The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit : King's Gambit Openings - Part 7

Welcome to Part 7 of the King's Gambit Openings miniseries. Part 6 focused on The Allgaier Gambit. This lesson will explain The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit.

The King's Rook's Pawn 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. P. to K. R's 4th.	3. K. B. to K's 2d. (best)
White's 3d move gives the title to this Gambit.
4. Q. to K. Kt's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. Q. takes doubled P.	5. P. takes P.
6. Q. takes K. P.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d.	7. Castles.
8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
9. Q. takes Q. Kt. P.	9. Q. to her 3d.
10. Q. to her Kt's 3d.	10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
11. Q. to her 3d.	11. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
12. P. to Q. B's 3d.	12. Q. to K's 4th. (ch.)
13. K. to B's sq.	13. Q. Kt. to K. B's 4th.
Black has a winning game.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 3d 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. P. to K. R's 4th.	3. P. to Q's 4th.
4. P. takes P.	4. Q. takes P.
5. Q. to K's 2d. (ch.)	5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. Q. to her 2d.
7. P. to Q's 3d.	7. K. B. to Q's 3d.
8. K. Kt. to R's 3d.	8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
9. Q. Kt. to his 5th.	9. Castles on Q's side.
10. Kt. takes B. (ch.)	10. P. takes Kt.
11. Kt. takes P.	11. B. to K. Kt's 5th.
12. Q. to her 2d.	12. R. to K's sq. (ch.)
And he has the better game.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE ALLGAIER GAMBIT.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Anderssen and Kipping,
at the Manchester Chess Meeting, in 1857.

Mr. Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen

WHITE.  (Mr. A.)	BLACK.  (Mr. K.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to K. B's 4th.	2. P. takes P.
3. Kt. to K. 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. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. R. to K. R's 2d.
7. B. takes P. (ch.)	7. R. takes B.
8. Kt. takes R.	8. K. takes Kt.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. B. takes P.	10. K. B. to K's 2d.
11. Castles.	11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. P. to K. Kt's 3d.	12. Q. B. to K's 3d.
13. Q. to Q's 3d.	13. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
14. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	14. P. to Q. B's 4th.
15. Kt. to K's 2d.	15. Q. B. to K. B's 2d.
16. K. R. to K. B's 2d.	16. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.
17. Q. R. to K. B's sq.	17. Q. Kt. to K. B's 3d.
18. P. takes Q. B. P.	18. B. takes K. P.
19. Q. to K's 3d.	19. P. takes Q. B. P.
20. B. to K's 5th.	20. Q. to Q's 4th.
21. Q. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	21. K. to K. R's 2d.
22. Kt. to Q. B's 3d.	22. Q. to Q. B's 3d.
23. B. takes Kt.	23. B. takes B.
24. K. takes B.
And Black resigns.

Game II.—Between Mr. Cochrane and Capt. Evans.

Mr. John Cochrane

WHITE.  (Mr. C.)	BLACK.  (Capt. E.)
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. K. R. to his 2d.
7. Kt. takes K. B. P.	7. R. takes Kt.
8. B. takes R. (ch.)	8. K. takes B.
9. P. to Q's 4th.	9. B. to K. R's 3d.[A]
10. B. takes P.	10. B. takes B.
11. Castles.	11. Q. takes K. R. P.
12. R. takes B. (ch.)	12. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
13. P. to K's 5th.	13. P. to Q's 4th.
14. R. takes Kt. (ch.)	14. K. to Kt's 2d.
15. Q. to her 2d.	15. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.
16. Q. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
And Black resigns.

[A] This is the error which loses Black's game. The correct move is 9. P. to K. B's 6th.

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