C H ESS O P ENING S
FO R B EG INN ERS
BY TH E
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C UN N INGTO N, M A ,
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T HE
wo m
an c r m ss 93 m m
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H O URS
ALF -
w x r u m on p m
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Iw ill lead fo r th m y soldier s to the plain
—Skak sf ea r e K Ri ch iii ; Act v ,
ar e
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D ON
GEO RGE RO UTLEDGE
SO NS, LIMITE D ,
BIOADWAY, L UDGATI HILL,
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DON
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LO N
PR INT E D 8 ?
ST
WILLIA M
A OR D R
MF
ST
CL
E S A N D SO NS, LIMIT E
EET A ND C HA R ING C
RO
SS.
D
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P R EFACE
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object of this un pr eten ti ous l ittl e wor k is to
i
v
e
i
u
s
e
r
i
the
b
nn
r
s
ho
t
ket
h
f
the
v
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r
s
c
a
e
a
o
g
g
ways m o r e o r less tr i ed an d appr oved o f star ti n g
a g am e o f che ss
Except in a few cases
ti cular in te r e st the O pen in g has n ot been car r i ed
beyon d the fir st si x or seven m oves o n each side
Som e of the O pen in g s her e g iven ar e ver y li ttle
pr acti sed at the pr esen t tim e ; but they m ay at
an y later t im e be b r oug ht i n to favo ur ag ain ther e
bein g a fashion in these as in other m atter s A
pleasan t though un system atic way of lear ni n g
so m eth in g o f the
O pen in gs m ay be foun d i n
wor kin g out gam e s by em in en t player s O r if a
m or e co m plete cour se of in str ucti on b e de sir ed
the r eader m ay be r ecom m ended to con sult
“
Mr Jam e s Mason s Che ss O penings? of Che ss
O pen in gs An cien t an d M oder n by M e ssr s Fr ee
bor ough an d Ranken the latter bein g the m ost
com pl ete Engli sh wor k on the subject
T HE
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PR EFAC E
iv
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If in the foll owin g
pag es som e of the n otes
se e m
tri te an d tr ivial the wr i ter s apo l og y m ust
be that he wi shed to sm ooth the path of the
beginn er to whom at fir st all m oves seem an d
An d if he has
n atur ally al ike g ood o r i n d iffe r en t
at all succeeded in l ig hten in g the d i ffi cul t ie s o f
such a on e an d i n g ivin g hi m a he l pin g han d in to
higher r egi on s thi s littl e wor k will have m et with
all the success that he ever hoped
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ABB R EVIATIO NS, &c
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i
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es
t
l
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h
os
t
e
d
p y
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P
r
i
c
e
com m on l y used
l
a
h
6d
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H
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w
t
o
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S
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(
y
p
Br i tish C hess Han db ook Ser i es )
A ll s uar es n am ed i n
The
n o tati on
her e
em
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q
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descr i bin g
b oar d
C astl es
on
“
Ki
her pl ay er
Wher e
t
o
i
n
p
wh
’
no
Castl es
si de
Q
i n passin g ;
the K t on
at
fr om the m ove/
a m o v e ar e nam ed
—
O O
s
chec
ch .
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ng s
on
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x
t
h
s sq ;
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q
s
Q
“
K si de ;
to ;
;
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q
x
B ( Q4)
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i p
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K t( K 5 )
;
B
h
t
a
k
es
e
t
Q
n
t
h
d
o
s
a
so
n
4
Q
q
r em ar k i s m ade, the v ar iati ons
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s
er e n ei ther
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l
a
r
e
h
a
s
y
p
the
—
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O O O
takes ;
s uar e
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s si de o f
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ar e
l eft
at a
any appr eciable advan tag e.
C HE SS O P E NINGS F O R
BE GINNE RS
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THE O PEN INGS
.
Tbe B est
Way s to Star t a
Gam e
.
You have set up the m en in o r der , an d you ar e
to play wi th Whi te (which always has fir st m ove)
H ow ar e you to com m en ce oper ati on s P O n ly
a Kt o r a P c an m ov e ; expe r i en ce show s that to
star t by m ovin g th e Q K t i s n o t ood ; I K t— K E3
g
i s so m etim e s played, an d wil l be m en ti on ed later
—
—
K t K R 3 i s sim ply bad r easo n s ar e ( 1 )
r
on
it on l y com m an ds two squar es towar d s fr on t ( K B4,
K K t5 ) , in stead o f four ( K R 4, K K ts, Q 4 , an d K 5 ) ,
as at i ts B3 ; ( 2 i t m ig ht be taken ther e by Black
)
n
u
i
i
R
s
v
two
the
we
ke
t
the
o
P
s
a
o
n
QB, g g y
(
boar d) So m ove a Pawn ; but wh ich of the eight ?
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It i s be st to m ove the K s or the Q s P (r eason ,
set s fr ee m ax im um o f fo r ce , Q an d a B) , m ove i t
tw o squar e s ( par tly to fr ee the Bs, o n e o f which
—
would be other wi se b l ocked ag P K 3 , b l ockin g
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the Q B s outl et an d par tly to com m an d squar e s
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in the en em y s gr oun d)
KP or Q P m oved two
squar e s i s the be st star t , an d you n eed n eve r seek
—
no
a thir d
that othe r s ar e bad
e x cept as bein g
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C HE SS O PENINGS
6
l ess g ood ; the
these two
best
FO R B EGINNERS
.
the other s wor kin g
of
in t o
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l
i
n
r
a
a
O
a
u
m
u
e
e
de
f
wh
t
s
t
a
i
m
a
o
t
g
y
At the star t your
in the begin n in g of a g am e
pieces ( except the Kn ig hts) ar e l ocked up an d for
the tim e bein g usel ess You have to r elease
the m to get them out to the fr on t and so to
ar ran g e them that they m ay be st wor k tog ether for
offence an d for defen ce ; to place them wher e they
m ay stan d safely ( n ot liab le to be in ter cepted or
sur pr ised) wi th l in es of r etr eat an d al so m ay have
m ost attackin g powe r ( m ost oppor tun i ty o f do in g
e fi ec tual wo r k) again st the en em y
G eo r ge Walker s advi ce i s excell en t an d ter sel y
sum s up what you shoul d ai m at ( i e have as a
wor king pr in ciple though you m ay n ot always be
ab l e to ca r r y i t out r ig id ly) in open in g yo ur gam e
Do n ot pr em atur ely attack befor e your for ce is
tol er ably devel oped in the fi el d Play up the
cen tr e Ps get out your K ts an d Bs have your K
castl ed an d your R s in co oper ation (this i m plies a
car eful advan ce o f Q) Such is the outlin e of the
best dir ecti on s to a begin n er as to O pen in g his gam e
R eason an d exper i en ce have se ttl ed upon ce r tain
be st ways of com m en cin g a gam e ; an d it is better
to accept these r e sults ( tr yi n g to under stan d the
pr in ciples un der lyin g them ) than to tr y an d stri ke
—
H ave a r eason g ood
out fr esh path s for your self
—
r
o bad as m ay be
s ti ll s om e so r t o f a r ea so n for your
m ove other wi se how can you expect to im pr ove P
—
But n ow star tin g wi th 1 P K 4 let us suppose
—
that Black an swer s with the sam e r
P K4 ;
—
o
u
i
h
l
m g t ike to play a Q
R 5 attackin g the
y
undefended K P
Black canno t affor d to l ose it,
Now for
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P K4, P— K4 ; O
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o e way H e coul d play
—
B
this i s bad on pr in cipl e (it
a
ob str ucts his Q P an d con sequen tly his Q B
hin der s hi s m en fr om com in g in to the field) O r
—
K t Q B3 to whi ch r epl y
he m ight play 2
—
m ig ht be 3 B
K t5 ( Mr eaten: 4 B x Kt an d
the n 5 Q x KP eh winn in g a Pawn ) foll owed by
—
—
z
h
m
K
P
T
e
v
2
o
e
c
&
Q3
Q
3
has onl y this ag ai n st it that the b l ock o f Blac k s
KB n lzt po ssibly lose a li ttl e tim e Black m ay
—
—
P Q 3 then 3 B B4 ( thr eaten s
play a
—
s
P
m
a
an
P
K
K
top
l
d
s
t
B
e
t
x
4 Q
3
3
)
—
say Q
m ate an d dr i ves ofi Q
B3 ( th r eaten in g
—
sam e m ate) an d Black can stop i t by
B K3
—
White Q has n ow spen t two
K t KB3
m oves on an attack l eadin g to n othin g an d i s at a
squar e whe r e sh e has n o par ti cular futur e be fo r e her
H owever to g o a m ove far ther after 4
—
K t K B3 suppose 5 Q Q K t3 ( thr eaten s B x BP
check) Black develops hi s Q to K 2 ( de fen din g
