WHITE. (Mr. W.) BLACK. (Mr. D.) 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 3. P. to Q. B’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 4th. 4. B. takes Q. P. 4. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 5. Q. to her Kt’s 3d. 5. Castles. 6. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 6. P. to Q. B’s 3d.[A] 7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)[B] 7. R. takes B. 8. Kt. takes K. P. 8. Q. to K’s 2d. 9. Q. takes R. (ch.) 9. Q. takes Q. 10. Kt. takes Q. 10. K. takes Kt. 11. P. to Q’s 4th. 11. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 12. P. to K. B’s 3d. 12. Q. B. to K’s 3d. 13. Q. B. to K’s 3d. 13. Q. Kt. to R’s 3d. 14. K. to B’s 2d. 14. Q. Kt. to B’s 2d. 15. Q. Kt. to Q’s 2d. 15. P. to K. Kt’s 3d. 16. P. to K. Kt’s 4th. 16. K. to Kt’s 2d. 17. P. to K. R’s 4th. 17. R. to K’s sq. 18. P. to K. R’s 5th. 18. Q. B. to K. B’s 2d. 19. P. takes P. 19. Q. B. takes P. 20. Q. R. to K. Kt’s sq. 20. Q. Kt. to K’s 3d. 21. Q. Kt. to Q. B’s 4th. 21. B. to Q. B’s 2d. 22. P. to K’s 5th. 22. K. Kt. to Q’s 4th. 23. B. to K. R’s 6th. (ch.) 23. K. to B’s 2d. 24. K. to Kt’s 3d. 24. P. to Q. Kt’s 4th. 25. Kt. to K’s 3d. 25. Kt. takes Kt. 26. B. takes Kt. 26. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 27. P. to K. B’s 4th. 27. P. takes P. 28. P. takes P. 28. Q. B. to Q’s 6th. 29. P. to K. B’s 5th. Black resigns.
[Footnote A: This is not advisable. It would be better to take B. with Kt.]
[Footnote B: The notion of this sacrifice originated with Messrs. Henderson and Williams, of Bristol, during an examination of the present opening.]
THE KING’S KNIGHT’S DEFENCE IN KING’S BISHOP’S OPENING
GAME THE FIRST.
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 1. P. to K’s 4th. 2. K. B. to Q. B’s 4th. 2. K. Kt. to B’s 3d. 3. P. to Q’s 4th. 3. P. takes P. 4. P. to K’s 5th. 4 P. to Q’s 4th. 5. B. to Q. Kt’s 3d. 5. Kt. to K’s 5th. 6. K. Kt. to K’s 2d. 6. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 7. P. to K. B’s 3d. 7. Kt. to K. Kt’s 4th. 8. Kt. to K. B’s 4th. 8. P. to Q. B’s 5th. 9. B. to R’s 4th. (ch.) 9. Q. Kt. to B’s 3d. 10. B. takes Kt. (ch.) 10. P. takes B. 11. Q. takes doubled P 11. Kt. to K’s 3d. 12. Kt. takes Kt. 12. K. B. P. takes Kt. 13. Castles. 13. P. to Q. B’s 4th. 14. Q. to K. B’s 2d. Black has the advantage.
GAME THE SECOND.