White. Black. 4. K. Kt. to B. third sq. 5. K. Kt. to its fifth square. 3. Q to K. second square 4. Q. P. one square. Your King's Bishop's Pawn is now attacked by three pieces; if you defend it by playing King's Bishop to King's third square, he will take your Bishop with his, and you cannot retake with your Pawn on account of the position of his Queen. You might defend the King's Bishop's Pawn by playing King's Knight to King's Rook's third square, and afterwards castle your King, having a very good game. The best move, however, is to leave the Pawn undefended, and play If he had moved his Queen to any other square, you would have won either the Knight or Bishop by playing King's Rook's Pawn one square; but you cannot win the piece if he play Queen to King's Rook's fourth square, because if you attack his Knight with King's Rook's Pawn, he will remove King's Bishop, and you cannot take his Knight without losing your Rook. Having moved your Rook to Bishop's square, you threaten to take his Bishop with it, he therefore plays Your game is evidently very superior to his. Your eighth move decided the game in your favor, as you attacked his King's Bishop's Pawn with three pieces, and whatever he had then done, you would have had a fine game by taking King's Bishop's Pawn. First Variation, beginning at the sixth move of Black. As he might have taken your Queen with his Knight, there will be a variation on that move. It is much better for you to play the King to King's second square, still attacking the Bishop, than to Queen's square, because he is compelled to remove the Bishop or lose a piece by your playing King's Rook's Pawn one square. Black. White. 8. K. B. to Q. B. fourth square. 8. K. R. P. one square. 9. K. Kt. to K. B. third square. 9. K. Kt. takes P. Your position is rather superior to his. If he had played Knight to King's Bishop's seventh square, attacking your Rook, you would have won two pieces for one, by playing Rook to King's Bishop's square, and afterwards taking the Knight. Second Variation, beginning at the seventh move of the Firs Your game is much superior to his: he cannot prevent you from winning a Pawn, King's Bishop's Pawn being attacked with two pieces. Suppose, in order to defend King's Bishop's Pawn, he were to play thus: Black. 10. Castles. White. 10. K. B. takes K. B. P. ch. If he move the King, you have clearly a Pawn more than he. If he play 11. K. R. takes B. 12. K. takes Kt. 11. Kt. takes Rook. 12. K. P. one square. You now win more than a Pawn, for as he must lose his Knight, you will remain with a Rook against a Knight. Black. SECOND GAME. 1. K. P. two squares. White. 1. K. P. two squares. This appears a good move, as the Queen attacks two undefended Pawns; it will be seen, however, that he cannot take the King's Pawn without loss. It is usually bad play to move out the Queen in the early part of the game. Black. 5. Q. takes K. P. White. 4. Castles. 5. K. B. takes K. B. P. ch. If he take the Bishop, you will check King and Queen Black played ill in moving King's Kt. to King's second square; he ought to have played it to King's Bishop's third square. Many young players think it bad play to move the Knight in front of the Pawns, and therefore they move King's Knight to King's second square; the above moves prove that it is bad play; it is, however, not obvious why the same would not take place, had the Knight been moved to King's Bishop's third square. The following moves will show that, had he so played, you would have done wrong to have taken his King's Bishop's Pawn: for example, Black. 4. K. Kt. to B. third sq. 5. K. takes B. 6. Q. P. two squares. 7. K. Kt. takes K. P. White. 4. K. B. takes K. B. P. ch 5. Q. to Q. B. 4th sq. ch. 6. Q. takes B. Black has the best of the position in consequence of his centre Pawns. It is evident in both the above instances, if instead of taking his Bishop with your Queen, you had first taken Queen's Pawn with King's Pawn, he would have retaken with the Queen, guarding his King's Bishop. LESSON II. (King's Bishop's Opening continued.) GAME I. FROM TOMLINSON'S AMUSEMENTS IN CHESS.-GAME II. FROM PHILIDOR'S CELEBRATED ANALYSIS.-GAME III. PHILIDOR'S GAME WITH COMMENTS FROM THE "TRAITÉ DES AMA Illustrative of the Bishop's opening we shall offer the student in this and the succeeding lesson a series of whole games as analyzed by standard authors, or as they have oc.. curred in actual play between some of the most skilful chessmasters of the present day, and conducted by them to the final check-mate or to a skilful draw. The first of these games will be found accompanied by copious notes, and although those appended to the subsequent games will appear comparatively brief, it is nevertheless hoped that with a little. reflection, they will be sufficient to enable the young player to unravel whatever at first sight may appear abstruse in them. In every game the object of the first player should be to form an attack, and allow his adversary no time to contrive a counter-attack. For this purpose every move must be carefully considered before it is made; for it happens nearly always that the gain or loss of a game depends on the first |