BP) wh ile hi s K B has a g ood squar e r eady for hi m
—
Wh ite s Q m ove s ar e waste of tim e a
at K K tz
waste which m ay be fatal ; his secon d m ove is n o t
—
r em atur e sally o f Q wh i ch m ust l o se
i
ood
a
p
s
g
val uab le tim e in r etr eatin g havin g a li ttl e helped
to develop the O ppo n en t s for ces Pr in ciple an d
exper ien ce ar e again st the m ove Do n ot ign or e
these two factor s As to
so m ust
defen d
PENING
it in
u
b
t
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Q3
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P
efl ect
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K B3
than
to
Second M ou
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bad,
b lock
1s
fir st m ove had m ade,
r
havin g
up outlet
as
an d
W
l
i
f
e
f
o
,
other par ticular
for Q whi ch your
to take fr om your K K t
no
C HE SS
8
O PENIN GS FOR B EGINNE RS
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l
B
i
a
l
s
bl
e
r
y
a
f
a
i
b est squar e
a
Q 3
p y
i
r
l
u
an
i
n
ood
ove
v
othe
o
t
et
to
m
as
othe
r
g
;
g
Q
)
g
—
—
r
K
P
B
o
m oves o f Pawn s ( except 2 P
4
Q4
which ar e appr oved m oves) ar e weak as n ot
—
hel pin g to develop your for ces ti e as spen din g
tim e aim lessly ( or n ear ly so )
—
T her e i s n ot m uch har m in z P K K t3 ( or
—
P Q K t3 ) to place the K ( o r Q) B at i ts K t s
—
T he r e ar e
but n ot m uch g ood
sec on d squar e
better ways of spen din g the tim e so occupied
—
B3 i s bad ( for about the sam e r eason s as i s
z Q
—
—
K
t
i
s
r
z
eve
n
wo
e
B
ck
2
l
R
s
a
4
;
Q
Q
—
a
P Q 4 un m askin g hi s QB
an swe r s by
an d so dr ivin g 03 the Q ; e ithe r she m ust stay o ut
som ewher e r unn i n g chan ce s o f bein g tr apped by
Black s m in or pi eces or m ust g o b ac k to Q sq
2
str ucts KB)
K
i
n
i
bet
e
th
to
wh
ch
ob
l
o
t
r
a
s
n
(
g
—
a
B B4 i s g ood an d will be
valuab le ti m e
—
tr eated later on ; so i s a K t Q B3 But m ost
—
i m por tan t i s 2 K t K B3 givin g r ise to the
Kin g s Kn ight s O pen in g whi ch ( accor din g to
the sequel) b r an ches o ff in to sever al g ood an d
O pen in g s
r ecogn i sed
hi s
—
P
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K IN G S K N IG H T S O P E N IN G
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1
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P
—
K 4, P K 4
z
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—
K t K B3
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]
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Befor e g oin g fur ther we will dispo se of sever al
Either he m ust de fen d hi s
b ad an swer s o f Black
KP o r attack White s (gettin g Pawn for Pawn ) A
—
m ove like s
B B4 l eavin g the KP un de
fe n ded si m ply th r ows away a val uab l e P for a ver y
sl ig ht g ain in devel opm en t
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K IN
GS
’
KNIGHT S
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O PENING
.
KB3 is a weak m ove her e
It lays
’
Black K s flan k dan g er ously open White m ay
safel y play 3 K t x P , b r in g in about the D am i an o
g
G am b i t
Suppo se Black to seize the Kt we get
—
—
R
P X Kt ; 4 Q
h
K
t
K
e
P
3
,
3; 5 Q
5
x KP ch , foll owed by 6 Q x R, spe ll in g r ui n fo r
—
l
a
f
B ck But, a ter 4 Q R 5 ch , tr y 4
K
K z , s Q x KP eh , K — B z ( for ced) , 6 B— B4
—
—
ch , P
s
1
I
t
be
t
B
P
K
c
h
K
t
8
4
,
7
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Q (
3
)
n o t har d to see tha t Black is in a bad way— the
thr ee P3 the Kt ; then l ook at the exposed,
hel pl ess, positi on of Black K The sequel m ight
—
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8
K
r
a
be, P
R4 ( th e ten s P R 5 m ate) , P R4
—
s
t
v
B
t
B
be
t
B
P
B
K
e
1
0
o
sa
R
x
x
;
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(
) 9
Q
(
);
5
—
ch , K R 3 r 1 P Q4 dis ch , P K t4 (for ced) ,
n
B x P ch , for king K an d Q O f cour se Black
— Kz
n eed n o t tak e the Kt ; hi s be st i s 3
Q
—
K
then 4 t K B3 , Q x ’ KP ch , with a tol er abl e
m
f
i
a
i
s
r
s
a
e
n
ct
Wh
te
be
t
co
u
s
e
u
n
e
s
he
l
s
,
g
(
’
tr usts to Black s ign or an ce) 13 to let the KP al on e
an d play 3 B - B4 stoppin
i
n
c
t
K
de
as
s
i
d
an
l
,
g
g
(
)
devel op his pieces as qui ckly as he can
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O ther weak defen ces o f Bla ck s KP ar e 2
— Kz z
—
ob
s
t
r
u
ct
the
deve
l
op
B
i
n
,
Q
Q3 (
g
m en t of other pi ece s by b l ockin
the
a
P
Q )
g
— B places the
r
a
b
a
d
l
y
t
m
i
ht
o
l
ow
f
h
i
s
o
l
f
3
Q
;
Q
g
—
—
begin n er ; 3 B B4, Q K K t3 ( attacking KP an d
K K tP)
But White m ay safe ly leave ei th er ex
posed ( Diag suppo se ( A) 4 Castles, an d th at
—
h
Black gr ab s the KP ; 5 B x P c , K K z ( for
—
by
K x B 6 K t K ts ch , Black Q 18 lo st ;
—
whil e, a ter
K Q sq , foll ows 6 Kt x P, an d
—
Black dar es n ot take Kt o n accoun t of 7 R K sq ,
—
—
6
K
K
R
ove
te
m
f
w
a
8
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m
a
s
u
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8
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Q
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C H ESS
to
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Q
—
B5
(
O PENINGS FOR B EGI NNERS
better ) ;
no
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P—
7
—
Kt
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R X
K ts
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K
eh
B
X
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K t3 ;
ch , K
r
o
R
f
I
o
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3(
g
i
s
d
n
K
i
4,
g
g
B
3; 9
Q 4, Q
—
r
c
n
whe
e
a
K
n
d
h
a
IO Q
e
,
Q3
R 4) , the Q i s l o st by the Kt
8
P
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o
to
to
Bl ack
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Dr ao am
1.
Whi te to Move
cover in g check
4
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P—
Q 3o
o
B ( or R )
B ck play
con tin ues 5 B X P ch
fr m
la
an d l e t
Wh ite again
—
K X B ; 6 R K t sq Q
fo r k s K an d Q ; whi le if
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6
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R
K t sq
do ?
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Q
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Now
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R6
7
5
R 6 ; 7 R—
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B
( )
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tr y
Q
t e
X K tP
h n if
—
K t K ts eh ,
—
K z ( or
K
Kt3 , an d ha
.
Q
w t
the Q to
It would be obv i ously im po ssib l e to tr eat m an y
m ove s wi th th is degr ee o f e x h austiven e ss
The
begin n er m ust r em em ber that the m oves r ecom
m en ded in C hess book s h ave been te sted an d pr oved
tim e after tim e ; an d if at a ver y ear ly stage of the
is
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GIUOC O
PIANO
11
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e he thin ks he sees for him self som ethin g that
ever yon e else has over l ooked the chan ces ar e that
he is un der a delusi on which an exper ien ced player
would quickly di spel
—
Black s best r eplie s to z K t K B3 ar e
—
—
P Q 3 ( de fen d in g his P) an d
K t Q B3
—
K t K B3 ( l eavin g the KP un de fen ded but
attack in g Whi te P)
We wil l n ow take a r egular O pen in g called the
QUIET GAME)
G IUO CO P IAN O
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TAL IAN G a m
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a
Quietly devel opin g the B5 ar e well placed
n g on the weak s pot the K BP wh i ch o n l y
a
r
i
be
(
the K defen ds) an d each side i s fr ee to cas tle
—
H er e com e s in a tr ap ; 3
K t Q s (l eavin g
KP exposed ) White shoul d play 4 Kt X Kt
l
s
u
u
l
do
b
B
ck
c
t
e
ppo
e
he
l
i
a
P
5
r
a
b
t
s
u
s
n
o
;
(
g
)
m i staken l y plays 4 Kt X KP ; then 4
Q
K t4 an d th i s (c g ) m ig ht h appen 5 Kt X B P
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K
t
P
X
Q
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—
K t B6, m a
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R
B
sq
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Q
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X K P ch
7
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K z,
l o se
—
B
yhow White woul d
—
K
s
s
B
P
ch
be
t
so m ethin g ; ag
X
4
Q q ;
)
(
—
t
K
K
B
r
s
X
Kt
r
t
as
s
e
be
t
t
l
C
o
;
3
) Q
y 5
5
(
—
c
s
6
B
X
K
t
P
Kt
&
R
X
;
q Q
Q
te ;
but
an
.
.
,
.
.
4
.
—
P
Begi n n er s
.
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
,
.
Q3
often play her e
—
P
K R3
to
(
p
ven t
re
C H E SS
12
O PENI NG S FOR
BE
GI NNE RS
.
hostile B fr om com in g to his K K t5 pin n in g Kt or
attack in g Q) ; b ut it i s se l do m g ood play ; it l o se s
tim e an d weaken s the Pawn po sition These
four th m ove s suppo r t the K Ps an d fr ee the Q Bs
,
,
.
