x P 21 R-K6, 22 QR-Ksq (if RxKtP, K-B2), RxR; 23 RxR, &c.: if 22 ., K-B2, 23 B-Q2, RxR?; 24 Kt-Kt5ch. (Monck). 17 P x B, Q x P ; 18 Kt-KR4, P-Kt4 ; 19 Kt-Kt6, R-R2-J-. (17) 16 K-Ktsq (Wormald). (18) 17Q-Kt6, Q-KEstj; 18 B-Kt6, P-B3 ; 19 KB-Ksqch,
(16)
also play 16 P-K6, or P-Q5. White is in Black's favour.
E-Ksq;
. . ,
-94
THE
42.
KIHG'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.
THE EVAN'S GAMBIT.
(PART
I.)
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-Q3; 8 B-B4, B-B4; P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5P-B3, B-B4; 6 0-0, P-Q3; 8 PxP, B-Kt3. (Diagram p. 87.) 7 P-Q4, PxP;
9
10
11
12
13 14 15 16
17
18
TABLE
43.
THE EVAN'S GAMBIT.
(?AET
I.)
1P.K4.P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3 B-B4, B-B4; 5 P-B3, B-B4; 6 0-0, P-Q8; 4 P-QKt4, BxKtP; 7P-Q'4,PxP; 8PxP,B-Kt8. (Diagram p. 87.)
27
9
28
30
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

most
(7) There are numerous difficult to defend.
methods
of continuing the attack,
but this appears the
(8)
QxP;
(9)
12. .,0-0; 13B-Q3,BxB; 14QxB,Q-Q2; 15P-K6,PxP; IGPxP, 17 QR-Ksq, Q-B4; 18 Q*Q2, Kt-Kt3; 19 Kt-Q5, QR-Ksq (or Kt-QB5) +
(Crosskill v. Freeborough.)
18Q-Kt3,B-Q6; 19 QR-Qsq, B-B5+.

:
12 Kt-Kt5, P-KR3; 11 ..,0-0; 13 KtxP, Q-Ksq: 14 B-Q3 + for if KtxP; 15KtxPch, and if 14 .., B.-Q5; 15 Q-Kt4, BxR; 16 KtxPch, &c: if 12 .., KtxB; 13 Q-R5, P-KR3 14 KtxP, Q-Ksq; 15 KtxRPch, PxKt; 16 Q-Kt4ch, Q-Kt3. If 12 PxPch, RxP; 13 Kt-Kt5, KtxB; 14 Q-B2,
(10)
..,
14
15 QxRPch, Kt-K4; 18 B-KKt5ch, Kt-B3:

(11)
(if)
K-Bsq; 16 Q-R8ch, Kt-Ktsq 18 Kt-QB3, B-Q5+.
17 Kt-R7ch,
K-K2
Orl3Q-B2, KtxB;
10B-R3,Kt-K2;
14QxKt, P-Q4;
15 Q-KKt4,
Kt-KB4+.
(12)
11 P-K5, 0-0, &c.
12 Kt-B3 and the play (13) If 11 . ., O-O ; as Cols. 41-45 to White's advantage.
(14)
(15)
may be
continued on the same lines
As played by Anderssen.
Or 12 R-Ksq may be
played.
;
15 Q-B4, B-R4 16 Kt-Kt3, B-Kt3; Another game runs 14 .., Kt-Q2; PxP; 18 PxP, Kt-B4 ; 19 Kt-B5, KtxB and Anderssen playing in announced mate four moves. White
17 QR-Qsq,
17 ., Kt-Ksq! (C. E. R.) (16) White mates in five moves.

.
After 17
.,
Kt-B5
18 R-KKtsq, Kt-Ksq and
(Col. 28.)
(Col. 30.)
THE
KING'S
KNIGHTS OPENING,
97-
TABLE
44.
THE EVANS GAMBIT,
(PAET
I.)
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt*QB3; 8 B-B4, B-B4; P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-B4; 6 0-0, P-Q3; 7 P Q 4 PxP; 8 PxP, B Kt 3 (Diagram p. 87.)
,
10
11
12
*8 14
15
16
17
18
19
THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING

15 QxKt! KtxQ; 16 P-K7dis ch, P-Q4 ; 17 PxQ 14<Q-R5, P-KR3; RxQ; 18 R-Qsq, &c. (Wormald). If 15 Kt-B7, Q-Ksq; 16 P-KR4, B P 17 B x 18 P to follow x x &c. or : 16 B-Kt2, with P-R5, RP, threatening Q P-Q4 t 17 B x QP, Kt-B5 ; 18 Kt x Pch, or Q-K5, &c. (Ranken.)
(6)
(queens),
;
(7)
Kt-B4
(8)
1 :
15 Q-R5, P-KR3; if 18 . . , P-B3 ? ;

...
16 Kt-B7, KtxKt; 18 Kt-K4, 17 PxKtch, K-R2; 19 Kt-Kt5ch, 20 Q x Pch, and 21 B-Kt2ch, &c. (Gossip.) 16 Kt-B7, Kt x Kt
;
Or 15
11
P-KR3
;
17
K-Rsq;
(9)
17 K-Rsq,
. . ,
P-Q4
ISKtxP, BxKP.
Kt x Kt
;
P x Ktch, (Ranken.)
K-R2
or 16
KKt-K4,
Kt-Kt3
12 R-Ksq,
13
R x Ktch, Kt-K2
14
B.R3+
(10)
(11)
Orl2P-Q6+.
Or 12
.
(C.E.R.)
to
.,
K-Bsq
. .
win the QP.

I
The
players in this
column are Morphy
v.
De
Riviere.
(12) Better 14
(13)
(14)
,
QxQ
Q-Q2
;
15
to
R x Q, KKt-Q4.
KB4.
If
(C.
E. R.)
The Bishop should go

If
then 11 Qch, Q-Q2, &c.
now
11
. .
12 B-QKt5,
P-QB3
;
13 P-K6,
P x KP
Kt-R3
;
14
Q x B,
Pxte;
15PxP, Q-B2;
. . ,
16
Q x P,
Kt-Kt3
17
B-Kt2+.
.
(15) If 13 If 13 ..,
KKt-K2
14
P-K6 and Kt-Kt5 +
If 13
. . ,
14 B-KKt5.
PxP;
14 P-Q6, Q-B3;
15 Kt-K4, Q-B4;
16 Kt-Kt3 thence to R5.
See diagram below.

(16)
If 15 ..,
PxP;
K-Bsq,
16BxPch, K-Bsq;
This column
is
17BxKt,RxB;
a'
18B-R3,B-B3;
Boden.
19 QR-Qsq, &c.
(17)
(18)
Or 11
.,
from
game Harrwitz
v.
Orl2B-Kt5ch.
17 Kt-B8,
(C.E.R.)
;
(19)
Kt x RP
18 Kt-Ksq,
R x Pch
19
Kt x R, Q-Kt6
and White
resigns.
(Col. 32.)
(Col. 84.)

TABLE 45.
99
THE EVANS GAMBIT.

2 Kt
-
(PART
I.)
P K
-
4,
P K
-
K
5
P-QKt4, BxKtP;
7P-Q4, PxP;
36 87
(1)
SPx
10
B-
B-Q3
100
TABLE 46
THE EVANS GAMBIT.

2
(PART
I.)
1
4
P*K4, P-K4;
,
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
B-B4, B-B4;
,
P-.QKt4, BxKtP; 5P-B3, B-B4; 60-0, P-Q3; 7 P Q 4 PxP; 8PxP, B-Kt3; 9 P - Q 5 Kt - R 4 10 B-Kt2, Kt-K2; 11B-Q3, 0-0; 12 Kt-B3, Kt-Kt3; 13 Kt-K2, P-QB4; 14 Q-Q2 (1), P-B8. (Diagram p. 101.)
;
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
(5) (6)

;
101
24 P-Kt4, Kt-QKt7 23 Q-Ksq, Kt-B5 25 P-Kt5, (4) 22 Q-K3, Kt-QB5 QKt-QG?; 26 PxP+. Mr. Monck proposes 25 .., P-Kt3, (if) 26 PxP, BxP giving up the exchange.
j
;
23BxB, QxB; 24 24 Kt x Kt, BP x Kt

;
Q-Ksq, Q-K6
;
25 P-B5,
;
KKt-K4+.
after
25
B x B, Q x B
;
26 R-B3, Kt-Q7
(7)
27 R-R3, Q-B7
and the Handbzich notes that 28 B-Q3, B-Q2 White has no attack left.
;
Or 17
.,
B-Kt5
18 Kt-B5,
P-B5
19 B-K2.
(Handbuch.)
(8)
(9)
Or20BxKt.
Neumann
If
v.
Mortimer.
If 16
K-Rsq, Kt x B
17
Q x KKt, Q-Ksq
18Kfr-R4,
B-Qsq, &c.
(10)
(11)
ISKtxQP, P-Kt5 +
. . ,
18
22P-B6,RxP;
31
B x Kt ?, 19 P x B, Kt-K4 20 Kt x Kt, BP x Kt 23PxP,PxP; 24RxR,QxR; 25 R-KBsq,

;
21 P-B4, Kt-Kt2
Q-Qsq;
26B-K4,
Q.R5; 27B-B5, P-K5; 28P-Q6,BxP; Q x Ktch and wins. (Freeborough v. Clarke.) Or 18

..,
29 Q-Q5ch, K-Rsq
SOBxPch, KxB;
P-KtS! 19 B-Rsq, B-Kt3; 20 P-Kt4, BxKt; 21 KtPxB, Kt-K4; 23 K-Rsq, Ktfe2 24 R-KKtsq, K-Rsq; 25 R-Kt3, 26 QR-KKtsq, R-R2 and Black won. Kt-Q3
22KtxKt, QPxKt;
;
If 18
(12)
P-B5
19 B-Ktsq, Kt-Kt2
20 KKt-Q4, with a good position.
20KPxB,
Kt-K4; 21
Kt x Kt, QP x Kt.
; ;
Continued 22 K-Rsq, P-B5 23 B-B2, P-QR4 24 R-KKtsq, P-Kt5 ; 25 B-Rsq, Kt-B4; 26 Q-R6, Q-Q2; 27 R-Kt3, B-Q3I; 28 QR-KKtsq, R-B2; 29 R-R3, K-Bsq 30 Q x RP. If 25 Q-R6, Q-Q2 26 B-Q2, B-Kt3 27 R-Kt2, P-B6, &c.
(13)
;
(Cols.
4145.)
(Col.
45.)
After Black's 21st move.
102
SECTION
7
XIV.
PART
8,
;
THE EVAN S GAMBIT.

1
II.
P K
-
P K
-
2 Kt
K B
Kt
5
Q B
B B
-
B B4
-
P-QKt4, BxKtP;
P-B3, B-R4.
Evans Gambit commencing, as in the position above, ..., B-R4 has received much attention from experts, The result of their labours is an accumulation' particularly in Germany. of analysis that has, to some extent, defeated its own object, and left this division of the Evans as intricate as ever in some of its principal variations. In the early days of thisyopening the move 5 ..., B-R4 was thought preferable to 5..., B-B4, for the simple reason that when placed on the was liable to attack by the advance of White's latter square the Bishpp Queen's Pawn, while if it was intended that he should afterwards retire to Kt 3 it made no difference. The objection to 5 ..,, B-R4 was that White could continue by 6; 0-0, P-Q3 1 P-Q4, PxP 8 Q-Kt3 Without fear of Kt-QR4. This is now known as Waller's Attack. It was analysed by Mr. G. Waller of The analysis i& also (Dublin, in the Chess Players' Chronicle for 1848.
variation of the
with Black's move 5 THE
given in Staunton's Chess Players' Companion. To get rid of this attack the defence was strengthened by the substitution of an older form mentioned as best by Walker in the Pkilidoria* 6 0-0, KI-B3, instead of -6..., P-Q3, or B-Kt3. 6 ...,Kt-B3ieids (1838)
:
THE
KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING

;
Mr. P. by 7 P-Q4, 0-0 8 Kt x P (Cols. 31-40). has the credit of introducing this line of play, which brings about some extremely critical and beautiful situations. It can be avoided by 7 ..., Kt or (Cols. 21-23), or 7 ..., P-Q3 (Col. 24), but analysis has shown that the attack may be met on its merits; and that it ought to turn out to the advantage of the second player. to the best way of .After some fluctuations of opinion with regard the conclusion has been generally treating the defence 6 ..., Kt-KB3, 6 P-Q4 than to Castle. accepted that it is better for White to play 6 P-Q4 was first suggested by Mr. Stanley in the American Magazine (1847) and further improved by Morphy (1859) after 6 ..., PxP; 7 0-0, Kt-KB3, by the continuation 8 B-R3 it completes the dividing line between the two main variations of the Evans Gambit. After 6 P-Q4
to the Richardson Attack Richardson of New York
PxP
White gives up three Pawns, including the play is altogether different the gambit Pawn, in the continuation 6 ..., PxP; 7 0-0, (the " CornprQmised Defence") and obtains in return a strong attack, on Mr. Waller's principle, by 8 Q-Kt3 (Cols. 43-60). It is necessary to break the force of this attack, otherwise White should win by the time gained, and Black accordingly takes an early opportunity of playing P-QKt4, thereby returning one of the Pawns he has in hand in order to free his Queen's This course was originally proposed and Bishop and Queen's Rook. It was approved by Zukertort, who Anderssen. generally practised by enriched it with nurnerous analytical variations and suggestions (see WestIn its advanced stages it minster Papers, 1874, also the Chess Monthly). o-allp into exercise profound judgment of the value of position and the. force of various pieces acting in combination. The researches of the most careful analysts have', however, frequently proved unequal to the resources. of the attack in actual play.
PxP
Another defence, suggested by the Rev. T. C. Sanders, and analysed Pierce and Ranken, springs from the moves 6 0-0, P-Q3 ; Messrs. by 7 P-Q4, B-Q2 (Cols. 11-35). It avoids the mele"e of pieces which characterises the two variations last named, but substitutes other difficulties, and demands careful management to keep clear of disaster. Mr. Steinitz has more recently tried 6 0-0, Q-B3 (Cols. 6-10) ; but this variation has little to recommend it, and is not generally considered sound.
According to several eminent authorities the best way of treating the 'Evans Gambit is to decline it. This leads to an entirely different class of positions, which have, of late years, received considerable attention* and the analysis has. been enlarged in co.nsequence.
104

TABLE 47,
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT
II.
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P.QKt4, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-R4.
B-B4 B-B4;
p. 102.>
(Diagram
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

(4)
105
If 10
B-R3, B-K3.
.
(5)
10
Q x P,
(6)
Waller's Attack. After 7 . , B-KKt5 ; 8 Q-Kt3, &c. Tschigorin played 8 Q-R4, or 8 B-QKt5.
.11 10 B-KK15, Q B4 See diagram below.
;
(if)
Q-Q2
B x Pch, Q x B
;
Kt x KP (Morphy
v.
Kipping),
Q x Kt
.
12
B x Pch,
K-Bsq-f.
(7)
HB-KKt5
;
12 Q-R3 + If 10 ... B-Kt3; 11 B-KKt5, Q-B4; Kt-R3; C. E. R.), PxP Q-B4; 12 KtxKP, Ktx Kt; 13 P-B4 (or Q-Kt5ch 16 QR-Qsq, KtxB; 17 QxKt, 15 KtxP, K-Bsq; disch; 14 K-Rsq, B-Q5; 19 Kt-K4+. 18 Q x KB, P-KB3 B-K3
If
10
(8)8..,B-K3;
9BxB,PxB; 10PxP,Q-Q2;
11 P-Q5, Kt-Qsq ;
12PxP,
KtxP; 13QxP+.
(9)
Or 11 B-Q5 (Lange), B-Kt3;
12BxKt,PxB; 13B-R3.Q-B3; UPxP-f.
(10)
Not advisable
to take the Kt.
(11) If 14
<
Kt x KR, P-B7 ;
15 B-Kt2,
;
B x R and wins.
12)
Or 9 Kt x BP,
K x Kt
10 Q-B3ch, and either draws by perpetual check,, or
secures the best position.

(13)
-The
A5
B-KKt5,
Handbuch gives 13 .., R-B2; moves 16 B-Q3, &c.

;
14
R-Qsq-H
if
..,
Q-&3;
(Cols. 2-4.)
(Col. 8.)
m m
After Black's 7th move. After White's 10th move.
106
THE
TABLE 48.
1
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PART H.)
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5P-B3, B-R4;

(Steinitz*
B-B4. B-B4;
60-0, Q-B3
10
Defence).
6
f
6
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

(5)
(6)
107
Threatening 11 Kt-Kt5, Q-Kt3;
12BxKt,KxB; ISKtxKP,
14
OrllB-Q5.
(C.
E. R.)
13 P-Q5, Q-Kt3 or 5;
(7) If 12 ..,
Q-K3;
PxKt, KtxPI;
15
QKtxP,
E,R.)
KtxKt;
(8)
ICKtxKt, Q-K3;
17KtxR,
14 B-R4, P-Kt4
;
If
ISBxKt, P-Q31;
15 QKt-Q2, K-Rsq, &c.

;
(C.
(9)
Continued 18 QR-Bsq,
BxP
19 B-Q8, P-B3
20 B.-B7+.
If
(C.
E. R.)
;
(10)
(11)
Or 8
...
Kt-Qsq
9 P-Q5, reverting
to Col. 6.
. .
Kt-QR4
0-0;
9 B-Q3+.
l5 Kt-B3,
Continued 12
..,
QxB;
13
QxB, Kt-K2;
14 B-R3,
R-Ksq;
(12)
(13)
;
16BxKt+.
Or
11
..,Q-KKt3!
(Steinitz).
BxP! (if 14 .., P-Kt4; 15 PxB, Kt-Kt2; 16 Q-R3, 16 Q x RP, Kt-Ktsq 15 Kt-Kt6, R-QKtsq Steinitz, against Tschigoria, and against Gunsberg 16 . . , Kt-Kt5 ? played 16 . , Kt-K3
Continued 14 P-Q6I,
; . ;
&c.)
(14) (15)
Considered a safe reply by Mr. Steinitz.

;
Ranken
If
10 P x P I ; Mr. 9 B-R3, P x P (B-Kt3 8 B-QKt5, KKt-K2 Steinitz) ; 10 B-R3 with a. good game. 9 Q-R4, B-Kt3 suggests 8 P-Q5, Kt-Qsq 8 Q-Kt3, KKt-K2 10 Kt x Kt, Q x.Kt ; 11 B x Pch, K-Qsq 9 P x P, Kt x P
1
;
and
Steinitz likes Black's

.
.
game.
;
! ,
1
Kt-B5 (QKt-K2 Steinitz) 14 13 R-Ksq Kt-Q4 (16) Continued 12 17 B-E!t2 Kt-K2 (17 Kt-R6ch 15 K-Kt2, Q-Kt5 16 QKt-Q2, Kt-Kt4 0-0; 18-P-Q5+); 18B-K2, Kt-K3 (or!8 ..,Q-K3); 19 K-Rsq, Q-B4 ; 20Kt-R4+.
,
; ; ; ; 1 .
(Col. 6.)
(Col. 9.)
108
TABLE 49.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(?ABT
H)
P-K4, P-K.4-; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-B4; B Q 2 (1). 7 P Q 4

-
3
6
B-B4, B-B4; 0-0, P-Q8;
11
12
p. 109)
13
PxP (dia.

(8) Mr. Fraser played 14 B-Q5, which should have been answered by then Kt-B4. (9)
109
B x B, and
If
15RxP, B-Kt3ch;
If
.
16 K-Rsq,
B-K6+.
;
(10)
See diagram.
16
KBxP,
B-Kt3ch
P-B3;
If 16
19Q-B4,Kt-Kt5 +
B-Q3, B-Kt3ch
;
17 K-Rsq,
BxB;
18
QxBch,
17 K-Rsq,
17 B-Kt3,
0-O+.
Q-Qsq+.
;
If2,6BxKt,PxQB;
If 16
17 BxKt (if 17 B-Kt5, B-KtSch 18 K-Rsq, BxP; B-QKt3, Q-Kt2; 19Q-K2, Kt-K4-f),B-Kt3ch; 18 K-Rsq, BxP; 19 Q xPch, B-B3; 20Q-K2, Kt-R5; 21B-R4,BxB; 22 B x P (if 22 Q-Kt4 or B4, Kt x P+ if22Q-R5ch, Kt-Kt3 23 B x P, B-B3), B-B3 23 Q-R5ch, Kt-Kt3 24 Q-Kt4 (if 24 Q-R3, 25 B-B6, Kt-K2 26 Q-R5ch, R-Kt3+ Kt-R5), R-KKtsq (Ranken.)
; ;
(11)
If
10
..,PxKP; 11B-R3,
..,
&c.
;
(12)
If 11
13Q-R3, K-Kt2;
PxKP; 12 14BxP+.
;
Q-Q3, Kt-B4
13
Kt x KP
or 12
...
P-KKt3
16 B-Kt2, B-Kt3 ; (13) Tschigorin v. Alapin continued 15 PxP, KtxP; 17 K-Rsq, KKb-B4 18 Q-Q3, Kt-K7 19 B x Q, Kt (B4) Kt6ch and Black won. The Field suggests 15 Q-Kt3ch, K-Rsq ; 16 Q x P, Kt-Qsq ; 17 Q-Kt5, B-Kt3 ; 18 Q-Q3, P x P dis ch ; 19 B-K3, P-B7 + .
; ;
(Cols. 11-15.)
(Col. 14.)

TABLE 60.
1
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT H.)
3
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P-QK14, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-R4;
B-B4, B*B4;
0-0, Kt-B8.
7
IB
9
10
11
12
18
14
16
16
17
18
19
20

TABLE 51.
Ill
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT
II.)
M
'
7
8 9
10
11
12
18
14
15
16
17
18
19
112
THE
If
KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING,

9 B-KKt5, P-B3 ;
wins.
(2)
8 ..,Kt-Q3;
;
12 Q-Q5, Q-B3
(3)
13
Kt x P and
lOPxP, PxB;
11 B-Kt5,
11
P x Ktch, K-Bsq
9 Q-Kt3,
If 13
KtxKtch;
(4)
KtxKt; 10 BxPch, K-Bsq; 13PxKt, B-Q7-K (Monck.)
KtxP:
12 Q-K3,
Q-R3ch, B-KtS, foUowed by 14 P-B4-J-.

.
(5)
Mr. Ranken suggests here 14

I
.,
B-Kt5, as in Note
4.
Mr. Monck continues
15
QxBch, P-B4
(6)
.
, .
16 Q-Kt4,Kt-R3+.
Cook's Synopsis works out this important Col. to White's advantage by 17 K x B, B-B4 18 B-K6, P x Kt 19 B x B, Q-Q5ch ; 20 K- Kt3, K-Ksq; 21R-Qsq,QxR; 22 QxQ, KtxBch; 23 K-Kt4, P-KKt3; 24 Q-Q5 + . Mr. Ranken notes that the win for White is inconclusive, for 23 .., Kt-Q3 or 5 is better than P-KKt3 : if 23 . . , Kt-Q3 ; 24 Q-Q5, K-Q2 ; 25 Q x KP, QR-Ksq, &c.
16
B x Pch
(7)
If
..,
PxB:
10
KtxP, O-O;
12
11
Q-R5
(or
KtxKt
13
first),
KtxKt;
12R-R4+.
U B-R3ch, Kt-K2
(9)
(8)
10
..,
0-0;
;
11 Q-R5, P-KR3; 15 B-Kt3 and wins
KtxP, RxKt;
BxRch, K-Bsq;
a frequent variation.
11 ...Q-Q2;
12 Q-Q2, 0-0-0;
14
13PxB+.
15 K-Bsq,
(10)
Orl3KtxR, PxKt;
17 B-B3,
PxKt, PxPch;
QxQch;
16
BxQ,
PxP;
(11)
0-0-0+
(C.
B. R.)
10 Q-Kt3-f-.
If8..,Pr Q4;
9PxP,KtxP;
If 9 .., Kt-K5; 10 P x P (Q6), Kt x P (Q3) ; (12) If 9.., PxP; 10Q-Kt3,&c. 11 KtxP, O-O; 10 If 9 ... Kt-KKt5; 11 R-Ksqch-f. (Q6), BPxP; 12 KtxKt, PxKt; 13QBxP, R-Ksq; 14Q-B3+: or White may play 11 R-Ksqch, for if 12 . . B-Q2 ; 13BxQP-f. Kt-K2; 12B-Kt5ch,-Be^l
PxP
(13) Morphy v. Greenaway, transposing 6th and 7th moves. A game of. Mackenzie's 12 Kt-Kt3, B-Kt3; at the odds of Queen's Rook is continued: 11 KtxP, B-Q2; !3QxP, KtxKBP; 14 K4-B5, Kt-R2; 15 KtxB, Kt-R6douch; 16 K-Rsq, KtxQ ; After 11 inthe Col. if 11.., Q-O2 (instead of B-Q2); 17 Kt-B6 mate. 12 Q-R4, &c.
PxPaa
(14)
Orl6B-B3!
(C.
E. B.)
(15> Tte Column is Mr. W. T. Pierce*s analysis given in the Huddersfield College Magazine, Vol. VI.. p. 191. Oxford Y. Cambridge (1849) played 8 B-R3, P-Q3; ^PxP. KKtxP; 10 Q-B2, which transposes into column 20.
(16)
H9R-Esq, P-Q4; lOPxPen pas, KtxQP;

Or 13
.
U B-KKt5, Q-Q2 (Gowip).
(17)
.,
B-Kt3 1
(C.
B.
.)
113
TABLE? 52.
-THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PABT
II.)
,, K4.P-K4;
2Kt-KB3,Kt-QB3
5
B4
B B4;
QIU4, B x KtP;
7
P-B3, B-R4; P-Q4, 0-0.
0, Kt
B8
9
10
11
12
13
14
It)
17
18
114

TABLE
53.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PART
II.)
P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt~QB3; 3 B-B4 B-B4; P^QKt4, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-R4; 60-0, Kt B 3 7P-Q4, 0-0; 8 Kt x P. (Richardson's Attack.)
P.K4,
;
32
v
33
34
85
10
11
12
13 14
15
16

TABLE
1 54.
115
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PART
II.)
P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; P-QKt4, B x KtP; 5P-B3,B-E4; P Q 4, .0 8 Kt x P, Kt x K P 9

-
B-B4, B-B4 60-0, Kt-B3;

;
'*
Kt x
B P, R x
40
Kt
10
BxBch, KxB;
37
11
P-Q5.
39
36
88
12 13 14 15
16
17 IS
19 20
-116
TABLE
55.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PART
II.)
1P-K4.P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3B-B4.B-B4; 4 PQKt4,BxKtP; 5P-B3, B-R4; 6 P-Q4, PxP (1) 70-0.
;
41
42
43
44
45
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
It
17
THE KING'S KNIGHTS OPENING,

TABLE 56.
1
THE EVANS GAMBIT.
(PAST H.)
P-K4, P-K 4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB S; P-QKt4, B xKtP; 5 P-B3, B^ 7 0-0, PxP.
3
6
B-B 4, B-B4; P- Q4, PxP;
8 . 10
13
14
15 16 17
118

TABLE
57.
THE EVANS GAMBIT.

