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.