Games
Illustrative of the Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game in the King's Knight's Opening.
Game I.—Between Messrs. Harrwitz and Staunton.
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| WHITE. (Mr. S.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 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. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. K. B. P. takes P. |
| 5. Kt. takes P. | 5. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 6. P. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 7. B. takes Kt. | 7. Q. Kt. P. takes B. |
| 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 8. Q. R. to Q. Kt's sq. |
| 9. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 9. Q. B. to Kt's 2d. |
| 10. Q. to Q. R's 4th. | 10. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 11. Castles.[A] | 11. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 12. Q. B. to K. R's 4th. | 12. Q. to her 3d. |
| 13. B. to K. Kt's 3d. | 13. K. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 14. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 14. Q. R. to Q. B's sq. |
| 15. Q. Kt. to his 3d. | 15. Kt. to Q's 2d. |
| 16. Q. Kt. to R's 5th. | 16. Kt. to Kt's 3d. |
| 17. Q. to B's 2d. | 17. Q. B. to Q. R's sq. |
| 18. P. to K. B's 3d. | 18. P. takes P. |
| 19. R. takes P. | 19. Q. to K's 3d. |
| 20. Q. R. to K's sq. | 20. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| 21. K. Kt. takes Q. B. P. | 21. Q. takes R. (ch.) |
| 22. B. takes Q. | 22. B. takes Kt. |
| 23. Q. to K. Kt's 6th. (ch.) | 23. K. to Q's sq. |
| 24. Kt. takes B. (ch.) | |
| And wins. |
[A] The following moves will show the probable result of taking the P. with Kt.:—
| 11. Kt. takes Q. B. P. | 11. Q. to her 2d. |
| 12. P. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 12. R. to Q. R's sq. |
| (His best move; if P. takes P., then White plays Q. to her R's 7th.) | |
| 13. Q. to her sq. | 13. P. takes P., or B. takes Kt. |
| And White has little if any advantage. |
Game II.—Between Mr. Horwitz and Captain Evans
Go to PGN_32
| WHITE. (Capt. E.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 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. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. | 4. P. takes Q. P. |
| 5. P. to K's 5th. | 5. P. takes Q. B. P. |
| 6. Q. Kt. takes P. | 6. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. |
| 7. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 7. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 9. P. takes P. in passing. | 9. Q. takes P. |
| 10. Q. to K's 2d. | 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. |
| 11. Kt. takes Kt. | 11. Q. takes Kt. |
| 12. Castles. | 12. Q. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 13. Q. Kt. to Q's 5th. | 13. Castles on Q's side. |
| 14. Q. B. takes Kt. | 14. B. takes B. |
| 15. Kt. takes B. (ch.) | 15. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 16. K. R. to Q's sq. | 16. Q. to K. R's 5th. |
| 17. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 17. Q. to K. R's 3d. |
| 18. R. to Q's 2d. | 18. P. to K. B's 5th. |
| 19. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 19. P. to K. B's 6th. |
| 20. Q. takes P. | 20. P. to Q. R's 3d. |
| 21. R. takes B. | 21. R. takes R. |
| 22. R. takes R. | 22. Q. to her B's 8th. (ch.) |
| 23. Q. to her sq. | 23. Q. takes Kt. P. |
| 24. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.) | 24. R. takes R. |
| 25. Q. takes R. (ch.) | 25. K. to R's 2d. |
| 26. Kt. to Q. B's 6th. (ch.) | |
| And White mates in four moves. |
Game III.—Between Captain Evans and Mr. Henderson
Go to PGN_33
| WHITE. (Capt. E.) | BLACK. (Mr. H.) |
| 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. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 3. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. | 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. Q. to her R's 4th. | 5. Q. to her 3d. |
| 6. Kt. takes K. P. | 6. Q. takes Kt. |
| 7. B. takes Q. Kt. (ch.) | 7. P. takes B. |
| 8. Q. takes P. (ch.) | 8. K. to his 2d. |
| 9. P. to K. B's 3d. | 9. R. to Q's sq. |
| 10. P. to Q's 4th. | 10. Q. to R's 3d. |
| 11. Q. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) | 11. R. to Q's 2d. |
| 12. Q. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) | 12. K. to his sq. |
| 13. Q. to Q. B's 8th. (ch.) | 13. B. to Q's sq. |
| 14. Q. takes Q. (ch.) | 14. B. takes Q. |
| 15. P. to K's 5th. | 15. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 16. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 16. Kt. to K. R's 3d. |
| 17. Kt. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 17. Kt. to K. B's 2d. |
| 18. P. to K. B's 4th. | 18. B. to K's 2d. |
| 19. P. to K. R's 4th. | 19. Kt. to K. R's 3d. |
| 20. K. to his 2d. | 20. B. to Q's 2d. |
| 21. K. to his B's 3d. | 21. B. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 22. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 22. B. to Q's 6th. |
| 23. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 23. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 24. K. R. to K's sq. | 24. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 25. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. | 25. R. to Q. B's sq. |
| 26. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. | 26. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 27. P. to K. R's 5th. | 27. P. takes B. P. |
| 28. P. takes P. | 28. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 29. R. to K. R's sq. | 29. K. to B's 2d. |
| 30. R. to K. R's 3d. | 30. K. to his 3d. |
| 31. R. to Q. B's sq. | 31. R. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 32. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 32. P. takes P. |
| 33. Kt. takes P. | 33. B. to K's 5th. (ch.) |
| 34. K. to his 2d. | 34. B. to K. Kt's 7th. |
| 35. R. to K. Kt's 3d. | 35. B. to K's 5th. |
| 36. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 36. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 37. Q. R. to K. Kt's sq. | 37. B. to K. R's 5th. |
| 38. R. to K. R's 3d. | 38. B. to K. B's 7th. |
| 39. R. to Q. B's sq. | 39. Q. B. to K. Kt's 7th. |
| 40. R. to Q's 3d. | 40. B. to K. R's 5th. |
| 41. Kt. to Q's 6th. | 41. Kt. to K. B's 7th. |
| 42. K. R. to Q. B's 3d. | 42. Kt. to K's 5th. |
| 43. P. to Q's 5th. (ch.) | 43. K. takes P. |
| 44. R. to Q's 3d. (ch.) | 44. K. to K's 3d. |
| 45. Kt. takes Kt. | 45. P. takes Kt. |
| 46. R. to Q's 6th. (ch.) | 46. K. to B's 4th. |
| 47. P. to K's 6th. | 47. B. to K. B's 6th. (ch.) |
| 48. K. to his 3d. | 48. R. to K. Kt's 7th. |
| 49. R. to Q. B's 5th. (ch.) | 49. K. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 50. R. to Q's 2d. | 50. R. takes R. |
| 51. K. takes R. | 51. K. takes K. B. P. |
| 52. B. to K's 5th. (ch.) | 52. K. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 53. K. to his 3d. | 53. B. to K. Kt's 4th. (ch.) |
| 54. K. to Q's 4th. | 54. P. to K's 6th. |
| 55. R. to Q. B's sq. | 55. R. to Q's sq. (ch.) |
| 56. K. to Q. B's 3d. | 56. R. to Q. B's sq. (ch.) |
| And Black wins. |
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