;
(PART
II.)
4
7
P-K4, P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, Kt Q B 3 3B-B4,B-B4; P-QKt4, BxKtP; 5 P-B3, B-R4; 6 P-Q4, PxP; 8 Q Kt 3 P X P 9 P K 5 Q.- B 3 Q Kt 3 10 Kt x P, K Kt K 2. (Diagram.)
-
52
11
153
55
B-R3
12
13
14 15
16
i
17
18
19
THE

NOTES
Table 57.
;
119*
to-
PxKt;
Or 12 Kt-QKt5, (if) P-QR3 13 Kt-Q6ch ? Or 12 QR-Qsq (Pierce.) 14 PxP, Kt-B4 (Mr. Pierce gives 14 .., P-Kt41); 15 KR-Ksq ch, 18 P-B3 19 BxKt, 17 Q-Kt6, B-Q5, R-Rsq BxR; 16 RxBch, K-Bsq 13 QKt-Q4 is to Black's advantage. KtP x B 20 Kt-R4 + (Mpnck)
(1)
;
14 B-B5 would be a good preparatory move, though (2) This seems premature. the Schachzeitung condemns it. (C. E. R.) Mr. Wayte gives B-Kt3 as the answering move, leaving the QKtP to be taken.
(3)
19
KR-Ksq, Q-B4
r,)KtxRP,R-Q4;
If
20 Q x Q, KtP x Q 21 24KtxB, RxKt; 25BxP.

;
;
B-Kt2, 0-0 ; (Monck.)
22
Kt x P, R-Kt4
(4) Mr. W. T. Pierce analysing this position thinks 21 QR-Qsq will effect a draw. 21 .., R-Q4 or Q-R5; 22 KtxBP, &c.: if 21 .., RorQxKt,'22 R-Q8ch, &c. (B. C. M. t 1884, p. 123.) (5)
(6)
This Col.
14
is
by Zukertort from the 1883 Tournament Book.

15
BxKtP, P-QB3;
v.
BxKt, RxB;
16 Q-R3, B-Kt3;
17
B-Q6+
(Zukertort
(7)
(8)
(9)
Smith.)
16 Kt-Kt5.
;
If
15B-Q3, Q-QKt3?;
.
(Monck.)
17 Kt-Kt5, &c.
(Zukertort.)
;
Or 15
If 18
.,
K-Qsq
16 B-Q3, Q-Kt3
19
;
Qx
fine attack.
(10)
(Zukertort.)
P x Q, B-R3 20 KR-Ksq ch, K-Bsq 21 R-K7, Or'18 .., P-KR4 to play R-R3. (Turnbull.)
;
with* a
Kt-B4
(if
18 B-Q5.
(11)
13Q-R4, P-QR3? (B-Kt3I alsd B-Kt2I); 14 Kt-Q6ch, PxKt; 15 PxP, B-Kt2 16 QR-Qsq) 16 KR-Ksq ch, B x R 17 R x Bch, KKt-K2 If 18 P x Kt, R-Kt8 ; 19 B x Pch. (Monck.) (C. E. R.)
;
The Schachzeitung has a continuation 17 P-QR3

If 12
18 P-K6,
v.
R x Kt,
&c.
Kt-Q5, (12) Tschigorin 12 Kt-K2, P-Q3 13B-Q3, B-B4; 14 Kt-R4, Q-K3 ; 15 KtxB, KtxKt; 16Q-B2, 17 Kt x Kt, Kt x Kt ; 18 B x Pch, K-Rsq ; 19 Q-Q3, Q x KP ; 20 Q-R3, ; Kt-K7ch; 21 K-Rsq, Kt-B5; 22 Q-R4, P-KKt4; 23 Q-R6, Q-Kt2 ; 24 B-Kt2, P-KB3 and wins.
;
KtxKt;
13
BxKt, R-Qsq.
Riemann played
QKt-Q5
(13)
(14)
H12P-QR3;
;
13 Kt-Q5.
:
14 B x Pch, K-Rsq or White may play 14 Kt-Q5. Another 13 B-Q3, Q-K3 continuation is 13 B-O3, Q-Kt5 14 P-KR3, Q-K3 15 B x Pch, K-Rsq 16 Kt-Q5, P-Kt5 ; 17 B-Bsq, Kt x Kt ; 18 R x Kt, Kt-K2 ; 19 B-K4, B-Kt2 20 KR-Qsq 21 Kt-Kt5, Q x P ; 22 B x Kt, B x B 23 R x B, (20 Kt-Kt5, B x R), Kt x R ; 24 KJ12, QxB; 25 Q-KB3, P-KKt3. Q-K8ch; (C. M.): Mr. Gattie prefers 14 Kt-K4 (if) R-Ktsq 15 KKt-Kt5.
; ;
; 1
If 13
KtxP, R-Ktsq;
15
P-QR3
(15)
(16)
BxKt
14 Q-R4, or B-Q3, followed by Q-R4: after 14 Q-R4, wins back the Pawn. See Cols. 59 and 60 for 13 B.-Q3 after
!
KR-Qsq.
If
18 B-Kt2, B-Kt3 followed by KKt-B4.
If
now
19
..,
foUowed by Kt x RP.
(17) p. 274.
KKt-B4; 20 QxP, &c. See also Cols. 59 and 60.
if
19
..,
P-QR4;
20 Kt-KtS
11
If 11 ..,
13
PxP
(18)
suggested as playable by Mr. W. T. Pierce. See B. C. M. 1891, 12 Kt-Kt5. If 11 P-QR4?, BxKt; 12 QxB, P-Q4 ; en pas, PxP; 14 B-R3, B-Kt5 ; 15 B-Q3, Q-R3 16 KR-Ksq, 0-0 + .
Kt-K4
is
QxKt;
Or 13
.
...
P.OR3 +
Q-Kt5;
Q-R4, K-Qsq;
15 Kt-KB3.
BxR;
16
KtxB,
120
THE
TABLE 58.
THE EVAN'S GAMBIT.

2 Kt
(PART
II.)
P-K4, P-K4;
P-QKU, B xKtP;
KB 3, Kt-QB3; 3B-B4,B-B4; 6 P-B3. B-B4; 6 P-Q4, Px P;

-
70-0. PxP;
10
Q B3 Kt xP, KKt-K2. (Dia.

Kt 3
, ;
8Q
9
p.
Kt 3
118.)
57
11
58
59
E-Qsq
P-KU
12
18
14
KtxP
15
16 17
18
19
20

TABLE
I
59.
THE EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
.122
TABLE 60.
THE "EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED.
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
THK
TABLE
61.
HIJNU'W
KNIGHT'S OPENING,
123
THE EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED,

;
IP K 4,
P K
Kt-K B3, Kt-QB3;

4
B-B4, B-B4;
P-Q Kt4, P-Q4.
9
10
11
12
IB
124
THE
SECTION
XV,
RUY LOPEZ' KNIGHTS GAME.

1
P-K4, P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
8B-Kt5.
is somewhat difficult for the student' to master the theory of this opening, owing to its present form having been arrived at by a slow process of trial and selection, which is rot yet so far advanced as to have reached simplicity. It dates from the Gottingen MS, 1490, but derives its title from a Spanish Bishop, who lived in the reign of Philip II. The original idea in playing 3 B-Kt5 was to continue the attack on Black's
IT
King's Pawn. This, however, led to no advantage, and Walker, so " recently as 1841, wrote your third move (B-Kt5) was weak, as Black may let win KP" The Giuoco Piano development, safely you (Col. 4, note 9). by 3 B-B4, had then the preference, until the defence to that opening was strengthened, and the second player got a little better position by the moves 8 B-B4, B-B4 4 P-B3, KoB3 5 P-Q4, P x P 6 P-K5, P-Q4. Here 7 B-QKt5 serves to check the opposing player's development hence the conclusion that B-Kt5 on the third move would save time. The answering thought for~the~secofld player was* to attack the Bishop at Kt5 by 3 ..., P-QR3, and in case he took the Kt with the idea of doubling a To prevent this, the Bishop pawn, secure an open game by QP x B. retired to R4, ^nd it was found that to follow him up by P-QKt4 did not The Bishop by this process was driven to a good turn out satisfactorily.
; ;
THE
125'
equare (QKt3) where the Giuoco Piano defence, above named, was still unavailable, while Black's advanced Pawns wer frequently an element of weakness in the end-eame. They were besides liable to be broken up at any time by P-QB4 on the other side. Accepting therefore the restraining move 3 B-Kt5 as quite sound, the usual defence becarrie Kt-KB3 before, or The Knight's move as a counter attack is stronger in after 3..., P-QR3. the Lopez than in the Giuoco Piano. Owing to the White KBishop being off the diagonal commanding Black's KBPawn the retort by Kt-Kt5, as The first player has played in the Two Knight's Defence, loses its force however still at command the Piano attack by P-Q3, followed in due time
by P-Q4 or P-KB4
also the more rapid attack arising out of P-Q4 Or he may defer aggressive operations and at once, or after castling. bring out his QKt. The first and last of these three courses being transpositions of the Giuoco. Piano, and Four Knight's Game, lead after a few
;
moves to positions which may occur in approved forms of those openings. The attacking player obtains a good development, and retains for a long time the advantage of the first move. The second line of play (P-Q4) is a further check on his opponent's development, for the latter has no
better square for his King's Bishop than K2. the King's file, clears the way for castling,
Planted there he strengthens
supported piece. On the other, and Queen's Knight, and blocks the position generally. Lopez is thus a synthesis of two principles.
1.
and guards KKt4 against a hand he stands in Ijhe way of both Queen
The
idea of the
That a development move
is
good.
That, by inversion, a move which hinders the adversary's development is good. That a move which is partly developing and partly restraining 3.
2.
is also
good.
In cramping Black's game, by an early attack on his Centre, the first player is obliged to leave his own Queen's side undeveloped. His opponent should therefore so frame the defence that the two moves which White must ultimately devote to bringing out his Q Knight and Bishop will give time to equalise the positions. Meanwhile Black will have to guard carefully against combinations with the Pawns and Pieces already in play. The question whether he should drive the Bishop to QR4 on his third move has not yet been satisfactorily decided. The German players are in favour of 3 ..., Kt-KB3 and, as a rule, the British and Americans prefer 3 ..., P-QR3. All that can be said at present is that the
latter
move may be postponed without disadvantage. A number of tentative, or counter attacking moves, have been introduced into the defence, such as 3 ..., P-KKt3, P-KB4, Kt-Q5,
issue.
QKt-K2, &c., all of which have special points which tend to cloud the They have the disadvantage of making the defence more difficult against strong play, and it has not yet been shown that they get rid of the attack any sooner, or any more effectually than 3 ..., Kt-KB3. Mr. Steinitz has recently advocated 3 ..., P-Q3 which transposes the opening into a variation of the Philidor defence.

BUY LOPEZ' KNIGHT'S GAME,
2
1P-K4, P-K4;
12345
.Kt^KBS, Kt-QB3;
TABLE -62.
3B-Kt~5,
6
7 8
9 10
11
TABUS
68.
RUY LOPEZ KNIGHT'S GAME,

1
1P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KBS, Kt-QB8;
4
B-KtS,
B-E4 Kt-B3.
t
6
7
6
9
10
11
12 18
128

TABLE
64.RUY LOPEZ' KNIGHT'S GAME.
IP
7 8
9
10
11
THE, KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.
120
TABLE
65.
RUY LOPEZ' KNIGHT'S GAME,

-
P-K4,P-K4; 2Kt-KB3,Kt-QB3; 3B 4 B-R4, Kt-B3; 5 0-0, KtxP.
Kt 5
(1)
P QR3
-
16
P-Q4
10
11
12
-ISO
NOTES TO TABLE 65.

(1)5..,B;K2; 6Kt-B3!, P-QKt4; 7 B-Kt3, P-Q3; 8 P-KB3, 0-0; 9 P-Q3, Kt-QR4 10 B-K3, P-B3, &c.
;
(2)
. . ,
B-K2; 7 R-Ksq, P-QKt4

10
P-B4;
(3)
9RxP, KtxR;
8 Kt x P
KtxKt,
8 R x Kt (Wayte v, Thorold). PxB; 11 Q-R5ch, &c.

;
If
then 8
.,
may
also be played.
Tschigorin
v.
Rosenthal played 8 P-QR4;
(4)
10
B x Kt,
(5)
Threatening 10 RxKt, (if) B-Kt2 (or 10 . , P-QB3 1)

.
PxR;
;
11
BxPch.
Q-Q2
;
11 Q-B3,
If
If 9 Kt-Kt5, KtxKt 12 Kt-B3 (Zukertort).
If
9 P-QR4, P-Kt5! (Handbuch).
9B-K3, B-K2; 10 Q-K2

12
(a),
Kt-R4 ;
11 KKt-Q2, Kt-B4.
(a> 10
P-B3, 0-0;
11 QKt-Q2,
KtxKt;
QxKt, Kt-R4; 13B-B2,.Kt-B5;

or 10 R-Ksq, 0-0 ; or P x Kt :
14Q-Q3,P-KKt3=.
(6)
If9..,B-K2; 10 B-B2, Kt-B4

(Tarrasch.)
11 Kt-Q4, Q-Ksq (Moscow
v. Petersburg):
11 Kt-Q4, &c. (Steinitz) if 11 . . , Q-Q2 ? ; 12
Kt x B, Q
13RxKt-f.
(7)
(8)
If7KtxP(Friess),KtxKt; 8PxKt,P-Q4;
If
9PxP en pas, BxP, &c.

8 B-Kt3, P-Q3; 9 R-Ksq,
...
Kt-R4; 8 Q-Ksq.
If
..,
Kt-K2;
Kt-QB4, &c.
(9)
Mr. Ranken prefers 7
QP x Kt, to stop the advance of Black's QP.

P-Q4 and Kt x KP are
following variation
;
(10) Eritz v. Bardeleberu (11)
in Black's favour.
:
The Handbuch gives the
. . ,
Kt-B3
7 P-Q4, P-K5
8 P-Q5, P-QKt4; 9 B-Kt3, Kt-QR4 10 Kt-B3, KtxB; 11 KtxP, KtxKt; 12RxKtch,B-K2; 13P-Q6,PxP; 14 B-Kt5, P-B3 ; 15BxP,PxB; 16Kt-R4,
B-Kt2
!
See note 12,
p. 134.
(12)
IT9R-P, B-Q3; 10 R-Ksq, 0-0, &c.

P-QB3, O-Q ; 11 P-KB4, P-B3, &c.
(Blake
v.
(IS) If 10
(14)
ilKt-QB3,P-B3; 12 Kt-B3, R-Ksq; 13 Kt-K2, Kt-Bsq.
Vincent.)

TABLE 66.
1
181'
RUY LOPEZ' KNIGHT'S GAME.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
22
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
28
BKt5.
25
21
24
P-QR3 B R4
'

TABLE
67.

2
P-K4;
Kt-KB8, Kt-Q,B8;
B-Kt5, Kt-B8.
80
27 4 5
29
6
7
8
9
10
11

TABLE
183
68.RUY LOPEZ KNIGHT'S GAME.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-KBS, Kt-QB3;
B Kt 6
-
Kt-B8;
40-0,
Kt x
(1).
if
81
82
33
34
P-Q4 Kt-QS
R Ksq
(2) (3)
BxKt
10
11
12
13
14
15
134
THE
NOTES TO TABLE 68.

(1-)
. . ,
P-QR3
of 7
4.
on account notes 3 and
5 R-Ksq.
;
B x Kt, QP x B
(B. C.
M.
1885, p. 18.)
6 Kt x P, and Black dare not take the KP For 4 "... P-Q3 sec Col. 1. with
7 R-Ksq (C. E. R.)
:
(2) 5 .., P-Q&3; 7 P-B4 (Zukertort).

(3)
BxKt, QPxB;
or 6 B-Q3, P-Q4;
6 6
(4)
PxP, KtxB; 7 P-QR4, KKt-Q5; 8 KtxKt, KtxKt; 9QxKt, B-K2 = KtP x B 7 P x P, Kt-Kt2 8 R-Ksq, B-K2 9 Kt-Q4, O-O 10 Kt-QB3,
.
. .
Kt-B4;
(5)
11B-K3, &c.
(Gossip).
.White
may
.
play 7
P x 1?,
7
(if)
Ktx B
8 P-B4, &c. (Mortimer).

8
lOBxP, 0-0 =
(6)
6 P-Q5, Kt-Q3;
B-K2
If
(a),
P-K5;
PxKt, PxKt;
8
PxPch, BxP;
IfGPxP, P-Q4!
7BxKt(c),
soon equalises. (a) 7 rin v. Zukertort).

(b)
PxKt
QPxB;
PxP (6),P-KB3-j-(Tschigo.
If
8 Kt x P,
PxP
Q x P, B-K3 followed by 0-0 is Black's best development

; ;
(Zukertort).
7 Kt-B3, Kt-Ktsq; 8 B-Q3, P-KB3?; 9 Kt-KR4, Kt-B2 10 Q-Kt4, P-KKt3 BxP; 12 P-B4I, Bch 13 K-Rsq, P-Q4; 14 Q-K2, P-K5; 15 BxP, Ktx P, B-K2; 17 R-Qsql, B-Q2; 10 P-B5! Kt-K4; 19 PxP, PxP; SOKtxPch, K-B2 (if 20 ,.,BxKt; 21 KtxP); 21 KtxB, QKtxKt; 22 Kt-B3
(c)
11 P-Q6!, PxB; 16
{Showalter v. Lipschutz).
(7)
(8)
7...
QPxB; 8PxP,Kt-B4;
;
9R-Qsq,B-Q2; 10P-K6,PxP; HKt-K54-.

:
10 R-Qsq, Q-Ksq; 11 Kt-QB3, P-B3 = 9 Kt-Q4, O-O (B-B4I); 12Kt-B5, Kt-K3; 13 Q-Kt4, &c.
(9)
if
11 R-Ksq, Kt-B4
If
10
. . ,
B-R3
11 Q-Kt4.
This Col, was played Zukertort
v.
Minckwitz.
(10)
(11)
Or
11
R-Qsq (threatening KtxP).

(C.E.R.)
U Ktx Bch!
5
.
(12)
.,
Kt-B3 may lead
may
play 6 BxKt, Rook if attacked by thence to K3.
QPxB;
Kt
into the variation given in Note 11, p. 130. Or White 7 RxPch, B-K2; 8 Q-Ksq, leaving K2 open for the at Kt5 or Q2. The Handbuch continues 8 Kt-Q2 by Kt-Bsq,
A game Brown v. 7 KtxP, B-K2; 8 P-Q3, 0-0 = (13) 6 BxKt, QPxB; 7 KtxP, B-K2; 8Kt-Q5, KtxKt; 9RxKt, 0-0; 6 Kt-B3, Kt x B Cooling runs 10 Kt x Bch, K-Rsq 11 Q-R5, P-KKt3 (to stop 11 . Q-x Pch); 12 Q-R6 (threatening
.
:
R-R5) +
(14)
8 P-Q4, Kt x B (not P-KB3 on account of R-Ksq) 9 R x Kt, P-Q4. Stein itz B-Bsq (B. C. M. 188G, p. 63). also 8 Kt-B3, 0-0 (if 8 .., KtxB; 9 Kt-Q5) 9 B-Q3, B-B3; 10 R-K3, P-KK13; 11 P-QKt3.
1
;
tried 8
(15)
BxKt, QPxB;
;
8 Q-K2.
(Steinitz.)
;
(16) 8 Q-R5, that- the sally of
P-B4 9 Kt,-QB3, Kt x Kt the Queen is premature,
10
R x Kt, P-KKt-3.
Mr. Ranken notes
B-R3. This Col. and the variations are taken from the last (17) 10 ... R-Ksq; 11 tBAteh between' Messrs. Steinitz and Zukertort.
135
TABLE
69.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
86
37
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
B-Kt5.
40
Kt-Q5
KtxKt
136

TABLE 70.1

2
P K4, P-K4;
41
Kt-KB3,
48
Kt
QB8
44
B-Kt5.
45
42
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
JS
137
SECTION XVI.
THE FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME.

1
P-K4, P-K4;
2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3
3 Kt-B3.Kt.B8,
.1
Pour Knights* Game is of comparatively recent* growth, not having been adopted in any important match before the Paris Tourney in 1878. Although not yielding such a cramping attack to the first player as its congener the Ruy Lopez, it provides him with a safe and excellent game, and there are pitfalls which' need care on the part of the defence to elude. These are too numerous to be pointed out separately,
fpEE
and not
sufficiently profound to .make it desirable that much space should be devoted to that purpose. The best course for the student is to examine carefully for himself the motive which prompts every move.
.
Mr, Potter's minor principles will be found useful in this opening. of its chief features is the study and pursuit of minute advantages.
One The
weighing of these, discriminating between small and lesser evils, and selecting the one in order to avoid the other, with due regard to their constantly fluctuating values, so as to secure a superior position in the end-game,
In
its
is
the task the player sets himself.
soundest forms the Four Knights'
Game
is
one of the dullest
of "the open games. It is probably for this reason that its popularity has of late somewhat declined. The forms of attack introduced by Mr.
enough, but the former can hardly and players lacking Mr. Blackburne's ingenuity, both may be easily avoided. The characteristic positions in this opening can be reached by various transpositions in the .Buy Lopez, Vienna, and Petroff- debuts, By 4 P-Q4 the first player may bring about a variation r-f the Scotch Game.
lively
Blackburne and Dr. Flechsig are

be considered reliable for
13$
TABLE
71.
THE FOUR KNIGHT

'
1P-K4, P-K4;
4
2 Kt5
KB
B-Kt5, B-Kt5;
Q- 0,
Kt-Q-BS 3Kt-B3, Kt-B3; -0 (1); 6 Kt-'QS (2), B B.4.

;
fc
Kt x Kt
PxP
B-Kt5
KtxQP
KKt x Kt
(G) (7) (8)
BxP
KtxB
BxKt
B-Kt5
QKtxKt(ll) B-Kt5
PxB
Kt-l>3
R-Ksq
(4)
PxKt
B-Kt5
BxKt
10
11
QPxB QxQ
R-Ksq Kt-K4
KKtxKt
BxQ
B-Kt5
RxKt
P-KB4
R-Ksq Q-B3 B-K2
R-Ksq Kt x Ktch
KtxB
P-KB4
P-Q3
(12)
PxKt
B-B6
K-Rsq P-B3
R-Ksq
12
RxB
(5)
KtxB QxKt
PxP
PxP
RxKt
P-B3
R-Kt6
(13)
BxKt
PxB
13
KtxKtch(9> K R-Ksq QxKfr Q-K4 PxR BxKt
B103" B-B4
QxP
P-K5
PxB
(10)
RPxR(14)
BxQ-f-
14
P-QB3

NOTES TO TABLE 71.
139
contrary to sound principles e.g.: 5 ..,BxKt; 6 QPxB, 8 B-Kt5, P-KR3.; 9 B x Kt, Q x B and White has a Kt for a B, with doubled Pawns on both sides. 8 P x B, Kt-K2 or B-Q2 = . 7 B-1U5, B x Kt (2) Or 6 P-Q3, P-Q3
(1)
P-Q3
B x Ktch, P x B
;
..,
BxKt
is
(3)
A mode
10.
ol attack intraduced by Mr. Blackburne.
White may play 7 P-B3 1.

;
See Col.
(4)
Steinitz
recommends 9 Q-Q3, Q-K2
10 B.K3, P-Q3
11
Kt-Q2 +
(5) (6)
From
a match
game Zukertort
v.
Rosentha-1.
PxjKt;
(G.
(7).
(8>'
See Diagram. If8.:,P-Q3; 9Q-Q3, B-K3; 10 B x QKt, PxB; II KtxKtch, if 9 Q-Q2, Black can play KtxP !. 12 B-R6, R-Ksq; 13 KtxP, &c.
:
E. R.)
Proposed as best by Messrs. Rosenthal and Zukertort.

