Queen’s Gambit.
| White. | Black. |
| 1. P – Q4 | 1. P – Q4 |
| 2. P – QB4 | 2. P × P |
| 3. P – K3 | 3. P – K4 |
| 4. B × P | 4. P × P |
| 5. P × P | 5. B – Q3 |
| 6. Kt – KB3 | 6. Kt – KB3 |
| 7. Castles | 7. Castles |
| 8. P – KR3 | 8. P – KR3 |
| 9. Kt – QB3 | 9. P – QB3 |
The game is about equal, though White has a somewhat freer position.
The following is a selection of noteworthy games played by great masters:—
King’s Bishop’s Gambit.
| White. Anderssen. | Black. Kieseritzki. |
| 1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
| 2. P – KB4 | 2. P × P |
| 3. B – B4 | 3. Q – R5 (ch) |
| 4. K – B sq | 4. P – QKt4 |
| 5. B × KtP | 5. Kt – KB3 |
| 6. Kt – KB3 | 6. Q – R3 |
| 7. P – Q3 | 7. Kt – R4 |
| 8. Kt – R4 | 8. Q – Kt4 |
| 9. Kt – B5 | 9. P – QB3 |
| 10. P – KKt4 | 10. Kt – B3 |
| 11. R – Kt sq | 11. P × B |
| 12. P – KR4 | 12. Q – Kt3 |
| 13. P – R5 | 13. Q – Kt4 |
| 14. Q – B3 | 14. Kt – Kt sq |
| 15. B × P | 15. Q – B3 |
| 16. Kt – B3 | 16. B – B4 |
| 17. Kt – Q5 | 17. Q × KtP |
| 18. B – Q6 | 18. Q × R (ch) |
| 19. K – K2 | 19. B × R |
| 20. P – K5 | 20. Kt – QR3 |
White mates in three moves.
Philidor’s Defence.
| White. Barnes. | Black. Morphy. |
| 1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
| 2. Kt – KB3 | 2. P – Q3 |
| 3. P – Q4 | 3. P – KB4 |
| 4. P × KP | 4. BP × P |
| 5. Kt – Kt5 | 5. P – Q4 |
| 6. P – K6 | 6. B – QB4 |
| 7. Kt – B7 | 7. Q – B3 |
| 8. B – K3 | 8. P – Q5 |
| 9. B – KKt5 | 9. Q – B4 |
| 10. Kt × R | 10. Q × B |
| 11. B – B4 | 11. Kt – QB3 |
| 12. Kt – B7 | 12. Q × P |
| 13. R – B sq | 13. Kt – B3 |
| 14. P – KB3 | 14. Kt – QKt5 |
| 15. Kt – QR3 | 15. B × P |
| 16. B × B | 16. Kt – Q6 (ch) |
| 17. Q × Kt | 17. P × Q |
| 18. Castles | 18. B × Kt |
| 19. B – Kt3 | 19. P – Q7 (ch) |
| 20. K – Kt sq | 20. B – B4 |
| 21. Kt – K5 | 21. K – B sq |
| 22. Kt – Q3 | 22. R – K sq |
| 23. Kt × B | 23. Q × R |
And White resigns.
Bishop’s Gambit.
| White. Charousek. | Black. Tchigorin. |
White. Charousek. | Black. Tchigorin. |
| 1. P – K4 | P – K4 | 13. Q × P (ch) | K – K2 |
| 2. P – KB4 | P × P | 14. Kt × P | Kt × Kt |
| 3. B – B4 | Kt – QB3 | 15. B × Kt | P – R3 |
| 4. P – Q4 | Kt – B3 | 16. Kt – B3 | B – B5 |
| 5. P – K5 | P – Q4 | 17. P – K6 | R – B sq |
| 6. B – Kt3 | B – Kt5 | 18. B – B7 | P × P |
| 7. Q – Q3 | Kt – KR4 | 19. B × Q (ch) | R × B |
| 8. Kt – KR3 | Kt – Kt5 | 20. Q – Kt7 (ch) | R – Q2 |
| 9. Q – QB3 | Kt – R3 | 21. R – B7 (ch) | K × R |
| 10. Castles | B – K7 | 22. Q × R (ch) | B – K2 |
| 11. B – R4 (ch) | P – B3 | 23. R – K sq | R – K sq |
| 12. B × P (ch) | P × B | 24. P – QKt3 | Resigns. |
This pretty game was played in the tie match for first prize at the Budapest tournament, 1896.
Queen’s Gambit Declined.
