Captain Evan's Defense : King's Knight's Openings - Part 7

Welcome to Part 7 as I continue my 11 Part Series on King's Knight's opening moves. Part 6 focused on The Giuoco Piano, this lesson will explain Captain Evan's Gambit.

Captain Evans's 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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. (best)
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles.	6. P. to Q's 3d. (best)
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. takes P.
8. P. takes P.	8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to Q's 5th.	10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
11. B. takes K. Kt.	11. P. takes B.
12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th.	12. B. takes Kt.
Equal game.

First Variation,

Commencing 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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. Q. Kt. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.
(See Second Variation.)

Second Variation,

Commencing 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. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes Q. Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. takes P.
7. P. takes P	7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. Castles.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. P. to Q's 5th.	9. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	10. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
Same position as in the game given first.

Variation III.

Beginning at White's 6th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. B's 4th.
6. Castles.	6. P. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. takes P.
8. P. takes P.	8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
9. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d.	9. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. P. to K's 5th.	10. P. takes P.
11. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
And your game is preferable to Black's.

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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. K. Kt. to his 5th.	7. Castles.
8. P to K. B's 4th.	8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. P. takes Q. P.	9. K. Kt. takes P.
10. P. to Q's 4th.	10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	11. P. takes Kt.
12. B. takes Kt.	12. K. P. takes B. P.
13. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	13. Kt. to K's 2d.
Black has the advantage.

Variation I.

Beginning at White's 7th move.

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

GAME THE THIRD

Varying from the preceding 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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. Castles.
8. P. takes K. P.	8. Kt. takes K. P.
9. Q. to Q's 3d.	9. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. to her 5th.	10. Kt. to K's 3d.
11. Q. B. to Q. R's 3d.	11. K. R. to K's sq.
You may then move 12. K. to R's sq., or 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d., and have a good game.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE EVANS GAMBIT.

Game 1.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Anderssen.

Mr. Paul Morphy

WHITE.  (Mr. M.)	BLACK.  (Mr. A.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. K. P. takes Q. P.
7. Castles.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. P. to Q's 4th.
9. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th.	9. K. Kt. to K's 5th.
10. P. takes P.	10. Castles.
11. B. takes Kt.	11. P. takes B.
12. Q. to Q. R's 4th.	12. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
13. Q. takes Q. B. P.	13. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
14. Q. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	14. B. takes Kt.
15. P. takes B.	15. K. Kt. to his 4th.
16. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	16. K. R. to K's sq.
17. K. to R's sq.	17. K. Kt. to K. R's 6th.
18. P. to K. B's 4th.	18. Q. to K. R's 5th.
19. Q. takes Q. P.	19. Kt. takes P. (ch.)
20. K. to Kt's sq.	20. Kt. to Q's 6th.
21. Q. B. to B's 3d.	21. Kt. takes K. B. P.
22. Q. to K. B's 3d.	22. Kt. to R's 6th. (ch.)
23. K. to R's sq.	23. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.
24. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.	24. Q. R. to Q's sq.
25. R. to K. Kt's sq.	25. P. to K. R's 3d.
26. Q. R. to K. B's sq.	26. Q. to K. R's 6th.
27. Q. to Q. B's 6th.	27. Q. to her 2d.
28. Q. to K. Kt's 2d.	28. B. takes Q. P.
29. B. takes B.	29. Q. takes B.
30. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	30. Q. to her 4th.
31. P. to K. R's 4th.	31. Kt. to K's 3d.
32. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	32. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
33. R. to K. Kt's 2d.	33. R. to Q's 6th.
34. Q. to K. B's 5th.	34. K. R. to Q's sq.
35. Q. to K. B's 6th.	35. Q. to Q's 4th.
36. Q. to K. B's 5th.	36. R. to Q's 8th.
37. R. takes R.	37. Q. takes R. (ch.)
38. K. to R's 2d.	38. R. to Q's 6th.
39. R. to K. B's 2d.	39. R. to K's 6th.
40. Kt. to Q's 2d.	40. R. to K's 7th.
41. Q. takes P. (ch.)	41. K. to R's sq.
42. Kt. to K's 4th.	42. R. takes R. (ch.)
43. Kt. takes R.	43. Q. to Q's 4th.
44. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.	44. Q. takes R. P. (ch.)
45. K. to Kt's 3d.	45. Q. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)
46. K. to R's 2d.	46. Q. to Q. B's 7th. (ch.)
47. K. to Kt's 3d.	47. Q. to Q. B's 6th. (ch.)
48. K. to R's 2d.	48. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
49. P. to K. R's 5th.	49. P. to Q. R's 4th.
50. Kt. to K. B's 6th.	50. P. takes Kt.
51. Q. takes P. (ch.)	51. K. to Kt. sq.
52. Q. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)	52. K. to B's sq.
53. Q. takes R. P. (ch.)	53. K. to his sq.
54. Q. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)	54. K. to Q's 2d.
55. P. to K. R's 6th.	55. Q. to her 4th.
56. P. to K. R's 7th.	56. Q. takes P. (ch.)
57. K. to Kt's sq.	57. Kt. to K. Kt's 4th.
58. P. to R's 8th. (2d Q.)	58. Q. takes Q.
69. Q. takes Kt.	59. Q. to her 5th. (ch.)
60. K. to B's sq.	60. P. to Q. R's 5th.
61. Q. to K. B's 5th. (ch.)	61. K. to Q. B's 3d.
62. Q. to Q. B's 8th.	62. K. to Q. Kt's 4th.
63. K. to his sq.	63. P. to Q. B's 4th.
64. Q. to Q. Kt's 7th. (ch.)	64. K. to Q. B's 5th.
65. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)	65. K. to Q. B's 6th.
66. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.)	66. Q. to her 6th.
67. Q. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	67. K. to Q. Kt's 6th.
68. Q. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)	68. K. to B's 7th.
69. Q. to Q. R's 7th.	69. Q. to Q. B's 6th. (ch.)
70. K. to K's 2d.	70. P. to R's 6th.
71. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)	71. K. to Kt's 7th.
72. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)	72. Q. to Kt's 6th.
And White resigns.