If
If
(9)
9 ..,P-Q3?; 10Q-Q2. 12 P x R then Kt-Ksq

!
en pas, B-KKt5; 16 P-Q7, R-KBsq (if 15 The Col is continued after 17 Q-Q3, P-QB3 17 R-K8ch, B-Bsq; 18'Kx R, &c.) 16 P x P en pas, B-KKt5 = 14 ... P-iB3 by. 15 B-Q3, P-Q4
(10
If
14
..,
P-QjU
PxP
;
BxQ;
(11)
(12)
Black
may
.
at least equalise by 8
1
KKt x Kt.
;
13 P-B5, K-Rsq P-B3 11 Kt x Ktch, P x Kt 12 B,R6, P-Q4 Or 10 17 R-QBsq 14 Q-R5,R-KKtsq (see diagram); 15 R-B3 (-a)i Px P; 16 R-KR3, Kt-Q5 18 K-Rsq, R-Kt4 ; 18 B x P), Kt-B6ch B--K3, P-B3 or R-Qsq (if either 17 or White 11 Px Kt x B+ 19'BxR (if 19 QxP, 20 BxP), P, PxKt may play
. ,
12RxKt,
(a)
&c.
;
;
17 R-KR3, R-Kt4, &c.), 16 P x P (if 16 R-Q3, Kt x KP 15 QR-Qsq, Kt-Q3 19 R-Q2, Q-K5H-. If 15 KR-Ksq 17 RxP, Q-Kt3ch; 18 K-Rsq, Q-B3 Black still plays Kt-Q3. (Ranken.) .., Q-Q2 looks safe enough. (13) He t cannot take the Rook, but 12
PxP;
the Black Queen is moved White wins by Kt-B6ch, and Q-R5 (14) 14 B x P, R x B ; 15 Kt x Rch and wins. 13 ... P-B3
If
;
.
and
il
(Col. 2.)
(Note 12.)
AJter Slack's 14th move,.
THE
TABLE
72.

2
l?.K4,P.K4;
Kt-KB8, Kt-QB8; 4 B-Kt5, B-Kt5.
3 Kt
B8, Kt-
B8
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
18
14
IHE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.

(7)
Hi'
Zukertort
v.
Rosenthal.
(8)
Or 6 ...P-K51; 7PxKt,
.
QPxP;
.
8 B-K2 (B. C.
Af.,
Vol. 10, p. 25).
See diagram below. If 8 Q-B3 9 O-O (or 9 P-KB4 to prevent Q-K4ch), 11 P-Q6 + -Steinitz suggests 9 10 B x Pi; 10 R-Ksq, P-QR3 O-O P-B3 ]0 R-Ksqch, K-Qsq ,11 B-B4, P-Q3 12 Q-Kt3, B-KB4 13 P-QB3, B-B4 = . Or 8 ., 0-0 9 0-0, B-B4 10 P-Q6, B x P;. 11 Q x QP, B-K2 = (SchaChzeitongJ,
(J9)
, ;
B-K2
(if
'.
(10)
6P-Q3,KtxKt; 7PxKt, Kt-Q5; SKtxKt, BxKt:

(11)
If
Introduced by Dr. Flechsig.at the Liepzig Congress, 1877. Steinitz gives 9 P-QB3, B-B4!, &c.
8
..,
12P-KR4-f.
Kt-B4l";
(12)
'If
HPxKt,
If 12
.
11 B-Q3, 0-0; 10 B-KB4, Kt-Q3 B-Kt5ch; 9 K-Bsq, B-K2 10 ...P-Q3; HKtxB.QxKt; 12 P-Q5, P-QR3; (if) 13 Q-R4,
!
&c.
Q-Kt3
13QxKt,QxB; 14B-R6+.
;
16 BxP, QxKt: 17 QxB, (13) Continued 15 Q-B4, P-Q4 15 Kt-R6ch, PxKt; 16 Q-Q3, P-Q3 ; 17 BxPch (if B-Q2, then B-B4), = 18 B-Q2, Q-R5 (Ranken.)
.
RxB =
If
K-Bsq;
(Col. 6.)
(Col. 9.)
142
THE
KING'S KNIGHT'S' OPENING.
THE FOUR
KNIGHTS', GAME,
1P-K4, P-K4;
11
KUK-B8, Kt-Q.B8; 4 B Kt 5
.
Kt-B3, Kt-B3
12
13
14
15
5 6 7
8
9
10
11
14
15

.
149
6 Ktx P (or 6 P-Q3 I) Ktx Kt 7 P-Q4, B-Q3 ; 8 P-B4 t, Kt-E3-j ., O-O ; (5) 5 if 6 ... 10 P-Q5+ P-K5, B-K2 R-Ksq 7 Kt x Kt, QP x Kt 8 B-B4, P.QKt4t; 9 B-K2, KtxP; 10 KtxKt, RxKt; 11 B-B3, R-K3; 12 P-Q31+. (B. C.' #., Vol. 3, p. 13.) Compare Col. 15, page 128.
; ;
:
(6)
Or 8 Kt-B5, Q-0
Schwarz
v.
9 B-KKt5,
B x Kt
10
P x B+
(Paulsea
v.
Zukertort.)
i?)
Mackenzie (Vienna 1882) won by the former.
(8) The variations consequent on this move are oy Mr. Ranken, from the Chess " Ruy Lopez' Kts Game." Player's Chronicle, December, 1879. For 5 B-R-4 see the
(9) Mr. Wayte has shown this is the only way by which Black can recover his Pawn. If 6 .., B-QKt5; 7 0-0, BxKt; 8 KtPxB, Q-K2;. 9 P-Q4, KtxP; lOR-Ksq, KtxQBP; 11 Q-Q2+.
(10;
(11)
Steinitz prefers 9 P-Q4,

If
Q-KB4
10 P-KB4, &c.
!
See diagram below.
KxB;
(12)
9 ..,B-K2; 10P-Q4, Q-KB4 (ifQ-Q4; 11 B-Kt5, B-K3; 12BxB, 13 Kt-QB5, &c.) 11 Kt-Kt3, Q-Kt3 (best, otherwise 12 Kt-R5); 12 B-BJ
winning a Pawn.
11 Kt-B3,
B-K3,
15
P-KKU
..,
;
Q-Q2; B-Q3;
12 B-Kt5, P-R3; 13 Q-R5, P-KKt3; 16 Q-Kt3, O-O-O. (Clerc v. De Riviere.)
14
B-Kt2;
(13> If 11
P x P, Q x BP
(14)
If
12 P-QKt3, P-Kt4 K 13 Q-Q2, 0-0; 14 P-QB4, 18 R-R4+ 16'Kt-BGch, K-Rsq !; 17 R-K4, B-KB4
; .
PxP;
12 ...B-Q3;
13 P-QKt3,
QR-Ksq
14 P-QB4,
Q-KB4
15
QB-Qsq^,
(15)
(16)
Continued. 16 P-B3,
If 12
...Q-Kt3;
BxKt; 17PxB+. 13 Kt-B6ch, P x KV, 14 R x Bch, K-Q2

13P-KB4 +
16
.
16BxBP-f.
(17)
(18)
If
15QxQ,PxQ;
12 ..,Q-Kt3;
..,
If 15
PxKt;
;
16 QR-Bsq, Q-Kt4 20 Kt x P, B x KtP
17 21
BxP, Q-Q4; 18 P-QR4^ Q x P.P

:
17 R-K5,
<fec.
;
The
Q-Q3, P-KKt3
Col. is continued 19 Q-KR3, P.KR4 ;
B-B6ch 4nd win*,
(Col.
11.)
(Col. 18.)
After ''White's 9th move.
144
THE
TABLE
74.
KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING

2
P-K4, P-K4;
16
Kt-K
17
B-Kt5
P-Q4
CHESS OPENINGS.
145*
BOOK
1
II,
THE KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING.

P-K4, P-K4;
2B-B4
practice the King's Bishop's Opening is often treated as if it were merely a transposition of the King's Knight's Opening, and recent It has, however, a separate analysis tends to the same conclusion. The principle upon which it is founded is history and a special form. the plausible one that it must be better to play 2 B-B4 than 2 Kt-B3, because the former does not interfere with the advance -of the KB Pawn.
IN
Accepting a theory so unexceptionable, the older experts for the same reason recommended the reply 2 ..., B-B4. Walker (1841) considered 2 ..., Kt-KB3 an inferior move, its good points notwithstanding. It attacked the King's Pawn, and if White paused to defend the same. Black, after 3 ..., B-B4, was in a position to Castle, and the attack on
bis weak
its force.
KB
To
Pawn, of which much was made by early writers, had lost obviate this apparent loss of time, White played the counter
146
CHESS OPENINGS.
and in reply
he was advised to play in which this Black's advantage is evidence of the time and The result was the discovery of the Bodento &'...,
artificial variation
first
attack 3 Kt-KB3, 4 Q-K2 (Col. 7).
KtxP
The -ingenious but
'development works out to labour bestowed upon it.

Kieseritzky
Gambit
in
and subsequently
(4 Kt-QB3 for the Q-K2 being adopted
for
player instead of 4 Q-K2) White on the third move, as

;
the continuation most in accordance with the spirit of the attack. This move when played after 2 B-B4, B-B4 is fairly met by 3 ..., Q-K2 on After 2 ..., Kt-B3 Black's part. Q-K2, the reply Q-K2 is stopped by development considerations. White threatens the advance of his centre Pawns, while keeping in hand the possibility of B x Pch.
;
Besides the development move 2 and the counter attack ., B-B4, 2 ..., Kt-KB3, Black may reply to 2 B-B4 by the purely defensive move 2 .... P-QB3 (to stop the action of White's K Bishop by P-Q4), or by the counter attack 2 ..., P-KB4. The <latter is a little stronger in this opening than in the King's Knight's opening, owing to White's move 2 B-B4 not being so immediately attacking as 2 Kt-KB3. Both these variations have been elaborated by the older writers and we have found little to add to previous analysis.
.
The counter development by 2 ..., B-B4, as now continued, leads to Mr. Potter, in a game very similar to the Giuoco Piano (Cols. 11 17). reviewing the Bishop's opening, is disposed to abandon all these lines oJ
play as obsolete, and rest his prospec-ts for the first player on the variation Here it will be seen that White adopts a given in Col. 1, and Note 4. defensive attack while Black, plays an attacking defence. The same position may be brought about in the Giuoco Piano by the moves 1 P-K4, 4 P-B3, Kt-133 5 P-Q3, P-K4; 2Kt-KB3, IU-QB3 3 B-B4, B-B4 O-O 6 Q-K2, P-Q4 7 B-Kt3. See diagram below.
;
CHESS OPENINGS.
147
SUMMARY OP THE SECTIONS INTO WHICH THE

KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING
IS
DIVIDED.
P-K4, P-K4;
B-B4
SECTION
I.
The Berlin Defence*

2
...,
Kt-KB3, &c.
Defence.
Cols.
MO.
The
2
Classical
...,
B-B4, &c.
Cols. 11-22.
McDonnells Double Gambit.

2
...,
B-B4;
3 P-QKt4,
BxP;
4 P-B4, Ac.
Col. 23.
The 'Queen's Bishop^s Pawn Defence.

2
...,
P-QB3,
&c.
Cols. 24-25.
The Calabrese Counter Gawbit

2
SECTION
...,
P-KB4,
&c.
Cols. 26-30.
II.
The .Boden-Kieseritzty GainliL

2...,
K1-KB3; 3 Kt-KB8, KtxP;
4 Kt-B3, &c.
148
SECTION
TABLE 75.
1
I.
THE BERLIN DEFENCE.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
B-B4, Kt-KB.
3
4
6
7
8 9
10
11
THE KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING
140
TABLE" 76.
THE BERLIN DEFENCE.
P-K4, P-K
150
3
4
7 e
9
10
11
12
18
14
THE KING'S BISHOPS' OPENING.

TABLE 78.
151
THE CLASSICAL DEFENCE.
3
4
;
8
:
u
12
13
152
THE
TABLE
79.
KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING.
THE CLASSICAL DEFENCE,

P-K4, P-K4;
2
&c.
B-B4.
24
21
4
5
7
8
9
10
158-
TABLE
80.
THE CALABRESE COUNTER GAMBIT.
P-K4, P,K4;
B-B4, P-KB4(l)v
8
4
7 8
9
10
SECTION
II.
THE BODEN-KIESERITZKY GAMBIT.

1P.K4.P-K4;
2 B-Bjt.
Kt-KB&; 3Kt-KB3, KtxE
is a combined proprietorship in this opening owing to its It is discovery simultaneously by Messrs. Boden and. Kieseritzky. worthy of attention as an example'of the difficult and occasionally dangerous position which may arise through the capture of an opponent's King's Pawn before your King has castled. After 4 Kt-B3, Kt x Kt ; 5 QP x lit, P-KB3, White has to all appearance an overpowering attack with his Queen, two Bishops, and Knight and this no doubt would be the cage if he were free to go on with it. But he is not quite safe at home. He is there'fqre obliged to expend a preliminary move in castling, which gives Black time to form a line of defence with his Pawns. There is a period of " Sturm und Drang," but' in the end Black, with care and patience, Will either retain the Pawn captured on his third move, or gain an advantage in position. He may, if he prefers it, turn the opening into the Two Knights' Defence by playing Kt-QB3 on his third move, or he may secure an even game by Kt-QR3 on his fourth move, thereby transposing into the Four Knights' Game. The Gambit position may be brought about in the Petroff Counter Attack, or the Vienna Opening.
HpHEBE
1
155.
TABLE
81,
THE BODEN-KIESERITZKY GAMBIT.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
B-B4, Kt-KB3;
(Diagram
p. 154.)
3 Kt
-K B3, KtxP
(1).
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
156

; .
.
6 Kt x P,, O-O, &c. If 5 (4) Or 5 ... B-K2 B-Q3; 8 B-Q3, 0-0= (Suhle and Neumann.)
(5)
(6)
P-QB3
Kt x P, P-Q4
7 O-O,
If 8
..,P-KB4;
The Handbuch
If 11 Kt-Kt6,
9KtxBP, BxKt; P x P 10 gives 9

. . ,
10 Q-Q5, &c.
Qch, K-Qsq, &c.
(7)
Q-Ksq
12
Q1R3
;
(or 12
14
C.
PxB, PxP-f. The continuation Green proposes 11 B x P, if P x B

(8)
of the
B-K2 Pierce), QxKt; 13PxQ, BxQ; column is by Mr. Potter. The Rev. \V.
!
12 P-B6, &c.
;
See B.
;
C.,
M., 1891, p. 17.

.
. .
P-KKt3
If
if
7 R-Ksq,
P-Q3
8 Kt-Kt5,
;
P x Kt
R x Pch +
(Staunton
;
v.
Horwitz.)
6
7
-..,
Kt-B3;
;
10
P-KB4 +
(9)
...
Q-K2
Kt-K2; 8B-Q3.P-Q4; 9 Qch, K-Q2 8 R-Ksq, P-Q3 9 Qch, &c., as in note 12".
7 Kt-R4,
.
7 Kt-R4,
P-KKt3; 8 K-Rsq, P-QB3 +

;
If 7 ."., P-B3 White may obtain a strong attack by 8 RxP, PxR; 9B-KK15, 11 Kt x P, B-K3 12 Kt-Kt6, K-Q2 13 P-QKt4 or R-Ksq. 10 Q-K2, P-Q4 7 B. C. M., 1890, p. 327. The Schachzeitung gives: Kt-B3; 8 Kt-Q4, {Pierce.)
(10)
;
Q-B4
KtxKt; 9PxKt,P-Q3; 10PxP,QPxP +

.
.
Compare
col. 20, p. 144.
P-KKt3 and 8 ... B-K3 have been examined by Mr. (11) 8 B. C. M. 1891, p. 549, and 1892, p. 166.
,
t
W.
T. Pierce.
See
11 B-Kt6, Q-K3 12 BxP, Q-Kt5 10 B-Q3, Q-Ksq 9 Q-R5ch, K-Qsq 15 KtxBch, QRxKt, &c.: iflO..,B-K3; 14 Kt-Kt6, K-Q2 12 Kt x Q (a), BxQ; 13 Kt x Ktch, P x Kt 11 Kt-Kt6, B-B2 14 B-QR6, &c. Mr. Ranken suggests 10 .., P-KKt4 if 11 Kt-Kt6, Q-Ksq, &c, (a) 12 Q-R4, B x Kt L 13 Fx B, P-KR3, &c.
(12)
;
13QxQ, BxQ;
(13) (14)
(15)
Or 6 Kt-Kt5, B-K3
If
B x B, P x B
8 Q-B3.
..,PxKt; 7BxPch, K-K2;
8 B-Kt5, and wins

12 B-Kt5ch,
;
If
10 ...B-Kt5;
HRxQ, BxQ;
;
K moves
(C.
13RxB-f.
(16)
Or 5 B-Kt3, B-QB4
If 5 ...
6 0-0, Kt-QB3
7 P-Q3, &o.
E. R.)
(17)
(18)
B-K3; 6 B-Kt3, Q-Kt4; 7 Kt-KB3, &c.

! ; ;
;
&c.
(C.
if
7 K-Qsq, B-Kt3 8 B-Kt3, Q-K2 6 B x Pch 9 P x Kt, Q x Kt 10 P x P. 9 BxP, Black may continue with QxKt, or Kt-B7ch followed by KtxR.
;
E. R.)
(}9)
B-K2
(if)
Q-Kt4
;
Kt-Kt4
(C.
E. R.)
If
Kt x P, Q-K2,
&c.
(20) If 7
(21)
P-Q3, B-Q3
P-KKt3, Kt-Kt4, &c.
If 8
...Q-K2;
9BxP,BxPch; 10QxB,&c.
not save the'game.
(C.
(22)
11
K x B better, but it would
E. R.)
CHESS OPENINGS,
167
BOOK
1
III.
THE KING'S GAMBITS

P-K4, P-K4;
2
P-KB4.
flpHE
up" the adversary, balance of position. ^he The preliminary process in the King's Gambits is to bring about of a sacrifice formation which, at the same time, helps irregularity by your development. The second step is to confine tbe opposite player's attention to one quarter of .the board. The third to strengthen the attack
to
trip
original idea of a
Gambit attack was

for
'
or
make
it
difficult
him
to maintain
in tbat direction, until every available piece is brought into action. The fourth to press gradually forward until the adverse pieces are either confined or crowded when assuming that the defence has been good, and
;
too strong to be forced by a further sacrifice, the first player may avail himself of his greater command of the board to turn the attack in some other direction, and ultimately recover the value of his Gambit Pawn, or
is
ft all events be enabled to
draw the game.
-158
CHESS OPENINGS.
The main object is to get a position in which superior skill can win This implies superior skill on the part of the against superior force. GambitT giver, which will account for Mr. Reichhelm'a remark that all Gambits are sound, for the attack generally wins two-thirds of the games. On the other hand it has been noticed that masters in supreme contests do not risk their reputation on Gambits. The scope of this observation is limited by another remark, that a master when confronting another player of the highest ability becomes conservative, and his choice, in the openings at least, takes a narrower range. Mr. Reichhelm's view of the matter may be modified to this extent that in a series of games the first player will* win as many by a Gambit attack as he can by any other form of development.
writers, results.
Gambit play has been treated somewhat unsynrpathetlcally by Ches9 who have generally dwelt more on analytical than on actual This is natural, and would be right enough if Chess were a
solitary game, or if perfectly sound play were the rule rather than the As, however, there are no two players, ^whose minds exception. are of exactly the same order, it follows that good generalship in Chess will include an estimate of your opponent's style, of the strength of his nerves, of his liability to be led away from purely logical deductions by impulse or cupidity ; whether he prefers a forward or a backward game, and last, not least, whether his judgment is sufficiently sound to
supply the place of analysis in novel and intricate positions, where exhaustive analysis in Actual play is inconvenient and perhaps^
impracticable.
In all. Gambit attacks where a piece is given, the defending player should be prepared to exchange his Queen for Hook and Bishop, tfr Rook The King's Gambit may and Knight, if the latter are well to the fronU be declined without disadvantage, or the second player may convert it into a counter-gambit by Falkbeer's continuation (bee. VIII.) 2... ? P-Q4;
1
3PxQP,P-K5,&c.
CHESS OPENINGS.
OF THE SECTIONS INTO WHICH THE

KING'S GAMBITS ABB DIVIDED.
P-K4, P-K.4;
2 P.
KB*.
Bfffaom
T*r
2...,
PxP;
PxP;
3 P,Q4, P-KB4, Kl-KBS,
Ac.
The Sakio Gambit.

2...,
8 Kt-KBS.
P-KKU;
B.B4.
P-Kt5, 5 Kt-KS, &c.

7Ae 3ftoo Gambit.
2...,
PxP;
P-KUl
;
3 Kt-KBS, P-KKt4;
5
4 B-B4,
B x Pch,
Kt-B3. P-Q4, 0-0, Ac.
Tke
KieserUxJcy Gambit.
2...,
PxP;
P-KtS
;
3 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4
5 Kt-K5 t &c.
4 P-KE4;
V.
The Mlgaier Gambit.

2...,
PxP;
P-Ktf
;
3 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4;
5 Kt-Kt5, &c.
P-KB4.
VI.
Tfo Cunningham Gambit.

2...,
PxP;
3 Kt-KB3,
B-K2;
B-B4,
B-R5ch, &c.
vu.
The King'* Bishop's Gambit.

2...,
PxP;
3 B-B4, &c.
vm.
The King's Gambit Declined.

2.,.,
PrQ4, P-Q3, Kt-KB3, B-B4,
$&
100
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
'SECTION
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
1
1.
(PROPER.)
P-KB4.
P-K4,
P-K4;
Diagram
p. 157.
King's Gamljit'was
first
mentioned
"by
Ruy Lopez
in 1561, but its
It opens out many chief exponents have been the Italian writers. beautiful- ways of conducting the game by which the first player may obtain the advantage, unless -the defence is accurately played. Its
brilliant
off-shoots
the
Kieseritzky
most
effective continuations for the attack,
The parent opening is themselves. which are almost obsolete. It is nevertheless advantageous to know 'them for the light they throw upon Gambit play generally. The most important one, the King's Knight's Gambit (commencing with Col. 12), is thoroughly met by the Classical defence, placing King's Bishop at EKt2y with Black Pawns at KR3, KKt4, and KB5. The weight of four Pawns to two on the King's side ought to win in the end game. White, may adopt a ponderous game with a Pawn short, waiting for chances or he may break through Black's lines by pushing forward his (Col. 29) KRPawn on the fifth move (Cols. 31-35) or he may add to the force of his attack by the further sacrifice of a piece. This is frequently recoverable in after. play, but no continuation has yet been discovered which, when analysed, yields full compensation for the Gambit Pawn. The main difficulty is to bringput the Queen's Knight and Queen's Bishop without losing time. The nearest approach to success is shown -in Cols. 21-23. Black may however compel the Salvio or the Muzio Gambit.
;
Gambits are the and have won a name for a collection of variations,, some of
and
Allgaier
has been more satisfactory for the^ defence Besides the Salvio and Muzio continuations, which now stand in favour of the second player, he may obtain at least an even game in many ways. The resources of the opening are, however, far from being exhausted. The Pierce Gambit is a recent form, for though White's second move is varied the resulting positions are frequently obtainable in the King's Gambit. Other modern variations leading to interesting Both spring out positions are the Quaada, and Eosentreter Gambits. of 'Black's play, and may easily be avoided.
The. progress of
arial-ysis
than for the attack.
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE &2.
161
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
(PROPER.)
8
4
6 7 8
10
11
12
13
14
162
THE
TABLE 83;
KING'S GAMBITS.
THE KING'S GAMBIT,
(PBOPEBO
(1)
P-g4, P-K4; 2P-KB4,PxP; 8Kt-KB8.

6
7 8
9
10
6
7
8
9
10
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE
84.
163
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
(PROPER.)
6
7
8
9
10
11
>
164
THE
KING'S GAMBITS.
Kt-Q3
9 P-B$, Q-K2+,
8 P-Q4, (9) If 6 P-KKt3, P-Kt5 ; 7 Kt-R4, P-B6 See Col. 21 for the proper time to play P-KKt3.
;
(10) 'If
B-K3
Another variation, 8 QBxP, Q-Kt3r QxQP; 13 P-B3,
8 P-B3, P-K4 9 Q-Kt3, P-ltt3 10 Q-K6ch. but hazardous, is 6 ... Kt-KR3;. 7 KtxP, QxKt; 9BxKt, QxB; 10 B x Poh, K-Qsq 11 P-K5. B-Q2 ;< 12 PxP.
;
B x B, P x B
lively
<fec.
F x P 8 B x Pch) 8 Kt-R4 '(or 8 QB x P), (if 7 (11) If 7 P-KKt3, P-Kt5 lOKtxP, PxKt; 11 Q'xP, Q-K2-4-. P-B6; 9 P-B3, B-B3 (or Kt-K2 or Q-K2) 8 B-Kt3. See diagram. If 7 P-K5, P-Q4 8 E x P, Kt-KB3 + If 7 Kt-R4, P x Kt
! -.
(12)
Or 7
. . ,
6r Black
(13)
may
If
Kt-QB3 8 Kt-K2, &c. The Hantibuch gives 7 P-QB3 8 Kt-K2, B-K3, Ac. (C. E. R.) play 7
;
.
B-K3
as better
8 K-Rsq, O-O.
11 K-Rsq,
I
If
BxPch;
If
B-K3+. (Ranken
(C.
8 P-KKt3, P-Kt5; 9 v, Wavte.)
QBxP, PxKt;
10
QxP,
(14) Or 9 P-B3 9 P-KKt3, P-Kt5
E. R.) This leads into a variation of the Pierce Gambit. 10 Kt x P, P x Kt ; 11 Q x P, B x Pch ; 12 K-Rsq, Kt-K4, &c.
12
(Pierce.)
(15)
(16)
Or 11
If
Kt-Kt3
Kt x Kt, P x Kt
13 Q-R4, &o.
P-Kt5; 9 KtxP, PxKt; Kt-Kt3, White continues by 9 P-KKt3, &c.