| White. W. Steinitz. | Black. Dr E. Lasker. |
White. W. Steinitz. | Black. Dr E. Lasker. |
| 1. P – Q4 | P – Q4 | 21. Kt – B3 | Kt – Q5 |
| 2. P – QB4 | P – K3 | 22. Q × P | Kt × B (ch) |
| 3. Kt – QB3 | Kt – KB3 | 23. P × Kt | R – Kt sq |
| 4. B – B4 | B – K2 | 24. Q × P | R – Kt3 |
| 5. P – K3 | Castles | 25. Q – B4 | R × P |
| 6. R – B sq | P – B4 | 26. P – KR4 | B – R2 |
| 7. QP × P | B × P | 27. B – K4 | Q – Q3 |
| 8. P × P | P × P | 28. P – B4 | Q – Q2 |
| 9. Kt – B3 | Kt – B3 | 29. B – Kt2 | Q – Kt5 |
| 10. B – Q3 | P – Q5 | 30. Q – Q3 | Kt – B4 |
| 11. P × P | Kt × P | 31. Kt – K4 | B – K6 |
| 12. Castles | B – KKt5 | 32. R – B3 | R × B |
| 13. Kt – QKt5 | B × Kt | 33. K × R | Kt × P (ch) |
| 14. P – B | Kt – K3 | 34. K – R2 | Kt × R (ch) |
| 15. B – K5 | Kt – R4 | 35. K – Kt2 | Kt – R5 (ch) |
| 16. K – R sq | Q – Kt4 | 36. K – R2 | Kt – B4 |
| 17. B – Kt3 | QR – Q sq | 37. R – QKt sq | P – R4 |
| 18. Q – B2 | Q – R3 | 38. R – Kt5 | R – R sq |
| 19. QR – Q sq | R – B sq | 39. P – R3 | R × P |
| 20. Q – Kt3 | P – R3 | Resigns. |
This game was played in the St Petersburg tournament, 1895, a fine specimen of Lasker’s style. The final attack, beginning with 21. with Kt – Q5, furnishes a gem of an ending.
Rice Gambit.
| White. Professor Rice. | Black. Major Hanham. |
White. Professor Rice. | Black. Major Hanham. |
| 1. P – K4 | P – K4 | 15. Q – R3 | Kt – B7 |
| 2. P – KB4 | P × P | 16. R × B (ch) | B – K3 |
| 3. Kt – KB3 | P – KKt4 | 17. K – B sq | Q – R8 (ch) |
| 4. P – KR4 | P – Kt5 | 18. Kt – Kt sq | Kt – R6 |
| 5. Kt – K5 | Kt – KB3 | 19. P × Kt | P – B6 |
| 6. B – B4 | P – Q4 | 20. B – Kt5 | Q – Kt7 (ch) |
| 7. P × P | B – Q3 | 21. K – K sq | P – B7 (ch) |
| 8. Castles | B × Kt | 22. K – Q2 | P – B8=Kt (ch) |
| 9. R – K sq | Q – K2 | 23. K – Q3 | K – Q2 |
| 10. P – B3 | P – Kt6 | 24. P × B (ch) | K – B2 |
| 11. P – Q4 | Kt – Kt5 | 25. Q – K7 (ch) | K – Kt3 |
| 12. Kt – Q2 | Q × P | 26. Q – Q8 (ch) | R × Q |
| 13. Kt – B3 | Q – R3 | 27. B × Q and mates | |
| 14. Q – R4 (ch) | P – B3 |
The Rice Gambit (so called after its inventor, Prof. Isaac L. Rice of New York), whether right or not, is only possible if Black plays 7. B – Q3. Paulsen’s 7. B – Kt2 is better, and avoids unnecessary complications. 8. P – Q4 is the usual move. Leaving the knight en prise, followed by 9. R – K sq, constitutes the Rice Gambit. The interesting points in the game are that White subjects himself to a most violent attack with impunity, for in the end Black could not save the game by 22. P – B8 claiming a second queen with a discovered check, nor by claiming a knight with double check, as it is equally harmless to White.
Giuoco Piano.
| White. Steinitz. | Black. Bardeleben. |
White. Steinitz. | Black. Bardeleben. |
| 1. P – K4 | P – K4 | 14. R – K sq | P – KB3 |
| 2. Kt – KB3 | Kt – QB3 | 15. Q – K2 | Q – Q2 |
| 3. B – B4 | B – B4 | 16. QR – B sq | P – B3 |
| 4. P – B3 | Kt – B3 | 17. P – Q5 | P × P |
| 5. P – Q4 | P × P | 18. Kt – Q4 | K – B2 |
| 6. P × P | B – Kt5 (ch) | 19. Kt – K6 | KR – QB sq |
| 7. Kt – B3 | P – Q4 | 20. Q – Kt4 | P – KKt3 |
| 8. P × P | KKt × P | 21. Kt – Kt5 (ch) | K – K sq |
| 9. Castles | B – K3 | 22. R × Kt (ch) | K – B sq |
| 10. B – KKt5 | B – K2 | 23. R – B7 (ch) | K – Kt sq |
| 11. B × Kt | QB × B | 24. R – Kt7 (ch) | K – R sq |
| 12. Kt × B | Q × Kt | 25. R × P (ch) | Resigns. |
| 13. B × B | Kt × B |
As a matter of fact, Bardeleben left the board here, and lost the game by letting his clock run out the time-limit; but Steinitz, who remained at the board, demonstrated afterwards the following variation leading to a forced win:—
| White. Steinitz. | Black. Bardeleben. |
White. Steinitz. | Black. Bardeleben. |
| 25. . . . . . . | K – Kt sq | 31. Q – Kt8 (ch) | K – K2 |
| 26. R – Kt7 (ch) | K – R sq | 32. Q – B7 (ch) | K – Q sq |
| 27. Q – R4 (ch) | K × R | 33. Q – B8 (ch) | Q – K sq |
| 28. Q – R7 (ch) | K – B sq | 34. Kt – B7 (ch) | K – Q2 |
| 29. Q – R8 (ch) | K – K2 | 35. Q – Q6 mate. | |
| 30. Q – Kt7 (ch) | K – K sq |
This game was awarded the prize for “brilliancy” at the Hastings tournament, 1895.