.
Whi te
5
.
Bl ac k
.
.
B
K3
—
B
K t3
—
object of White s m ove i s to have in case
B ck exchan gin g Bs the KB file O pen for his
ter castlin g ) doub lin g the KP would
Black r etr eats as he does n ot
str en g the n his Ps
wi sh his Q P dr awn f r om the cen tr e ( pr in ciple
other th in g s bein g equal to b r in g Ps towar d s n ot
If Wh ite at m ove 6 ex
fr om cen tr e of boar d)
chan g ed Bs it woul d give Black ( as he woul d take
with R P in cr easin g the val ue of that P) an O pen
l in e for hi s QR
Goin g b ack
—
i
r
K
i
m
K
n
th
r
e
te
n
Kt
o
B
X
BP
s
e
t
K
t
t
a
g
)
5 (
5
—
by
K t R 3 ; an d if 6 K t K B3 ( th r eaten s
B X Kt doub lin g Ps on R fi le) Black can play
’
T he
la
of
K R ( af
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
.
.
—
.
.
,
K t5 ,
K K t5 ; an d i f, ag ain , 7
’
Black can castle an d the exchan g e o f White s B
an d Kt fo r the R an d K BP would be n efit Black
’
W
i
i
f
i
n
r
o
f
s
i
tt
two
h
te
p
ece
ood
d
o
s
i
n
e
b
g
g
( y g
—
i
n
play) N o O bject o to 5 C astle s, or K t Q B3 ;
but 5 B K K t5 i s a usele ss attack o n Q, be in g
—
K t B3 ( deve l opin g an othe r pi e c e ,
m e t by
an d exch an g e O f B fo r Kt can n ot he l p Whi te )
—
th is,
P B 3 ( to dr ive of?B) i s b ad, as m ak in g
—
castlin g ver y difficult 5 P B3 ( to keep Black Kt
fr o m h i s Q 5 o r Q K t5 ) i s a g ood m ove ( after war d s
b r in gin g out the Q K t at! Q 2 )
B lack ( in stead o f the te x t m ove ) m ig ht play
—
—
B
B
6
R
B
P
K
B
t
t
K
X
X
;
,
4
; 7
5
3,
—
Kt
6
.
—
Kt
.
.
-
.
.
.
’
.
-
.
.
GIUOCO
Kt
P I AN O
13
.
to e ve Wh te w th
t Kt
B
Wh te
wo d be
ve y t o
the ope fi e
wo d
vo
to co
l a
i
X R ; 8 R P X K t,
i
two
’
R ts ag ain s
an d
i s Ps
ul
; but
r
s r n g , an d
n
l s fo r hi s R s
ul
fa ur him
R etum in g
lum n
.
.
Whi te
6
—
Kt
Bl ack
—
Kt B
.
.
B3
K z,
i n
3
—
r
n
K
n
K
K
t
i
s
the
to
the
e
t
w
a
o
o
7
3;
y
r e al O b str uct o
her e , as Q i s n o t l ikely to go out
in that di r ecti on fo r som e tim e to com e
.
.
.
H er e
we m ust l eave it ; the po sition s ar e equally
l
r
n
i
a
d
n
ood
e
the
p
ye
r
h
co
tted
h
e
as
m
m
i
i
m
s
lf
a
;
g
they ar e r eady for the fr ay
B
,
.
.
r
.
—
P
K4
K Z , gi ves the
H un gar i an D e
—
—
con tinued, 4 P Q 4, P Q 3 seldom
as Black Is l iab l e to g et a cr owded , c r ar n ped,
—
B
fen c e
.
played
position
,
.
B
i
o
ood
m
ove
a
l
s
s
a
4
4
3
g
H er e we m ay m en ti on , wi th a cauti on , as bein g
quite un soun d, the J er o m e G am b i t ; 4 B X
P eh , K x B ; 5 K t x P c h , K t X K t ; 6 Q
—
K 3 ( or B sq ) wi th
R 5 eh , an d Black plays 6 K
a safe gam e
.
—
P
B3
.
.
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
—
Kt
4
C on si der ed
better than
—
P
Q
—
Kz
K B3
u
tho
h
the
Q3
g
m ay be played
,
C HESS
O PENINGS FO R B EGIN NERS
with con tin uation ;
—
B
(
K t3
t
l
e
s
a
s
C
,
5
.
P X P;
n ot
pr oves White s Pawn po sition
scope )
’
—
P
6
Q3 ;
P
X
7
.
else
.
—
P
P
.
,
Q4
,
im
r
K
m
o
e
t
Q
, g ivin g hi s
.
Whi te
5
—
P
.
.
Q4
Or
.
P—
l
e
d
i
n
a
Q3 ,
g
to a safe gam e
P
.
Px
Plain ly it is thi s or r etr eat of B ; but if
B
— Kt
we
6
P
X
P
an
d
if
B
l
a
ck
an
s
we
r
s
e
t
3
g
—
K K t X P we m ig ht g et 7 Q Q 5 ( thr eaten s
m ate) B X P ch ( to g et what he can for the pi ece
—
he m ust l ose) ; 8 K B sq an d Black to avoid
m ate m ust g ive up the K K t
Kt
If 6
—
Kt
K R 4 it i s l o st after 7 P K K t4
if 6
— Kt s
w
n
i
h
a
a
an
ll
Wh
te
P
he
d
we
as
a
a
d
a
q
devel oped gam e
—
6 P K 5 o r for var i ety play 6 P X P B
—
B
z
c
h
8
K
t
h
B
B
X
B
to
K t5 c ; 7
X
;
Q
Q
(
—
i
n
a
i
n
develop the Kt an d m a t the KP) P Q 4 &c
an d thoug h Wh ite wi ll have an i so lated Q P i t i s
o f slight or n o con sequen ce
,
,
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
—
P
6
Q4
tak e Q P in passin g would
n or i s 7 P X Kt P X B ;
m er e y deve op B ck Q
sq
i
f
r
te
ood
Wh
te
o
i
8 P
u
g
q
B lack et
ch eedom o f m ovem en t After
the text m ove White r ecover s his Pawn when
Black has secur ed his K K t (at his K 5 )
stl es
Wh ite m ay in the Giuoco Pian o play 4 Ca
but the r e i s n o advan tag e in doin g so un l ess he
m ean s i t as a step towar d s playin g the M ax L an ge
Attack
K
z
T
o
7
la
l
l
—
KKt
x K tP, R
i
n
u
f
r
m
t
g
g
—
B
.
.
.
-
,
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
,
MAX
G
LAN E ATTAC K
MAX LANGE ATTAC K
15
.
.
var iation o f the Giuoco Pian o ( it m ay occur
al so in the Tw o Kn ig hts o r the Ki n g s B ishop s
White sacrifices his Q P to gain a m ove
Gam e)
however with
an d an atta ck whi ch Black can
car e r epel
A
’
’
’
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
—
P
K4
—
2 Kt
K B3
—
B
B4
3
a
stl e s
C
4
—
P
4
5
Q
I
.
.
.
.
Black can n ot do better than
—
accept the Pawn ; i f 5
B K t3 6 P X P
r
m
/
t
a
h
n
l
i
n
s
t
bet
e
e
o
y
q
e
t
o
s
i
w
i
z
w
/
i
a
t
T
e
u
g
(
)
K
t
6
to take it If 5
P
n
X
the
Kt
?
X
;
Q
P ( thr eaten s Kt x BP winn in g the exchang e)
'
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
,
—
Kt
,
K3 ;
B
BP
if
P
B
B
t
x
X
7
Q
;
(
th en 8 Q c
h,
Kt
P ch ,
x Q ; 9
—
n
i
n
8
wi n g R ) ;
K t Q 3 , wi th bette r gam e
5
B X P i s safe, an d l ess com pli cated than the
m ove g i ven be l ow ; i t is fol l owed by 6 Kt X B ,
—
K t X K t ; 7 P B4, P— Q 3 ; 8 P X P, P X P ;
—
—
l
h
i
K
t
K
z
B
B
ck
w
keep
P
K
an
a
i
l
l
s
d
,
9
5 Q
;
But, r esum in g, tr y
ah ead wi th n o hur t
*
.
.
.
K
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
P
—
P
—
Kt
K K ts ;
7
.
P
X
!
4
Q
KR 3 , K Kt
—
P
x
I
P
K
t
X
7
.
Or 6
.
could play
He
C astles ; 7
.
—
Kt
Q B3
,
7
P—
.
P X Pi p
Q3
.
—
; s. K t
Q3
.
C HE SS
I6
but it is
hazar ds
O PEN INGS
better to pr e ss
F O R BE
on
GINNERS
.
wi th the attack at all
.
Bla ck
7
—
8 R
K sq
—
K
K
t
t
9
5
.
PxB
.
.
.
ch
r
n
a
s
th
e
te
Kt
(
—
B
.
X
K3
B
,
DIAGRAM
2
.
After Whi te s
oth Mov e
’
.
Whi te
.
—
Q
H er e
P
X
i
n
a
g
Q
Kt ; r r Q
a pi ece
P woul d be bad ;
—
.
R5
ch
.
,
for
an d 1 2 .
