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.