The King's Knight's Defense : King's Bishop's Openings - Part 4

Welcome to the Part 4 of the King's Bishop's Openings miniseries. Part 3 focused on The Lopez Gambit. This lesson will explain The King's Knight's Defense.

The King's Knight's DEFENSE
   in King's Bishop's Opening


   GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. P. to K's 5th.	4 P. to Q's 4th.
5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	5. Kt. to K's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	6. P. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K. B's 3d.	7. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.
8. Kt. to K. B's 4th.	8. P. to Q. B's 5th.
9. B. to R's 4th. (ch.)	9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	10. P. takes B.
11. Q. takes doubled P	11. Kt. to K's 3d.
12. Kt. takes Kt.	12. K. B. P. takes Kt.
13. Castles.	13. P. to Q. B's 4th.
14. Q. to K. B's 2d.
Black has the advantage.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 3d.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. Castles.
6. P. to Q. R's 4th.	6. P. to Q. R's 4th.
The game is even.

GAME THE THIRD.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to K. B's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes Q. P.	4. P. takes B. P.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
There is no advantage on either side.

GAME THE FOURTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. Kt. takes K. P.
4. P. to Q's 3d.	4. Kt. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. takes K. P.	5. Kt. takes B.
6. Kt. takes Kt.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. Kt. to K's 5th.	7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. P. to Q's 4th.	8. Castles.
9. Castles.	9. P. to K. B's 3d.
10. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
Neither party can boast of advantage.

The next lesson will focus on Counter Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening as I continue with my 7 part series of the King's Bishop's Opening on the Learn to Play Chess blog.

McDonnell's Double Gambit : King's Bishop's Openings - Part 2

Welcome to the Part 2 of the King's Bishop's Openings miniseries. Part 1 focused on the King's Bishop's Opening sequence. This lesson will explain McDonnell"s Double Gambit.

GAME THE ELEVENTH.

McDonnell's Double Gambit.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	3. B. takes Kt. P.
4. P. to K. B's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes Q. P.	5. P. to K's 5th.
6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Castles.	7. Castles.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. P. to Q. B's 3d.
9. P. takes P.	9. Q. Kt. takes P.
10. K. to R's sq.	10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
Your game is inferior to his.

GAME THE TWELFTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
3. P. to K. B's 4th.	3. B. takes K. Kt.
4. Q. to K. R's 5th.	4. Q. to K's 2d.
5. R. takes B.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P to K. B's 5th.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. to K. Kt's 5th.	7. K. Kt. takes K. P.
8. Q. takes K. Kt. P.	8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
9. K. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	9. K. to his 2d.
10. Q. takes Q. (ch.)	10. Kt. takes Q.
11. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	11. Q. B. takes P.
The game is in Black's favor.

The next lesson will focus on The Lopez Gambit as I continue with my 7 part series of the King's Bishop's Opening on the Learn to Play Chess blog.

Two King's Bishop Game : King's Bishop's Openings - Part 1

Welcome to the first part of the King's Bishop's Openings miniseries. This miniseries will consist of 7 lessons explaining the variations of this strategic chess opening. This first lesson (Part 1) will explain the King's Bishop's Opening sequence.

The Two Kings' Bishops' Game

GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. P. takes P.
5. P. to K's 5th.	5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. P. takes Kt.	6. P. takes B.
7. P. takes K. Kt. P.	7. R. to K. Kt's sq.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th.	8. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)
9. K. to Q's sq.	9. R. takes P.
10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. K. R. to K's sq.	11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. R. takes B.	12. Q. takes R.
13. Q. takes B.	13. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to her Kt's 5th.	14. R. takes K. Kt. P.
I prefer your game.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes P.
6. Castles	6. P. takes Q. B. P.
7. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. takes P.	8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	9. Kt. takes Kt.
10. P. takes Kt.	10. Castles.
11. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	11. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. K. R. to K's sq.	12. Q. to her sq.
Your attack is hardly an equivalent for his extra Pawn.

GAME THE THIRD.

The Italians' DEFENSE.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. Q. to K. B's 3d.	4. Q. to K. Kt's 3d. (best).
5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. takes P.	7. P. takes P.
8. K. Kt. to his 3d.	8. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
9 P. to K. R's 3d.
The game is equal.

