The Salvio Gambit : King's Gambit Openings - Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of the King's Gambit Openings miniseries. Part 2 focused on The Cunningham Gambit. This lesson will explain The Salvio Gambit.

The Salvio 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. K. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. K. Kt. to B's 3d.
It is this move of Black that constitutes the Salvio defense.
7. Q. to K's sq. (best)	7. Q. takes Q. (ch., best)
8. K. takes Q.	8. Kt. takes K. P.
9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)	9. K. to his 2d. (best).
10. B. to K. R's 5th.	10. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
11. P. to K. R's 3d.	11. P. to Q's 3d.
12. K. Kt. to Q's 3d.	12. K. B. to R's 3d.
13. Q. Kt. to B's 3d.	13. Kt. takes Kt.
14. Q. P. takes Kt.	14. R. to K. B's sq.
15. R. to K. B's sq.	15. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.
16. Kt. takes P.	16. B. takes Kt.
17. B. takes B.	17. K. R. to K. Kt's sq.
18. B. takes Q. P. (ch.)	18. P. takes B.
19. R. takes B.	19. K. R. to Kt's 2d.
You have a Pawn more and an advantage in position.

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. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 6th.
8. P. takes P.	8. P. to Q's 3d.
9. Kt. to Q's 3d.	9. K. Kt. P. takes P.
10. K. Kt. to K. B's 2d.	10. Q. B. to K. R's 6th. (ch.)
11. Kt. takes B.	11. Q. takes Kt. (ch.)
12. K. to B's 2d.	12. Q. to Kt's 7th. (ch.)
13. K. to his 3d.	13. Kt. to his 5th. (ch.)
14. K. to B's 4th.	14. B. to R's 3d. (ch.)
And he mates you in two moves.

Variation,

Beginning from White's 8th 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. B. to Q. B's 4th.	4. P. to K. Kt's 5th.
5. Kt. to K's 5th.	5. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.)
6. K. to B's sq.	6. K. Kt. to R's 3d.
7. P. to Q's 4th.	7. P. to K. B's 6th.
8. Q. B. to K. B's 4th.	8. P. takes P. (ch.)
9. K. takes P.	9. P. to Q's 3d.
10. B. takes K. Kt.	10. B. takes B.
11. Kt. to Q's 3d.	11. Q. to R's 6th. (ch.)
12. K. to B's 2d.	12. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.)
13. K. to B's sq.	13. P. to Kt's 6th.
He has a fine attack

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