8
..,
lOQxP, 0-0; 11P-B3,&0. 118...
(17)
(18)
Or 11
KtxP
(C.
E. B.)
'13
BP
Orll..,P-Q4; 12 PxP, KtxP;
BxKt, QxB;
.
14"P-B4.
Whether the.
be taken or not the
QR is brought into the attack.
(19) Continued 13 R-Kt4, Kt-Q2 ; 14 Q-B3, K-Rsq ; 15 R-KBsq threatening Q-Kt3, &c. The method of sacrificing a piece given in. Cols. 14-15 is seldom adopted, but may be played for. variety, and offers chances.
(Col. 12.)
(Col. 14.)
x^//X/,
^,^,,,
X/%^
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE
85.
165
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
(PROPER.)
8
9
10
11
12
18
14 15
166
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE
86.
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
(PB0PER.)
1 1
4
8
9
10
11
12
id
14
15
16
THE
TABLE 87.
KING'S GAMBITS.
KING'S GAMBIT.
3
THE
2
(PROPER.)
P-K4 P-K4;
;
P-KB4, PxP;
5
B-B4, B-K12;
0-0, P-Q3;
Kt-KB3, P-KKt4; P-Q4, P-KR3.
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
'168
THE
KING'S GAMBITS.
8 P-KKt3, P-Kt5; 9 QBxP, PxKt; 10 QxP, Q-B3 (9) If 7 .., P-QB3?; (ifB-K3; llBxB, PxB; 12EXQP+); 11 Q-B5, Q-Kt3; 12 QxQ, PxQ; 14 Kt-Q2-K 13 B x QP, Kt-B3
;
8..,P-Kt5; 9Kt-E4, P-B6; lOKtxP, PxKt; llQxP, Kt-B3; 12Kt-Q2,0-0; 15 B-Q3, Kt-Kt4, Ao. (Or 15 14 P-K5,t-B2 13 Q-B4, P-Q4 Q-Kt4 0. E. B.)
; ;
, . ,
1
9 Q-Kt3,înd if 8 Q-Q2 ; S B-Kt5) + 10 B-B2, KtxB; 11 Q-R4ch, Q-Q2; 12QxKt: or 8 ..,P-Kt5; 9QBxP, PxKt; 10 QxP, Kt-KB3; (if) 11 P-K5, B^Kt5; 12 Q-K3,-PxP; 13 PxP, Kt-Q4+. A game Lowenthal -v. Wayte runs
. , ;
. . ,
.
If
B-Q2 (10) Or 8 Q-B4 1, K-Bsq (if 8 , 8 P-KKt3, Kt-B4; Q PxP, B-E6;
(11)
'
Or8..,Q-Q2.
Or 10
If 11
;
(12) (13)
to follow with
P-QKt3.
13 17
Kt-KtGch
(14)
(15)
12 Kt-Ks4, KtxP; 15 P x Kt, P x P ; 16 B-Kt5ch, P-B3

..,
P-Kt5;
PxKt, BxPch;
14 K-Ksq.
Q x KtP,
Ac..
Steinitz v.
Neumann.
&c.
Won by Black after about eleven hours' play.

;
8 ...Kt-B4;
9 Q-B4cb, P-QB3
lOBxPch, KxB;
11 P-QKt4,
?.QKt4 ;
B-!
12QxKt, QxQ; 13PxQ,
15 K.Bsq,^K3 (or (16) 14 Q-B2 (or P-K6! C. E. R.), Q-Kt3ch; 16B-Q3,Kt-Bsq; C.E.B.); 16-B-Q3,P.K34; 17PxPenpas XtxP;
f
Kt-B4, Ac.
(Cols
10
to 30.)
(Col. 29.
'
'//////SS
''"'A, ,.
, ,,/
S///S//- SS
SSSM//SSA
After White's llth move.
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE
88.
THE KING'S GAMBIT.
(PROPER.)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
is
16
17
17Q
THE
KING'S GAMBITS.
SECTION
THE
1
II.
SALVIO GAMBIT.
2
P-K4, P-K4;
P-KB4, PxP;
4
Kt-KB8, P-KKt4;
B-B4, P-Kt5.
Salvio is one of the oldest variations of the King's Gambit. It has been traced to a Peninsular writer quoted by Polerio and SarVio. The move 4 ..., P-Kt5, is quite as good analytically as 4 ..., B-Kt2, but the second player must be prepared to meet the Muzio attack (Sec. 8) as well as Salvio's continuation 5 Kt-K5. After this move, Black gets an important check by 5 ..., Q-R5, with the choice of four lines of play, viz. Kt-KB3, Kt-KR3, P-B6, and Kt-QB3. 6 ,.Kt-KB3, given by Salvio, leaves a Pawn and Book to be taken in consideration of a strong
:
counter attack (Col. 1). 6 .-., Kt-KR3 is better play, according to present lights, but Black, after White's reply 7 P-Q4, must not follow it up with The the natural move 7 ...,'P-Q3, but play 7 ., P-B6. (Cols. 5-15.) advance of this Pawn on the 6th move is the Cochrane Gambit, which earlier writers " for the brilliant features of has been much admired
.
by
never fails to present worked out by Herr Czank.

interest
it
"
(Cols. 17-20.)
...,
Kt-QB3 has been
The Salvio was adopted by Steinitz in preference to the Muzio Gambit for match play with Anderssen and Zukertort. It will be seen the introtfyat the Gambit player's plan of campaign, as formulated in duction to the King's Gambit (p. 157), is interrupted by Black's fourth move, and cannot be taken up again. The second player ought always to keep the Pawn -with at least an equal position. The check with Queen at Rook's fifth, upon which the defence rests, may be prevented by the first player moving 4 P-KE4, which is thus indicated as theoretically correct, if not more potent than 4 B-B4.
THE
TABLE 89.
KINOP.S
GAMBITS.
171
THE SALVIO GAMBIT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
-172
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 90.
THE SALV10 GAMBIT,
P-K4, P-K4; 2P-KB4, PxP; 3*J$t-KB8, P-KKt4; B B 4 P Kt 5 5 Kt K 5 Q R 5 ch 6 K B sq Kt K E8 7 P-Q4, P-B6!

-
8
9
10
11
12
18
14
15
16
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
173-
TABLE 91.
THE SALVIO GAMBIT.

3 Kt
1P-K4.P-K4;
4
2
5
P-KB4, PxP;
Kt-K5, Q-R5ch;
7
B-B4, P-Kt5;
P-KKt4 K-Bsq, Kt-KR8;

,
;
K B8
P-Q4, P-B6!
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
TABLE 92,
THE SALVIO GAMBIT,

;
P-K4, P-K4; 2 P.KB4, PxP; 3 Kt -K B8, P-KKt4 4 B-B4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt-K5, Q-B5ch; 6 K-Bsq.
16
17
18
19
20
8
9
10
11
12
13
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
SECTION IH.
THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
K4,
P-K4;
P-KB4,
P-Kt5.
PxP;
Kt-KB3, P-KKt4;
p. 170.)
4 B-B4,
(Diagram
has been shown in Section I. that the further sacrifice of a piece by the first player of the King's Gambit, ought -to be accompanied by the gain of at least one additional, move in order to obtain an equivalent in position. This is nearly accomplished in the Muzio where Black, instead of bringing out a piece, expends a time in P-Kt5 to win White's Knight. White in return- obtains a playing 4
IT
. . .
formidable attack on his opponent's King's" Bishop's Pawn, The earlier English writers, Sarratt, Lewis, and Walker, have given much attention to this opening. Walker writes in 1841, "While I do not now consider the sacrifice of the Kt to be radically sound, yet from the defence being so exceedingly difficult to discover in actual play, I should seldom fear staking the chances of victory upon this brilliant and impetuous assault The student wishing to excel will indeed play the Muzio whenever opportunity arises, since hardly any other opening so forcibly exemplifies the power of a few pieces, well combined, over â mass of inert force. Could White castle, as in Italy, with King at once to corner, I believe the game sould not be defended."
Since Walker's time the defence has been strengthened by Paulsen's (col. 23), but the unexplored resources of the opening still leave the above remarks generally applicable. White has three continua5 0-0, the original Muzio; 5 P-Q4 introduced by Koch, tions, viz.: and Ghulam Kassim and 5 Kt-B3, McDonnell's variation. Against both 5 Kt-B3 and 5 P-Q4, Black, after 5 ..., PxKt, may play 6 .... P-Q4, and Kt-KB3. This resource is not available after 5 0-0. A minor variation is 5 B x Pch.
move Q-KB4
ship.
The title of the Muzio Gambit has little connection with its authorThe opening is found in Polerio's MS. (1590.) Muzio was &
player of later date.
176
THE KING'S GAMBITS,

TABLE 98.^-THE
MUZIO GAMBIT.
3
P-K4, P-K4;
1
-
2P-KB4,PxP;
Kt-KB8, P-KKt4;
4B-B4, P-Kt5.
BxPch
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 94.
1
THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
8 9
10
11
12
13 14 15
178
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
TABLE
95.
THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
P-K4, P-K4; .2P-KB4, PxP; 8 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4; 4 B-B4, P-Kt5; 5 0-0, PxKt; 6 Q x P.
11
12
13
14
15
7
8
9
10
11
12
18
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
179
TABLE 96.
THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
II 7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
180
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 97.
THE MUZIO GAMBIT.
P K4, P-K4; 2 P-KB4, PxP; 3 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4; B B4, P-Kt5; 5 0-0, P x Kt (1) 6 Q x P (2), Q-B3!r P K5, QxP(3); 8P-Q3(4), B-R8; 9 Kt-B3, Kt-K2;
;
1G B-Q2.
21
(Dia. p. 181,)
22
23
24
25
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
21
THE KING'S GAMBITS,

'
181
If 5 ..,
Q x Pch
(2)
(3)
P-Q4; 6 BxP, P-QB3 ; 7 B-Kt3, P x Kt ; 8 QxP, B-R3; 9 P-Q4, 13 R-Ksq+ 10 K-Rsq, Kt-B3 11 B x P, B-Kt5 ; 12 Q-Kt3, K^x P If 6 P-Q4 ?, P-Q4 not 6 , P xP on account of 7 B x Pch.
;
Ir,
. .
.,
Q-B4
8 P-Q4, B-R3;
9 Kt-B3
see
CoL
10.
9 P-Q4, ;QxPch (Q-B4 I); 10 B-K3, Q-B3; 11 BxBP, 13 Kt-Q5, Kt x Kt B-Kt2 12 Kt-B3, Kt-R2 14"Q x Ktcb, Q-K3 ; 15 B-R6dis ch, 16 QB-Ksq and wins. K-Ktsq (Staunton.) (5) Or 12 R-B2
(4)
8
;
BxPch,
KxB;
1
(6)
If
15
..,
.i- s -
P-Q4;
,;
16
PxB, PxKt;~
17
RxP,
B-Kt5;
18
QxP,
&c.
(Handbuch.)
--,-^*
15 KtxP, QKt-B3; 16 B-B3! (RxKtch, Praxis, p. 310;, (7) 14 .., PxB; Q-Kt3; 17QxQ,BPxQ; 18BxR, K-B2.; 19 KtxP, BxKt; 20 R x Bch, B-B4 ; 21B-B3, Kt-Q4 + ^-^,, / 17 KtxP, &c. (8) Or 15 ..,QxR; 16QxB, PxB;
.
(9)
13 17
RxKtch,
Kt-Q5+. (a) Or 12
(10) (11)
Paulsen's variation. If 11 .., Q-QB4ch 12 K-Rstf (or R-B2), Kt-Q5 (a); QxR; 14 Q-R5, Kt-K3; 15 QxB, Q-Kt4; 16 QxQ, KtxQ;
;
.
^j^W-'''
/T,
14RxKt, PxR;
Kt-K4; 13 Q-R5, &c. 15 B-Kt4+.

(if)
;
or 12
...
P-Q3;
13 Kt-Q5, KtjpK4
13 ...R-KBsq; Or 17 ... B-Kt4

.
14 B-B6, B-Kt4.
(Field.)
18 Q-K5, &c.
.
(12) Better than 12 Bird played 13 Q-TC2. (13) If 15B-Q6, If 15 B-K5, Q-Kt4 (or
Kt-K4.
Lange suggests 12
17
;
...
P-Q3 13
;
QB x P,
B-Bsq f:
PxR; 16RxQ, BxR;

P x R);
<^-Q2
16
(C.
B x B, K x B
E. R.)
BxKt, KtxB; 18PxP,'B.Kt3+.

17
P-KR4, Q-R3, &c.

.
(14) (15)
(16)
I prefer
15
.,
Orl7BxP,BxKt;
Or 18
...
18 Bx.Kt,
BxP
19BxP, P-B4 +
;
Kt-Q5;
19 Q-B2, Kt-K3.
(17)
23 K-Ktsq, Kt-Q5;
-Kt6
E. B.) 24 Q-Qsq, R-QBsq 25 P-B3,

(C.
RxB;
26
PxKt,
(p.
180.)
(Col. 23.)
After Blacks 13th move.
THE
KING'S GAMBITS,
SECTION
IV.
THE KIESERITZKY GAMBIT,

1
P-K4, P-K4;
4
2P-KB4,PxP;
P-KR4, P-Kt5,
6
Kt-KB8, P-KKt4;
Kt-K5.
is an advanced form of the King's Gambit. By 4 P-KR4 as above, the first -player prevents the Classical Defence on that move (4 ..., B-Kt2), followed by the peculiar arrangement of Pawns on King's side, which characterises the King's Gambit Proper. Black's best reply is 4 ..., P-Kt5, moving a Pawn (p. 163, Cols. 14, Ac.) already in play, which enables White, without losing time, to plant his His King's Knight on an attacking square, in the centre of the board. loss is, or may be, limited to the Gambit Pawn, in exchange for which he gets a strong position, which the gain of one more move will easily This consideration obtains in several convert into a superior game. variations in which a further sacrifice is offered to secure the necessary
THE playing
Kieseritzky
time.
The numerous lines of play available for both attack and make the Kieseritzky a tolerably safe opening between equal
defence,
players,
while the complications that spring out of irregularity of arrangement add to the chances of the- more skilful or more practised player. The opening occupies a medium position between the King's Gambit and the it is more enterprising than the former, and not so Allgaier variation risky as the latter.
;
...,
In reply to 4 Kt-K5, Black has the choice of eight recognised moves, P-Q8, P-Q4, Q-K2, B-K2, Kt-QB3, Kt-KB3, B-Kt2, and P-KE4.
;
Of these Kt-KB3, and B-Kt2 are generally preferred B-K2 is the least P-Q3 and P-KR4 do not make the most of the situation satisfactory Kt-QB3 and Q-K2 aim at simplicity and equality and P-Q4 calls for
;
;
;
W
is
considerable skill on the part of the second player to carry out properly. His recompense, lies in the opportunities for elegant play which not unfrequently present themselves in this variation.
The Kieseritzky variation, which now gives its name to the opening, The move 5 Kt-K5 was previously known as the given in Col. 35. is the Oambitto Grande of the Italian writers. King's Knight's Gambit.
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 98. -THE
KIESERITZKY GAMBIT.
3
P-K4, P-K4:
P-KB4, PxP;
P-Kt5;
3
5
4P-KR4,
2
Kt
Kt-KB8, P-KEt4 K5
.
6 7
8
9
10
11
.
13
14
15
194
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

If
(7)
10P-B8, B-Kt6;
11 Xt-QK3, Kt-B.3;
12 Kt-Kt5, B-Kt5
;
13
QxKBI,
PxQ; 14BxQ, PxKtch; 15KxP, KtxKPch; 16K-K3,KtxB; 17KtxBPch,

K-Q2; i8KtxR,B-K3; 19P-B4, P-Q4+. Or 10 P-Q5, Kt-K4 11 QxP, BxKtch; 12 KxB, Q-Kt3; 13 B-Kt5eh, B-Q2; 14 BxBch, KxB; 15 K-Ktsq, R-Ksq;
16 Kt-B3, &c.
(8)
(9)
Or 13
. .
Kt-KB3
threatening Kt-K5ch.
(C. ,E..R.)
PxKP.
E. Morphy's move, a strong and important defence.

If 7
If
now 6 KfcxKtP,
;
(10) Or 7 B-KB4 10 B-Ksq, Q-B4ch:
(11)
8 Kt x KtP,
P x QP, Q x QP ? & B-QB4, Q-K5ch KxP, &c. (0. E. R.) B x Kt 9 P x B. B x Pch 10 K-K2, Q-K2
;
9 IC-B2,
PxP
11
11 P-K5, Kt-QBS,
Ac.
(12) Dr. Brentano notes that White has numerous lines of play, but none to avoid defeat. The play is however uncertain ; we append two continuations
:
11 P-KKt3, Q-R4 ; 12 R-B21, BxKt; 14 Kt-B3, P-KB4 ; 15 Q-Q2 (threatening R-R2), Q-Kt3 ; 16 B-Bsq QR-KBsq), Kt-R3 ; 17 Kt x P, &c.
90-O,
;
QxP; lOBxKt, PxB;
13BxB,
Q-B4
(or
10 Kt-QB3, Kt x Kt 11 P x Kt, Q x P ; 12 P-KKt3, Q-K2 (if Q-R4 13 B-R6, P-KB4 14BxR,QxB; 15 KtxP, BxP; 16 BxB; 17 RxB, Q-Kt2; 18 Q-B3, B-Q3; 19 QxPch, K-Rsq; 20.R-Kt5, &c, Black may >also play 8 ., Kt-QB3.
9*
O-O, 0-0
or6;
13R-B2);
BxP
Kt x B
(13)
;
OrHKtxP,Kt-Kt6; 12R-R2,B-Q3;
14 R-Rsq,
13
K-B2
Pch
15
K x Kt, B* P +
(or
B-KtSqh
C.-
E.
E.).
(Brentano.)
(Col. 2.)
{Col. 4.)
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE
99.
THE KIESERITZKY GAMBIT.

2
K4, P-K4;
4
6789
P-KB4, PxP; 3 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4 P-KR4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt-K5.

10
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
186
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 100.
THE XIESERITZKY GAMBIT.

-
1P-K4,P-K4; 2 P-KB4, PxP; 3 Kt-K B3, P KKt4 4 P-KE4, P-Kt5; 5 KtfK6.

11
6
12
13
14
16
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
THE KING'S GAMBITSTABLE 101.
18?
THE KIESEEITZKY GAMBIT,

3 5
1P-K4,P.E4; 2P-KB4,PxP;
4
P-KB4, P-Kt5;
17
Kt-K B3, P- KKt4 Kt-K5

19
16
18
20
9 10
11
12 18
14
15
16
17 18
-188
See diagram.
If 10
THE
KING'S GAMBITS.
(7)
11Q-K2, &c.
(8)
8 ...Q-K2; 9 0-0, KtxB; 11
BxP
(or 0-0),
.
RxKt, P-KB3 +
; ;
Kt-R4; 10 P-KKt3, P-KB3

.
Mieses
10 R-R2, Q-K2ch 11 K-B2, P-KR4 + A fine game 9 B-Kt5ch, P-QB3 10 P x P, P x P 11 Kt x QBP 13 KtxKt; BxKtch, K-Bsq (B-Q2 !) BxR, Kt-Kt6 14 R-R2 (a), B-KB4 15 B-Q5, K-Kt2 }6 Kt-B3, R-Ksq ch; 17 K-B2, Q-Kt3 18 Kt-R4>- Q-R3 19 Kt-Bs' B-K4 20T-R4 and Black mates in four moves.
v.
9KtxKtP, Kt-Kt6;
12
;
Anderssen runs thus
16 K-Ksq, Q-K2ch + (a) If 14 K-B2, Kt x Rch 15 Q x Kt, P-Kt6ch (or B-R3) 9 K-B2, Kt Kt6 10 R-Ksq, 11 Kt-KB3d.cn, Kt-K5d.ch 12 K-Kt 3 q Q-B7ch 13 K-Ksq, P-KB4, &c.
; ;
.
If
QxP
If
9 Q-Q3,
If
P-KB3
,
10 B-Kt5ch, K-Bsq
11 Kt-B4,
Kt-Kt6+.
(9)
P-B6
.
,
10 Q-Ksq.
;
(SchWede.)
. , ;
,
(10)
Or 9
0-0
or 11 Kt-K4, buck.) If 9
(11) (12)
If
QxPch
. .
,
(if
P-KB3
10 Kt-K2. If 9 . Kt-Kt6 10 B x P, Kt x R 11 11 .., B-KB4 12 B-KKt5) 12 P-KKt3. KtxP + 10 B-QKt5ch, &c. ;

;
;
P-KKt3
.
(Hand-
10 0-0, 10
.
BxKt.
; .
11 0-0 + ., K-Bsq or Qsq 12 13 Or ... Q-Qsq; KtxQBP, KtxKt; 14 BxKtch, B-Q2; 15 BxR, (13) QxB; 16 Q-K2ch (or P-B4 (C. E. R.), K-Bsq (or K-Qsq. C. E. R.) + Or 12 .., 14 B-R4), B-K3 14 QKtxP. (Zukertort v. Q-Kt2; 13 B-R4 (Kt-QB4, B-B2
If
.
Flechsig.)
(14)
Or 13 0-0,
(if)
PxB
(C.
(Gossip)
14
Kt x P
(B5),
Kt x Kt
15
B x Kt,
Kt-Q2
16
KtxKt, QxKt;
(15)
17
R-Ksq ch+.
E. R.)
;
Or 14 ...Q-B4.
14
12 PxP, PxP; 13 B-KKt5, P-KB3; 11 PxB, P-B6 (16) 10 .., BxKt; PxP, Q-Q3; 15Q-Q4,PxKt; 16 B x P, Q-Kt6ch 17K-Q2, 0-0; 18 QR-KKtsq,
;
and wins.
(If)
(Morphy
v.
Bird.)
Q-B3, 14 Kt-Kt5.
Steinitz v. Zukertort. Or 13 Compare Col. 26.
Kt x P
(B2),
if
R x Kt
14 P-Q6, &c.
if
13 ...
(Col. 17.)
(Col. 18.)
S/SS////S/.
V//f/s//s/.
YS/Sf/SSs?
/SS^T'
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 102.
180

3 Kt5 Kt
-
P-K4, P-K4; 2P-KB4,PxP;
4P-KR4,P-Kt5;
6
7
K5
Kt
KB3 P K K B8
,
Kt 4
9 10
11
12
18
14
15
16
-190
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 103.
6 7
$
9
10
11
12
18
14
15
16
17
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

(6)
191
Continued 18
BxB,PxB;
Pawn.
19
R-K4, R-B4; 20 B-B4, Kt-Kt3; 21 B-Kt3,
and White
(9)
recovers the
Kt-R4),
(10)
9 Kt-QB3, P-B4 (or Kt-R4; Kt x P ; 11 Kt x Kt, P x Kt

;
10 Kt-K2, Q-B3); 10 en pas (if BxP. 12 QB x P, R-Ksqch ; 13 Kt-K2. (Handbuch.)

; ;
PxP
12 P-B3, Q-Kt3 11 Q-K2, Q x QP 13 B-Kt3, B-K3 ; 10 B-KKt3, Kt-K6 Kt-Q2, Kt-B3; 15 KtxKt, BxB; 16 Kt-K7ch, K-Rsq; 17 PxB, KR-Ksq; 18Kt-B4,KtxKt; 19 P x Kt, B-B3 ; 20 0-0-0, R x Kt 21QxP,B-Kt2. (Thornton
14
;
v. Steinitz.
A. S.)
(11)
11
...P-QB4;
;
12P-B3(a),
PxP; ISKtxKtP, Q-K3;

(Steinitz v. Zukertort.)
14Kt-B2, Q-QKt3;
15 P-B4,
(a)
B-K3
16 Kt-Q2,
Kt-Q2+.
12Kt-QB3, QxPch; 13QxQ,
PxQ;
16 Kt-K7ch, K-Rsq;
(12) If 12
.
17KtxP, B-Kt2;
;
14 Kt-Q5, Kt,B3: 15 KtxKt, PxKt; 18 Kt-K5, QR-Bsq. (Steinitz v. Blackburne.)
Kt x Kt, P x Kt
,
13 B-K3,
P-QB4 +
(13) 11
Kt-B3;
12 0-0, K-Ktsq;
13 B-Kt5,
P-KR3;
14
BxKt, BxB;
15Kt-K2+.
being
Mr. (14) Mr. Ranken's suggestion. difficult. The Handbuch gives 16

(15) If
Wayte
. .
P-KR3
prefers White, Black's development x ; 18 P-R5+ 17 B x Kt,

;
B B
B x P, Q-K2
E. R.)
(16)
;
7 B-Q3, P-Q3;
or
0-0 +
8 Kt-B4, Kt-R4 or P-Q4+. If 7 KtxKtP, KtxP; If 7 B x P, P-Q3 8 Kt-B4, Kt x P 9 B-Q3, Q-K2 or O-O I
;
(C.
10 Q-K2,
P-KB4
;
or
B-B4+.
QxQP;
If
P x P, Q-K2ch 8 K-B2, B-Q5ch and wins. If 7 P-Q4, PxP; 8 B x P, 9 QxQ, BxQ; 10 P-B3, Bx,Kt+. If 7 Kt-B3 or P-Q3 or P-B3, PxP. 7 Q-B3, Q-K2, &c. (17) Or 7 .., Kt-K2; 8 (or P-Q3), 0-0; 9 B-K2 or Kt-B3, Kt-B4+.
If 7
PxP
(18)
In
notes that or R-Rsq.
game \vith.Anderssen, Zukertort, who introduced Black's llth move, 16 Kt-KR4 is not so good as the text move. White; may reply by 17 B-K2
'a
and
(19) 18 Kt-Q3, B-B4; 19 Kt-R3, R-Qsq; 20 Kt-QB2, BxP; 21PxB, KtxP; 22 KtxKt, RxKt; 23 R-Bsq (if K-B2, P-QR3), BxKt;/ 24 BxB, RxBch; 25 iC-Ksq, R-Q7; 26 R-B3, R-K7ch ; 27 K-Qsq, RxQKtP; 28 RxKP, Kt-B8
wins.
(Col. 26.)
(Col. 27.)
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 104. -THE
KIESERITZKY GAMBIT.
P-K4, P-K4;
4
2 P-KB4, PxP; 3 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4; P-KR4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt-K'5, P-KR4.
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14 15
16
17
THE KING'S GAMBITS,

(5)
If 13
Q-Bsq, B-Kt4
14 Q-Ktsq to bring
Q Eook to King's
side as opportunity
permits.
(6)
If 17
..,Q-Kt4?; 18 QKt-Q5+.
!
If 17 ..,
P-QB3; 18 QR-KBsq, Q-Kt4

. . ,
19 B-Q4, &c.
9 Kt-Q3,
(8)
Or 8 P-B3 for the attack is hardly worth a piece. If then 8 12 B-KKt5, P-B6; 10 PxP, B-Kt6ch; 11 K-Bsq, PsQ3 13 QxQ, PxQ; 14 Kt-Q2 =
(7)
;
B-Q3
QxPeh;
BxR, Q-Kt5ch+. (9) 7 KtxBP, RxKt; 8 BxRch, KxB; 9 P-Q4, P-B6; Qr9..,B-R3; lOBxP, P-Q3 + (10) If 7 .., B-K2; SQBxP, BxPch; 9 P-KKt3, B-Kt4 1 B x Pch, &c. If 7 Q-B3 8 Kt-B3 Kt-K2 9 0-0, B-R3 11 P-KKt3 + If 7 B-R3 8 Kt-B3, Kt-QB3 9 Kt x BP
If 12
. . . , ;
10
PxP^ P-Q3+.
; ;
10'RxP,
10
!,
; ;
QB x P, B x B
RxR;
;
15
If 11 ,.,BxB; 12RxBch, K-Kt2; 13 Kt-B3, B-K3 14 Q-Q2, Kt-KB3; QR-KBsq, QKt-Q2 16 RxKt, KtxR; 17 Q-Kt5ch, &c. (12) Or 12 Q-Q2 (E. F.) Compare this Col. with Col. 11, p. 163. If 8 B-K2 9 QB x P. If 8 Q-K2 9 Kt-B3, Kt-KB3 10 O-O. (13)
(11)
;
; 1
. .
. . ,
(14)
(15)
(16)
If
9 P-KKt3, Kt-K2.
If
..,
.
If 11
.,
P-Kt6; 10B-KKt5, B-K2; HBxB, B-Kt4 12 Q-Ktsq or P-B4+.

