The Allgaier Gambit : King's Gambit Openings - Part 6

Welcome to Part 6 of the King's Gambit Openings miniseries. Part 5 focused on The Muzio Gambit. This lesson will explain The Allgaier Gambit.

The Allgaier Gambit.

GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th. (best)
White's 4th move constitutes the Allgaier Gambit.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 3d.
6. Kt. takes K. B. P	6. K. takes Kt.
7. Q. takes P.	7. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. takes K. B. P.	8. K. B. to Q's 3d. (best)
9. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.)	9. K. to Kt's 2d. (best)
10. Q. to K. B's 5th.	10. B. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
11. K. to B's sq.	11. K. R. to B's sq.
Black has a winning position.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 5th move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to Kt's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 3d.
8. Q. B. takes P.	8. P. takes Kt.
9. P. takes P.	9. Kt. to B's 2d.
10. P. to K. Kt's 6th.	10. Kt. to Q's 3d.
11. Q. B. takes Kt.	11. P. takes B.
12. B. to B's 7th. (ch.)	12. K. to his 2d.
13. Castles.	13. Q. to her R's 4th.
14. B. to Q's 5th.	14. K. to his sq.
15. Q. to her B's sq.	15. K. to Q's sq.
16. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	16. B. to K's 2d.
17. P. to K. Kt's 7th.
And you win with ease.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th. (best)
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to Q's 3d.
8. Kt. to Q's 3d.	8. P. to K. B's 6th.
9. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	9. P. to Q's 4th.
10. B. takes Q. P.	10. P. to Q. B's 3d.
11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	11. Q. takes Q. P.
He has decidedly the better game.

GAME THE THIRD.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
4. P. to K. R's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. P. to K. R's 4th.
6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. R. to K. R's 2d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 6th. (best)
8. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Kt. takes Kt.	9. Q. P. takes Kt.
10. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	10. Q. to K's 2d.
11. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	11. Q. B. to K's 3d.
12. P. to Q's 5th.	12. Castles on Q's side.

He has a little better game, but the advantage is not nearly so decisive as in the second game.

The next lesson will focus on The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit as I continue with my 9 part series of the King's Gambit opening chess sequence on the Learn to Play Chess blog.