Q
10
.
X
Kt X B
B woul d
,
.
1 0.
dar e s
Still
X
!
4
Q
—
Kt
n ot
It is easy
—
i t a cl ear gai n
E
!
Q 3
take
voidin g captur e of BP
a
.
to
why the P
O f ti m e on Whi te s
see
’
O PENINGS FO R B EGI NNER S
C HESS
18
.
ove r ecom m en ded by Lasker an d played in
the m atch St Peter sbur g Vien na 1 89 7 8 to
con ver t Black s extr a m ateri al in to positional
advan tag e
A
m
,
-
-
,
.
,
’
”
.
B l ack
.
P ( Diag
P x
8 P >< P
.
Black
.
)
.
DIAGRAM 3
.
After Bla ck s
8th Mov e
'
.
9
.
Q
Q
X
.
H er e
Whi te
tr
m ay
y
9
B X P
.
K X B ; 1 0 Kt X P ch ; how i s Black to
pr oceed ? Not 1 0
Kt X Kt ; else 1 1 Q X
—
1
f
1
0
the
n
1
K
t
ch
I
B
B
K
5
Q
3;
—
1
2
If 1 0
K X B;
K t B 7 eh w i n s Q
—
—
K 3 ; then 1 1 Q K t4 eh
K X Kt ; 1 2
K
—
—
— B
—
1
K
ch
B
K
2
ch
K
1
K
4
; 4
Q
5
3; 3 Q
—
—
—
—
K
z
ch
15
8
B R 3 ch K
K sq
Q
Q B
Whi te could n ow dr aw by r epeatin g chec ks with
—
6
B
8
1
K
a
r
t
an
d
B
R
c
h
t
u
t
s
b
t
;
y
Q
5
Q q
—
2
1
8
c
h
K
K
r
A
r
1
P
B
t
o
o
X
Q5 ; 7 Q
(
);
ch
.
,
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
,
.
,
EVANS GAMEIT
19
.
B
P
Kt
sq
Kt an d win s
X
X
,
— Kt
Q
,
A
( )
— B6 K— K s
,
Q
q
1 9.
.
2 0.
.
.
—
K
17
S
P x K t n ot Q x R ;
fo r Black B X P ( to
Bs ;
18
.
else
win s
—
stop 1 9
P Q5
19
s
o
B
X
X
Q
Q Q;
R X Q &c
1
1
8
B
P
X
Kt
B
X
P
K
K
;
( ) 7
3;
—
—
—
19 R X B Q
B3 ; 2 0 Q K t4 eh K Ba ; 2 1
_
—
K t B 7 eh
.
,
.
.
,
,
.
-
.
.
.
Q
,
Q
If
Kz
sq”
10
.
.
.
.
,
&C
—
K
.
el se
,
12
.
Q
—
(
B sq
.
or
(
n ot
c h. , an d
B3
“
—
K
11
K z ) , then
K Kt
Wh i te win s at on ce)
,
l eadin g in to n ext var iati on , b ut w i th the White B
’
’
al r eady r aki n g Black s K s quar ter s
Black should
—
—
play 1 0
K K sq ; then 1 1 Q R 5 eh ,
—
P K K t3 1 2 Kt X P, K t— K B3 ; 1 3 Q— R 6,
—
—
R K K t sq ; 1 4 K t B4, an d Whi te has two
pas sed Ps for his piece , an d fai r attackin g pr o
spec ts
Th e r e st i s specul ati on
R etum m g to
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
our
.
text we get
,
Blac k has a winnin g Pawn po si tion if he can
r educe co m plicati on s an d b r in g m atter s to a sim pl e
en din g
R etur n in g to White s n in th m ove we m ig ht g et
— B
— Kt
I
o
th
r
e
a
te
B
X
P
n
s
3 ;
Q
3 (
9 Q
—
—
B Q 5 K K t K 2 ( to pr even t his Ps fr om being
—
K t5 Q
1I B
b r oken up by 1 1 B X Kt
Kt X B
K t3 ; 1 2 QB X Kt K X B ( n ot
because of 1 3 Kt X P attac kin g Q and con cen
tr atin g on K BP) ; 1 3 B X K t Q X B ; 1 4 K t X
an d
-
,
.
’
,
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
,
,
.
.
.
,
C 2
C HESS
to
P Q
O PENINGS
FO R
B EGINN ERS
.
Black s policy to ex change
mas m uch the better po si ti on
O ther var iati on s of the Evan s Gam b it ar e
—
K3
,
It is
.
’
he
.
A
.
—
P
K4
—
2 Kt
K B3
—
B
B
4
3
—
P
K
t
4
Q 4
r
.
.
.
.
Suppo se
Blac k to
Kt X P ; White
m ust n o t be tem pted to sn atch the KP ; else 5
—
Kt X P Q B3 an d how save the m ate the Kt
—
If 6 P Q 4 B X P
an d Q dar es
an d the Q R
n o t take B on accoun t o f 7
Kt X BP ch
—
6 K t K B3 i s best but Black plays
R
X
;
Q
—
f
B3 ( hem m in g i n the Q) Black
an d a te r 7 K t
can extr ic ate Q by
K t X R P ; 8 Kt X Kt
—
—
r
K
K
1
t
B
Kt
B
x
Kt
B
o
x
3
5 9
(
B
— B
n
d
i
ll
w
a
w
i
n
3
Q
.
,
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
.
,
,
5
.
.
.
,
,
.
,
.
.
°
—
P B3
6 C astl es
—
P
7
Q4
8 P X P
.
—
B
B4
—
P
Q3
P
.
X
—
B
.
P
K t3
We her e g et the Nor m al Positi on
C on tin uin g fr om positi on in d iagr am we
have
—
P
9
.
Io .
BX
l
—
B
ight
—
K t R4
’
Qs
K tz ,
m
thr eatening
1 1.
B X
Q3
—
Kt
K tP,
an d 1 2 .
R
— R
—
B
K
9
3, t R4 !
.
a as
,
&c
.
10.
B
K2 ;
1 1.
—
P K5,
EVANS GAMBIT
21
.
DIAGRAM 4
.
Evans Gam bi t
”
Nor m al
Whi te to Move
v
t
h
M
o
e)
(9
.
.
Black
1 1.
—
B
Q3
.
Because Black
a str on g attack
,
But
why
e
o n castled K
aft r
B
s
K K t sq
.
,
X
K tP
woul d
t
e
g
.
Castl es
11
1 2.
till
n ot
—
R
.
—
Kt
—
Kt
B3
Thi s i s to
way for Bs)
pr ovide
agains
t
K t3
—
13 P
K5
.
ng
c
l
e
a
r
i
(
.
1 3.
He
—
Kt
m ay
1 4»
K2
wan t the KB
—
Q
—
P
Q
on the
B
Q 4
other
e
si d
.
2
It for estall s
in a way, a g ood m ove
s om ethin g o f thi s kin d , that m ight tak e place ,
i f Blac k was n ot on hi s guar d again st it ;
—
—
K t3 , B Q 2 (eg ) ; 1 6 B X P, K X B ?;
1 5 Kt
Fo r
.
on ce
.
.
C HESS
22
—
K t R5
O PENIN GS
FOR BE
GINNERS
—
18 Q
R 6,
R sq ( best) ,
—
—
19
K t K ts, an d Black
R K K t sq
A
stop the m ate by sacr ificin g hi s Q
v ar iati on ; as m atter s stan d, Black has
17
.
—
K
ch. ,
.
.
.
.
m
a
g
e
A
b
( )
.
to Diagr am
White
Kn own
.
Not
Ps m ig ht
—
K t KB3
en
dang er the
—
B K3,
1 3.
1 4.
.
as
Gii r ing s Attack
'
.
the advan ce of White s
’
Kt
.
Kt X B
—~ 2
Q Q
Black m ight also play
,
as
—
B B4
— R 0h
4
Q
11
)
—
Kt
B
3
9
—
ro B
KK ts
.
.
Bl ack
.
.
otab l e
a g ood
n
.
( Go back
eh
.
—
K B2
.
1 3.
&
Q X Kt
c.
X
K
t
Q
—
KR
K sq
.
—
16 Q
R 4 ch
.
.
an d
Black
has
a
well devel oped
-
a
m
g
e
If
.
he
n
r
oo
e
a
f
t
Q
C astl es ( Q) ; he woul d expose hi m self to a shar p
attack on Q si de whi ch however he sh oul d r epe l ;
but the text m ove is safer
—
B
,
-
Star tin g
again ,
2
;
an d,
s
,
,
,
.
B (a)
we give
.
two
contin uati on s
,
in
GAMB IT
EVAN S
Whi te
.
1.
—
P K4
2.
—
Kt
3
.
—
B
.
—
P
4
—
P
5
—
6 P
—
P K4
—
K t Q B3
KB3
B4
K
t
Q 4
Bs
—
B
B4
B X K tP
—
B R4
PXP
Q4
.
23
.
P
Or 6
Kt X Q ( to avoid l oss
—
—
l o Kt
K B3
be pr efer r ed O f
—
8 Q K t3 , &c
P
Q3
.
.
,
K BP) ; 9 Kt X P ,
K 2 an d Black is to
White m ay, in this, tr y
of
—
Kt
cour se
,
.