;
QxB;
12 K-Bsq.
Orl3Q-Bsq. Or 13 .., R-Kt2; 14 Zt-B3, B-Kt4; 15 Q-B2, Kt-Q2; 16 QR-KBsq. If 13 14 Kt-B3, Kt x P 15 QR-KBsq, B-B3 Q-B3 14 Kt-B3. If 13 Kt-Q,B3 16 Kt-Q5, B-Rsq; 19 RxKt, PxR; 18 RxR, Kt-B6ch; 17 QxB, PxQ";
(17)
(18)
. ,
'. .
20
RxB-f
(19)
If 16
QR-KBsq, B-Kt4; 17 Q-B2, Q-K2; 18 BxB, QxBch; 19 Q-B4,
P-KB3. and transpose into Col. 34, If 8 .., P-Q3; (20) White should play 8 9 B-KKt5 (Kt-Q31), B-K2; 10 BxB, KtxB; li Kt-Q3, Kt-Kt3+. (Handbuch.) 10 Kt-B3, B-K3; 11 P-Q5, BxP; (21) 8 KtxKt, QPxKt; 9 B-B4, Q-K2; 12 BxB, PxB; 13 QxP, P-QB3+,
(22)
PxP
Or 9
..,
PxKt;
10
BxKt^ R-Rsq.
(Col. 84.)
(Col. 31.)
194
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
SECTION
IP VK4,P.K4; 2P-KB4,PxP;
4
8
V.
THE ALLGAIER GAMBIT.

Kt-KB3,>P-KKt4
-
P-KR4, P-Kt5;
Kt
Kt 5
Allgaier Gambit is opened in the same, way as the Kieaeritzky but by varying his fifth move, the first player offers a piece to deprive his opponent of the shelter afforded by the King's side Pawns, and prevent him Castling. Black cannot do better than accept the A series of attacking moves is thus placed at White's disposal, sacrifice.
flpHE
J.
his success or failure will largely depend on the order in which they are made, and how long he can keep up the pressure. The ordinary rules with- regard to minute advantages do not obtain in this opening. The struggle on one side is" to secure a winning position with a few pieces well combined, and on the other to bring the reserves into action and compel exchanges. The loss of a move by either player is generally of more consequence than the loss of a Pawn or the exchange. With a piece already in hand, it is frequently good policy on the part of the second player to give. up his queen for two pieces, and so equalise the forces, and break up the attack.
and
The Allgaier yields positions which are among the finest in Chess. It is especially rich in brilliant endings. It was played in Philidor's time, but is named after the German writer, Allgaier, who devoted considerable
attention to
it,
and thought
it
invincible.
His leading line of play
(Col. 4)
was superseded by that ascribed to Prince Ouroussoff (Cols. 18-20) and more recently by Mr. Thorold's variation The last mentioned leads to the most enduring attack, and (Cols. 5-17).
faulty by Horny.
It
is
was found
generally preferred in this country.
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
195
P-K4, P-K4;
4
12345
TABU
105.
THE ALLGMER GAMBIT.
2 P-KB4, PxP, 3Kt-KB3, P-KKt4; P-KR4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt-Kt5.
6
7
9 10
12
13
14
196
THE
TABLB 106.
KING'S GAMBITS.
THE ALLGAIEB GAMBIT.

;
P-K4, P-K4; 2P-KB4,PxP; 3 Kt- KB3, P -KKt4 P-KR4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt Kt5 P- KR8 6KtxP, KxKt; 7 P-Q4, P-Q4; 8 BxP.
, ;
10
9
10
11
12 13
14
15
16
17
THE
(9)
KING'S GAMBITS.
197-
11 Q-Q2, B-Q3 (if 11 .., Kt-QB3; 12 Kt-K2 or Kt5, B-Q3: if 12 P-Q5, 13 Kt-Kt5, Kt-Kt3 perhaps 12 O-O-O is best) ; 12 B-KKt5 (if 12 R-Bsq, 14 KtxP) KtxKt; 15 R-B7ch. K-Kt3; P-K6I), B-K2; 13 R-KBsq. Kt-B3 16 Q-B4, KtxB (or 16 .., B-Kt5ch! 17 P-B3, QxP. Potter); 17 PxKt, Q-Q3 ; 21 B-B7ch, K-R5; 18 R-Kt7ch. K-R4; 19 K-K2 t, KtxPch; 20 QxKt, Q-R7 24 P-Kt3ch+. (Freeborough v. Amateur.) 22 Q-K4, BxP; 23 R-KRsq, Q x R
Kt-K2
12 R-Qsq gives White a strong attack -sxith a move gained. ; 12 0-0-0, KtxP; 13 RxKt (or 13 Q-B2, P-QB4 ; 14 B-K5, 14 R-Qsq, Q-B4 15 B-K3, Q-K4 (Q-KR4 1) ; Q-K2 15 Q-B4, &c. Potter.), Q x 17 K-Ktsq, B-K2 18 Kt-Q5, Q-Q3 ; 19 R-Bsq, R-Bsq ; 16 B-Q4, (if) Q-B5ch 20 QxKP, B-K3; 21 B-Q3, &c.
x (10) 11 . . , If 11 .., Kt-B3;

;
Q P
13 RxB, QxPch; 14 K-Rsq, R-Bsq (if 14 .., Kt-R4 ; (11) Or 12 .., BxB; if 15 KtxP, KtxKt; 16 RxKt, Q-B3; 15 RxKtPch, K-R2; 16 R-KBsq) 19 RxRch, 18 R-K8, Kt-B3 20 R-KBsq, B-B4; 17 R-K7ch, K-Rsq; alternative is Another 12 . . 8. Kt-B3. See Col. 21 B-Q3
:
I
QxR;
(12)
(13)
If 14 ..,
If 15 ..,
K-R2; 15 KtxP, after which B-Q3 becomes available. P-B3; 16 KtxP: or if 15 .., P-QKt4 16 B-Kt3, QKt-Q2
;
(a)
17 Kt-Q5, &c. If 15 .., Kt-B3; 16 KtxP, KtxKt; 17 RxKt, Q-B3 ; 19 R-B4, Q x RPch 20 K-Ktsq, Kt-K4 ; 21 R-B7ch, &c.
;
RxRch;
(F. J.
18
QxR,
Young.)
(a)
If 16 ...
B-Kt2;
;
17
RxKt, RxR;
;
18
QxKtPch-f.
Kt-KB3)
(6)
;
(14) Mr. Potter suggests 10 Q-K2, 13 R-Bsq, B-K2 12 B-K5ch, Kt-B3
Kt-QB3
(or
11 P-Q5, JCt-R4
14 Kt-B3, &c.
11 B-K5ch (or BxB), BxB; 12 PxB, Kt-QB3 (if 12.., (6) If 10 ..,B-Q3; 14 K-Qsq, Q-Q5ch 15 Kt-Q2. Potter); 13 Kt-Q2, Q-Q5; 13 Q-Bsq, Q-K6ch 14 Q-B2, B-K3. (C. E. R.) to Kt-Q5 (or Q-K2 play B-K3) If 11 O-O (c), B-K2; 12 Kt-B3 (if P-Q5 13 Bch), Kt-B3; (15) See diagram. 14 KtxKt, Kt-B6ch. (Fraser.) 13 KtxP (if Kt-Q5 or R-B4, KtxB+), KtxB 12 Kt-B3, Kt-B3 13 Q-K2, KtxP; 14 QxKP', (c) If 11 R-Bsq, B-K2; Kt-B3+.
; ; !
(16)
If 12
R-KBsq, B-K2 +
similar line of play follows 9 B-K2, or 8 ... (17) In this case White's 16th move may be R-B4.
Kt-KB3
9 B-K2, B-K3.
(Col. 6.)
(Col. 9.)
After Black's 10th move.-
198
THE KING'S GAMBITS,

TABLE 107.--THE
ALLGAIER GAMBIT.
I
E
9
10
11
12
18 14
16
16
17
TtfE
KING'S GAMBITS.
199
TABLE 108.
1
THE ALLGAIER GAMBIT.
P K
-
P K4 2P-KB4,PxP; 3Kt-KB3,P-KKt4; P-KR4, P-Kt5; 5 Kt-Kt 5 P- K R3 6 Kt x P, K x Kt.

4
,
;
,'
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
soo
9
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

If
;
;
B-Kt5.
&c.
(8)
10 B-K5, Kt-KB3 11 Q-B4, P-B3 12 Kt-Q2 to stop .., B-K3; 9 .., Kt-KB3; 10 B-K5, KtxP; 11 Q-B4ch, Kt-KB3 12 Kt-B3, If 9 13 0-0-0. 10 11 B-Kt5; .., B-Q3; P-K5, Q-K2; Kt-B3, B-Kt5 12 O-O-O.
(7)
?
If
B-K2
(9)
11 .., Kt-B3; 12 Kt-B3, or Kt2; 12 Kt-B3, Kt-B3
KtxP;
;
13 0-0-0, P-B4 13 O-O-O, &c.
14
KtxP:
or 11 ...
Prince Ouroussoffs attack.
11 10
Kt x B
PxP, B-Kt5: if 10 0-0, KtxB; 11 PxKt, QxBP or B-Q3: if 11 P x Kt, B-Q3. Dr. Schmid gives also 9 P-B6 (or B-Q3 B-K2. PxP, P-Kt6 The Praxis gives the older play 9
; . . ,
!
(10)
..,
Kt-KB3;
10 Kt-B3, P-B6
(if
10
..,
Kt-B4
11 Kt-K2.
Pierce);
10
I
QBxP,
;
C. E. B.)
. . ,
(11) 10 P-K5, Q-B4; 11 O-O, P-B6; 12 11 P-&5, Steinitz played 10 .., Q-KKt3 (B x KBP. Pierce), Kt-K2 ; 14 B-K4, Q x 16 Kt-B2, gives Black a difficult game) ;
;
BxBP?
Q-B4
;
BP
(Pierce.) Zukertort against 12 0-0, P-B6 13 Kt-Q2 15 Kt x P, QKt-B3 (15 . P x Kt Kt-Kt3 and ultimately won. If
;
; . ,
10 Kt-QB3, B-Kt5.
(12)
(13)
Or 14
..,
BxB!
(Schmid.)
: . . ,
9 P-B6 ; 10 B x B Simpler and better than P-B6 which runs thus 11 B-Ktsq, QxBPch+), QxB; 11 PxP, B-Q3. (Steinitz (if 10 BxB, PxP; P-Kt6 is inferior); 12 B-Ktsq. P-Kt6; 13 P-Q4, Q-B6; gives P-KB4 or Kt-KB3 16 Kt-B3, Kt-Kt3; 17 P-K5, B-Kt5; 14 Q-K2, Kt-QB3; 15 B-K3, KKt-K2; 18 0-0-0 +.
(14) Dr. Schmid suggests as rather less disadvantageous 14 P-QKt3, 15 B-Kt2 or B3. (15)
BxP;
B-K4
!
17
..,
B-B4
(if
B-Q3;
:
18
if
BxB);
19.
.,
20
&c.
KtxP, BxKt;
(16)
21 B-B3, &c.
I
Kt-B3
18 P-Q4, 20
;
BxP;
19 Kt-Q2,
;
KtxP, B-Ksqch
21 K-Q2,
9
If
..,
vary by 10
(17)
P-B6 10 PxP, B-K2, and position reverts to Col. 16. Black may P-Kt6 (Schmid), or 10 .., Q-B3 (B. C. M., 1882, p. 238). 18 B-B5ch+. Black may however 16 .., B-Ktsq; 17 Q-Q3ch, K-B4
;
..,
play 14
..,
K-Qsq.
(Col. 16.)
(CoL 17.)
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
201
SECTION
1
VI.
THE CUNNINGHAM GAMBIT.

P-K4, P-K4;
2
P-KB4, PxP;
4
Kt-KB3, B-K2;
B-B4, 'B-R5ch.
defence of the King's Gambit by 4 ..., B-K2 has at first sight an over the usual play arising from 4 ..., P-KKt4, for it disturbs the attacking player's arrangement more than that ôf his But the student will soon discover that appearances are adversary. deceptive in this opening, and that White shortly obtains ample comAfter Black's fourth pensation for the damage done to his position.
THE advantage
move (B-R5ch) the opening branches in two very different directions. By moving his King to Bishop's square, as in the Bishop's Gambit, the first player may secure a good development, recovering ins Gambit Pawn without difficulty or he may give up three Pawns and add considerably The former is the correct play, the latter to the strength of his attack. leads to the most animated game, and constitutes the Cunningham Gambit proper. It is not quite sound, although extremely troublesome
;
to defend.
This opening has been little, favoured by first class players with the indebted for several of our exception of Mr. Bird, to whose games we are " of the early writers Bertin columns. It is the " Three Pawns Gambit and Stamma. It has been ascribed to Cunningham the historian, but Mr. Wayte (B. C. M-., 1888, p. 129) has pointed out that this is an error, and that the credit of introducing it as a playable game should be given to another Scotchman, Alexander Cunningham, of Block,, a scholar, critic, and Chess player, who lived at the Hague in the early part of the eighteenth century, and who was visited there by Chess players from
all
parts of Europe.
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 109,
t
7
8 9
10
11
12
IS
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 110.

3
P-K4, P-K4; 2P-KB4,PxP; B-B4, B-R5ch; 5 P-KKt3, PxP 7 K-Rsq.
678
Kt-KB3, B-K2; 0-0, P x Pch;

10
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
204
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 111.
THE CUNNINGHAM GAMBIT,
4 I
8
9
10
11
12
13 14
15
16
17
IS
THE KING'S GAMBITS.
206
SECTION
VII.
THE KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT.

-
K4, P-K4;
P-KB4, PxP;
B-B4.
development of the King's Bishop on the third move, instead the King's Knight (as in Sees. I. to VI.), varies the game in a remarkable manner. Black, in reply, has a check with his Queen at KR5, which, although not quite so effective as in the Salvio Gambit (Sec. IL) prevents White castling, and by keeping his King's Rook out of play stops many combinations available for the first player in Sec. I. The Queen may, however, be driven away with the loss of a time, and there is a weakened centre. Upon this- double foundation White is enabled to establish an enduring attack abounding in critical and difficult His Pawns and minor pieces occupy the centre of the board, positions. and Black must be 'prepared to dispense with Castling, and utilise his King for defensive purposes. The Gambit Pawn is usually defended but cannot be maintained unless another Pawn is given for it. Hence the opening has been called the strongest of the Gambits. It has been a favourite with many great players, and both attack' and defence have been elaborated with much care and ingenuity.
of THE
There are numerous lines of play for the defence. The oldest, P-QB3 and Kt-KB3 (Lopez, Salvio, Cozio, &c.), deal with the central attack (Cols. 1-5) to these has been recently added 3 ..., Kt-QB3 (Maurian), which is not altogether satisfactory, in the light of an analysis by Professor Berger (Cols. 16-20). 3 ..., P-KB4 (Lopez, Gianuzio, and Salvio), to bring about similarity of position, leads to
3
...,
:
equality, but the play
is
difficult (Cols.
6- 10).
..,,
P-QKt4 (Bryan
and Kieseritzky)
a risky counter gambit working out, by analysis, unfavourably for the second player (Cols. 13-15). 3 .. , P-KR4 (Cols. 3 ..., Q-R5ch is the usual play, 11-12) is insufficient against 4 P-KR4.
is
combined with P-KKt4, and frequently preceded by P-Q4 (Cols. 21-40). The analysis of this variation has been carried far into the game leaving the result undetermined. Taking into consideration the number of possibilities left open on both sides the opening may be said to offer an even chance for both players. The alternative moves 3 B-K2 (Cols. 4148) and B-Q3 (Cols. 44-45) are minor variations.
206
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 112.
P-K4, P-K4;
12345
2
P-KB4, PxP;
3B-B4.
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
11
THE
TABLE
1
KING'S GAMBITS. KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT,
H8.THE
P-K4,
Q-K2
208
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 114.
3
4
7
3
9
10
11
12
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 115.
1
THE
KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT.
4,
5
6
7 8
9
10
11 12 13
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 116.
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
IB
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

TABLE 117.
211-

2
,
P-K4, P-K4; 4 K B sq
-
P-KB4, P
;
x P;
Kt Q
P K Kt 4
26
27
28
P-Q4
212
THE
TABLE 118.
KING'S GAMBITS.
P-K4, P-K4; 2 P-KB4, PxP; 3 B-B4, P-Q4; 5 K-Bsq, P-KKt4; 6 Kt-QB3(2), i BxP(l), Q-R5ch; 8 Kt B 3 B Kt2; 7 P-Q4, Kt-K 2 Q-R4; 9 P K R 4 P-KK3.
;
,
31
33
34
(7) (8)
35
10
11
K-Ktsq P-Kt5
(3)
P-K5 0-0
Kt-Ksq
Q-Q3 P-QB3
B-K4 P-QB4
Kt-K2 QKt-B3
(10)
(12)
Kt-K5
BxKt
P-B6
(6)
K-Ktsq P-Kt5
Kt-Ksq R-Qsq Kt-Q3
B-Kt3 B-Kt5
12
13 14
PxB
Kt-Kt3
PxP!
Kt-K2
Kt-Q2 P-B4 +
(11)
(13)
PxP
K-B2
QKt-133
Kt-K2 P-B6 Kt-B4
(9)
K-Ktsq
KtxB
KtxKt
KtxQP
QxKP
KtxKt
P-K5 B-B4!
PxP
BxKt
15
RxKt KBxP(B6) KtxP
KtxKKtch
PxKt
B-K3
(4)
If '4
QxKP
KR-Ktsq Q-R2 (6)
16
KtxR QxKt +
;
QxP QBxP
(1)
PxP?, Q-R5ch; Or 6 Kt-KB3, Q-R4
Kt-K2, 2, &c.
differs.
(3)
6 K-Bsq, B-Q3 foUowed by Kt-K2. 8 Kt-B3, P-KR3 9 P-Q4, 7 P-KR4, B-IU2 the Handbuch Gossip gives 8 K-B2 , but his analysis his incomplete
; ;
!
:
11 B-B4 to follow with B-Q3 or*K2. 10 .., Q-Kt3 (Rosenthal) 18 R-KBsq, B-K3 + (Salvioli.) If 16 . ., 16 ... Kt-B3 17 Q-Q2, R-Bsq 17 B-Q4, Q-Kt6; 18 Q-Q2, QxPch = 13 P-B3 (Handbuch): if 13 KtxBP, 12 Kt-Kt5, 0-01 11 ..,QKt-B3; (5) 14 B-K3, R-Ktsq, &c. P-B6 (C. M.) 17 B-K3, O-O-O; 18 BxKt, KtxB; 19 Q-B3, KR-Ktsq; 20 Kt-K2 or (6)
If
;
; ; ! . .
1891, p. 546.) QR-Qsq. (B. C. Mortimer v. Steinitz. Steinitz, who gives the continuation, notes that the (7) advance of this Pawn should be delayed as long as possible. 12 Kt-Q5, 0-0; 11 BxKtch, Kt takes B; If 10 .., QKt-B3; (if) (8) 13 KtxQBP, R-Ktsq ( Handbuch }: Salvioli gives 13 ... R-Qsq. 15 K-Bsq. (Blake.) 13B-K4, BxP; 14 Kt-K2, B x Pch (9)
t
;
Berger's variation. If 11 B-Q2 or B-QB4, R-Qsq. If 11 Q-Ksq, QKt-B3 12 B x Kt, Kt x B ; 13 Kt-K2, B<Kt5. Mr. Wayte proposes here 14 Kt (B3) X Kt, PxKt; 15 PxP, (11) 16 QBxP, &c.
(10) (12)
QxP;
Wisker
v.
Rosenthal
recommended by Mr.
12
QxQeh; HKtxQ, BxKt;

F-QB3 and Kt-Kt3+.
(13)
If 12 ...
PxB,
<fcc.
R-Ktsq;
Black's
Potter. It 10 13 PxP,
is
Kt-K5 (Wisker),
14 Kt-B3,
side.
PxP;
Kt-R3
13 P-B3,
aim
to castle
on Queen's
THE
KING'S GAMBITS.
213-
TABLB 119.
1P-K4,P-K4; 2P-KB4,PxP; 3B-B4,P-Q4;

4
B x P.
SB
89 40
36
*
37
9 10
11
12
13
14
214
THE KING'S GAMBITS.

THE KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT
(LIMITED),
TABLE 120.
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
CHESS OPENINGS.
215
SECTION
VIII.
THE KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.
P-K4, P-K4;
P-KB4,
P-Q4 P-Q3
Kt
-
KB3 B-B4, Ac.
* * r>T
v
is
writers
EARLY and try

that
-it
to keep
recommended Chess-players to take the Gambit Pawn it. Modern players frequently act on the principle
to
good policy
evade an. opening for which your antagonist

'
The usual course in declining the King's Gambit predilection. The former leads to an an open is to play 2 ..., P-Q4 or 2 ..., B-B4. game somewhat in White's favour. I3ut Black may play Falkbeer's Counter 3 PxP, P-K5, and so turn the tables on his Gambit 2 ..., P-Q4 This can be avoided by 3 Kt-KB3 (Col. 6.) opponent. '(Cols. 3-5.) The defence 2 ... r B-B4 (Cols. 10-15) leads to a game unlike any other
shows a
;
and from
yariation of the opening. It most resembles the King's Knight's Opening, this point of view is rather in Black's favour, for White cannot
castle without losing time in
King's Bishop.
He may sacrifice
variation (Col. 14, Note 10),
exchanging or otherwise disposing of Black's a Pawn for this purpose, by Mr. Thorold's but the attack is insufficient compensation.
Nevertheless, although thus put under restraint, the first player is good game by correct play. He may, however, a into difficult and draft The other variations dangerous position. easily
able, in time, to acquire a
...
P-Q3 and 2
It
is
...,
Kt-KB.3 are not so advantageous for the defending
player.
essential
to
obvious that a fair knowledge 'of the Gambit declined every lover of the King's Gambit.
is
-216
CHESS OPENINGS,
TABLE
.121.
-THE
KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
P>KB4,
P-Q4(1).
1
ft
PXQP
CHESS OPENINGS.
TABLE 122.
1
217
THE KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.

P-K4, P-K4;
7 8
2
P-KB4.
9
1<
6
a
3
4
6 7
8
9 10
11
-218
CHESS OPENINGS.
TABLE 123.
1
THE
KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
P-KB4, B-B4!.
3
4
6 7
8 9
CHESS OPENINGS.
219
BOOK
INCLUDING
IV.
MISCELLANEOUS GAMBITS,
THE QUEEN'S KNIGHT'S GAME.
Opening. A prominent continuation is the Steinitz Gambit (Sec. II.) 2 ...,Kt-QB3; 3 P-B4, PxP; 4 P-Q4, Q-R5ch, &c. It is an example of one of the most advanced ideas of the time, viz. that the King is a strong piece, and, as such, may risk attack in the middle of the board in order to guard the centre Pawns or secure a favourable position for the end-game. The chances, are, however, rather in Black's favour (1) by the loss of time in moving White's King, (.2) by the swifter character of the counter attack, (3) by the facility of exchanging pieces, and so drawing the game, (4) by the possibility of winning by a counter Gambit. The opening may also be turned into a variation of the King's Gambit, given in Table No. 82.
:
group of openings presented in Book IV. includes some of the Among these -the Vienna, After 1 P-K4, P-K4 or Queen's Knight's Game, takes the first place. 2 Kt-QB3 the first player may adopt safely sundry developments treated in our previdus pages as of questionable soundness or he may allow his opponent to commence the attack and play a defensive game with a move in hand or he may transpose into the Giuoco Piano, or King's Bishop's
most popular debuts in modern practice. THE
The Centre Gambit (Sec. III.) is an old and simple form of the game. White risks nothing, nor need he play for any special attack. His object is to ensure a good development, and a clear board for the mid-game. He may, however, transpose into the Scotch Gambit or offer the Danish Gambit. The former we have already treated. The latter (Sec. IV.) is an adaptation of the Cunningham or Three Pawns' Gambit to the Queen's side of the board. The sacrifice of the Pawns in this variation leads to a strong diagonal attack on Black's King not unlike that obtainable by the first player in the Evans Gambit.
220
CHESS OPENINGS.
(Sec, V.) 1
The From Gambit

offers
P-KB4. P-K4; 2
PxP,
P-Q8, & Cl|
Pawn for a strong counter attack. In our columns we assume the Pawn to be taken, but White may play 2 P-K4 transposing into the King's Gambit, or 2 P-Q3 as given by the Handbuch. Also after 2 P x P, P-Q3, instead of capturing the second Pawn he .may play 3 Kt-KB3, and
a
transpose into a variation of the King's Gambit Declined by the continuation 8 ...,PxP; 4 P-K4, B-QB4; 5 B-B4, Kt-QB3, &c.
Another variation of the same idea, but brought about by the first Blackmar Gambit, 1 P-Q4, P-Q4 ; 2 P-K4, PxP; is the 3 P-KB3, &c. (Sec. VI.) The object, as in From's Gambit, is to gain time and freedom of movement for a forward game with the minor pieces.
player,
The Centre Counter Gambit (Sec. VII.) 1 P-K4, P-Q4 is played to prevent an elaborate attack on the King's side. Black gives up a move in addition to his first. It is, by transposition, an inferior form of the French Defence. Nevertheless Mr. Potter considers it a playable opening between strong players. This, he says, is a "fighting defence, and one far removed from drawish tendencies." The Queen's Gambit (Sec. VIII.) 1 P-Q4, P-Q4 ; 2 P-QB4, dates from the earliest writers. Stamma, a native of Aleppo and a contemporary of Philidor, brought it for a time into high favour. There is no risk in it, and the development is not rapid, although quick enough " Should to yield White a fair game with an open centre. you," writes " to the Walker, erroneously cling acquired, Pawn and think to keep the spoil, you will find this opening has paths to destruction as brilliant as the Muzio itself." The best course is to decline the Gambit, which leads us to another group of openings 'dealt with in Book V. under the heading of The Close Game.
In this group the Queen's Gambit Declined (1 P-Q4, P-Q4 2 P-QB4, P-K3, &c.) is treated in Book V. as a variation of the Queen's Pawn game. It is in fact the main line of play, the accepted form of the Gambit being very rarely adopted by modern players,
;
PxP
CHESS OPENINGS,
221-
SUMMARY OP THE SECTIONS INTO WHICH BOOK

IS
IV.
DIVIDED.
SECTION
1.
The Vienna Opening.