GAME THE FOURTH.

Lewis's Counter Gambit.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. B. takes P.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. Q. to K. B's 3d.	5. Castles.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. takes P.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	7. P. takes P.
8. Q. Kt. takes P.	8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
9. Castles.	9. P. to Q. B's 3d.
10. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	10. Q. to K's 2d.
The game is even.

GAME THE FIFTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. (best)
5. K. Kt. to K's 2d.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. to her 3d.	6. Castles.
7. P. to K. B's 4th.	7. P. takes Q. P.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. Q. B. P. takes P.	10. P. to K. B's 4th.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
And the game is even.

GAME THE SIXTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 3d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q's 4th.	5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P.	6. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
7. B. to Q's 2d.	7. B. takes B. (ch.)
8. Q. Kt. takes B.	8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. takes P.	9. Kt. takes P.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Castles.	11. Castles.
You have the move, and your Pieces are in better play.

GAME THE SEVENTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to K. Kt's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. K. B. takes Q. P.	5. Q. B. takes P.
6. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.	6. K. Kt. takes K. B.
7. P. takes Kt.	7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. to K. B's 3d.
Black has the better game.

GAME THE EIGHTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	3. Q. to K. B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. B. takes P.
5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	5. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	8. P. to K. R's 3d.
Black has the advantage.

GAME THE NINTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. Q. to K. R's 5th.	3. Q. to K's 2d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. K. Kt. to his 5th.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Q. takes K. B. P. (ch.) (best)	6. Q. takes Q.
7. B. takes Q. (ch.)	7. K. to his 2d.
8. B. to Q. B's 4th.	8. P. to K. R's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	9. Kt. takes K. P.
You have no advantage.

GAME THE TENTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. B. takes P.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to his 5th.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. Q. to K. R's 5th.	7. Castles.
Black maintains his Pawn.

The next lesson will focus on McDonnell's Double Gambit as I continue with my 7 part series of the King's Bishop's Opening on the Learn to Play Chess blog.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game : King's Knight's Openings - Part 11

Welcome to the conclusion of my 11 Part series focused on King's Knight's opening moves. In the previous lesson, Part 10, I explained The Queen's Pawn Game AKA The Scotch Gambit. This lesson will explain the Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game in the King's Knight's Opening.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game
 in the King's Knight's Opening

GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	6. P. to Q. R's 3d.
7. B. takes Q. Kt.	7. Q. Kt. P. takes B.
8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	8. Q. B. to Kt's sq.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. Castles.	10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. P. to K. B's 3d.	11. B. to K's 2d.
12. P. takes K. P.	12. Castles. (best)
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.

And you have a clear Pawn more and a much better game than he has.


Variation I.

Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	4. P. takes K. P.
5. Kt. takes K. P.	5. Q. to K. Kt's 4th
6. Q. to her R's 4th.	6. Q. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	7. K. to Q's sq.
8. Q. takes K. P.
Gaining a Pawn and a superior position.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. K. Kt takes K. P.
5. P. takes K. P.	5. P. to Q's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.	7. B. takes Kt.
8. P. takes B.	8. Castles.

Variation I.

Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. K. B. to B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
5. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.	5. Q. Kt. to R's 4th.
6. Kt. takes K. P.	6. Q. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. B. to. Q. R's 3d.	8. P. to K. B's 3d.
9. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	9. Q. takes K. P. (ch.)
10. B. to K's 2d.	10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Castles.	11. Castles.
12. K. B. to Q's 3d.
And you have an undoubted advantage of situation.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S BISHOP'S PAWN

GAME IN THE KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Harrwitz and Staunton.

