The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defense : King's Bishop's Openings - Part 6

Welcome to the Part 6 of the King's Bishop's Openings miniseries. Part 5 focused on the Counter Gambit. This lesson will explain The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defense in the King's Bishop's Opening.

The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's DEFENSE
   in the King's Bishop's Opening.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. Q. to K's 2d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to K. B's 4th.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. takes P.	5. P. takes P.
6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	6. K. B. to Q's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. takes P.
8. P. to K's 5th.	8. Castles.
9. Castles.	9. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
10. Q. to her 3d.	10. Kt. to Q's 4th.
11. Kt. to his 5th.	11. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
12. Kt. to K's 4th.	12. B. to K's 2d.
13. B. takes Kt.	13. P. takes B.
14. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.)	14. B. takes Kt.
15. P. takes B.
You have a fine game.

Variation,

Beginning at White's 3d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. takes K. P.	4. Q. to Q. R's 4th. (ch.)
5. P. to Q. B's 3d.	5. Q. takes K. P.
6. B. to Q's 3d.	6. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. to K. B's 4th.	7. Q. to K's 2d.
8. P. to K's 5th.
The game is in your favor.

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GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ANALYSES.

Game I.—Between Messrs. Stanley and Rousseau.

Mr. Charles Henry Stanley

WHITE.  (Mr. S.)	BLACK.  (Mr. R.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. to Q's 3d.
5. P. to K. R's 3d.	5. Castles.
6. P. to Q's 3d.	6. Q. B. to K's 3d.
7. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
8. Q. Kt. to K's 2d.	8. Q. to K's 2d.
9. Q. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d.	9. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
10. Kt. takes Kt.	10. B. takes Kt.
11. P. to Q. B's 3d.[A]	11. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.
12. Castles.	12. P. to Q's 4th.[B]
13. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	13. P. to Q. B's 3d.
14. Kt. to K. R's 5th.	14. P. takes K. P.
15. P. takes P.	15. B. takes B.
16. Q. to K. B's 3d.[C]	16. Q. B. to his 5th.
17. B. takes Kt.	17. Q. to K's 3d.
18. Kt. takes K. Kt. P	18. Q. B. to K's 7th.
19. Kt. takes Q.	19. B. takes Q.
20. Kt. takes R.
Black surrenders.

[A] White gains a move by this exchange of Pieces.

[B] P. to K. R's 3d would have been better play.

[C] This is very finely played, and is an example to young players of the importance of gaining time at chess. Had White paused in his attack to recover the lost Bishop, the adversary might have succeeded in dislodging one or other of the Pieces by which he is beleaguered, or in bringing his own forces to the rescue, and then have ultimately retrieved the game.

Game II.—Between Messrs. Horwitz and Schulten.

Mr. Bernhard Horwitz

WHITE.  (Mr. S.)	BLACK.  (Mr. H.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.
4. B. takes Kt. P.	4. B. to Q. B's 4th.
5. P. to Q's 3d.	5. P. to Q. B's 3d.
6. B. to Q. B's 4th.	6. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
7. Q. to K's 2d.	7. P. to Q's 4th.
8. P. takes P.	8. Castles.
9. Q. Kt. to K's 4th.	9. Kt. takes Kt.
10. P. takes Kt.	10. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)[A]
11. Q. takes B.	11. Q. to Kt's 5th. (ch.)
12. Q. B. to Q's 2d.	12. Q. takes K. B.
13. Q. to K. B's 3d.	13. P. to K. B's 4th.
14. P. takes K. B. P.	14. B. takes P.
15. Q. to her Kt's 3d.
And Black mated by force in three moves.[B]

[A] Black plays capitally now to the end.

[B] It is rarely in actual play one sees so pretty a mate.

Game III.—Between Dr. Bledow and Von Bilguer.

