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.