Mr. Howard Staunton

WHITE.  (Mr. S.)	BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. K. B. P. takes P.
5. Kt. takes P.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	6. P. to Q. R's 3d.
7. B. takes Kt.	7. Q. Kt. P. takes B.
8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	8. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
10. Q. to Q. R's 4th.	10. P. to Q's 4th.
11. Castles.[A]	11. P. to K. R's 3d.
12. Q. B. to K. R's 4th.	12. Q. to her 3d.
13. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	13. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.
14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	14. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.
15. Q. Kt. to his 3d.	15. Kt. to Q's 2d.
16. Q. Kt. to R's 5th.	16. Kt. to Kt's 3d.
17. Q. to B's 2d.	17. Q. B. to Q. R's sq.
18. P. to K. B's 3d.	18. P. takes P.
19. R. takes P.	19. Q. to K's 3d.
20. Q. R. to K's sq.	20. K. B. to K's 2d.
21. K. Kt. takes Q. B. P.	21. Q. takes R. (ch.)
22. B. takes Q.	22. B. takes Kt.
23. Q. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.)	23. K. to Q's sq.
24. Kt. takes B. (ch.)
And wins.

[A] The following moves will show the probable result of taking the P. with Kt.:—

11. Kt. takes Q. B. P.	11. Q. to her 2d.
12. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.	12. R. to Q. R's sq.
(His best move; if P. takes P., then White plays Q. to her R's 7th.)
13. Q. to her sq.	13. P. takes P., or B. takes Kt.
And White has little if any advantage.

Game II.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Captain Evans

Mr. Bernhard Horwitz

WHITE.  (Capt. E.)	BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to K. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. P. takes Q. P.
5. P. to K's 5th.	5. P. takes Q. B. P.
6. Q. Kt. takes P.	6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.
7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. takes P. in passing.	9. Q. takes P.
10. Q. to K's 2d.	10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
11. Kt. takes Kt.	11. Q. takes Kt.
12. Castles.	12. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
13. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	13. Castles on Q's side.
14. Q. B. takes Kt.	14. B. takes B.
15. Kt. takes B. (ch.)	15. K. to Kt's sq.
16. K. R. to Q's sq.	16. Q. to K. R's 5th.
17. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	17. Q. to K. R's 3d.
18. R. to Q's 2d.	18. P. to K. B's 5th.
19. Q. R. to Q's sq.	19. P. to K. B's 6th.
20. Q. takes P.	20. P. to Q. R's 3d.
21. R. takes B.	21. R. takes R.
22. R. takes R.	22. Q. to her B's 8th. (ch.)
23. Q. to her sq.	23. Q. takes Kt. P.
24. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.)	24. R. takes R.
25. Q. takes R. (ch.)	25. K. to R's 2d.
26. Kt. to Q. B's 6th. (ch.)
And White mates in four moves.

Game III.—Between Captain Evans and Mr. Henderson

Captain William Davies Evans

WHITE.  (Capt. E.)	BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q. B's 3d.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Q. to her R's 4th.	5. Q. to her 3d.
6. Kt. takes K. P.	6. Q. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Q. Kt. (ch.)	7. P. takes B.
8. Q. takes P. (ch.)	8. K. to his 2d.
9. P. to K. B's 3d.	9. R. to Q's sq.
10. P. to Q's 4th.	10. Q. to R's 3d.
11. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)	11. R. to Q's 2d.
12. Q. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.)	12. K. to his sq.
13. Q. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.)	13. B. to Q's sq.
14. Q. takes Q. (ch.)	14. B. takes Q.
15. P. to K's 5th.	15. P. to K. B's 4th.
16. Kt. to Q's 2d.	16. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
17. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d.	17. Kt. to K. B's 2d.
18. P. to K. B's 4th.	18. B. to K's 2d.
19. P. to K. R's 4th.	19. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
20. K. to his 2d.	20. B. to Q's 2d.
21. K. to his B's 3d.	21. B. to Q. Kt's 4th.
22. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	22. B. to Q's 6th.
23. Kt. to Q's 2d.	23. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.
24. K. R. to K's sq.	24. P. to K. R's 3d.
25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d.	25. R. to Q. B's sq.
26. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	26. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
27. P. to K. R's 5th.	27. P. takes B. P.
28. P. takes P.	28. R. to K. Kt's sq.
29. R. to K. R's sq.	29. K. to B's 2d.
30. R. to K. R's 3d.	30. K. to his 3d.
31. R. to Q. B's sq.	31. R. to K. Kt's 2d.
32. P. to Q. B's 4th.	32. P. takes P.
33. Kt. takes P.	33. B. to K's 5th. (ch.)
34. K. to his 2d.	34. B. to K. Kt's 7th.
35. R. to K. Kt's 3d.	35. B. to K's 5th.
36. P. to Q. R's 3d.	36. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.
37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq.	37. B. to K. R's 5th.
38. R. to K. R's 3d.	38. B. to K. B's 7th.
39. R. to Q. B's sq.	39. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th.
40. R. to Q's 3d.	40. B. to K. R's 5th.
41. Kt. to Q's 6th.	41. Kt. to K. B's 7th.
42. K. R. to Q. B's 3d.	42. Kt. to K's 5th.
43. P. to Q's 5th. (ch.)	43. K. takes P.
44. R. to Q's 3d. (ch.)	44. K. to K's 3d.
45. Kt. takes Kt.	45. P. takes Kt.
46. R. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	46. K. to B's 4th.
47. P. to K's 6th.	47. B. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
48. K. to his 3d.	48. R. to K. Kt's 7th.
49. R. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.)	49. K. to K. Kt's 5th.
50. R. to Q's 2d.	50. R. takes R.
51. K. takes R.	51. K. takes K. B. P.
52. B. to K's 5th. (ch.)	52. K. to K. Kt's 5th.
53. K. to his 3d.	53. B. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)
54. K. to Q's 4th.	54. P. to K's 6th.
55. R. to Q. B's sq.	55. R. to Q's sq. (ch.)
56. K. to Q. B's 3d.	56. R. to Q. B's sq. (ch.)
And Black wins.

