The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening : King's Bishop's Openings - Part 7

Welcome to the Part 7 of the King's Bishop's Openings miniseries. Part 6 focused on the The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defense. This lesson will explain The Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening in the King's Bishop's Opening.

Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening.

GAME THE FIRST.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d.	2. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. P. takes K. P.
4. Kt. takes K. P.	4. K. B. to Q's 3d.
5. Kt. to Q. B's 4th.	5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
6. P. to Q's 4th.	6. P. takes P. in passing.
7. B. takes P.
The positions are equal.

Variation,

Beginning at Black's 3d move.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d.	2. P. to Q's 4th. (best.)
3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.	3. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
4. P. to Q's 4th.	4. Kt. takes P.
5. Kt. takes P.	5. K. B. to Q's 3d.
6. K. Kt. to Q's 3d.	6. P. to Q. B's 4th.
7. P. takes P.	7. Kt. takes P.
8. Q. B. to K's 3d.	8. Kt. takes Kt. (ch.)
9. B. takes Kt.	9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.
10. Castles.	10. Castles.
Neither party has the advantage.

GAME THE SECOND.

WHITE.	BLACK.
1. P. to K's 4th.	1. P. to K's 4th.
2. P. to Q. B's 3d.	2. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
3. P. to Q's 4th.	3. K. Kt. takes K. P.
4. Q. P. takes P.	4. P. to Q's 4th. (best)
5. Q. B. to K's 3d.
The game is quite even.

This lesson concludes my 7 part series on King's Bishop's Openings on the Learn to Play Chess blog. For you beginning chess students, I invite you go through my free online chess lessons. For you advanced chess players looking for a strategic advantage, I recommend you read through some of the other miniseries including The King's Knight's Openings, The King's gambit, The Queen's gambit, or Irregular Chess Openings.