The Blue Book of Chess eBook

MCDONNELL’S ATTACK.

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.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.             5.  P. takes Kt.
6.  Q. takes P.                   6.  P. to Q’s 4th.
7.  B. takes Q. P.                7.  P. to Q. B’s 3d.
8.  B. to Q. Kt’s 3d.             8.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.
9.  B. takes B.                   9.  P. takes B.
10.  Q. to K. R’s 5th. (ch.)      10.  K. to Q’s 2d.
11.  P. to Q’s 4th.               11.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.
12.  P. to K’s 5th.               12.  Q. to K. B’s 4th.
13.  Q. to K. B’s 3d.             13.  K. B. to Q. Kt’s 5th.
14.  Q. B. takes P.               14.  K. Kt. to K’s 2d.
15.  Castles on K’s side.         15.  B. takes Kt.
16.  P. takes B.                  16.  Q. Kt. to R’s 3d. 
The game is in his favor.

Our examination of this Gambit would be imperfect without some notice of a variation in the opening, where the first player, instead of abandoning the Knight at his 5th move, sacrifices his Bishop by taking the K. B. Pawn, checking. This attack is not, strictly speaking, a part of the Muzio Gambit, but it is so intimately associated with it that I think it better to consider them both under the same head.

GAME THE SEVENTH.

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.  B. takes K. B. P. (ch.)       5.  K. takes B.
6.  Kt. to K’s 5th. (ch.)         6.  K. to his sq.
7.  Q. takes P.                   7.  K. Kt. to B’s 3d.
8.  Q. takes K. B. P.             8.  P. to Q’s 3d.
9.  Kt. to Q. B’s 4th.            9.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
10.  Castles.                     10.  B. to K. Kt’s 2d.
11.  P. to Q’s 3d.                11.  Q. B. to K’s 3d.
12.  Q. to K. Kt’s 3d.            12.  Q. to K’s 2d. 
Your attack is exhausted.

GAMES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MUZIO GAMBIT.

GAME I.—Between Mr. Lewis and an Amateur of great skill.

{PGN 54}

WHITE. (Mr. L.)                   BLACK. (Mr. ——)
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.  Castles.                      5.  P. takes Kt.
6.  Q. takes P.                   6.  K. B. to R’s 3d.
7.  P. to Q’s 4th.                7.  Q. to K’s 2d.
8.  Q. B. takes P.                8.  Q. Kt. to B’s 3d.
9.  Q. B. takes K. B.             9.  Kt. takes B.
10.  Q. to K. R’s 5th.            10.  Q. to K. B’s sq.
11.  K. R. to B’s 6th.            11.  Q. to K. Kt’s 2d.
12.  Q. takes Kt.                 12.  Q. takes Q.