This lesson concludes my 11 part series on King's Knight's Openings on the Learn to Play Chess blog. For you beginning chess students, I invite you go through my free online chess lessons. For you advanced chess players looking for a strategic advantage, I recommend you read through some of the other mini-series including The King's Bishop's Openings, The King's gambit, The Queen's gambit, or Irregular Chess Openings.

The Queen's Pawn Game or The Scotch Gambit : King's Knight's Openings - Part 10

Welcome to Part 10 of King's Knight's opening moves. In Part 9, I focused on The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez. This lesson will explain the Queen's Pawn Game or the Scotch Gambit.

The Queen's Pawn Game, or Scotch Gambit.

   GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. Kt. takes P.
It is from your third move the opening derives its name of "The Queen's Pawn Game."
4. Kt. takes Kt.	4. P. takes Kt.
5. Q. takes P.	5. Kt. to K's 2d.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
7. Q. to her 5th.	7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (best)
8. Castles.	8. B. to K's 2d.

You have a better opened game, but the superiority is not important.


Variation I.

Beginning at White's 4th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. Kt. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P.	4. Kt. to K's 3d.
5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	5. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
6. Castles.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.	7. B. to K's 2d.

Your game is less confined than his, but you have very little advantage.


GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. to Q's 6th.
6. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.	7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. Castles.	8. Kt. to K's 4th.
9. Kt. takes Kt.	9. Q. takes Kt.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	10. Q. to K. B's 3d, K's 2d.
11. P. to K's 5th.
You have a fine game.

Variation I.

Beginning at White's 5th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K's B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th
5. K. Kt. to his 5th.	5. K. Kt. to R's 3d. (best)
6. Kt. takes K. B's P.	6. Kt. takes Kt.
7. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	7. K. takes B.
8. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)	8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. takes B.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. Q. to her Kt's 5th.	10. P. to Q. R's 3d.
11. Q. to her 3d.	11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. Castles.	12. Q. B. to K's 3d.
13. P. to Q. B's 3d.	13. Q. to K. B's 3d.
14. B. to Q's 2d.
You appear to me to have the better game.

Variation II.

Beginning at White's 5th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. Castles.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d.	6. P. takes P.
7. Q. Kt. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
8. K. Kt. to his 5th.	8. Kt. to K's 4th.

And he has at least as good a game as you have. This variation serves to prove that your castling on the 5th move is less advisable than the move of 5. P. to Q. B's 3d.

Variation III.,

Beginning at Black's 4th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 3d.

Black now relinquishes the defense of the P. he has gained, but he also in some degree neutralizes your attack.

5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. Q. Kt. takes P.
You have certainly the advantage in position.