.
.
l
s
as
t
e
C
7
PXP
T hi s m ove m akes the
C om pr om ised Defen ce
in whi ch Black with a r etar ded devel opm en t has
to m eet a sever e attack
.
,
,
,
.
—
8 Q K t3
—
Q
—
Q
.
9
.
—
P
K5
B3
K t3
X P ; bem use of IO
—
—
2
1
1
1
Kt
X
Kt
P
X
Kt
P
;
Q
;
3
Q
winn in g the KB
1 0 Kt X P
Not
.
Kt
.
,
.
—
R
.
K
K t5
sq. ,
eh
.
,
.
.
11
.
—
B R3
Black s policy to r educe for ce s if he can
do so with safety Thi s m ove is r ecom m en ded
by Lasker
—
t
K
X
B
P
Q 3
Q
—
It i s
’
,
.
.
13
If
n ow
14
Q
Qs
—
B
.
Kt X
R3
B X Kt Black plays
B el se 1 5 Q X BP) ;
,
,
Q
—
.
.
R4 ;
1
5
.
—
P
K
X B
(
n ot
if 1 4 B— B sq ,
K 6, BP X P, an d
.
.
C H E SS O PENINGS F O R
24
B EGINNER S
.
K tP, because of
—
—
6
1
P
n
B
K
R
t
R K t sq ;
o
X
,
7 Q
Q
(
—
—
—
t
K
18 Q
R4, Q X Kt,
Kt Q4
Q
5;
—
—
r
B
K t2 an d Black m ay
R4 ( o K
1 8 Kt
—
castl e wi th a fin e attac k ; if 1 4 K R Q sq , then
—
Black should n ot l ose
B K tz , &c
Whi te gets n o g ood nom
.
16
.
X
Q
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
b
( )
at Whi te s si x th m ove in B ( a) we
B
Star tin g
again ,
.
’
,
Black
—
P
.
6 Castles
—
P
Q4
7
San de r s
’
Q3
—
I
i
z
Q
Defen ce ;
or
tr y
P X P; 9 P X P
—
P Q K t4)
by
P X B;
1 1 B X Kt ch
,
.
.
.
—
P
,
R
Q 3
IO
12
—
K
t
Q
3
—
B
R
3
9
As an additi on al
8
—
B KK t5
.
to
(
m
—
B
.
.
defen ce to
.
eet
Q5
10
.
.
—
P
—
B
,
X
P
e
h
Q
— K2
Q
—
Kt
.
—
8 Q R 4,
,
—
B
Q5
K t3
Q
z
.
R3
the sequel
Kt X P
Q x Kt
K BP, in
.
PXP
1 1 Kt x
Kt
—
K
t
P
K
t
X
K
t
Q
5
If Whi te n ow wer e to pl ay 1 3 Q X R ch
afte r
—
K K z he woul d be m ated or woul d l o se
his Q fo r the R
10
.
.
.
,
.
13
.
—
B K t3 Ch
—
P K B4
.
why n ot take the checkin g
B an d gain a piece as both Q s would then be
— KR
exposed ? Because of the r eply 1 4
Q
4
thr eaten in g m ate an d savin g Q whil e White s Q
woul d r em ain liab le to captur e
14
,
.
—
K
R sq
.
But
,
.
,
’
,
.
C H E SS
O PENINGS
F O R BE
GINNERS
.
DIAGRAM 5
Bl ack
.
.
KP
ch
9
Q
—
s
ro K
Kt
X
B
Q q
—
11 B X P
If Whi te in cauti ousl y plays R K
—
sq the an swer i s
Kt X B ch ; 1 2 K B sq
R
X
ch
Q
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
,
.
Q
—
Kz
Kt x Q
Q x Q ch
—
13 B X R
P Q4
—
If he played
B X P White by 1 4 R B sq
would gain B on pain of m ate
14 P
K B3 an d the i ssue i s un cer tain
—
F inall y Black m ay tr y 4
P Q 4 with a
con tin uati on like 5 P X P Kt X P ; 6 Kt X P
—
a
l
s
s
B
bec
a
u
s
e
f
t
e
o
C
Kt X Q P ( n ot
Q
3
7
an d Bla ck Q dar e s n o t take the Kt) ; 7 B— K t
5
.
.
,
,
,
.
.
,
.
-
.
,
.
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
.
.
eh . ,
—
K B sq
.
,
&c
.
,
SC OTC H GAME
27
.
SCOTCH GAME
.
So
called
fr om its
the
Edin bur gh Lon don
—
1 82 4 8
use in
C or r espon den ce Match,
-
Bl ack
.
P— K 4
K4
—
—
2 Kt
KB3
K t Q B3
’
—
r
n
F
i
i
Wh
te
s
an
P
4
e
e
d
an
d
3
,
g
Q
QB
Q
pr even tin g the for m ati on of an y Pawn cen tr e by
Black Thi s O pen in g is n ow seldom played in
im por tan t con tes ts , it bein g thoug ht that Whi te can
do better in other ways
1.
—
P
.
~
.
.
.
.
P x
P
Better than
l
i
a
wh
ch
e
d
to
s
4
Q3
Q5
r
a
m
i
n
r
c
p
to
B
ck
to
P
X
P
Kt
X
P
l
a
o
4
;
(
g
)
t
K
K
6
i
Wh
te
t
P
h
c
&
X
t
;
5
Q c
(
i
n
n
r
K
a
i
n
t
i
m
e
be
too
th
t
P
t
e
a
X
t
;
;
g
)
g
—
4 K t X K t P X K t ; 5 Q X P K t K a ( plain l y
Whi te has m or e com m an d of the boar d than hi s
—
P
,
.
,
.
.
.
,
,
.
.
,
.
.
,
,
—
P
.
,
h
t
D
r
B
e
P
a
otch
K
se
e
i
t
S
c
o
X
4
4
,
4
(
g) (
Gam b it) ; Black has thr ee m ai n lin es of defen ce
A
i
s
n
t
l
B
Kt
Kt
deve
o
b
a
d
C
a
s
o
X
,
p
( , , ); 4
in g an ythin g
Let that Kt stay ; if Wh ite takes
Kt, Black r etake s with K tP, an d g ets open lin es for
s
l
i
r
s
i
s
R
an
d
n
the
ht
b
e
k
u
f
hi
s
P
d
a
O
a
p
Q
QB ;
g
n ot likely to har m hi m
An d Bl ack m ust n ot yet
—
fo r then 5 Kt X Kt , P X Kt ;
P Q4
play
t
P
W
h
i
e
6 P X P ; an d i f n ow
w
i
l
l
X
;
Q
l eave him with doub l ed an d is olated Ps ; whil e if
—
ll
K
t
i
a
i
n
B
P X P, Whi te by 7
ch
w
6
Q 5
g
—
B Q 2 ; 8 Q X P) , or will for ce
a P ( after
Black K to hi s secon d sq ( bl ockin g hi s gam e)
.
.
.
—
B
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
C H E SS
28
O PENINGS F O R B EGINNE RS
.
DIA GRAM 6
.
After
A
(
Whi te s
'
see
Black
—
B B
.
4
4
I
f
th
r
e
a
te
n
K
t
X
s
5
5
(
K tP ch ) Black m ay play
P— K K t3 an d if
—
6 K t— K t7 eh , it i s l o st after
K B sq ;
r
i
whil e, by the etr eat, t m e is l ost T ext m ove
thr eaten s to Win a piece by 6 Kt X Kt, an d
.
—
B K3
—
K t B5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
7
.
BxB
.
.
— B
Q
3
5
6
.
—
P
B
Q 3
If 6
.
.
Kt X Kt Black woul d do
,
.
ma
te) ;
P
B
x
,
7
.
Q
x
P;
8
.
7
Or.
.
Q
z,
Q
X BP
K tP X
Kt
.
K K t— K 2
O 0
6
—
B
—
Kt
.
B
Q 4
-
—
—
K
t
B
7
Q s 0 0;
.
or
7
Q
—
Q
z.
—
P
R
Q s
SC O TC H GAME
29
.
Black s m ove
which White
her e is to pr eve n t 8
K
t
Q 5
thr eaten s to play n ow that he is
r eady to r epl y Q x B n o t P X B b r eak in
u
hi
s
(
g p
’
—
Kt
.
,
,
,
Pfl m
B X B
.
B ( see
Black
.
4
.
Kt x Kt
5
—
6 B
6
.
.
7
.
Q
—
Q3
.
—
K t B3
Kt
—
u
No se to attack the Kt by P
R tP X
K2
—
P
Q4
—
B
Kz
K5
.
8 B x P, K t
; 9 Qx
Kt eh , Q K 2 , &c l eaves a bad Pawn po si ti on
fo r an y c l o se e n din g
though the fr eedom of
’
Black s Bs is, m ean whil e , som e com pen sation
.
.
.
.
.
8
.
—
0
—
0 0
0
C
(
see
Q
4
—
R5
B
n
o
White can n ot well defen d KP by
Q 3
—
accoun t of 5
B K t5 (l eadin g to d isl ocati on
o f Q si de P s un l e ss Wh ite suppo r ts the pi n n ed
—
Kt by) 6 K t( Q 4) K t5 then we m ight g et
—
Kt
,
,
,
.
