W. The king takes the bishop. 7 B. The knight gives check. If the White king goes into the corner, by giving him check, he is mated the second move. Go where he will, he has the worst of the game. GAME XIV. 4 B. The bishop gives check. 5 B. The bishop takes it and checks. 6 B. The king's knight in his second square. Both sides castle, and White's game is best opened. A DEFENCE GAME XV. AGAINST THE BISHOP'S OPENING IN THE CORNERS TO CATCH THE ROOKS. W. THE king's pawn two moves. 1 B. The king's knight's pawn one move. W. The queen's pawn two moves. 2 B. The king's bishop in the knight's second square. W. The queen's bishop's pawn one move. 3 B. The queen's knight's pawn one move. W. The king's bishop's pawn one move. 4 B. The queen's bishop in the knight's second square. W. The king's bishop in the queen's third square. 5 B. The queen's knight in her bishop's third square. W. The king's knight in his king's second square. 6 B. The king's pawn two moves. W. The queen's pawn one move. 7 B. The queen's knight in the king's second square. W. The queen's knight in her second square. White has the best of the game, and is to push his pawns to attack that side of the board, where the Black castles, and to bring forth his Rooks to sustain the attack. W. THE king's pawn two moves. * Gambit signifies that sort of game which commences by pushing the king's and king's bishop's pawns, or those of the queen and queen's bishop, two squares each, in lieu of employing one to defend the other. The pawn first advanced is stiled the Gambit Pawn; and this game, formed more on experiment than system, and depending principally on the spirit of the players, varies so much that very few certain rules can be given. A Gambit, equally well played by both parties, is likely to prove indecisive, though the power which either player, sacrificing his pawn, always has of attacking the other, will certainly prove fatal, unless the opponent plays uniformly well for about the first dozen moves of the game. The capture of the W. The king's knight in his bishop's third 3 B. The queen's pawn one move. 5 B. The king's bishop in his knight's second W. The queen's bishop's pawn one move. 6 B. The queen's knight in her bishop's third square. W. The queen in her knight's third square for a double attack. 7 B. The queen in her king's bishop's third square. W. Castles. 8 B. The king's knight in the king's second square. GAME XVII. W. The king's rook's pawn two moves. W. The queen's bishop's pawn one move. pawn is a feature common to all Gambits, and 'tis advisable to sacrifice even all the pawns on the king's side in order to take the adversary's king's pawn, because it would otherwise prevent the bishops (3 or 59) from joining in the attack, in which the king's bishop is certainly the best piece, and the king's pawn the most serviceable man, GAME XVIII. W. The king's rook's pawn two moves. 3 B. The king's bishop in his king's second square. W. The queen in the king's knight's fourth square. 4 B. The queen's pawn two moves. W. The queen takes the knight's pawn. 5 B. The king's bishop in his third square wins the game. GAME XIX. W. The queen in the king's bishop's fourth square takes the pawn. 5 B. The black bishop attacks the queen. W. The queen in the king's third square. GAME XX. W. The queen takes the pawn in her king's bishop's fourth square. 5 B. The pawn takes the pawn. W. The queen takes the pawn. 6 B. The knight in his bishop's third square. GAME XXI. W. The king's knight in his bishop's third square. 3 B. The queen's pawn one move. W. The king's bishop in the queen's bishop's fourth square. 4 B. The queen's bishop in the white king's knight's fourth square. W. Castles. 5 B. The bishop takes the knight, W. The queen takes the bishop. 6 B. The king's knight's pawn two moves. GAME XXII. W. The king's bishop in the queen's bishop's fourth square. 3 B. The king's knight's pawn two moves. W. The king's knight in his bishop's third square. 4 B. The king's knight's pawn one move. W. The king's knight in the king's fifth square. 5 B. The queen checks the king, W. The king in his bishop's square. 6 B. The king's knight in his rook's third square. W. The queen's pawn two moves. 7 B. The queen's pawn one move. W. The king's knight in the queen's third square. 8 B. The king's bishop's pawn one move. W. The king's knight's pawn one move. 9 B. The queen gives check. W. The king in his bishop's second square. 10 B. The queen gives check, W. The king in his third square wins the game, by the knight attacking the queen. GAME XXIII. FOUR DEFENCES TO THE GAMBIT, TO EXCLUDE THE BISHOP.. W. THE 'king's knight in his bishop's third square |