Variation IV.,

Beginning also at Black's 4th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. Q. to K. B's 3d.
5. Castles.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to Q. B's 3d.	6. P. to Q's 6th.
7. Q. takes P.	7. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	8. B. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q. R's 3d.	9. P. to Q. R's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 2d.	10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.

Your game is better opened, but there is no very striking disparity in the positions.


GAME THE THIRD.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. Castles.	6. P. to Q. B's 7th.
7. Q. takes P.	7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. P. to Q. R's 3d.	8. B. to Q. B's 4th.
9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	9. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
10. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.	10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
The game is about even.

GAME THE FOURTH.

Mr. Cochrane's Attack.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P.	6. B. to Q. R's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
P. to K's 5th is the move adopted by Mr. Cochrane.
8. Q. takes P.	8. Q. takes Q.
9. B. takes Q.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. K. B. takes Q. Kt. (ch.)	10. Kt. takes B.
11. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	11. Castles.
12. Castles.	12. K. R. to K's sq.
13. P. to K. R's 3d.
The game is equal.

Variation.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. P. takes P.	6. B. to Q. R's 4th.
7. Castles.	7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. Q's B. to K's 3d.
9. B. takes B.	9. P. takes B.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	10. Q. to B's sq.
11. P. takes Q's P.	11. P. takes P.
12. K's Kt. to his 5th.

Followed by R. to K's sq., and you appear to me to have a better game than Black.


GAME THE FIFTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. Castles.	6. P. takes Q. Kt. P.
7. Q. B. takes P.	7. K. B. to his sq.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
9. P. to K's 5th.	9. K. B. to K's 2d.
10. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	10. Castles.
11. Q. to her 2d.	11. P. to Q's 3d.
12. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)
You have an excellent attack.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 7th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. checks.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. takes P.
6. Castles.	6. P. takes Q. Kt. P.
7. Q. B. takes P.	7. K. to B's sq.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. P. to Q. R's 3d.	9. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	10. P. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.	11. Q. to her 2d.
12. R. to K's sq.	12. P. takes K. P.
13. Q. B. takes P.	13. Kt. takes B.
14. Kt. takes Kt.	14. Q. to her sq.
15. Kt. takes K. B. P.
And you must win.

GAME THE SIXTH.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P.	4. Q. to K. R's 5th.
5. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th.	5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. Q. to K. B's 3d.	6. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
7. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)	7. K. to Q's sq. (best)
8. Q. to K. B's 4th.	8. Kt. takes Q. B. P. (ch.)
9. K. to Q's sq.	9. Q. takes Q.
10. B. takes Q.	10. Kt. takes Q. R.
11. Kt. takes Q. R.

I believe the best answering moves have been made by Black, and now, upon surveying the aspect of the board, there can be no question, I apprehend, that your game is much superior. The Kt. which has captured your Rook, he can never extricate, while, to secure yours in the same position, he must lose many moves, and thus afford you ample time for the development of your remaining forces.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 5th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q's Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P.	4. Q. to K. R's 5th.
5. Kt. to Q. Kt's 5th.	5. Q. takes K's P. (ch.)
6. B. to K's 2d.	6. K. to Q's sq.
7. Castles.	7. P. to Q. R's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. Q. to K's sq.
9. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.

And again, I believe, with the strangely changed positions of his King and Queen, and the facility afforded you for bringing the Pieces into immediate action, that the game is very much in your favor.

GAME THE SEVENTH.

Varying from the preceding at Black's 4th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. Kt. takes P.	4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. Kt. takes Q. Kt.	5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. Q. to K. B's 3d.	6. Q. takes Q.
7. P. takes Q.	7. Q. Kt. P. takes Kt.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	9. Q. B. to K's 3d.
10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
And the game is in every respect equal.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE QUEEN'S PAWN GAME

OR SCOTCH GAMBIT.

Game I.—Played by Telegraph, in the Match between
Philadelphia and New York, in 1858.

