7. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 8. R. takes P. (ch.) 9. P. to K's 5th. 10. P. takes Kt. 11. Q. to K. R's 5th. 12. R. to K. B's 2nd 7. K. takes B. 8. Kt. to K. B's 3rd. 9. K. to Kt.'s sq. 10. P. to Q's 4th. 11. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd Black surrendered. GAME VII.—Mr. Staunton gives his Queen's Rook (Remove White's Q. R. from the board.) WHITE. (Mr. S.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. P. to Q's 4th. 6. Q. takes P. 7. Castles. 8. B. takes Q. P. 9. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 10. Q. B. takes P. 13. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd. 16. P. to K. B's 7th.t 17. Q. to K. R's 6th. 18. Kt. to Kt.'s 5th. 19. P. to K. R's 3rd.+ 20. R. takes Kt. BLACK. (Mr. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt.'s 5th. 5. P. takes Kt. 6. K. B. to K. R's 3rd.* 7. P. to Q's 4th. 8. P. to Q. B's 3rd. 9. K. takes B. 10. K. B. takes B. 11. Kt. to K. B's 3rd. 12. Q. Kt. to Q's 2nd. 13. R. to K's sq. 14. K. to Kt.'s sq. 15. K. to R's sq. 16. R. to B's sq. 17. Q. to K's 2nd. 18. Kt. to B's 3rd. 19. Q. B. to Q's 2nd. And wins. GAME VIII.-Between La Bourdonnais and Mc Donnell. WHITE. (Mr. Mc D.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd. BLACK. (M. La B.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. 4. P. to K. Kt.'s 5th. 5. P. takes Kt. * If Q. to B's 3rd, White should advance P. to K's 5th. Better than moving the Kt. either to Q's 6th or K. Kt.'s 5th, Preferable to taking the Kt. immediately. WHITE. (Remove White's Q. R. from the board.) (Mr. S.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. to K. B's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. 5. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) 6. Kt. to K's 5th (ch.) 7. Q. takes P. 8. Q. takes P. 9. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 10. P. to Q's 4th. 11. Castles. 12. P. to K's 5th. 13. P. takes P. 14. Q. to K's 4th. 15. Q. B. to K. Kt.'s 5th. 16. K. to R's sq. 17. P. to Q. B's 4th. 18. P. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd. 19. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 20. B. takes K. B. 21. K. Kt. to K. B's 5th. 22. Q. to K. R's 4th. 23. Q. to K. B's 6th. BLACK. (Mr.) 1. P. to K's 4th. 3. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. 7. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 13. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. 14. Q. B. to K's 3rd. 15. Q. to her B's 4th (ch.) 16. Q. Kt. to his 5th. 17. K. Kt. to Q. Kt.'s 3rd. 18. K. B. to K's 2nd. 19. Q. B. to K. Kt.'s sq. 20. Q. takes B. CHAPTER VI. THE ALLGAIER GAMBIT. IN the preceding examples of the King's Gambit, White continues his attack after 3. Kt. to K. B's 3rd, by playing 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. There is, however, another not unimportant mode of operating at this point, and one which leads to situations of remarkable interest, that is, to play 4. P. to K. R's 4th, instead of 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. Black's best reply is held to be 4. P. to K. Kt.'s 5th, whereupon by your moving the endangered Knight to K's 5th, or to Kt.'s 5th, we arrive at the ALLGAIER GAMBIT, an opening once deemed invincible, at least by Allgaier himself, who devoted much attention to its details, and which still possesses attractions for many players of eminence. The best authorities to compare upon this Gambit are Salvio (Ed. 1723), pp. 56, 58, 60; Greco (1784), p. 72; Cozio, 1st vol., pp. 48, 85, 98, 123, 165, 167, 172, 180, 196, 329; Lolli, pp. 216, 219; Mosler, tab. vii.; Allgaier, tab. vii.; Horny (1839), pp. 144-156; Lewis (1844), pp. 286-288; La Bourdonnais, pp. 91, 93, 96, 101; "Polytechnic Journal" (September, 1841), pp. 141-144; "Palamède" (1842), pp. 77-117, 298-307; and the German "Handbuch." WHITE. GAME THE FIRST. 1. P. to K's 4th. 3. K. Kt. to B's 3rd. 4. P. to K. R's 4th. 5. Kt. to Kt.'s 5th. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 2. P. takes P. 3. P. to K. Kt.'s 4th. The present game will be devoted to the examination of what follows your move of the Kt. to Kt.'s 5th, and the next to the effects of 5. Kt. to K's 5th. In answer to your move of Kt. to Kt.'s 5th, Black may play 5. P. to K. R's 4th, 5. P. to Q's 4th, and 5. P. to K. B's 3rd. For the two former see Variation I., the last may speedily be dismissed as bad. (e. g.) 6. Q. takes Kt. P. 7. Q. to K. B's 5th. 5. P. to K. B's 3rd. 6. P. to K. R's 4th. 7. P. takes Kt. La Bourdonnais recommends for the defence 7. Q. to K. B't 3rd, but the authors of tne "Handbuch" think it inferior: 8. Q. takes K. B. P. 8. K. B. to Q's 3rd (best) This is Black's best move; it was first given by Horny, a German writer, and it has the effect of utterly paralyzing White's further efforts. 9. K. to Kt.'s 2nd (best) 9. B. to Q. B's 4th (ch.) If, instead of checking with the B., you play 9. P. to K's 5th, Black takes it for nothing, as you cannot capture his B. but at the cost of your Queen. If you move 9. Q. to K. B's 2nd, he replies with 9. K. to Kt.'s 2nd, preparatory to playing P to K. B's sq., and finally, if you move 9. Q. to K. B's 3rd, he might proceed as follows: 9. Q. to K. B's 3rd. 10. P. to Q. B's 3rd. 11. Q. to K's 2nd. 12. K. R. to his 3rd. 13. P. to Q's 3rd. 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd. 11. Q. Kt. to K. Kt.'s 5th. He has obviously the better game. 10. B. to Kt.'s 6th (ch) 10. Q. to K. B's 5th. If you play 10. Q. to B's 2nd, he replies with 10. R. to K. B's sq., and if 10. Q. to B's 3rd, with 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd, as before. 11. K. to B's sq. 11. K. R. to B's sq. Black has a winning position. When the Kt. is played to his 5th, Black's best reply is 5. P. to K. R's 3rd; and when it is played, as in the next game, to K's 5th, then the proper answering move is 5. P. to K. R's 4th. The objection to it in the present instance is the difficulty afterwards found in expelling the White Kt. from his threatening position. As was before remarked, Black may also play 5. P. to 's 4th, the result of which it may be well to show at once. Suppose then (Ponziani recommends for Black 6. K. Kt. to B's 3rd.) If he move 9. Kt. to his sq., you reply 10. Q. B. to K's 5th. 10. P. to K. Kt.'s 6th. 11. Q. B. takes Kt. 12. B. to B's 7th (ch.) 12. Castles. 10. Kt. to Q's 3rd. 11. P. takes B. 12. K. to his 2nd. 13. Q. to her R's 4th. Allgaier's move for you is 13. Q. Kt. to B's 3rd, upon which Black plays 13. Q. to Q. R's 4th, and you answer with 14. Q. |