\ P-K4,
P-K4
2 Kt-QBS, &c.
The Fyfe Gambit.

1
P-K4,,P-K4;
2 Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3
8 P-Q4, &o.
The Pierce Gambit.

I
8 P-KB4, 2 Kt-QB3, Kt-QB8 P-K4, P-K4 6 P-Q4, &c. PxP; 4 Kt-KB3, P-KKt4
;
The Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit.

1
P-K4, P-K4
2 Kt-QB3,
Kt-QB3
3 P-KB4,
&c.
PxP;
El.
4 P-KR4,
Gambit.
P-Kt5;
5 Kt-Kt5,
T,he
Steinitz
P-K4,
P-K4
;
;.
5 Kt-QB8, Kt-QB8
8 F-B4,
PxP
HI.
1
4 P-Q4, &o.
The Centre Gambit.

P-K4, P-K4
;
2 P-Q4, &c.
IV.
The Danish Gambit.

1
P-K4, P-K4
2 P-Q4,
&c.
PxP
8 P-QB8,
PxP;
4 B-QB4,
V.
The From Gambit.

1
P-KB4,P-K4; 2PxP,P-Q3; 8 PxP, BxP,

2 P-K4,
&c.
&>.
VI.
The Blackmar Gambit.

1
P-Q4, P-Q4;
4
PxP;
8 P-KB8,
PxP;
KtxP,
VII.
The Centre Counter Gambit.
L P-K4, P-Q4;
PxP, QxP, PxP,
&c.
VIIL
The Queerfs Gambit.

1
P-Q4, P-Q4;
2 P-QB4,
&e.
2-22
SECTION
I.
THE VIENNA OPENING

1
P-K4,
P-K4;
Kt-QB8.
opening was ffrst brought into practical use for Tourney purposes Vienna Chess Congress in 1873. It was adopted and analysed an Austrian player, and is sometimes called by his Herr Hamppe, by It was previously called the Queen's Knight's Opening, and it name. was thought by Jaenisch and other authorities to throw away the attack and the advantage of fehe first move. Further acquaintance has shown that it is one of the strongest modes of commencing the game.
at the THIS
The main idea in bringing out the Q Kt at this early stage is, as in the modern method of treating the Sicilian Defence, to protect the K Pawn.' and to prevent the opponent advancing P-Q4. But the Knight at QBs has other uses. It may often be advantageously planted at Q5, commands ing Black's Q B Pawn, with a serviceable retreat to K3; and in some variations by being played to QR4 it enables the first player to get rid of the adverse K Bishop, and so prepare the way for White's advance with Q Pawn, or KB Pawn.
also play 2 B-Kt5,
are 2 ..., Kt-QB3, Kt-KB3, or B-B4, but Black may P-KKt3, or P-Q3. The three last named are very After the three first rarely played and yield only an inferior game. mentioned White generally continues with 3 P-KB4, when, if Black has played 2 ..., Kt-QB3, he preferably accepts the gambit, and the attack proceeds with either 4 P-Q4 (the Steinitz Gambit), or 4 Kt-B3 leading to the Hamppe- Allgaier and other varieties of the King's Gambit. If, however, Black has played 2 ..., B-B4 or Kt-KB3, he must not take the proffered Pawn but move 3 :.., P-Q4 in the latter case, and in the former 3..., P-Q3; which transforms the game into a sort of King's Gambit
The usual defences
declined.
instead of offering the Gambit White may play 3 B-B4 (Bardeleben's variation), or 3 Kt-B3, resolving into the KKt opening, or 3 P-KKt3 followed by B-Kt2 as favoured by Herr Paulsen.
THE QUEEN'S KNIGHT'S GAME,
124.
THE VIENNA OPENING.

2
P-K4, P.K4;
Kt-QBS, B-B4
(1).
6 7
8
-224

Or 7 B-QKt5 or P-KR3.
5
..,
(6)
Compare with Table
123, Col. 12,
Note
5.
(7)
0-0;
:
(Zukertort v. Judd)
(Potter.)
(a)
6 P-Q3, P-B3; 7 or 6 .., P-QB3;
PxP,
(a),
PxP;
7 P-B5, P-QKt4;
8 Kt-K2, Q-K2; 8 B-Kt3, B-Et2.
If
7 Q-K2, P-QKt4
is
practicable, followed
by QKt-Q2, P-QR4, B-R3 and

7 K-Bsq,
R-Ksq.
(8)
If
5 B-B4 or Kt5, Qch;
6 P-KKt3,
QxRP;
P-Q3+.
ft>
(9) If 3 illustration.
Kt-R4, BxPch, or B-K2. (W. W.) See B. C. M., 1889, p. 439, If 3 P-QKt4, BxP; 4 Kt-Q5, B-B4; 5 Q-Kt4, P-KKt3+.
(10)
If 3 ..,
Kt-QB3;
^txP-f
This Col.
is
Paulsen
v.
Andersseo.
(11)
Or 4 B-B4
Or 4
..,
transposing into the Oiuoco Piano.
(12)
B-Kt3;
5 KtxB,
BPxKt;
6 P-Q4, &c.
(Col. 1.)
(Note 2
a.)
After White's 5tb move.
THE QUEEN'S KNIGHT'S GAME,

TABLE 12$.
1
225'
THE VIENNA OPENING,
6
7
8
9
10
226

A
game Baird
v.
(c)
Burn runs:- 7
..,
B-K2;
8 P~Q4, B-K3;
KMC2.
Q-Q2; 10 0-0, P-B3; 11 PxP, BxP; 12 B-R3, O-O-O; 14 QR-Ktsq, B-Kt3; 15 B-R6I, Kt-R4; 16 BxPch, KtxB;
18 B-Q6, &c.
(6)
13 Q-Q3, B-B2;17 Q-R6, P-B3;
Baird won.
Or 6
v.
QPxKt may
Mason.)
be played:
..,
B-K2;
7 B-KB4,
B-K3;
8 0-0-0.
(Paulson
(7)6.., B-K2; 7 P-Q4, 0-0; 8 B-Q3, P-KB4I; 9 Kt-R3, P-B3; 10 O-O (Blackburne v. Bell): if 8 .., B-Kt4; 9 BxB, QxB; 10 QxQP, Q-K6ch; 11 Kt-K2, B-Kt5 ; 12 Q-K4+. (C. E. B.)
(8)
11
BxKtch,-PxB;
...
12
PxP, B-R3
(Delmar
v.
Mason) or 12
8
or 10
..,
B-KB4
(0.
E. B.)
(9)
fi
B x PV Kt x QP
B-K2;
;
6 P-Q4, P-QB4;
7 B-Q3, Kt-QB3;
;
10
B-K3
(British C. Club v. Liverpool)
KtxKt, PxKt; Kt x Kt (Mason).

8 Q-Q2, 0-0-f.
fine
(10) 5 PxP, KtxP; (Blackburne v. Burn).

(11)
6 KtxKt,
7
QxKt;
;
BxP, B-Q3;
Q QKt-K2, Kt-Kt5
B x P, Kt-QB3
8 -Kt-B3,
Q-Q4 with a
game.
If 4 .., PxKP; 5 BPxP, Kt-Kt5 ; 6 KtxP (12) 4 .., P-Q5 is inferior. 7 P-BS) ; (if 6 P-Q4, P-K6 as ih the Philidor Defence), KtxKP (if 6 .., Kt-QB3 7 P-Q4, Kt-Kt3; 8 Kt-KB3, B-K2 (if 8 .., Q-K2; 9 K-B2 C. E. B.) ; 9 B-QB4 or Q3, &c.
;
12 PxB, Q-K8ch ; 13 K-B4, Q-R5ch and draws: (13) If 11 K-K3!, BxKt; 12 B-Kt5ch, P-QB3 13 PxB, 14 QxKP, 15 KxQ, Kt-B3, ; &c. the Handbuch gives 15 .., O-O; to which Gossip replies 16 K-Qsql
if
;
PxB
QxQ
(14)
Jf
..,
Kt-Kt5;'
6 B-Q2 or P-Q4+.
If
(15)
Mr. Banken's suggestion.
6 PxKt,
PxKt;
7 P-QKt3,
QxP.
(Col. 6.
(Col. 9.)

THE VIENNA OPENING.
2 13
227
TABLE 126
P-K4, P-K4;
12
(1)
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB*.
14
11
15
P-KKt3
-228

TABLE 127.
THE VIENNA OPENING.
6
7
6 9
MISCELLANEOUS GAMBITS.
229
TABLE
128.THE PIEBCE GAMBIT.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3; 4 Kt-B3, P-KKt4.
P-B4,
PxP;
6
7
8 9 10
11
.280
If 7
QB x P,
P-Q3
;
(9)
QxP
If 7
(if
XO 0-0,
(10)
(11)
Q-B3+,
If
(C.
E, R.)
QxP, Q-R5cb;
..,
8 0-0, --B-Kt5), Kt x P ; 9 O-B2 1, Kt-K3 8 P-Kt3, KtxP. (Pieree.)
9 B-Kt5, P-QB3I;
not 9
;
B-Q2 on account
of 10
QxP.
Or 10 BxP, Q-B3
;
13 K-Bsq, Q-Kt3
11 P-K5, (Pierce), PxP; (a) 14 QR-Qsq, R-Qsq+ if 14 Kt-K4, Kt-Q5

:
12 PxP, B-B4ch; 15 Q-Q3, B-Kt3 >
16P-B3, 0-0-0. (C.E.R.) (a) 10 .,, KtxP; 11 Q-R5ch,

g.2) xKt,
(13)
12 B-K5.
;
Continued 12 PxB; 16
Or. 7 ..,
BxP, Q-Ksq; 13 Q-Qsq, P-K4 QxP, B-Kt2 '17 Q-Q3, R-Ksq+.

;
(0.
14 B-K3, Q-KtS; E. R.)

are inferior:
(if)
B-Kt2; but 7
..,
KtxP
KtxP, Kt-K4, and Q-Kt4
..,
is
met by 8 QB-xP not\QxKt.

;
14 P-Q6, PxB; 15 Kt-Kt5, 13 B-Kt5ch, P-B3 (14) 12 BxP, Kt-R4; B-K3; 16,KtxB, FxKt; 17 RxP, 0-0; 18 B-Kt5, Q-Q2; 19RxKt,QxP; tO P-B3 with two Pawns for his piece; (B. C. M., 1891, p. 511.)
(Col, 21.)
(Col. 25.)
After. Black's 6th
move.
After White's 8tb move.
TABLE 129.
1
THE HAMPPE ALLGAIEB GAMBIT.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
4
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3; 3 P-B4, PxP; Kt-B3, P-KKU; 5 P-KR4, P-Kt5; 6 Kt-KKt5.

26
27
28
29
80
10
11
12
18 14
232
SECTION
TABLE 130.
II.
THE STEINITZ GAMBIT.

Kt-QB8, Kt-QBS-,
3
1P-K4,P-K4;
P--KB4, PxrP
4P-Q4, Q-R5ch; 5K-K2, P-Q4.

6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
. . ,
233
14 K x B, B-B4ch 13 K-B4, B-K3ch With a strong attack. If here 12 16 Kt-K5I Kt-Q2ch (a,); P-QR4; 15 KtxP (if KtxQ mate in two), Q-R4ch 17 K-K15, QxQ; 18 KtxKtch, RxKt; 19 BxP, QxB; 20 K-KtG and wins.
;
;
(a)
He
lose
would
(6)
K x Kt, and if 17 Q x Q, R-Q4ch, but can recover the two pieces by 16 if 16 17 Kt-B6ch, &c. (B. C. M. 1885, p. 53.) ., Q x Q by Pawns
. . , : .
Analysed by Mr. Gossip.
(C. P. C., 1882, pp. 61 and 287.)
(7} 13
Q-Kt3, or Q-Q2, or B-Q2 or'P-R4

(Kosenthal.)
may be
played.
If 13
K-Q3,
BxP;
14
PxB, RxPch.
(8) (9)
If 14
QxKtP, KR-Ksqch;
;
15
moves, Q-B7+.
16 K-B2, Kt-Q4
17 R-Bsq (Steinitz),
PxP
18
PxP, B-K3+.
White
If 7 K-B3, Q-R5, &c. (10) Introduced by Kev. G. A. Macdonnell. 7 P-K5. (Fraser.) avoid this variation by 6 Kt-B3, (if) Q-K2
;
may
(11) 11 B-KB4, B-QB4 (exchanging Queens here is bad) ; 15 Q-K2, B-Q2 ; 13 BxKtch, K-Qsq; 14 Kt-B3, P-KB3 17 P.Q6! (Bum v. Miniati.) Black replies 17 ... Kt-Q4
; !
12 Kt-Kt5, Kt x Kt ; 16 QB-Ksq, Kt-K2; See B. C. M., 1888, 14 Q-B3, Kt-B4
p. 155.
(12)
11
..,
K-Qsq;
16
12 B-Q3,
P-KKt4 ?
13 Kt-K4,
P-KB3
15
BxP, B-K2;
(13) If 15
(14)
B-KB4+.
Kt-K5,
BxKt;
;
16
QxB,
Kt-Q3;
17 R-R4, P-B3, &c.
(C.
E. B.)
10 Q-K2ch,
QKt-K2
;
11 Kt-B3, B-R6ch, &c.

;
(15)
12 R-R4, Q-B3
13 Kt-K4, Q-Kt3
C. E. B.),
14 B-Q3,
B-KB4
15 KKt-B3.
(Steinitz.)
(16)
R-QKtsq
(or
RxP.
BxKt;
17
Gossip gives White a
won game.
BxB, QxBP;
18 B-Kt5, &C.
(Col. 1.)
(Col. 3.)
234
TABLE 131.
1P-K4,P-K4;
4
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3; 3P-B4,PxP(l) 5 K-K2. P-Q4, Q-R5ch

;
10
9
10
11
235
TABLE 132.
1P-K4, P-K4;
4
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3; 3P-B4, PxP; P-Q4, Q-R5ch; 5 K-K2, P Q Kt 3 (1); 6 Kt-Kt5, B-R3(2); 7 P-R4(3), 0-0-0; 8Kt-B3,Q-K2; 9K-B2, Kt-B3.
2
-
10
11
12
13 14
15
286
SECTION
III.
THE CENTRE AND DANISH GAMBITS.
P-K4.
P-K4:'
P-Q4, P v
P.
Centre Gambit has received Tery little notice in the earlier works flpHE JL on the game. Though one form of it at least is as old as Stamma, who was a contemporary of Philidor, the latter makes no mention of it
in his treatise.
It is
not to be found in the
first
three editions of the
Handbuch, and not until Staunton introduced a brief notice of it in his Praxis (1860) does it appear to have been recognised in this country as a
The reason of this is probably legitimate and separate book opening. that in many of its phases it is closely allied to the Scotch Opening, hut
the form contained in our Cols. 1 to 5 has
little affinity
with that debut
and was only

1881.
resuscitated in
modern times
at the Berlin Congress of
general advantages of the Centre Gambit are that it cannot Black is practically compelled to gambits be safely refused Then too, by at once opening scope for action to all take the Pawn.
like other
;
The
White's pieces save his Rooks, it yields a rapid development. Further, in the form given in Cols. 1 to 5 the White Queen at K3 prevents the effectual advance of Black's Queen's Pawn, and the posting of his Bishop
at
QB4. The Danish
or Scandinavian
Gambit
is
the sacrifice of a second Pawn, and

practised
is a graft upon the Centre by so called because it was chiefly
by Copenhagen players and by the Swedish player Herr Lindehn.
The Prussian Master, Von der Lasa, has published a valuable analysis of it. Though the sacrifice of the Pawns is not sound, it yields a strong attack, and often easily trips up those players who are unacquainted with tha
defence.
287
TABLE 133.
THE CENTRE GAMBIT.
P-K4.P-K4; 2P-Q4, PxP;
8QxP,
Kt-QB8,
4
5
8
9
10
11
TABLB 134,
THE CENTRE GAMBIT,
8
4
6
6 7
8
9
10
11
TABLE 1S5.-THE
CENTRE GAMBIT.
2
I
11
P-K4, P-K4;
P-Q4, P x P.
B-QB4
(1)
240
Mr. Banken, who supplies this
. . ,
(4)
~xL4u
Col., notes
that Blauk
may
also play
..,
(5) Or, 11
Kt x B
If 5
BxPch,
12 B x Kt, &K2, &e. preferred by Mr. Wayte. KxB; 6 Q-Kt3ch, P-Q4; 7 QxB., PxKtP;
; :
BxP,
1
9 P-K5,
(7)
If
PxB,
QxB
6
,
7 Q-Kt3, P-Q4
BxP, B-K3
BxB, PxB ;
lOQxPch, Kt-K2,&&.,
(8)
See Diagram.
^,
P-Q4
is inferior.
B-Kt5, Kt-B3 ; 8 Kt-Q2, P-Q3; 12 Q-B3, Q.Q2, &c. 11 KKt-B3, P-Kt4

Y9) If 7
;
9 Q-B4ch, B-K3
(G.
10 Q-B4,
P-QR3 :
(10) If
(11)- If
9 Q-B4, Q-B3
10 O-O or Kt-Q2, P-Q4, &o.
E. B.)
IQKtxP.'PxP; llKtxBorKt,PxQ; 12KtxQoh, BxKt-f-,

is
(12)
U Kt-B4
met by Q-B5.
or
il
(13)
IfSP-K^P-QS; 9PxP,B-Ksqch,&o.:
8 0-0, P-Q3 ;
9 Q-Btofc,
(14) If 11
(15) If 11
B x Kt, K x B
..,
or if 11 Q-Q3, then B.B4.
BxB; 15KKtxP
KtxP; 12BxQ,
Kt-B4disoh;
13 K-Qaq,
Kt x Q J
(Col. 11.)
(Col.
.After
White'a 7th move.
After .Black's 6th move.
241
SECTION
TABLE 136.
1
IV.
3
THE DANISH GAMBIT.

2
P-K4, P-K4;
P-Q4,
PxP;
P-QB3(1),
7 8
9
10
11
12
13
SECTION
TABLE 137.
1
V.
8
THE PEOM GAMBIT.

2
P-KB4, P-K4;
2
Kt-KR3
P^Q4
(1) (2)
PxP, P-Q8;
4
Kt-KB3.
8
PxP. B xP;
10
11
12
18
243
SECTION
TABLE 138. -THE
VI.
GAMBIT.'
BLACKMAR
P-Q4. P-Q4;
P-K4,
4
PxP;
3
P-KB3, PxP(l);
KtxP.
5 6
7
9
10
11
SECTION
TABLE 139.
1
VI
I.
THE CENTRE COUNTER GAMBIT.
P-K4, P-Q4.
2
3 4 5
6 7
8
9
245.
SECTION
TABLE 140.
VII
I.
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT.
3
4
5
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
CHESS OPENINGS.
BOOK
Y,
THE CLOSE GAME.
in which the centre of the hoard Close .Game ^comprises openings occupied by 'the Pawns, while the minor pieces (with the exception of the "King's JKnight) are posted in the rear, to act as supports or for The King's Pawn is usually advanced one square, defensive purposes. This may be done on the first move, as in the Van 't .only. Kruys Opening and the French Defence, or postponed for a move or two, as in the English Opening and the Sicilian Defence. Mr. Zukertort frequently commenced with 1 Kt-KB8, but this is only a transposition, the following Placed at K8 the Pawn is for some toove bejng either P-K8 or P-Q4. time a. strong defence to the King after castling with King's Book. The action' of the adversary's King's Bishop at QB4 is blocked, and his Queen's Bishop becomes a more serviceable piece for attacking purposes, especially when planted on the long diagonal at QKt2 or QB8.
is
There is considerable liberty of action with regard to the order in 'which -the first eight or ten moves are made on both sides. In the Queen's Pawn game the simplest course is for both parties to make similiar moves as far as circumstances allow, but either player may vary It is one of the points of this to tempt a premature attack, or exchange game that the pieces may be moved about repeatedly in the opening, in There are two main lines of order to group the Pawns favourably. advance. One is on the Queen's side, the QB Pawn and QPawn leading; Pawn. The advance on the the Other on the King's side with the Queen's side although less direct is the most effective, and is sanctioned That on the King's side may by the practice of the leading players. Hence it is customary to castle generally be repelled with advantage.
KB
early in the
game.
The French and Sicilian Defences may be converted into open games by au early exchange of Fawns, but experience has showg that the firet player derives no benefit from this mode of proceeding.
THE CLOSE GAME.
247-
SUMMARY OF THE SECTIONS INTO WHICH BOOK

IS
V.
DIVIDED.
EOTION
The French Defence.

1
P-K4 P-K3; &c.

Sicilian
H.
Tfo
1
Defence.
P-K4, P-QB4; Ac.

tht Queen'*
III.
The Queen's Pawn Game (including

Declined)
1
Gambit
P-Q4, P-Q4. P-KB4; &c.
The English Opening.

1
P-QB4, P-K4, P-KKtS, P-K3, P-KB4
&c.
V.
The King's Bishop's Pawn Game.

1
P-KB4, P-K3, P-Q4, P-KB4

't
&c.
VI.
Tht Van
1
Kruy's
Opening.
P-K3, P-K4, P-KB4; &c.
Tfo Fianchetto Openings.

1
1
P-QKt3, P-K4, P-K3; &o,
P-RK13, P-K4; &c.
VII.
The Fianchetto Defence.

1
P-K4, P-QKt3, P-KKt3; &c.
VIII.
Unusual and Irregular Openings.
248
THE CLOSE GAME.
SECTION
I.
THE FRENCH DEFENCE.

1
P-K4,
P-K8.
rpHE
JL
French Defence dates from Lucena (1497).
It
has been much
favoured of late years in matches and tournaments. Mr. Potter, one " of its chief exponents, notes that though the adoption of 1 ..., P-K3
does not entirely deprive White of the profit derived from playing first, yet it goes nearer than any. other defence in placing the players on
equality at starting."
in
common
In the resulting positions this opening has much with the Petroff Counter Attack and the Sicilian Defence,
it it
both of which
some variations
tion of the
has to a great extent superseded in general practice. In gains a move on the former, and avoids certain minute
disadvantages in the latter. A notable feature is the marked augmentapower of the Bishops with its corollary in a sensible diminu-
time
first
The tendency at the present tion of scope on the part .of the Knights. is to treat it as a variation of the Queen's Pawn Game, in which the
before his
player gains nothing by advancing his King's Pawn two squares game is fully formed. Black's advance, when the centre is
is
blocked,
with the
QB
Pawn, and the

first
battle
may
be fought out on the
Queen's wing.
Or the
player
may
avail himself of his opponent's
Bishop being shut out of the play to establish an attack on the King's This line of play has been strengthened since our first edition. side.
The Sicilian Defence is first mentioned, in Polerio's MS. It should be studied along with the French. It had at one time the reputation of being the best reply to 1 P-K4, but this has 'not been confirmed by
popular practice.
opinion that
it is
Several eminent players have, however, held to th<

quite 'trustworthy.
THE CLOSE GAME.

THE FRENCH DEFENCE.
249
TABLE 141.
I
1
-250
THE CLOSE
TABLE 142.
.GAME,
THE FRENCH DEFENCE.