WHITE.  (Phila.)	BLACK.  (N.Y.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. Kt. to K. B's 3d.[A]
6. P. to K's 5th.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	7. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
8. P. takes P.	8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.[B]	9. Castles.
10. B. takes Kt.	10. P. takes B.
11. Q. to Q. B's 2d.[C]	11. Kt. takes Kt.
12. B. takes Kt.	12. B. to K. Kt's 5th.[D]
13. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.[E]	13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to Q. B's 3d.	14. P. to K. B's 3d.[F]
15. P. to K. R's 3d.	15. B. to K. B's 4th.[G]
16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	16. B. to K's 5th.[H]
17. B. to K. B's 4th.[I]	17. P. takes P.
18. B. takes P.	18. Q. to K's 2d.[J]
19. Castles. Q. side.[K]	19. P. to Q. B's 4th.
20. K. R. to K's sq.[L]	20. P. takes P.[M]
21. B. takes P.	21. P. to Q. B's 4th.
22. B. to K's 5th.	22. Q. R. to K's sq.[N]
23. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	23. Q. to Q. Kt's 2d.[O]
24. Kt. to K's 5th.[P]	24. P. to Q's 5th.
25. Q. to Q. B's 4th.	25. B. to Q's 4th.
26. Q. to Q. R's 4th.[Q]	26. R. to K's 3d.[R]
27. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.	27. P. to K. R's 4th.
28. R. takes R.	28. B. takes R.
29. Q. to Q. B's 2d.	29. K. to R's 2d.
30. R. to K's sq.[S]	30. B. to K. B's 4th.[T]
31. Q. to Q's 2d.[U]	31. P. takes Kt.
32. P. takes P.	32. Q. to Q's 4th.[V]
33. R. to K. R's sq. (ch.)[W]	33. K. to K. Kt's sq.
34. P. takes B.	34. Q. takes K. B. P.
35. Q. to K. R's 6th.	35. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
36. B. to Q's 6th.[X]	36. R. to K. B's 3d.
37. Q. to K. R's 5th.[Y]	37. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.[Z]
38. Q. to K. R's 8th. (ch.)	38. K. to B's 2d.
39. R. to K's sq.[AA]	And Black resigns.

[A] The best move.

[B] Preparatory to the move of Q. to Q. B's 2d.

[C] Threatening to win Q. B. P. or take Kt. with Kt., winning Q. P.

[D] If Black had played B. to Q. R's 3d, to prevent White Castling on King's side, White would have won a piece by P. to Q. R's 4th.

[E] A premature move.

[F] The best move.

[G] Better than taking Kt., as White would then have opened the Rook's file.

[H] Better than P. takes P.

[I] The best move.

[J] Intending to advance Q. B. P. A strong move.

[K] An impudent move, in the face of such an attack.

[L] A strong move.

[M] P. to K. B's 5th perhaps stronger.

[N] Weak. We cannot see its object. Why not Q. R. to Q's sq?

[O] The best move.

[P] Preparatory to Kt. to Kt's 4th, and then B. to K's 5th.

[Q] Preventing Black's contemplated move with the Q.

[R] With a view of withdrawing the B. and playing the R. to R's 3d.

[S] The first move of a combination, which gave the victory to Philadelphia.

[T] Insures the winning of the Kt.

[U] A powerful move, as it compels Black to take the Kt., and thereby opens White's R's file.

[V] If B. takes P., White would have played Q. to K. Kt's 5th, threatening to check K. and Q. with R., or win the R.

[W] An all important check before taking B., as it prevented an interposition of R. to R's 4th.

[X] A very attacking move. Much better than B. to K's 5th.

[Y] A better move than checking, as it prevented Black's K. escaping to B's 2d, and then to K's 3d. White also threatened P. to K. Kt's 4th.

[Z] Black would have lost the R. had they taken the B. by a check at K's 8th, and afterwards at his 7th.

[AA] The coup de grace.

Game II.—Played by Correspondence between

New York and Philadelphia, in 1857.