— K2
h
K
e
B
t
B
X
;
,
; 7
Q
—
—
Kt X B, Q Q 5 9 B Q 3 , K t K ts 1 0 K t
K t5 , K t X B oh , an d Black keeps his P w ith safety
—
Nor does defen ce of the P by 5 Q Q 3 tur n out
w el l
So Wh i te l ets the P g o , an d usually plays
6
8
X KP
eh
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
—
n s Kt X BP oh , w in n i n g R )
th
e
te
a
K
r
t
K
t
5
5(
KP
ch
Q
5
—
—
—
6 B K 2 O r 6 B K 3 , K Q sq (n ot
.
.
x
.
.
.
.
.
.
C HESS
30
—
K
o
n
,
4
Q
—
8 K t B4
—
t
z
K
7
Q ,
.
.
O PENINGS
FO R
BEGINNERS
.
—
f
t
acco
t o 7 K Q 2, thr eatening
—
— o r 8 K t— KB
if
P
,
7
3
Q 4)
— Kt
c
&
,
3
Q
un
.
.
B lack
—
K
.
6
Q
sq
K
r
he played
t
u
l
l
X
he
wo
d
o
t
P
se
a
f
e
Q
—
8
r
r
B
P
et
e
t
Kt
X
ch
B
B
a
s
7
;
3 Q
—
C
a
s
t
l
e
P
R
s
7
Q 3
—
8 K K t B3 an d Whi te for the m issing Pawn
has a safe po siti on an d fin e attackin g chan ces
Black K bein g awkwar dly placed In fact
— R
h
l
m
n
as
s
e
do
bee
n
f
o
d
to
s
we
r
a
u
n
Q
5
for Black
The Sco tc h G am b i t is for m ed by
—
i
B
to
wh
ch
B
ck
m
a
ep
y
B
B
l
a
r
l
4
4
y
—
r
B4 o
B K ts eh the la tter g en er all y l ead
in g to a l ively in ter estin g gam e ; or he m ay g et a
—
l e ss co m plicated state o f thin gs by
P Q3 or
—
K t B3
But the Gam b i t i s sel do m played
n owadays
H owever as speci m en s we m ay gi ve
—
—
—
P
A
3
1
3
3
1
3
B
P
x
P
4
4
4
;
s
5
( )
If
,
,
.
.
.
.
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
.
,
.
.
,
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
.
.
B sq
K X B ; 7 Q Q 5 ch
n
r
l
B
P
i
s
u
dv
ced
wo
th
t
o
b
e
t
h
e
an
o
t
an
r
a
(
y
)
—
—
8 Q X B eh , P Q 3 ; 9 Q X BP, Q B3
—
—
K t B3 , o r
P Q 3 , m ay
Black, by 5
tr an spo se in to the Giuoco Pian o
—
—
—
P
P
B
B
B
K
B
P
B
t
e
h
X
,
4,
; 5
3
5
( ) 4
—
—
n ot
P Q3
6 Cas tl e s, P B7 ( o r
P X P ; because o f 7 B X K tP wi th str ong
6
.
B X P
ch
.
—
K
—
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
B lack
K t—
Q6
Q
eh . ,
d ar es n ot take the K t
fo llow ed by B
XQ
.
at
her K t4, because
of
TWO KNIGHT S DE ENC E
F
’
3:
.
ttack) 7 Q X BP ( the Q i s her e less dang er ous
—
l
to B ack) P
an
l
m
en
W
h
i
te
s
b
e
tte
d
ve
p
t
d
e
r
o
Q3
co m pen sates for the m i ssin g P
a
.
’
,
.
Two Kn IGHTs DE FEN CE
’
.
Black
—
P
—
P
K4
—
K t Q B3
—
K t B 3 ( Diag
K4
2 K t— K B3
—
B
B
4
3
1.
.
.
.
Bl ack
.
)
.
DIA GRAM 7
.
After Black s
v
M
o
e
r
d
3
’
.
Whi te
.
H er e
b ut
l
a
y
s
p
Whi te can g et a safe gam e by 4
Q3 ;
an d
suppo se he accepts Black s in vi ta ti on
4
The
.
—
P
’
,
.
—
Kt
best
m
P—
K t5
ove ;
if 4
Q4
Kt X P ; White
l
a
y
s
p
B EGINNERS
C HESS O PENINGS F O R
2
3
.
6
K
Kt
X
R
K
t
,
Q
5
3
(
5
—
P
K t ; 7 BP X Kt , Q
K 4 eh , &c , wi nn in g ; but)
—
—
—
e
h
K
K
2
6
n
B
X
P
P
P
K
R
o
t
,
,
;
Q4
3 (
5
—
P X P ; else 7 Q K 2 , pin n in g K t ; n or
Kt X Kt ; 7 B X Kt eh , win n in g Q) ; an d White
r
et
s
the
bette
a
m
e
by
Kt
X
Kt
K
B
8
X
,
7
g
;
g
—
—
—
—
K
h
e
P Q5 ,
t Kz
R
P
K
K
t
if
,
3 (
9 Q
5
—
—
K t K t3
Io Q
B 5 eh , win s the Kt ) ; 1 0
—
—
B
2
f
f
r
K
t
B
e
h
c
te
X
KP
a
&
I
,
,
4
; Q
,
4
Q
K t X P, Whi te wer e to play 5 Kt X Kt, Black
—
P Q4
woul d r ecover his piece by
n ot
Kt X
.
—
BP ,
.
.
.
.
"l
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
°
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Whi te
5
.
Black
.
PXP
K
—
t
.
R
Q 4
—
If 5
K t K 2 , White woul d play 6 P
—
6
K
t
K
2
P
X
P
c
i
f
&
Kt
,
,
4
Q
5
( ) Q ; 7
X P, the gam e m ight g o on 6 Kt X BP, K X K t ; i
—
— B
h
K
K
o
n
l
y
w
a
to
keep
the
p
i
ece
e
,
7 Q
3
3 (
y
—
8 K t Q B3 , an d, whateve r theor y m ay
ah ead)
—
K t K t5
say, Black g en e r al ly l o se s ; tr y 8
—
—
—
i
s
r
K
z
K
K
i
t
i
s
th
K
t
P
o
t
,
4
,
) 9 Q
Q 4
(
—
i
f
n
i
to
i
n
t
m
e
B
X
P
t
he
B
R
1
0
a
,
3,
;
( g
m
i
r
l
n
l
et
f
the
t
o
b
e
o
e
Wh
te
B
e
t
t
r
i
d
o
r
u
s
a
t
a
s
o
,
g i g
un pi n n in g the Kt ; if 1 0 Kt X P , then
P
—
—
—
t
1
0
K
B3 ; 1 1 K t Q 4 eh , K
3,
Q3,
—
—
11
P B4 ( thr eate n s
P B5 , w inn in g B)
.
.
’
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
B
.
°
.
H er e ,
to g ether ,
as e1tam
t
6
l
e
p
Q
Q t
—
o f the str en g th o f
K n Ig hts w o r ki n g
K2 , K t— Q s l ; 7 Q — B
(best) , K t
BP ch ; 9 K
Kt
sq , Q x
tw o
.
q
KB P l ;
B ch ; w i n n in g ea si ly
White, at the po in t n o ted, w o uld do better by 6 C as tl es,
—
u
t
h
a
v
en
h
e
a
s
il
i
m
i
B— B4
P
b
t
i
s
t
w
&
c
4
,
7
Q
g
g
y
ha pen to a beg in n er
fr ied
Th
l hrs v ar iation is kn ow n as the
egatell o
li ver ) l
x
.
.
.
.
.
°
°
.
g
' '
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.
F
O PEN INGS
C H ESS
34
—
P
FO R
BE GI NNERS
i
f
( 4
.
K
P
K
t
X
;
( ) 4
6
t
h
a
i
n
f
P
P
dv
ed
Kt
i
ew
an
e
an
c
o
d
V
X
,
,
Q
5
i
m
a
l
o
s
n
r
n
s
th
e
a
te
n
i
te
m
u
t
o
to
B
,
Q 4,
g
Q5,
g
g
h
K
t
t
e
tim e ; if 4
X
P
we
B
X
P
e
,
,
Q
g
5
K X B ; 6 Kt X P eh , an d 7 Q X Kt,
—
—
—
—
B
K
P
t
P
if
K
t
K
K
t
K
6
t
K
,
,
4
3
5 (
5
5
—
—
K R 3 Whi te l o se s tim e ) , P Q 4 ; 6 B Q K t5 , Kt
—
B
2
f
i
u
l
s
Wh
te
do
b
e
i
K 5 ; 7 Kt X P ,
an
d
Q
Kt, it will n o t hur t Black
a Pawn by Kt ( o r B)
—
r phy played 4 P
a
s
P
X
P
s
t
l
e
o
C
M
,
,
; 5
Q4
( )
—
—
Kt X P ; 6 R q , P Q 4 ; 7 B X P !, Q X B ;
—
—
8 K t B3 (a pr etty ser i e s o f m ove s) , Q K R 4 ;
—
r eate n s K t
h
6
e
h
i
n
n
n
B
u
i
Kt
Kt
t
w
d
o
X
,
g Q) ,
9
(
—
1 0 Kt X P , r ecover in
m
ater ial , wi th an
B K2
g
equal gam e
—
s
B
C
s
i
r
a
t
l
e
Kt
X
P
th
ecove
s
r
s
C
4
,
,
Q5
5
( )
—
the Pawn , for , after
K t K B3 , Wh ite plays
6 B X Q K t, Q P X B ; 7 Kt X P
Suppo se 5
—
P B4 ?; 6 B X Q K t, Q P X B ; 7 K t X P ,
B
an d that Bl ack played such a m ove as 7
—
—
a
8
R
e
h
P
K
K
t
we
ht
h
ve
i
m
,
,
Q
Q3
5
3
g
f
r
P
a
ar
f
r
l
a
k
f
r
i
o
ced
Kt
wkw
d
B
c
K
t
f
o
o
X
,
;
(
); 9
—
—
he plays 9
R K K t sq ; r o K t K 5 di s
—
R
K t3 , &c
an d i f he thin k s to
e h , fo r ce s
—
—
t
K
B
I
K
2
O
h
W
i
n
esca pe by 9
s
e
,
3;
Q
the R
A
.
