WHITE. BLACK. 1. P to K 4 1. P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to Q B 3 3. P to Q 4 3. P takes P 4. Kt takes P 4. Kt to B 3 5. Kt to Q B 3 5. B to Kt 5 6. Kt takes Kt 6. Kt P takes Kt 7. Q to Q 4 7. Q to K 2 8. P to B 3 8. P to B 4 9. Q to K 3 9. Castles. Even game.
Repeat the Opening up to Black's 4th move.
... P takes B 4. -------- 8. --------- B to B 4 P to Q 4
B to K 3 Kt to B 3 5. -------- 9. --------- Q to B 3 P takes P
P to Q B 3 P to Q 5 6. ----------- 10. ------------ K Kt to K 2 Kt to Kt sq.
Q to Q 2 Kt takes P 7. ---------- 11. ---------- B takes Kt ...
... B to K 3 4. ----------- 7. --------- Kt takes Kt Q takes Q
Q takes Kt B takes Q 5. ---------- 8. --------- Q to B 3 ...
WHITE. BLACK. 1. P to K 4 1. P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to Q B 3 3. P to Q 4 3. P takes P 4. B to Q B 4 ...
The Pawn not being re-taken, as in the Scotch Game, constitutes the Scotch Gambit.
... 4. B to B 4 5. Kt to Kt 5 5. Kt to R 3
Not 5. ... Kt to K 4, which most beginners are in the habit of playing, because White would still proceed exactly as after the move given in the text, and after the exchanges Black would have the K Kt not developed.
6. Kt takes B P 6. Kt takes Kt 7. B takes Kt: ch. 7. K takes B 8. Q to R 5: ch. 8. P to Kt 3 9. Q takes B 9. P to Q 4 (best) 10. P takes P ...
If 10. Q takes P: ch., then 10. ... Q takes Q; 11. P takes Q, Kt to Kt 5; 12. Kt to R 3, R to K sq.: ch.; 13. K to Q sq., Kt takes Q P, &c.
... 10. R to K sq.: ch. 11. K to Q sq. ...
Black. +---------------------------------------+ | #R | | #B | #Q | #R | | | | |---------------------------------------| | #P | #P | #P | | | #K | | #P | |---------------------------------------| | | | #Kt| | | | #P | | |---------------------------------------| | | | ^Q | ^P | | | | | |---------------------------------------| | | | | #P | | | | | |---------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| | ^R | ^Kt| ^B | ^Q | | | | ^R | +---------------------------------------+ White.
FIG. 11. [POSITION AFTER WHITE'S 11TH MOVE.]
... 11. R to K 4 12. P to Q B 4 12. Q to R 5 13. Q to R 3 13. Q takes B P 14. Q to B 3: ch. 14. Q takes Q 15. P takes Q ... Black has the better game.