WHITE.  (Phila.)	BLACK.  (N.Y.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. Q. Kt. takes P.
4. Kt. takes Kt.	4. P. takes Kt.
5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	5. Q. to K. B's 3d.
6. Castles.	6. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. Q. to K. B's 4th.
8. P. to Q. B's 3d.	8. P. takes P.
9. Kt. takes P.	9. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. K. B. to Q's 3d.	10. Q. to K's 3d.
11. Kt. to K's 4th.	11. B. to Q's 5th.
12. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	12. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
13. Q. to K. R's 5th.	13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. Q. to K. R's 6th.	14. B. takes K. P.
15. K. R. to K's sq.	15. Q. to K. B's 3d.
16. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	16. P. to Q's 3d.
17. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	17. Q. to K's 3d.
18. Kt. takes B.	18. P. takes Kt.
19. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.	19. K. R. to K. B's sq.
20. B. to Q. B's 4th.	20. Q. to K. B's 4th.
21. B. takes Kt.	21. K. takes B.
22. P. to K. B's 4th.	22. P. to K's 5th.
23. B. to Q's 3d.	23. B. to K's 3d.
24. B. takes P.	24. Q. to Q. R's 4th.
25. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.)	25. K. to Q's 2d.
26. K. R. to Q's sq. (ch.)	26. K. to K's sq.
27. K. to K. R's sq.	27. P. to Q. B's 3d.
28. R. takes Q. B. P.	28. Q. R. to Q's sq.
29. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.	29. R. takes R.
30. R. takes R.	30. P. to K. R's 4th.
31. Q. to K. B's 6th.	31. B. to Q. B's sq.
32. B. takes Q. Kt. P.

And New York resigns, as they must lose their Q., or be mated in a few moves.


Game III.—Between Hon. A. B. Meek, of Mobile, and Mr. Marache.

Honorable Alexander Beaufort Meek

WHITE.  (Mr. M.)	BLACK.  (Mr. Meek.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	2. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. P. to Q's 6th.
6. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	6. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
7. P. to Q. R's 4th.	7. P. to Q. R's 4th.
8. P. to Q. Kt's 5th.	8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.	9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. P. takes P.	10. Q. to Q's 3d.
11. B. to Q. R's 3d.	11. Q. to K. B's 3d.
12. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	12. K. Kt. to K. R's 3d.
13. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	13. P. checks.
14. K. Kt. takes P.	14. Q. to K's 4th.
15. P. to Q's 6th.	15. P. takes P.
16. B. takes P.	16. Q. to K. B's 4th.
17. B. takes Kt.	17. K. takes B.
18. Q. to Q. R's 3d. (ch.)	18. K. to Q's sq.
19. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.)
Black resigns.

Game IV.—Between Messrs. Cochrane and Deschapelles.

Mr. John Cochrane

WHITE.  (Mr. C.)	BLACK.  (M. D.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. P. takes P.
4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	5. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.[A]
6. K. B. takes B. P. (ch.)	6. Q. Kt. takes B.
7. Kt. takes Kt.	7. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.)
8. P. to Q. B's 3d.	8. P. takes P.
9. P. takes P.	9. K. B. takes P. (ch.)
10. Q. Kt. takes B.	10. K. takes Kt.
11. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)	11. K. to B's sq.
12. Q. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)	12. P. to Q's 3d.
13. P. to K's 5th.	13. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.
14. P. takes P.	14. Q. takes Q.
15. P. takes P. (dis. ch.)	15. K. to B's 2d.
16. Kt. takes Q.	16. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
17. Castles on K's side.	17. Q. R. to Q. B's sq.
18. B. to Q's 6th.	18. K. to his 3d.
19. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	19. Q. B. to his 3d.
20. Q. R. to Q's sq.	20. B. takes Kt.
21. K. R. to K's sq. (ch.)	21. K. to B's 3d.
22. Q. R. takes B.	22. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
23. Q. R. to his 5th.	23. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
24. Q. R. to Q. B's 5th.	24. Kt. takes B.
25. K. R. P. takes Kt.	25. K. to B's 2d.
26. K. R. to Q's sq.	26. K. R. to K's sq.
27. K. R. to Q's 3d.	27. K. R. to K's 2d.
28. Q. R. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)	28. K. to his square.[B]
29. Q. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.)	29. R. takes R.
30. R. to K. B's 8th. (ch.)	30. K. takes R.
31. P. takes R., becoming a Q. (ch.)
And White wins.

[A] This is not the correct move, he should have played K. Kt. to R's 3d.

[B] K. to his 3d would have saved the game.

The next lesson will focus on The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game as I continue with my 11 part series of King's Knight's Opening on the Learn to Play Chess blog.