P
P
X
4
,
Q
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
-
.
x
B
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
PETRO FF
I
A
A
E
U
R
N
M
S
S
G
(
)
DEF EN C E
.
Black
.
.
2.
—
P
—
P
K4
—
K t KB3
K I, Al apin
’
l
.
A
Whi te
1.
.
.
Her e
K4
we m ay m
Attac k ; it
m ay
en ti on 2 Kt
be played for
.
PETR O
FF
F
D E ENC E
35
.
ety sake though the K K t m ay have to l ose
—
—
so m e ti m e
K t Q B3
K
B
t
ag 2
Q 3
3
—
—
—
K t K B3 4 P B4 P Q 4 5 KP X P Kt X P
—
6 P X P Kt X P ; 7 P Q 4 K t( K 4) m ove s
—
W
ch
P
K
K
t
he
l
p
s
h
i
te
8
R
3
(7
Q
5
)
T he i dea o f it i s to fo r ce the KB fi l e O pen wi thout
r iski n g ( as in the K in g s Gam b its) a Pawn
var i
,
t
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
,
—
.
.
,
.
’
.
B l ack
—
Kt
2
.
KB 3
Kt
X
P
Q3
3
Thi s i s m uch bette r than to play
Kt X P
at on ce ; the Pawn can n ot e scape
—
—
B
B
l
a
ck
wo
l
d
i
n
K
B
I
f
K
t
u
K
t
4
Q 4
3
beside s i t
a few m oves dr ive i t off ( gain in g ti m e)
b l ocks his KB
Kt X P
4
—
—
h
n
e
w
e
t
h
Kt
r
n
P
B
tte
th
e
a
P
Q3 (
Q4
5
—
woul d r etur n to K B3 ) Q K 2 is m et by
Q
—
P
.
.
,
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
K2
.
—
P
5
Q4
ppor t the Kt to cl ear the way fo r KB
stop Wh i te s Q P
To
su
,
,
an d
’
.
6
.
—
B
Q3
as
t
l
e
s
C
7
.
1
—
P
K4
to K t5 el se 5
or cin g it to
whe
r e the B w oul d take it doub lin g the R P)
(
Not
.
,
—
P K R3, f
'
,
D 2
R3
n or
C HESS O PENINGS F O R BEGINNE RS
36
.
s m ust m ov e
P
i
t
e
r
whe
ce
a
f
t
n
X
)
5 Q
(
Q4
—
P Q B3 ( blockm g
aga in un less Black plays
m
u
n
s
l
a
i
n
l
l
t
o
o
et
to
s
p
y
t
e
K
l
r
u
n
s
o
t
t
K
g
)
q (
Q
);
to
.
,
,
’
.
.
Q
5
Not
m
ove)
x
Black
—
P
P
.
Q4
—
K t B4
l
n
i
t
whe
ce
wo
u
d have
(
no
ood
g
.
P X P i p To disl odge the Kt an d to
—
B Q B4 ( fo ll owed
pr even t a m ove hke 6
by
BX P
6
Kt X Q P
6
.
.
,
.
.
7
.
—
Kt
—
Kt
B3
B3
—
l
a
e ed to p y 3 Kt X P, P Q3 ; 4
C och
—
w
i
f
n
B
s
B
e
h
l
a
Kt X P, K X Kt ;
B
ck
p
y
o
l
a
4
,
5
—
—
P Q 4 ( better than B K 3 ) ; 6 B— K t3 ( if
—
P X P, Black b l ocks the P by
B Q 3) , B
—
—
P
K
l
i
n
B
K K t5
B
b
o
c
k
the
K
3;
7
3 (
g
Q) ,
White woul d do best, after
an d Black sh oul d Win
the sacr ifice, to r apidly devel op hi s for ces, castl e
f
i
r
ar
n
i
a
n
p
u
s
h
o
w
d
the
K
s
de
w
th
d
o
,
( Q) ,
us
r an
.
.
.
.
.
.
Pawn s
,
&c
.
Th e B ad en -K i s se r i tz k y G am b i t i s as fol
—
—
—
—
K
1
P
K
2
P
l
s :
K t K B3 , K t K B3
4,
4;
—
—
P
K
t
B
B
B
X
X
,
4
4
;
3
; 5
3,
i
n
i
P
t
a
k
P
r
n
s
,
Q
Q
g
(
—
—
s
K
B
K
t
P
K
6
l
i
f
t
a
s
s
C
3 (
Q 4) ,
s) ;
(
—
r
s
n
n
s
t
l
a
o
ll
Kt
a
a
X
,
,
—
—
—
in g Q
2
but
i
n
K
n
i
n
R 5 eh , &c
,
Q
g
u
l
a
n
r
r
an
an
d
l
a
s
o
s
u
,
),
im
a
in
si i n , t
ug
for
in g
an ag
— Kz
r am p
is s m
s
u
s
6
a
;
;
Q
—
—
f
P
l
R
K
s
s
l
w
n
e
,
;
7
Q
q
3
—
B K3
ow
.
.
.
Kt
X Kt by
.
w th
to top
X P B ck
we
Kt
he p eve t
Kt
.
ow
w
the
Kt
B ck ho d keep the P w
ec e
dv t e po t o ho h
the t e be he
o ewh t c
ed
ppo e
o o d oo by
.
.
.
.
.
P
Kt
te
.
R UY L
O PEZ
37
.
Ruv LO P EZ ( SP AN ISH GAM E)
.
So n am ed fr om a Spani sh pr i e st ( ti m e of
IL)
O n e of the m o st pr ac ti sed O pen in gs
.
Phili p
.
Bl ack
K4
—
2 Kt
K B3
—
t
B
K
5
3
—
P
.
K4
—
K t Q B3
’
Thi s m ove con str ain s Black s
r eat o f 4 B X Kt, in di r ectly atta ck
m
a
e
by
the
th
g
in g KP
Black has sever al r eplies, of which the
—
m o st appr oved ar e
P Q R 3 an d
Kt
K B3
1.
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
.
—
P
3
R
Q 3
—
i
av o d 4 B X Kt , 3
K t Q 5 has been
’
played but Wh ite, by 4 Kt X Kt, doub les Black s
i
P
an
u
l
i
i
n
d
th
s
do
b
ed
P
te
n
de
cy
s
n
di
s
a
a
d
,
,
Q
,
van tag e , however sl ight, to Black
TO
.
.
’
.
White can n ot her e gai n the KP ;
P
fo r
B
K
then
t
P
X
X
;
Q
5
—
X
KP
ch
Q
Q
—
i
K
t
B
D
a
4
3 (
g)
—
K K t K 2 is ob str uctive to B an d Q ( though
it pr eve n ts an y doub l in g of Ps after B X Kt) ; Black
—
r
i
d
f
P
K
t
B
o the B by 4
can g et
Q 4; 5
—
K t3 K t R 4 6 C a stl e s Kt X B ; 7 R P X Kt
—
l
W
r
s
i
h te ; 4
P Q 3 m ay
but it r athe he p
cause a slight l o ss o f ti m e
—
B
R
4
4
if B X K t,
an
6
d
Q5 ;
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
A
( ) (
a
see
Kt X P
—
P
K
t
Q 4
,
C H E SS O PENIN G S F O R
38
to dan ger thr oug h
B EGINNE R S
P
7
Black
K
—
R
sq
,
.
m ight l ead
.
.
D IAGRAM 8
.
After Black
4th Move
’
s
.
A ( b)
5
.
—
Kt
(
see
—
B K2
B3
White cann ot gain the KP her e ;
6 Castl e s
ag 6 B X K t, Q P X B ; 7 K t X P, K t X P ; 8
Kt X Kt ( if Kt X K BP, then
Kt X Kt ;
—
— R
—
6
IO
K
d
K
B
t
o
u
e
h
l
,
4
,
;
5 Q Q
Q
9 Q
sq , an d Black will gain a pi ece) , Q — Q 5 , r ecover
in g the pi ece ; but, after 6 C astl es, Whi te thr eaten s
to w in a Pawn ; e g 6
Castl es ; 7 B X Kt,
K
t
P
P
B
K
P
8
t
X
X
X
,
;
Q
Q5 ;
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
'
.
