[Footnote B: Prudently taking possession of an “open file.”]
[Footnote C: Transcriber’s Note: This move is notated as the impossible 26... K. R. to Q. Kt’s sq. in the original text.]
[Footnote D: White plays with remarkable care and judgment here.]
[Footnote E: The termination of this game is an improving lesson in Pawn play.]
CAPTAIN EVANS’S GAMBIT.
GAME THE FIRST.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. (best) 5. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. B. to Q. R’s 4th. 6. Castles. 6. P. to Q’s 3d. (best) 7. P. to Q’s 4th. 7. P. takes P. 8. P. takes P. 8. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 9. B. to Q. Kt’s 2d. 9. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10. P. to Q’s 5th. 10. Q. Kt. to K’s 2d. 11. B. takes K. Kt. 11. P. takes B. 12. K. Kt. to Q’s 4th. 12. B. takes Kt. Equal game.
FIRST VARIATION,
Commencing at Black’s 4th move.
WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th.
2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th.
4. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 4. Q. Kt. takes Kt. P.
5. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. Kt. to Q. B’s 3d.
(See Second Variation.)
SECOND VARIATION,
Commencing at Black’s 5th move.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. 5. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 6. P. to Q’s 4th. 6. P. takes P. 7. P. takes P 7. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 8. Castles. 8. P. to Q’s 3d. 9. P. to Q’s 5th. 9. Q. Kt. to K’s 2d. 10. Q. B. to Q. Kt’s 2d. 10. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. Same position as in the game given first.
VARIATION III.
Beginning at White’s 6th move.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 2. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 4. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 4. B. takes Kt. P. 5. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 5. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 6. Castles. 6. P. to Q’s 3d. 7. P. to Q’s 4th. 7. P. takes P. 8. P. takes P. 8. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 9. Q. B. to Q. R’s 3d. 9. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10. P. to K’s 5th. 10. P. takes P. 11. Q. to her Kt’s 3d. And your game is preferable to Black’s.
GAME THE SECOND.