The Two Knight's Defense : King's Knight's Openings - Part 8

Welcome to Part 8 of King's Knight's opening moves. Part 7 focused on Captain Evan's Gambit, this lesson will explain the Two Knight's Defense.

The Two Knights' DEFENSE.

This, like the Evans Gambit, and the Queen's Pawn Game or Scotch Gambit, is a variation merely of the Giuoco Piano; the second player, instead of moving at his 3d move, K. B. to Q. B's 4th, bringing out his K. Kt. to B's 3d.

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. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to his 5th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes P.	5. K. Kt. takes P.
6. K. Kt. takes K. B. P.	6. K. takes Kt.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.)	7. K. to his 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. P. to Q. B's 3d.
10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	10. P. to K. R's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt.	11. B. takes B.
12. Castles on Q's side.	12. K. R. to B's sq
13. Q. to K's 4th.	13. Q. to her 3d.
14. K. R. to K's sq.	14. B. to K. B's 4th.
15. P. to K. Kt's 4th.	15. B. to Kt's 4th. (ch.)
16. K. to Kt's sq.	16. R. to B's 5th.
17. Q. to K. R's 7th.	17. B. to K. B's 3d.
18. P. takes P.	18. B. takes P.
19. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	19. P. takes B.
20. Kt. takes P.
And you must win easily.

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. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to his 5th.	4. K. Kt. takes K. P.
5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	5. K. to his 2d.
6. P. to Q's 3d.	6. Kt. to K. B's 3d
7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. to K. B's 4th.	8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Q. to her 2d.	9. P. to K. R's 3d.
10. P. takes K. P.	10. Q. Kt. takes P.
11. Q. to K's 3d.	11. P. takes Kt.
12. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)	12. K. to B's 2d.
13. Castles.	13. B. to Q's 3d.
14. Q. takes Q. P. (ch.)
And you must win.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE TWO KNIGHTS' GAME.

Game I.—Between Von H. der Laza and Mr. M.

Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Laza

WHITE.  (V. H. d. L.)	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. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to his 5th.	4. P. to Q's 4th.
5. P. takes P.	5. Kt. takes P.
6. Kt. takes K. B. P.	6. K. takes Kt.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. (ch.)	7. K. to his 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
10. Kt. takes P.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	11. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
12. P. takes K. P.	12. Q. B. to Kt's 2d.
13. Kt. to K's 4th.	13. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)
14. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	14. Q. takes K. B.
15. Q. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)	15. K. takes P.
16. P. to K. B's 4th. (ch.)	16. K. to Q's 5th.
17. P. to Q. B's 3d. (ch.)	17. Kt. takes B. P.
18. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	18. K. takes Kt.
19. P. to B's 5th. (dis. ch.)	19. K. to Q's 4th.
20. Castles on Q's side. (ch.)	20. K. to B's 4th.
21. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. (ch.)	21. K. to Kt's 4th.
22. P. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)	22. K. takes P.
23. Q. takes Q.	23. Kt. to Q's 4th.
24. K. to Q. Kt's 2d, and wins.

Game II.—Between two members of the Berlin Chess Club.

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

[A] Better to take the Bishop with Pawn, and give up the Queen.

[B] He might have mated the King on the move at K's 8th.

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