Dr Ludwig Erdmann Bledow

WHITE.  (Dr. B.)	BLACK.  (Von B.)
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to K. B's 4th.
3. P. to Q's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	4. P. takes K. P.
5. P. takes P.	5. Kt. takes P.
6. Q. to her 5th.	6. Kt. to Q's 3d.
7. Kt. takes K. P.	7. P. to Q. B's 3d.
8. Q. to K. B's 7th. (ch.)[A]	8. Kt. takes Q.
9. B. takes Kt. (ch.)	9. K. to his 2d.
10. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.)	10. K. to Q's 3d.
11. B. takes Q.	11. K. takes Kt.
12. P. to K. B's 4th. (ch.)	12. K. to his B's 4th.
13. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	13. K. B. checks.
14. P. to Q. B's 3d.	14. K. R. to B's sq.
15. K. B. to Q. Kt's 3d.	15. P. to K. R's 3d.
16. K. B. to Q. B's 2d. (ch.)	16. K. to Kt's 5th.
17. K. B. to Q's sq. (ch.)	17. K. to B's 4th.
18. P. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.)	18. K. to Kt's 3d.
19. B. to Q. B's 2d. (ch.)	19. K. to B's 2d.
20. Q. B. to K. R's 4th.	20. K. B. to K's 2d.
21. Q. B. to K. Kt's 3d.	21. P. to Q's 4th.
22. P. to K. B's 5th.	22. Kt. to Q's 2d.
23. Kt. to Q's 2d.	23. K. B. to his 3d.
24. Kt. to K. B's 3d.	24. R. to K's sq. (ch.)
25. K. to his B's 2d.	25. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.
26. K. R. to K's sq.	26. Q. B. to Q's 2d.
27. P. to Q. Kt's 4th.	27. Kt. to K's 5th. (ch.)
28. R. takes Kt.[B]	28. P. takes R.
29. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. (ch.)	29. K. to B's sq.
30. B. to Q's 6th. (ch.)	30. B. to K's 2d.
31. Kt. to K's 5th.	31. P. to K. Kt's 4th.[C]
32. P. to K. B's 6th.[D]	32. P. to K's 6th. (ch.)
33. K. to Kt's sq.
Black resigns.

[A] Transcriber's Note: Original text omitted the "(ch.)".

[B] The terminating moves are admirably played by Dr. Bledow.

[C] It is quite evident that on taking the B., mate would have followed next move.

[D] Beautifully played.

Game IV.—Played between two Amateurs.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. B. to Q. B's 4th.	2. P. to Q. B's 3d.
3. Q. to K's 2d.	3. Q. to Q. B's 2d.
4. P. to Q. B's 3d.	4. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
5. P. to K. B's 4th.	5. P. to Q's 3d.
6. P. to K. B's 5th.	6. P. to Q's 4th.
7. P. takes P.	7. P. takes P.
8. B. checks.	8. B. to Q's 2d.
9. B. takes B. (ch.)	9. Q. Kt. takes B.
10. P. to Q's 4th.	10. P. to K's 5th.
11. K. Kt. to R's 3d.	11. Castles.
12. Castles.	12. B. to Q's 3d.
13. Kt. to K. B's 4th.	13. P. to K. R's 3d.
14. Q. to K. B's 2d.	14. K. Kt. to his 5th.
15. Q. to K's 2d.	15. P. to K. R's 4th.
16. Kt. takes Q. P.	16. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.)
17. K. to R's sq.	17. Q. to her 3d.
18. Q. takes K. P.	18. K. R. to K's sq.
19. Q. to K. B's 3d.	19. P. to K. Kt's 3d.
20. B. to K. Kt's 5th.	20. P. to K. B's 3d.
21. B. to Q's 2d.	21. P. to K. Kt's 4th.
22. Q. Kt. to R's 3d.	22. P. to Q. R's 4th.
23. Q. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	23. Q. to her B's 3d.
24. Q. Kt. takes P.	24. Q. to Kt's 4th.
25. P. to Q. B's 4th.	25. Q. to R's 5th.
26. K. Kt. to Q. Kt's 6th. (ch.)	26. Kt. takes Kt.
27. Q. takes P.
Mate.

The next lesson will focus on Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening in the King's Bishop's Opening as I continue with my 7 part series of the King's Bishop's Opening on the Learn to Play Chess blog.