Game II.—Between Mr. Mead, of N.Y.,
and another strong player.

WHITE.  (Mr. ——.)	BLACK.  (Mr. M.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. Castles.	6. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. takes P.
8. K. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	8. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.
9. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. P. takes P.	10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. P. to K. B's 4th.	11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. Q. to K's sq.	12. P. takes Kt.
13. P. takes Kt.	13. Kt. takes P.
14. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.	14. B. to K's 7th.
15. K. B. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)	15. P. to Q. B's 3d.
16. Q. B. takes P.	16. Q. to Q. Kt's 3d.
17. P. to Q. B's 4th.	17. P. to Q's 6th. (dis. ch.)
18. R. to K. B's 2d.	18. Q. to Q. Kt's 7th.
19. P. takes Kt.	19. Q. takes Q. R.
20. P. to K. R's 3d.	20. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
21. P. takes P.	21. B. takes R. (ch.)
22. K. takes B.	22. Q. to Q's 5th. (ch.)
23. Q. B. interposes.	23. Q. takes K. B.
24. P. takes P.	24. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq.
25. Q. takes K. Kt. P.	25. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
26. K. to Kt's sq.	26. Q. R. takes P.
27. Kt. to Q's 2d.	27. Q. to K. R's 2d.
28. Q. to K. B's 6th.	28. Castles.
29. Q. to Q. B's 6th.	29. Q. R. to K's 2d.
30. Kt. to K's 4th.	30. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
31. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	31. K. to R's sq.
32. Q. to Q's 6th.	32. R. to K. Kt's sq.
33. Kt. takes R.	33. Q. takes Q.
34. P. takes Q.	34. R. takes B.
35. P. to Q's 7th.	35. P. to Q's 7th.
36. P. queens.	36. P. queens. (ch.)
37. Q. takes Q.	37. B. takes Q.
And White resigns.

Game III.—Between Mr. Anderssen and Mr. Hillel.

Mr. Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen

WHITE.  (Mr. A.)	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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to Q. R's 4th.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. takes P.
7. Castles.	7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
8. P. takes P.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. P. to K. R's 3d.	9. Q. to K. B's 3d.
10. B. to Q. Kt's 2d.	10. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
11. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.	11. Castles.
12. P. to K's 5th.	12. P. takes P.
13. P. takes P.	13. Q. to K's 2d.
14. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	14. B. to K's 3d.
15. B. to Q's 3d.	15. B. to K. B's 4th.
16. Kt. to K. B's 6th. (ch.)	16. P. takes Kt.
17. P. takes P.	17. Q. to K's sq.
18. Q. to Q's 2d.	18. B. to K's 6th.
19. P. takes B.	19. B. takes B.
20. Q. takes B.	20. Q. R. to Q's sq.
21. Q. to Q. R's 3d.	21. K. Kt. to B's 4th.
22. Q. R. to K's sq.	22. Q. to K's 5th.
23. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	23. Q. to K. R's 5th.
24. P. to K's 4th.	24. K. Kt. to Q's 5th.
25. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	25. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)
26. Q. takes Kt.	26. Q. R. to Q's 7th.
27. B. to Q. B's 3d.	27. R. takes Q. R. P.
28. P. to K's 5th.	28. Kt. to Q's 5th.
29. B. takes Kt.	29. Q. takes B. (ch.)
30. K. to R's sq.	30. K. to R's sq.
31. Q. R. to K's 4th.	31. Q. to Q. Kt's 7th.
32. Q. R. to K. R's 4th.	32. Q. takes K. P.
33. Q. to Q's 3d.	33. P. to K. R's 4th.
34. Q. to K. B's 5th.	34. Q. takes Q.
35. K. R. takes Q.	35. K. to R's 2d.
36. R. to K. Kt's 5th.	36. K. to R's 3d.
37. Q. R. takes P.
Mate.

Game IV.—Between Mr. Morphy and Mr. Marache

Mr. Napoleon Marache

WHITE. (Mr. Marache.)	BLACK. (Mr. Morphy.)
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. B. to Q. B's 4th.	3. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	4. B. takes P.
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. B. to R's 4th.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. takes P.
7. P. to K's 5th.	7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. takes P.en passant.	8. Q. takes P.
9. Castles.	9. K. Kt. to K's 2d.
10. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th.	10. Castles.
11. B. to Q's 3d.	11. B. to K. B's 4th.
12. B. takes B.	12. Kt. takes B.
13. B. to Q. R's 3d.	13. Q. to K. Kt's 3d.
14. B. takes R.	14. Q. takes Kt.
15. B. to R's 3d.	15. P. takes P.
16. B. to Q. B's sq.	16. Q. to Kt's 3d.
17. B. to K. B's 4th.	17. R. to Q's sq.
18. Q. to Q. B's 2d.	18. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
19. Q. to K's 4th.	19. K. Kt. to Kt's 6th
20. Q. takes Q.	20. Q. Kt. Mates.

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