2
P-K4, P-K3;
P-Q4, P-Q4.
8
4
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
THE CLOSE GAME.

(9)
251
Or
Q-Q2 or P-KR4.
See Diagram.
.
8 P-KKt4, &c. If 7 . , P-B4 ; 8 P-K5, B-K2 ; 9 P x P, &c. 1; 10 BxPch, KxB; 9 P-KR4, Kt-Kt5; 8 P-K5, B-K2; If 7 .., Kt-B3 ?; 12 PxBdch,, K-Ktsq; 13JJ-R5, P-B3; 14 P-Kt6 and 11 Kt-Kt5ch, BxKt; wins (Ward-Higgs v. Moriau).
(10V If 7 ...
P-KR3
(11)
(12)
Or 8 ...B-R3!
K-B2; K-Ksq
12Kt-K2,BxKt; 13PxB,P-KB4; 14KtPxP^.,R-Rsq; 15Kt-B4cfa 19 Q-Kt7ch, 16 Q-KU, RxRch; 17 K-Q2, PxP; 18 Q-Kt6ch, K-K2; 22 R x R, B-Bsq. White mates 21 Q x Pch, K-Bsq 20 Q-Kt8ch, K-K2
8
;
in 4 moves.
(Fritz v. Mason.)
7 ..-, 0-0; 8 B-Q3, P-B4; 9 Q-R3, Kt-QB3; 10Kt-B3, (13) See Diagram. R-Ksq. (Blackburne v. Burn.) Mr. Ranken prefers 8 .., R-Ksq followed b7 Kt-Bsq (B. C. M., 1892, p. 77).
(14)
(15)
H6..,Kt-QB3;
To
follow with
7P-QR3,
BxP;
8 Q-Kt4, &c.
v.
Kt-QR4 and 0-0 (Schallopp
Tarrasoh).
(16)
(17)
Or5Kt-KB3!
Mr. Reeves advocates 7 B-K3.
See B.C. if., 1892, p. 209,
(Col. 7.)
(Col. 8.)
THE CLOSE GAME.
TABLE 143.
THE FRENCH DEFENCE.
P-K4, P-K3;
P-Q4, P-Q4.
3
4
7
S
9
10
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLE 144,
THE FRENCH DEFENCE.
8
4
6 7 8 9
10
.25*
THE CLOSE GAME.
SECTION
TABLE 145.
II.
THE
SICILIAN DEFENCE.
1P-K4, P-QB4;
4
12346
2
Kt-QB3, Kt-QB8; 8 Kt-B8, P-K8(1) P-Q4(2), PxP; 6 KtxPt
6-
8 9
10
11
12
18
14
THE CLOSE GAME.

{$)
(6)
Or 9
11
g-B2
10 P-KB4, Q-Kt3, &c.

12 B-Q2, Q-R4;
13
(C.
E. B.)
..,
Q-B4ch;
KtxKtch, QxKt;
lay P-B4.
(Bird.)
B-QB3+.
.Marriott.)
(7)
(8)
v P-Q3
8
7 B-KB4,
i
P-K4
8 B-Kt3 to
Or 7 P-QE3 as
If
...
Col. 5.
(9)
Q-B4;
9 Q-Q2, P-K4;
10 Kt-B4,
BxKt;
11
PxB, Q-B2;
givea
12B-Kt5+.
(10)
(C.E. B.)
1
10B-KKt5, P-Q4!
(Wayte.)
7
If
!
10 B-Q2, P-Q4
(11)
The
11 Ac. (or Q-R4); Col. is Zukertort v. Schallopp.
PxP, QxP,
The Synopsis
Q-Kt3
(12)
6 KtxKt, (Rankan):
KtPxKt;
if
8 Kt-K4, Q-B2; 9 P-KB4, 7 P-K5! Kt-Q4; 8 P-K5, Q-B4; 9 Q-Q4, Kt-K5; B-KKt5, B-Kt5
;
lOQxKt, BxKtch,&c.
14
KtxB, PxKt;
.
15
Q-K2+.
<5-B2
;
The defence may

.
possibly be improved,
Mr. Rankeri suggests 6

(13)
.,
B-Kt5 and the Handbuch 6

. . ,
.,
P-Q3.
;
Mr. Potter suggests 5
6 KKt-Kt5, Q-Ktsq
B-K2, P-QB3 * .
8 B-K3,
(14)
If6..,BxKtch; 7PxB,KtPxKt; 8Q-Q4: or7..,QPxKt;
or Q-Q4, or B-B3, &c.

(15) Zukertort v. Blackburne.
(Col. 2.)
(Note
1.)
256
THE CLOSE GAME.
TABLB 146.
THE
I
SICILIAN DEFENCE.
P-K4, P-QB4,
3
4
5
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLE 147.
1
THE
SICILIAN
DEFENCE,
P-K4, P-QB4
3
4
5
e 7
|
;
258
THE CLOSE GAME.
SECTION
III,
THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME.

1-P-Q4, P-Q4,
&-c.
P*Q4 on both sides is a primitive and classical method of commencing the Close Game. Ingenuity has striven to obtain special advantages or avoid special disadvantages by 1 P-QB4 (Sec. IV.) the English Opening, 1 P-QKt3 (Sec. VI.) the Fianchetto, P-K3 (Sec. VI.) Van *t Kruy's Opening, Kt-KB3 (Sec. VIII.) Zukertort's Opening, and P-KB4 (Sec. V.) the King's Bishop's Pawn Game, sometimes called Bird's Opening, but the positions brought about are frequently identical, and the general treatment is the same. All these moves may follow P-Q4. The Queen's Pawn so placed stops combinations by the opponent's minor pieces against the KB Pawn and leads them to act independently of each other. Instead of attack we have development. The pieces are opposed to each other, or placed so as to be opposed when convenient, but there is an intervening array of Pawns, and it has often been noticed that the player who first breaks* up this arrangement does not improve his position. He has to beware of having a minority of Pawns on Queen's side, of clearing the ground for his adversary's men, and of having his P at K3 The Queen's Pawn Game is thus left on his hands useless and helpless. It is one for which patience and judgment are leading qualifications.
frequently adopted by players
place reliance on their skill in midPawns on Queen's side generally decides the result of a well fought game. The first player may also play 1P-Q3 for his opening move the game will then most probably become a variation of the Philidor Defence, White having a move in hand.
who
game
tactics.
The advance
:
of the
The English^ Opening (1 P-QB4) is played either as a transposition of the Queen's Pawn Game or to tempt 1 ...,>P-K4 on the other side, in which case White can play the Sicilian Defence with a move in hand.
.are
P-QKt3 (the Fianchetto attack) and 1 P-K3 (Van 't Kruys opening) 1 Kt-KB3 is a neutral move which moved with a similar object. may be followed by any of the others above named according to Black's 1 P-KB4 is to give the player's Bishop, when posted at QKt2, free play. scope without intervening- Pawns, and so secure a diagonal as well as a
1
direct attack
;
but in
this,
as in other openings, the advance with
KB
Pawn
is less
sound than that with the
Q Pawn.
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLE 148.
259
THE QUEEN'S PAWN

.
GAME.,
P-Q4(1), P-Q4(2).
2
3
:
9
10
11
2SO
THE CLOSE GAME.
(8) With Black's King's Bishop placed at Q3 and his QKt at Q2, the line- of play in this Col. might be continued thus 11 P x QP 12 KP x P, P x P 13 P x P, B-B5 Id R-B2, B-B3 15 Kt-B3, B x Kt 17 Kt-K4, Q-B5 ; 16 P x B, Kt-B4 18 Kt-Kt3, QKt-B3, &c. See diagram.
:
. .
(9) If 7 P-B5, B-B2; 9 P-QKt4, P-QR4, &c.
8 P-QKt4, Kt-K5 (C, E. R.):
if
8 Kt-B3,
P-QKU-
(10) (11)
(12) (13) (14)
If
7 ..,PxBP;
8P-QR41
OrSKkKsq.
12
See diagram.
;
Kt x Kt, B x Kt
if
13 Kt-K5, &c.
!
(Hull
v.
Glasgow.)
Or P-QB4, and
12 P-K4,
P-K3, Q-Kt3
13
(C.
E.
E.)|
KtxKt;
v.
PxKt, O-O;
14 0-0, and
KB-Ksq*
(Zukertort V.
Tschigorin.)
(15)
(16)
Zukertort
If 2
Mason,
;
Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3
3 P-K3, P-QB3
B-Q3 or P-B^
;
followed in
some' events by Q-Kt3.

(17)
If 3
7 B-B3,
P x P, P-Q5 4 Kt-K4, P-B4 5 Kt-Kt3, P-K4 PxP, &c. (if) 8 PxP, Qch and wins Bishop.
;
;
;
6 P-QK(4, P-QKtS:
(Col. 1.)
(Col. 2.)
+m *
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLB 149.
THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME,
2
3
,
6
8 9
10
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLE 150.
THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME.
11
P-QB4
to
THE CLOSE GAME.
263
SECTION
TABLE 161.
1
IV.
234
P-QB4.
(2)
THE ENGLISH OPENING.
P-QB4 P-B4 P-B4

P-Q3
P-K4
Kt-QB3 B-Kt5?
Kt-Q5
P-K3 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3

B-Kt5
(6)
P-QB3
P-Q4
Kt-KB3
Kt-QBB P-Q3 P-K4
Kt-B3 Kt-B3 P-K4
7
B-K2
P-Q4
(3)
Kt-QB3 P-QR3 P-KKt3
Kt-Q5
PxP
KtxP
Kt-KR3 B-Q3
Kt-B3
Kt-QB3
B-Kt2
P-.Q3
(9)
PxP
B-B4 P-QB3
(4)
KtxKt
PxKt
(5
KtxB
Kt x Kt
8 9
B-Q2 Q-K2 P-QR3 P-KKt3 P-KKt3

B-Kt2
QxP
0-0 P-K4
(1)
0-0 B-B4 P-Q3 Kt-K2
P-Q3
KtxKt KtPxKt
O-O
P-Q4
(7)
B-K2 P-B4
B-Q2 QKt-K2 Q-B2
(8)
B-KB4
0-0
Kt-Q2
P-Q4 0-0-0
P-Q4
PxP BPxP
P-QB4
P-Q5 Kt-Q2 B-Kt2 Kt-B3 B-B4 P-QR34-
P-B3
B-K3
Kt-R3
Kt-B3 Kt-B8
10
11
Kt-Q2 Kt-Kt5
P-KR3
KPxP
12
B-B4
(2)
.
In this Col, the mid-game position is approached in the simplest manner. KPxP; 9BxP, PxP; 10 PxP, KtxP; 11 Kt-Q5, &c. This Col. is London v. Vienna. 2 Kt-KB3, and P-KKt3 are transpositions
'
of Cols 3
(3)
and
5.
If 4
B-Kt2
(4) (5) (6)
5 KtxB, QxKt; P-K3, Kt-KB3; 8 P-B3, Kt-R4 7 P-KKt3, P-KB4+.

;
1
6 Kt-K2, P-QKt3
7 Kt-B3,
Or 5 Kt-QR3
If 6
(7
(8)
Q x Kt 7 B x Q, B-Kt5ch, and Black wins a Pawn. For 3 P-Q4 see Van 't Kruys Opening, Col. 1. Zukertort's correction of 4 Kt-K2, as giveu in our first edition.
Kt-B7ch,
;
.ft
(9),
v, Rosenthal. Or 8 P-K5 Or 5 JU-B3, KKt-K2 6 B-K2, P-Q4 Skipworth v. Winawer. 9 Q-B2, &c. (Zuiertort v. BlackburnQ.) 8 O-O, 0-0 ;
Steinitz
PxP,
THE CLOSE GAME.

TABLE 152.
THE ENGLISH OPENING.
2
3
4
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
THE CLOSE GAME.
265
TABLE
12345
153.-THE KING BISHOP'S
1
SECTION
V.
PAWN GAME.
P-KB4.
2 8
4 6
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
THE CLOSE GAME.
SECTION
TABLE 154.
VI.
THE VAN
'T
KRUYS AND FIANCHETTO
OPENINGS.
3
4 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
THE CLOSE GAME.
267'
SECT ION
TABLE 165.
1
VII.
2846
THE FIANCHETTO DEFENCE.
P.-
K4.
2
8
4
6 7
8 9
268
THE CLOSE GAME.
SECTION
TABLE 156.
VIII.
UNUSUAL AND IRREGULAR OPENINGS.
2
8
4
8
9
10
THE CLOSE GAME.

If 1
it.
. , ,
269-
li 1
. , ,
2 P x P, Kt-KB3 P-KB4 P-SE3 ?; 2 P-Q4, P-K3

;
3 P-KKt4 as in the defence to the King's 4 Kt-KB3 : if 4 P-Q5> 3 B-Q3, Kt-K2

;
P-Q3.
: 3 . . , P x P on this move opens White's game. If how1(7) If 3 P-KB3, P-K3 6 P-B4 or QKt-K2: ever 3 Kt-QB3, P-K3?; 4 B-Q3, Kt-B3; 5 P-K5, KKt-Q2 4 Kt x P, B-KB4 or P-K4. If 3 P-K5, B-B4 ; 4 P-KB4 or B-Q3. if 8 . . , PxP! ;
! ;
(8)
If 8 ..,
QxP;
Kt-QB3 as
in the Centre Counter Gambit..
The
Col. t is
given in lha Handbuch.

(9)
Zi-KB3
will transpose shortly into
a regular opening.
5 P-QB4.
(10) (11)
(12)
3P-Q5, QKt-K2;
. . ,
4B-Q3,P-Q3;
!
P-KB4
6 P-B4, &o.
KKt-K2
10 B-Q3
(Salvioli).
If 1
Kt-QB3, P-Q4;
;
2 P-K3,
P-K4;
3 P-KKt3, B-K3;
4 P-Q4,
PxP;
Q x P, Kt-KB3
6 B-Q2,
B-K2+
After 2 P-Q4, B-Kt5 Mr. Banken gives (13) This Col. is the Tennison Gambit. 3 QKt-Q2 followed by P-B4: Salvioli plays 3 Kt-K5, B-R4; 4 P-KKt4, B-KtS; 5P-KR4,&c, See also Col. 6.
'
(14)
.,,
Q-Q4;
4 P-Q4,
(C.
PxP
If 3
.
e.
.,
p.;
BxP,
;
5 Kt-QB3, Q-K4+. K-Q2, 6 Kt-KG wins.

(15)
E. E.)
P-KB4
;
&o.: if 4 P-KR4, Kt-KB3 ; 4 B-QB41, Kt-KB3?; 5 B-B7ch,
KKt x P (K5), Kt x Kt 8KKtxP(K5)KtxKt;

8
(C. E. H.)
(16)
4 Kt-QB3, B^Kt5;
;
9 Kt x Kt, Kt,Q5 ;
5 B-K2, B-B4 6 B-B4, P-K3; 7 Q-K2, Q-O2; 9 Kt x Kt, Kt-B3 and 0-0-0, (Golmayo): or 7 Kt-B3 ;
. . ,
10Q-Q3,Q,B6; 11 QxKt, QxKtch-f .
1 P-K4, P-Q4;
This opening may be made a variation of the Centre Counter Gambit, viz: 2 Kt-KB3, &c.
tfce
For variations springing from 1 P-Q3 see
Queen's
Pawn Game. p. 259, note !
-70
THE CLOSE GAME:

157^-UHXJBUAL AND IRREGULAR OPENINGS,
2
8
4
5 6
7
8
9
CHESS OPENINGS.
271'
BOOK
VI,
GAMES AT ODDS,
SUMMARY OF
SECTIONS.
SKJTION
t
I.
The Pawn and Move Game.

The Pawn and Two Moves Game.
Th* Odds of a Knight.
II.
UL
GAMES AT ODDS.
SECTIONS
I.
AND
II.
THE PAWN AND MOVE ALSO PAWN ..AND, TWO MOVES GAMES,
has been noted by Mr. Potter in the Westminster Papers, that one of most important principles of the Pawn and one or two moves game is that the Royal Pawns, unless provoked, should be kept on their own half of the board until everything is matured for the Rubicon to be crossed with effect. The preliminary consideration for the odds giver is to guard This is however not unagainst a check by the White Queen at KR5. be with impunity or move which harmless a permitted may frequently Another point for Black, if his even invited as a premature ->attack. opponent will give him time, is to castle on his King's side, so as to command the open King's Bishop's file with his Rook. If he castles on the Queen's side, he is not only exposed to the ordinary disadvantages of that proceeding when adopted by the second player, but his King's side Pawns "are dangerously weakened for the end game. He need not ba His implied superior skill afraid of early exchanges, or an open game. will enable him to overcome any little difficulty that may arise in conEven a Pawn ending, if Blackjcan keep his King's Rook's sequence.
IT the
GAMES AT ODDS.
273
Pawn unmoved and his King at hand, is not necessarily a win for the firat Analysts condemn on principle player, his extra Pawn notwithstanding. certain variations in which Black offers a second Pawn for an open game. This condemnation must always be qualified by a consideration of the of the players. Some play an open game style, as well as the strength
much
stronger than a close game.
One of Black's difficulties is to develop his Queen's Bishop, and bring The line of play which accomplishes this his Queen's Rook into action. object in the Queen's Pawn and Fianohetto openings leaves him in this His leading idea case, with a backward and unsupported King's Pawn. should be to treat the opening pretty much as he would the French He has to Defence, with due allowance for the special modifications. maintain the balance of position, as well as he can, with less freedom of
action.
His adversary
may
advance against him on
either, side of the
board.
The first player, on his part, must try to keep his adversary's development backward. He has one resource always at hand in case of emergencies. He can give up a minor piece for two Pawns and remain with very little inferiority of force. For example a Bishop at Q3 attacking a Black Pawn at KKt3, which is defended by the Rook's Pawn only, may be sacrificed in the early part of the game, if the White Queen is free to retake the supporting Pawn. White's three Pawns on King's side will then have a clear course, and become very strong. To meet this kind of attack Black may play his Queen in two moves to KKt2 after P-KKt8. Another strong attack, after Black has played P-KKt3, is by promptly If White commences the game advancing the King's Rook's Pawn. with P-Q4 or P-QB4 he does not aim at early advantages, and the play is conducted on the same lines as the Queen's Pawn game, in which Black has time to secure a fair development and prepare for mid-game
contingencies.
GAMES AT ODDS.
SECTION
TABLE 158.
I.
P-K4
1234
THE PAWN AND MOVE GAME.
(Remove Black's King's Bishop's Pawn.)
GAME3 AT ODDS.
TABLE 150.
275
THE PAWN AND MOVE GAME,
P>K4, Kt-QB8;
7
8
P-Q4.
9
10
40
8
4
5
8
9
-276
GAMES AT ODDS.
THE PAWN AND MOVE GAME.
TABLE 160.
6 7
8
9
GAMES AT ODDS.
277
SECTION
TABLE 161.
II.
THE PAWN AND TWO MOVES GAME.

1
284
P-K4,
...;
P-Q4.
3
4
8
9
10
278
GAMES AT ODDS.
TABLI 162,
6
2
GAMES AT ODDS.
TABLE 168.

1
P-K4
5
6
9
10
-280
GAMES AT ODDS.
SECTION
III.
THE ODDS OF A KNIGHT.
knowledge is of little practical value to a Student in playing with If he accepts an open game such as the odds of a Knight. and or conducts it on regular lines, the first Evans, King's Gambit,
BOOK the
player will bring a Rook into early action instead of the missing Knight, and the substitution is a decided advantage in certain combinations. If,
on the other hand, he plays a
close
game, there
is
a centre of
Pawns which
permit the odds-giver to arrange his pieces in the best possible manner for Both these methods of play are his superior skill in a side attack.
admirably illustrated in Lowenthal's collection of Morphy's Games. Either way White, with the advantage of the first move, ought to obtain a good position sooner or later. On the principle better later than sooner
(from the weaker player's point of view) Mr. Reichhelm has laid down, in Brentano's Monthly, some lines of play for the conduct of the defence, upon
which, with variations from extraneous sources, we have constructed the following columns. They must only be regarded as an outline of the best
method of meeting initial difficulties. The main struggle between position and force comes later in the game, and would require a much larger
treatise to elucidate.
It will however be seen from our columns that when a Knight is given the opponent's move P-Q4 is much strengthened, and that this considerMr. Reichhelm's ation largely governs the choice of his opening moves.
ideal position for the
second player resembles that obtainable in the

lu,
French Defence, but with an open centre. (See Col. 1, Note 4.) this respect he confirms the opinion expressed by older masters.
GAMES AT ODDS.
TABLE 164.
281
THE ODDS OF QUEEN'S KNJQHT.
(Remove White's Queen's Knight.)
2
3
4
282
GAMES AT ODDS.
TABLE 165.
THE ODDS OF QUEEN'S KNIGHT.
(Remove White's Queen's Knight.)
3
4
6
7
8
9
GAMES AT ODDS.
TABLE 166.--THE
283-
ODDS OF KINO'S KNIGHT.
(Remove White's King's Knight.)
2
3 4
7
8
-284
CHESS OPENINGS.
APP E N DIX.
Pa<*e 47,
'
Note
1.
Black
may
also play 4...,

;
P-B4;
See page 126, note

:
2.
54, After 4 56, Col. 11.

57, 65,
5 B-QB4, B-Kt2 has been suggested for trial. Kt x P, P-KKt3 H6Q-K2. Kt-QG; 7 Kt x Pen, K- Qsq 8 Q-B4, Kt-B6ch; 9 K-Qsa, " QxBP; 10B-K2, Kt-K4 (if) 11 Q-Q5, Kt-KB3 lOQxKt, P-Q3, Ac. See B. 0. M., 1892, pp. 334-340 for ajong analysis by Mr. Pi Col. 19. Note 2. After 6..., Q-B3, 7 PxP may be played. If 7 .... P-Q3; 8 B-KKt5.
;
;
13.
ForSPxQPreadoKPxP.
;
;
91, Fill in the heading Diagram, p. 87.
114, Note
A later note by Mr. Pollock gives 15 ..., P x B 16 P-B5, Q-Ksq 7. 17PxKt,RxRch; 18RxR, PxP; 19Q-R4; P-Q4- 20 B-K7, B-K3 -22 BxQ, RxB and Black ought to* win. 21 R-B8ch, Qx R
; ;
121, Col. 4.
Mr. G. A. Schott notes that it is better to play 10 Kt-QB3 before.Q-B3. Mr. Blake, however, continues by 10 ..., PxKt ; 11 Q-B3, B-Kt'5 ! &c. See Deighton v. Blake, B. Ci M., 1893, pp 240.
variation
125,
.,
The
named
in the last paragraph, 3
....
QKt-K2
refers to Col. 27,
4...,
QKt-K2.
3.
126. Note
PxP:
Kt x Kt
;
4...,
SBxKt, BxB; 9PxP, PxP; lOQxQ, QRxQ; 12KtxB, KtxKt; 13Kt-Q3!, P-KB4 14 P-KB3,
;
game, Tarrasch v. Marco, shows the disadvantage' of delaying 6 0-0, B-K2 B-Q2; 5 Kt-B3, Kt-B3 7. R-Ksq, 0-0?;
; ;
11
KtxP, BxP?;
PxB;
131, Col. 22.
if
16 B-Kt5, and Black 5P-Q4, P-B3, &c.

After 3...,
resigns.
Gunston
is
v.
B-B4ch'; 15KtxB, Blake played 4 B x Etch,
KKt-K2
4Kt-B3
probably the best continuation:

;
5P-Q4. PxP; 6KtxP, B-Et2 7B-K3, 0-0; 8 P-KB4, 9 0-0, c., compare with Mr. Rees* Analysis (playing P-KKt3 oa P-Q3 Black's third move) in B. 0. M. 1891, p. 476. If 7 .... P-Q3 Or 9 ..., P-Q4 8 PxKt, KtxP; 9 R-Ksq, 134, Note 3. B-K2I; 10 KtxKt, PxKt; HQxQch, KxQ; 12 RxP, B-Q3, &c.
4
...,
;
; t
!
P-EKt3
(Baird v, Lasker. )
156,
J79,
Note
9
5.
Mr. Blake plays 7 Kt-B3

10 Q-Kt3
!
!,
(if j
KKt-B3
8 P-K5,
KKt-Q4
KtxKt, KtxKt;
212,
224,
225,
A variation attributed by Mr. Donaldson ("Delta") to an Indian Amateur, Cap. J. G. Bell, hence styled the Bello Gambit, runs : 7 QKt-B3, Q-Q5ch ; 9 P-Q3, Q-K3 ; lOlBxP or Kt-Q5. 8 K-Rsq (or 8 R-B2), See B. C. M., 1891, p. 512. 7 8 9 Note 2. If 6 P-KKt3, P-K5. K-Kt2, ; B-Q3 ; Q-Ksq, x B ; 11 Kt-KB3, B-R6ch ; 12 K x B, P-Kt5ch and Q-Q5 ; 10 B x Pch, wins. Note 9. After 3 Kt-R4 0. M. now declares 3 ..., Bx.Pch unsatisfactory. An The leading moves are analysis by J. Berger is given in 0. M., May, 1893. 4 x B, Q-R5ch ; 5 P-KKt3, Q x KP ; 6 Q-Ksq ! 8 K-Bsq, B-B4+. If Note 5. Or 6 .... Kt-QB3 ; 7 B-Kt5, Q-R5ch 11 P-Q4, 9 Kt-K2 (B. G. M., 1892, p. 445), 0-0; 10 BxKt, B-Kt3-h (Wayte). Mr. Wayte notes that after 5 ..., P-KB4 the burden of
QxB; PxP
BxP;
PxB;
,,
14 Q-R6, R-Kt3 ; 15 QxBP, 18 B-Kt5, QKt-Kt-5 ; R-Kt5; 16 Q-B5, RxPch; '17 Kt-K2, Q-K2 Ranken continues Mr. 19 19 Q-B3. ..., by Q-K4 ; 20 P-B3, 0-0-0; 21 R-Qsq, R-Ksq ; 22 R-Q2, Kt x P+. 230, tfote 13. After 7 ..., B-Kt2; 8 P-K5, P-Q4 ; 9 KBxP, B-Kt5 ; 10 PxP, B-R6 ; 11 R-B2, Q-R5-J-. But White may play 8 QBxP!, BxPchj 8 ..., KtxP is 9K-Rsq, and if BxKt; 10 BxPch will draw (Pierce) also unsatisfactory : 8 ,.., B-Q4 to gain a move is apparently Black's best.
; :
equalising falls on White. Mr. llanken prefers 8 K-Bsq ! 229, Col. 21. 12QxKtP, PxKt; 13 QxB, R-KKtsq ;
If 11
Q-R5
(Pierce),
Kt-KB3
INDEX
PAGE
Abbreviations, Explanation of
Allgaier Gambit.
1
..
..
..
..18
..
Introduction
.T
..
194
195 196
P-K4,P-KB4; 2P-KB4,PxP;
5 Kt-Kt5,
3 Kt-KB3,
P-KKt4 ; 4 P-KR4,P-Kt5;
(Allgaier)
..
. .
P-KR3
6KtxP,KxKt; 7QxP
7
P-Q4
(Thorold)
(Ourouesoff)
P-Q4, &c. ; 5 ... P-KB3 ; Anderssen's Attack in the Evans Gambit

5
.
.,
fB-QB4oK or 5 ., P-KR4
.
. .
199
195
. .
. .
. -
. .
88, 100
..
Opening
Appendix
. .
(1
P-QR3)
..
-
27O
284
%
. .
Bardeleben's Variation in the Vienna Opening
(3
B-B4)
..
227
Benima's Defence in the Scotch
Game
(4 ..,
B-K2)
..
..60
..148
..
..
Berlin Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening .. 1 P-K4, P-K4 ; 2 B-B4, Kt-KBfr
Bertin's, or
..
..
Three Pawns' Gambit.
See Cunningham Gambit..
201
Bird's Defence in the
Ruy
Lopez' Knight's-
Game
(3 ...
Kt-Q5)
..
135
Opening (1 P-KB4, &c.) See King's Bishop's Gambit Bishop's Gambit. Blackburne's Variations in the Four Knights' Game
Scotch Gambit
(7
..
..
. .
265
138 220 243
..205
. .
Q-Q2, &c.)
..
..57
.. .. .. .. Introduction Blackmar's Gambits. No. 1-1 P-Q4, P-Q4 ; 2P-K4,PxP; 3 P-KB3, P x P or P-K3 or 4 3 P-KB3, P x P 4 Kt- x P, 2 P-K4, P x P ; No. P-Q4, P-KB4
21
Kt-KB3;
5B-Q3
.-.
..
..
.
. .
*.
. .
262
154
Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit. 1P-K4.P-K4; 2 B-B4,
Introduction
Kt-KB3
3Kt-KB3,KtxP
. .
..
..155
. .
The King's Knights' Opening The King's Bishop's Opening .. The King's Gambits III. .. IV. Miscellaneous Gambits .. V. The Close Game .. .. .. VI. Games at Odds Bryan's Variation in the King's Bishop's Gambit
Books
I.
19
II.
..
..
..
.
..
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
.-145 ..157 ..219 ..246 ..271 ..208 ..153

P-KKt4
;
Calabrese Counter Gambit in King's Bishop's Opening .." .. 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 B-B4, P r KB4
;
..
Calabrese Gambit. 4 B-B4, B-Kt2
1
;
P-K4, P-K4
2 P-KB4,
..
PxP;
..
3 Kt-KB3,
..'
. .
P,KR4
..
..
. .
169
Calthrop's Variation in the King's Bishop's Gambit, . . .. .. <Jntre Counter Gambit. Introduction
I
208
220
.. ..
..
P-K4, P-Q4.-&C.
..
..
..
..244
INDEX.
Centre Gambit.
1
Introduction
. .
. .
P-K4, P-K4 ; 2 P-Q4,
PxP
ggg
."
Q x P, Kt-QB3
. .
!
.
3 Kt-KB3
Close .Game,
"
23? 238
Book V.
Introduction and
3B-QB4,&c. Summary
..
|.
239
.246-247
of Sections ..
Classical Defences^so called).
King's Bishop's Opening (2
. .
B-B4)
;
. .
. .
150-152
Q-B5 King's Bishop's Gambit (3 . Cochrane's Gambit. See Salvio Gambit

.
or 3
(6
. . ,
. . ,
P-Q4
(4
B x P,
.
.
Q-R5)
210-213
. .
P-B6)
174
Kt x P) Do. The Queen's Pawn Counter Gambit (3 ,, Q-K2) Variations in the Scotch Game. (6 Kt x BP and 6 P x 3P) Compromised Defence. See Evans' Gambit, Cols. 43-60 Cozio's Defence in the King's Bishop's Gambit (3 Kt-KB3) .
. . . . .
. . ,
Coehrane's Variation in Petroff's Counter Attack
37
.
31
53,
65
116-120
206
201
Introduction Cunningham Gambit. 1P-K4.P-K4; 2P-KB4,Px"P; 3 Kt-KB3, B-K2 .. ... .. 5K-Bsq

. .
. .
4 B-.B4,
...
. .
B-R5ch
202
228
5 P-KKt3.
(Bertin
Cunningham
(J.
G.)
Czank's Variation of
and Stamma.) . Variation in the Vienna Game (4 Kt-Q5) the Salvio Gambit (6 ... Kt-QB3)
.
203-204
. .
. .
174
Damiano Gambit. 1 P-K4, P-K4

Danish
See Introduction 2 Kt-KB3, P-KB3
..
;
..
..
. .
..22
(Col. 1)
.
.'
Kt x P,
&c.
.
23
24.
Distinction from the Greco Counter Gambit.

(or Scandinavian)
. .
. .
Gambit.
Introduction
3
. .
. .
236
267
1P-K4,P-K4;
2P-Q4,
PxP;
2 P-Q4, P-KKt3) Double Fianchetto Defence (1 . Double Buy Lopez. See Four Knights' Game . . Evans Gambit in the . Defence Kt-K4) (11 Douglas'
;
.
. .
P-QB3 P-K4, P-QKt3

,
..
..
..241
. .
133, 140
. .
115
English Game.
English Opening.
See Staunton's Opening Introduction
..
., ..
.,
..
. .
...
45.
'258
.,
1 P-QB4, P-QB4, P-K4 or 3, P-KB4, P-Q3, and P-KKt3 Introduction .. .. Evans Gambit (Part I.) 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3 3 B-B4, B-B4 1 P-K4, P-K4;
;
26^ 264
...
..
;
87
4 P.QKt4,
..
BxKtP;
5 P-B3, B-B4, &c.
..
..90
89-90 Variations before reaching the Normal position on page 87 Do. following the Normal position (Cols. 8-45) 90-101 88 Development of Defence by P-Q3 before Kt-KB3
. .
Evans Gambit (Part 1 P-K4, P-K4;
II.)
Introduction
...
,.
;
..
102* 104
2 Kt-KB3,
Kt-QB3
3 B-B4, B-B4
P-QKt4,
..
BxKtP; 5P-B3,B-B4
Variations springing from 6 Q-Kt3 and 6
0-0
. .
. .
104-115-
Do.
do.
6P-Q4
. . ,
..
..
..
..116
116-120
121.123*
.. The Compromised Defence. B-Kt3 and 4 Evans Gambit Declined (4
..
. . ,
(Cols. 43-60)
;
P-Q4)
INDEX.
Falkbeer's Counter
1
;
287
Gambit
;
2 P-KB4, P-Q4 3 P-K4, P-K4 See Two Knights' Defence Fegatello.
P x QP P-K5,
. . . .
e.
.
.
3-5).
216
69
66,
Fianchetto Defences.
Openings.
Forsyth's Variation in
P-K3, P-QKt3,,and P-KKt3..

..
. .
.. ..
. .
. .
Flechsig's Variation in the
P-QKt3 and 1 P-KKt3 Four Knight?' Game the King's Bishop 's Gambit
1
t
..267 ..266
. .
141
(3
B-Q3)
. .
. .
214
137
Four Knights' Game.
Introduction
. .
. .
1P-K4.P-K4;
Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3
3 Kt-B3, Kt-B3
..
138-144
. . Fraser's (and Mortimer's) Attack in the Evans Gambit 88, 92 . . . 253 . . Attack in the French Game (2 P-Q3) 27 (also Mollers) Defence in the Greco Counter Gambit (3 ., KtQB3) 24, 211 . . Variation in the Bishop's Gambit. (Col. 29, 30). .
. .
Do.
Scotch Gambit
do.
Vienna Opening... .-. . Freeborough's Variations in the Allgaier Gambit. French Defence. Introduction IP-K4.P-K3; 2P-Q4,P-Q4; 3 P x P, and Kt-QB3
.
.
Do. Do. Do.
Steinitz
(7 B-K3) (5Kt-KB3) Gambit ..
..
..
..
.. ..
.,54 ..56
..235
228
..
..(Col. 17)..
(Cols. 6-13, 17) 196-199

. .
. .
248
.252
..
249-252
.. ..
2 P-K5, P-Q3,
3Kt-Q2,B-Q3, andP-K5.. .. P-KB4, and P-QB4

..
253
242
From's Gambit.
Introduction
..
..
..
..220
..
1P-KB4, P-K4; 2PxP, P-Q3; ?PxP, BxP 2 Kt-QB&, Kt-QB3 3 P-Q4) Fyfe Gambit (1 P-K4, P-K4
;
..
..227
272, 280
Games
Games,
at Odds.
Illustrative.
Introductions
40, 41, 44, 47,
. .
. .
. .
50
(2), 64,
79
(2),
81, 96, 98, 101, 109,
110, 112, 114, 119, 126, 128, 131, 132, 161, 188, 195, 197, 202, 216, 217,
234, 235, 239, 243, 251
(2), 26.1,
262, 281, 282
(2),
283
. .
(2).
, .
. .
Ghulam Kassim's
Variation in the Evans Gambit
104
Attack in the Muzio' Gambit

Gianuzio's Defence in the Bishop's Gkmbit (3 Giuoco Piano. Introduction and Maxims
1
; ;
(5
. . ,
P-Q4)
..
. . . .
176-177
P-KB4)
. .
;
205-207
75-76
77-81
2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3 3 B-B4. B-B4 P-K4, P-K4 .. .. .. O-O, and Kt-B3 Daring's Attack in the Evans' Gambit (10 B-KKt5) ..
4 P-B3, P-Q3,
..
..
..
Gambit
I
in the Scotch
Game
(4
P-B3)
..
..
..
Greco Counter Gambit.

P-K4, P-K4
;
Introduction
;
..
..91 ..65 ..24

25-29
. .
Kt-KB3, P-KB4
P x P,
Kt-B3, Kt x P, and B-B4

. . . .
Gambit (4 Q-B4) Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit in the Vienna Opening Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (8 P-Q4) Hamppe's Opening. See Vienna Opening
Hail's Variation in the Centre
238
231
(5
P-KB4)
. .
. .
. .
231 222
.
.
..
..
Harvey's Variation in the Evans Gambit (10 B x Pch) Horny's Defence in the Allgaier Gambit (8 ... B-Q3) .
90
..196
288
INDEX.
. .
. .
. .
Horwitz's Attack in the Scotch Gambit (5 Kt-Kt5) Introduction . Hungarian Defence.

.
54
. .
73
!
.*
P-K4, P-K4
2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3;
. .
3 B-B4,
7),
B-K2
153 (note
2)
74
Inversions.
24,
74 (note
1),
148 (note
3),
223 (note
1),
258
259 (note 1), 268 (note Introduction General . .

Illustrative
1),
269 (note
. .
6),
270 (note
. .
. .
. .
Games.
See Games
. .
Italian
Game.
Sea Giuoco Piano

.. ..
. .
.,
. .
75
Irregular Openings
...
..
r.
.
.. ..
. .
and Unusual Defences

2
. . ,
to the King's Knight's Opening..

. .
P-KB3, Q-B3, B-Q3, B-B4, and P-QB3
. .
270 22 23
136
Janisch's Counter
Gambit in the Buy Lopez Knight's Game

(3
. .
(3
.,
P-KB4)
..
Variation in Staunton's. Opening
..,Kt-B3)
. .
...
. .
49 85
Jerome Gambit.
Introduction
2 Kt-KB3,
1P-K4,P-K4;
Kassim.
See
Kt-QB3
3B-B4,B-B4;
4BxPch
..
86
Ghulam Kassim.
..
Kieseritzky-Bryan Counter Attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit

(4
..,P-QKt4)
..
..
..
. .
.,208
. .
Kieseritzky-Boden Gambit in King's Bishop's Opening Introduction .. .. Kieseritzky Gambit.

I P-K4,
154 182
..
..
P-K4; 5 Kt-K5
. , .
2 P-KB4,
PxP;
. ,
3 ;KtrKB3, P-KK14;
4 P-KB4,
. .
5 . P-Q3 (Kolisch) and 5 . P-Q4 (E. Morphy) . . 5 ., Q-K2 (Bosenthal) and 5 . ., ?-K2 (Salvio, Polerio, Ac.) ... .. 5 ..,Kt-QB3 (Neumann) .. .. 5 ..,Kt-KB3(Philidpr) .. .. .. 5 ..,B-Kt2(L, Paulson) ... .. . . . . . . 5 . P-KB4 (Kieseritzky, &c.)
. ,
183
185-186
..186
187-189
..
,.
. :
190 192
265
King's Bishop's
Pawn Game
(Bird, &c.)
. .
. .
King's Bishop's Pawn, as a Defensive

King's Bishop's Gambit.
. .
Move
, .
.-.
22
..
1P-K4, P-K4; 3 P-QB3 and Kt-KB3 (Lopez,

,
.Introduction.. 2P-KB4, PxP; 3 B-B4,
..
..
205*
Cozio, Lichtenhein, &c.)

. .
. .
. . ,
3 3 3
.3
. . ,
P-KB4 (Lopez, Gianuzio, Salvio, &c.) P-KKt4 and P-QKt4 (Bryan, Kieseritzky,
; .
. .
Calthrop, Ac.)
..
. .
206 207 208
..
.
.,
.. .. Kt-QB3(Maurian) Q-B5ch or 3 ., P-Q4; 4 BxP, Q-B5 &c.,
..209
210-213
(Classical Defences)
B-K2 and
B-Q3
(Forsyth)
..
..
..
..-
.,214
...
King's Bishop's Openings (Book II). Summary of Sections
Introduction
-. ..
145
147
..
,.
..
. King's Fianehetto.- (1 P-KKt3) Introduction King's -Gambits (Book III),
.*
..
,. ..
266
157
,.
..
..
.Summary
of Sections
. .-
..
159
Introduction.. Gambit (Proper). .. .. .; 1P-K4, P-K4; 2P-KB4, PxP; 3 P-Q4, P-KR4, Ac., 3 K1-KB3, P-Q4, P-KB4, Kt-KB3, Kt-K2 or QB3, and P-KKt4 Introduction . . King's Gambit Declined. 2 P-KB4, P-Q4, P-Q3, KtKB3, and B-B4 . . 1 P-K4, P-K4
ing's
. . ;
..
160
..161
162-169
...
215 148
182
216-218
. .
King's Knight's Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening . . King's Knight's Gambit. See Kieseritzky Gambit
King's Knight's Opening (Book
I).
. .
. .
. .
Introduction, &c.
4
..
19
. .
. .
. King's Rook's Pawn Gambit. See King's Gambit (3 P-KR4) Kling and Horwitz's Defence in the Evans Gambit (5 . Q-K2) .
. ,
161
180
Koch and Ghulam Kassims's Attack

Kolisch's Defence in the Kieseritzky
in the
Muzio Gambit.
(5
.
(5
P-Q4)
. .
176-177
. .
Gambit
P-Q3)
183
Lange.
See
Max Langa
Gambit
in the King's Bishop's Opening. (Cols. 16, 17). Lichtenhein's Counter Attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit (3 . ., Kt-KB3)
Lewis' Counter
151
206
Limited Bishop's Gambit (3 B-K2) 1 P-K4, Lopez' Counter Gambit

:
..
..
..
;
.214
3 B-B4,
(note 1)..
P-K4
2 Kt-KB3, P-Q3
P-KB4
..
..
29
151
Lopez' Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 B-B4, B-B4; 3 Q-K2, Ac.
Lopez-Philidor Defence 1P-K4,P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3,
(Cols. 1, 2, 18, 19, 20) 148,
Kt-QB3
;
3 B-Kt5, P-Q3
(3
. .
,
..
. .
..126
. .
Lopez' Variation in the Bishop's Gambit

Lopez' Knight's
Kt-KB3,
Ac.)
;
206
124"
Game
(1
P-K4, P-K4
2 Kt-KB3,
. .
Kt-QB3
,
3 B-Kt5)
. .
. .
Macdonnell's Variation in the Steinitz Gambit (6
Q-K2ch)'
. .
232
(Col. 2)
.
Mackenzie's Defence in the Greco Counter Gambit.
. .
25
King's Bishop's Gambit (3 Kt-QB3) Max Lange's Attack. N Introduction and Transpositions 3 B-B4, B-B4 ; 4 0-0, Kt-B3 1P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3
Maurian's
do.
. . ,
209
5P-Q4
McDonnell's Attack in the Muzio Gambit (5 Kt-QB3) Double Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening .,
..
..
..
..
Meadow Hay Opening.

1
(Irregular)
83 176 152 270 58

234
Meitner's Variation in the Scotch
Minckwitz's Variation in
Gambit (7 Kt-B2). the Steinitz Gambit (5 P-QKt3)

.
. . ,
.. ..
Minor Principles
Miscellaneous Gambits.
Introduction,
..
16
and Summary of Sections 219-221 Moller's (also Eraser's) Defence in the Greco Counter Gambit (3 ., Kt-QB3) 27 183 Morphy's Defence in the Kieseritzky Gambit (5 P-Q4)
. . . ,
Variation in Staunton's Opening
(4
. .
P-Q3)
. .
. .
47
Mortimer's Attack in the Evans Gambit.
. .
. .
(Col. 19)
92
132
175*
Defence in the Buy Lopez' Knight's MuSio Gambit. . . Introduction
Game
.
.
(4
Kt-K2)
.
P-K4, P-K4
2 P-KB4,
PxP;
3 Kt-KB3,
,
P-KKt4
4 B-B4, P-Kt5
.
B x Pch,
Kt-B3, P-Q4, and 0-0.
176-181
nl
290
INDEX.
.
.
Neumann's Defence in the Kieseritzky Gambit (5 Normal position in the Evans Gambit. Part I.
Compromised Defence.
Notation, Explanation of
. .
. .
Kt-QB3)
. .
. .
. .
186
87
118
17
(Diagram)
. .
Part
II.
.
.
(Diagram)..
Odds
of
a Knight
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
280
148
198
. Ourousofi 's Attacks in the AUgaier Gambit Variation in the King's Bishop's Opening
195, 199
...
. . Pagan's Variations in the Allgaier Gambit. (Colg. 14, 15) . Paulson (L.) Attacks in the Scotch Gambit, (7 Q-Q2 and 7 B-QKt5) . . . . Attack in Philidor's Defence (5 P x P) . . . . Defence in the Evans Gambit (10 . , Kt-K2) . ..
. .
57
41
99
190
Gambit (5 B-Kt2) Muzio Gambit (11 .., Q-B4).. Variation in the French Defence (3 Kt-QB3) Vienna Opening (3 P-KKt3)
Kieseritzky
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
..
. .
..180 ..250 ..227

.
Paulsen (W.)
Variation in the Centre Gambit (4 Q-K3)

. . . . . .
237 272
Pawn and Move Game Pawn and Two Moves Game

Petrofi's
. .
. .
..
..
..
..
;
..
..
272,277
Counter Attack.
Introduction..
..32
..
3 Kt x P, P-Q4 1P-K4.P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3 Transpositions, and resemblance to the French Defence.
Philidor's Defence in the King's Knight's Opening,
&c.
.
32,
. .
33 36
Introduction
..
. .
38
39-41
1P-K4, P-K4;
Do.
Pianissimo.
2 Kt-KB3,
P-Q3
3 P-Q4, P-KB4, &c.

(5
. . ,
Philidor!s Defence in the Kieseritzky
Gambit
(4
Kt-KB3)
. .
. .
187
King's Gambit
..,B-Kt2)
. .
..
.
..163
38, 40, 41, 43
Transpositions in his King's Knight's
Game
. .
See Giiioco Piano
. .
75 229-230
. .
Pierce (W, T.) Variations
Gambit
:
in the
Vienna Opening
..
..
(5
P-Q4)
. .
.*
. .
Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit
JL56
Evans Gambit Scotch Gambit

Polerio's Defence in the Kieseritzky
..
,.
Ill, 119
..
,.
. .
..58
. .
Polerio
Gambit.
Gambit .. See King's Gambit
(5
. . ,
B-K2)
185
..161
. .
. .
Ponziani's Opening.
See Staunton's Opening Counter Attack in Staunton's Opening

...
(3
P-B4)
. .
45 46
49-50
Potter's
Minor Principles
..
..
..
..16
..
Variations in Staunton's Opening.. the Evans Gambit ..

Principles the Scotch Pulling's Variation in
..120
13-16
. .
Gambit
(4
..
. . ,
Q-B5)
. .
54
Quaada's Gambit,
Queen's Bishop's Queen's
See King's Gambit
..(note 11)..
. . .
162 152
Pawn Defence in the King's Bishop's Opening. . . Bishop's Pawn Game. See S.taunton's Opening
(1
45
Queen's Fianchetto
P-QKt3)
..
..
INDEX*
Queen's Gambit.
Introduction
291
INDEX.
Stamina's Variation of the Centre Gambit
Staimton's Opening.
1
(3
Q-K3)
. .
. .
237
45*
46-51
Introduction
2 Kt-KB3,
..
..
. .
. .
P-K4, P-K4
Kt-QB3
3 P-B3, P-B4,
..
.
P.Q3 or
..
4,
and
Kt-Ba
Steinitz'
..
.
Defences in the Evans Gambit . . Do. do. Buy Lopez' Knight's Game. Variation in the French Defence (2 P-K5) Variation in the Three Knights' Game (3 P-KKt3j
.
88, 93, 97, 99, 106

...
. .
(Col. 1)
. .
126
253
44 34 219
Variations in PetrofE's Counter Attack

Steinitz'
. .
. .
. .
Gambit.
Introduction
. .
. .
. .
. .
1P-K4,P-K4;
2Kt-QB3,Kt-QB3;
3P.B4.PxP;
.. .. .. 5.K-K2, P-Q4 -. '5'..,,P.Q3,P-KKt4, and.P-QKt3.. Stonewall Opening. (Irregular) .. ... Swedish* or Scandinavian Gambit. See Danish Gambit
4 P.-Q4, Q-B5ch .. 232-234 .. 234-235

;
..
..
270
21 147
221 271
'130
..
. . .
236-241
Summary
of Sections.
The King's Knight's Opening Do. Bishop's Opening Do. Gambits .. Miscellaneous Gambits .. The Close Game .. Games at Odds .. .
. .
< .
..
.4 ..
..159
,
.
..247
..
.#
...
2 P-K4 .. Gambit (7 P-Q4) ;. Attack in the King's Gambit Declined . . Introduction .. .. Three Knights' Games. 1 P-K4, P-K4 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-KB3 or 2 Kt.QB3 ... Three Pawns' Gambit. See Cunningham Gambit
:
Tarrasch's Trap in the Buy Lopez Tennison Gambit 1 Kt-KB3, P-Q4

Thorold's Attack in the Allgaier
. .
(note 6)
.,
.-.
26d
195 218
-..
. .
..
(note 10)
...
..42
43-44
. .
. . ,
. *
. t
203
Two Two
Bishops' Opening. Knights' Defence.

1
See Classical Defences

Introduction
. .
. .
. .
150 66
67-69
71-72
. .
. .
P-K4, P-K4
2 Kt-KB3,
Kt-QB3
3 B-B4, Kt-B3
4 Kt-Kt5
4 P-Q4, 0-0, P-Q3,
and Kt-B3
. .
Unusual and Irregular Openings

Van't Kruys Opening (1 P-K3) Vienna Opening. Introduction
1
. .
. .
268-270
..
. .
..
.
..
.
..266
. .
222
P-K4, P-K4
2 Kt-QB3, B-B4, and Kt-KB3 . . 2 ... Kt-QB3 ; 3 P-KKt3, B-B4, P-Q4, &c.
. .
. .
223-226 227
<fcc.)
Waller's Attack in
3P-B4 (Pierce, Hamppe, . . the Evans Gambit (8 Q-Kt3)

P-QKt4)
..
.
Steinitz,
. .
228-235
. .
104
Wing Gambit
in the King's Bishop's 'Opening (3
. .
. .
152
.. Zukertort's Opening (1 Kt-KB3) Variations. in Philidor's Defence (4 Kt-B3)
...
..
270
..
. . .
..39
115-116
. .
Do. Do. Do.
the Compromised Defence King's Bishop's Gambit Salvio Gambit

*
*-.
. .
209
..
..
..173
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GIFT OF

TIME FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES

If TT U NUMEROUS WITH ORIGINAL VARIATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS BT G E 0. B. FRASER, DUNDEE,

EMINENT PLATERS AND ANALYSTS

WATTE, LONDON, AND OTHER

PHILADELPHIA, DAVID McKAY

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

work has become a useful and convenient

America and the Colonies.

present edition was begun about

former one, with improvements in detail and arrange-

progress of knowledge has however led to the introduction

with which every amateur of

moderate strength,, desirous of doing

necessarily a larger book,

with the recommendation that

Club Handicap Tournaments and odds-play, as well as

the end of the volume.

Gambit, and the Lopez Gambit, to which we have awarded secondary

Opening, and the latter Opening.

risky play they are

Awhile the notes "give the sub-play.

or combination has not yet passed the ordeal of analysis

and the compilers, the former must take

the out the the the

In our second edition

the process of discrimination

consideration while avoiding variations of inordinate practice or deficient in general interest.

large class of amateurs.

and surprizes incidental

abeyance, and not forgotten. principle and, practice.

know them both

into other openings by transposition of moves.

forced by the' second player.

lieu of the old

form of index adopted by Chess

giving the leading

many amateurs who have

kindly taken an interest in our

opening consequently the same piece should not be

to be well constructed should

be made quickly (Walker), moved twice until the other

Rook on the same

well placed, intervening

or carefully guarded against are

attack on the Castled

game and permit one

on the Queen's side

side, especially for

MINOR, OR SPECIAL PRINCIPLES.

The Queen may

usually be advantageously exchanged for two

Bishops and a Knight.

than when protecting each other.

for the adverse

average end-games the King than at either wing.

EXPLANATION OP NOTATION AND

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