.
.
.
.
R UY L
t e
O PEZ
39
.
—
—
h n 9 K t B3 , an d r e P Q 3) ; 9 K t X
—
I
o
K
t
B
n
P
n
i
l
P
as
B
a
i
a
c
k
a
X
;
,
Q Q5
Q
g
g
(
s n ot n ow a
h
K
a
er
t
,
5,
.
Kt
.
.
.
doe
t ke the Kt
Whi te
.
—
Kt
C astl es
Kt Q2
—
P B4
B sq
—
B
K
9
3
.
Q
Black
.
8
,
.
Pr om isin g a har d fought gam e
—
Whi te at m ove 5 m ay also play P Q 4 (an d
easily r ecover s the Pawn which Blac k take s) or
— K2
t
we
c
ann
ot
i
ve
the
s
u
b
e
Q
g
-
.
,
,
,
.
B
.
con sider s that Black s b est thir d
—
—
K t B3 3
P Q R 3 leadin g
m ove i s
to som e weakn ess o f the Pawn s on Queen side
which m i ght pr ov e har m ful in the long _r un
Mr
Lasker
.
’
,
,
.
K4
—
2 Kt
K B3
—
K
B
t
3
5
I
—
P
—
P
K4
K t—
.
B
Q 3
.
l
s
s
t
e
C
a
4
P
Q4
5
.
It woul d n ot
—
6 R K sq
.
.
P X P ; because of
do to play
l
a
K
t
H
i
i
nn
i
n
the
e
ht
y
m
g
g
p
)
(p
”
.
.
C HE SS
40
O PENIN GS
FO R BEGINNER S
.
R
i
e
t
u
r
n
i
n
to
Wh
te
s
fi
f
t
h
m
ove
,
3
Q
g
—
—
we m ight get 5 R K sq , K t Q 3 ; 6 Kt P,
t
Kt
t
K
b
t
Q, y 7
ch ) 7 R Kt oh , B— K z , &c
’
—
Kt
.
.
x
.
.
x
.
.
.
.
.
Black
.
6
.
Q
Kz
—
—
Kt
x Kt
that the Kt
K tP
B
7
.
So
to K tz
would be bad
m ay
o
g
,
Q3
xB
afte r
P x P;
accoun t o f
8
.
B
n
P
o
x
7
Q
—
—
K t K t4 ; tr y
8 P x P , K t K B4 ( if
—
—
—
—
P
R
K
6
R
s
B
z
IO
P
,
Q q,
Q 4) ; 9
Q ;
9
—
—
K t K s, K t Q 3 ;
r r
R x Kt,
P X P;
12
—
—
1
R
h
R
P
c
Kt
B x
K
K
t
1
X
,
;
4
3 Q
3;
5
K tP &c
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
.
Q3
—
P
Black m ay
Kt
P
X
5
—
P
se t
a
Q3
tr ap her e by
—
Kt
Kz ;
tr ap in
B3 ; 6
B4 ( settin g a
—
h is tum
for if 6
P B ; 7 K t— Q 6 m ate) ,
—
—
—
K t K t3 ; 7 B R 4, P Q K t4 if 6 B m ove s,
—
R
e
h
then
an
d
,
4
Q
7
Q Kt
—
P
.
.
—
Kt
x
.
.
.
.
5
P B3
x
.
—
B
-
.
6
Q
7
—
B
.
K
t
Q 3
.
.
—
Kt
Q
R 4,
Q
z
K K t3
br in g i t to Q Bz ,
—
P
2
so
as
to
.
7
8 K t— B sq
8
.
.
.
K ta
K3
r in g it
C as l s
B
,
to b
to
—
.
te
or
to
C HE
42
SS
O P EN IN G S F O R BEGINN ERS
.
1
R
w
i
n
Kt
s
a
i
ec
e
t
; 3
Q
p
cann ot r etake without l osin g Q
—
—
P x
or
.
Black
as
,
.
—
P K 4, P K 4
2
K t KB3 , K t
—
—
—
—
K
B
P
B
t
R
B
B
R
K
t
»
.
.
s
;
4
Q s 3
Q s
4
ss
s
—
—
—
l
P
6
as
P
s
P
K
B
C
t
,
4
Q ,
5
Q3 ;
Q 4 7
—
K t3 ,
8
K
?
t
K
s
r
i
i
t
;
(
s
g ),
—
P
B
10
m oves,
,
; 9
4
in g
P B5 a
—
—
—
r P
K 4, P K 4 2 K t K B3 , K t Q B3 ;
_
—
K
t
B
P
R
B
K
R
t
B
’
4
’
5
3
Q
3
4
S
33 5 Q
—
—
—
K 2 , B B4
6 P B3 , P Q K t4 ; 7 B — B z ,
—
—
—
P Q 4 ?( P Q 3 l) ; 8
P
x
,
; 9
Q4
—
—
—
i
n
B
r
o
K
r
i
B
t
K
l
,
Q3
g
3 , Q
)
(
5
—
2
II
1
B
w
i
n
K
t
s
a
X
, Kt x
;
Q5
_
—
—
_
1
P
K
P
2
K
K
B
t
B
K
t
K
4:
4;
(5 )
Q 3;
3a
—
—
K
K
B
B
t
t
as
t
l
s
P
C
,
4
3
,
; 5
3
5
_
_
—
6
B
P
R
P
B
P
K
P
2
,
9
:
Q 3
4
4
Q3
7
64
Q
—
K K ts l] ; 8 P x P, Q x P ; 9 B x
x P ? [B
r
.
.
te
PxP
Kt x P
x
Kt
Kt x Kt
Q
c tch the B
.
.
.
ht
.
.
Q
.
-
.
°
_
.
.
-
“
'
°
°
°
°
.
.
d v
Q
B
Q
.
.
P QxP
P
.
°
.
Q
.
.
'
°
°
e Kt x P
°
.
.
'
“
"
°
.
°
.
Kt gai n in g a pi ece
—
accoun t of R
K sq
.
o
,
,
as
c
a
n
n
ot
t
ke
B
a
Q
on
,
.
FO UR K N IG H r s O P EN IN G
'
’
.
A quiet, safe, O pen ing , l eadin g g en er ally to
well c on tested gam e
-
a
.
—
P
K4
—
K B3
2 Kt
—
K
B
t
3
3
1
.
.
Black played e g 3
the T H R EE KN IGHTS
If
,
.
.
’
—
Q4
P X P;
,
Ca stl es
.
5
.
Q
wo
u
l
d
i
t
b
e
3
Q
‘
O P EN ING con tin ued , 4 P
—
—
X P, B
K z ; 6 B K3 ,
—
P
°
.
.
F
PH ILIDO R S D E EN C E
’
Black
.
K t5
C astl es
—
P
,
Q3
Q3 ;
.
.
the
.
—
B
—
B
K t5
as
l
s
t
e
C
5
—
6 Kt Q 5
r eal con te st
4
43
.
Or 6
.
—
P
.
defer r ing
.
Kt x Kt
6
P
x
Kt
7
8 P x Kt
9 Q x P
But the m ove s gi ven he r e
.
.
.
Pa
An O pen in g
K5
P x Kt
P
Q x P
m ay be g r eatly var i ed
DE F ENC E
’
m on s
.
.
ch in favour the ob str ucti on
KB givin g White m uch com m an d o f
Black s
boar d
of
—
P
’
n ot m u
,
.
1
—
P
K4
—
K t K B3
—
P
.
2.
—
P
K4
3
Q
i
ve
s
the
t
P
o
u
n
e
C
r
Q4 g
Q
G am b i t, wi th a con tin uati on such as 3 P x P,
—
—
K
K
t
B
an
d
B
l
a
ck
i
s
x
P
4
,
Q
;
3
Q 3 Q
playin g the C en tr e Gam e wi th a m ove behin d the
fir st player has a slig ht advan tag e In this, if
—
—
K
t
n
P
P
K
B
x P , the
x
,
3
; 4 P
4
Q
3;
—
—
6
B
B
B
Kt
x
B
B
P
KB
c
&
x
4
;
,
,
4
5
Q ,
—
P
2.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
P
x
P
3
—
If 3
P K B4 we m i ght g et this in ter e stin g
—
—
play 4 K t B3 K t K B3 ; 5 P x KP Kt x P ;
—
—
6 Kt x Kt P x Kt ; 7 K t K t5 P Q 4 ( n ot
—
P
.
,
Q4
.
,
.
,
.
,
P X P; 8 Q X
—
8 P K 6,
B7 , because of
.
B7
—
Kt
,
.
.
oh
Q
.
,
K x
Q
;
x
9
.
Kt
B4 ; 9 Kt
KP (n ot
— B
—
B
K
z
f
r
if
o
Q
3) ,
(
B
—
.
.
44
9
R5
C H ESS
O PENINGS
P
Kt ; then Q
oh
.
X
—
P
,
thir d m ove
K K t3 ;
tak es too
White
F OR BEGINNE RS
.
10
Q
II
.
ch
mu
—
R
K 5,
r isk for
—
P
Black
Black
.
Kt
P
B
sq
.
Q
Thi s
.
.
.
K
K
B
t
Or
X
X
4
,
3; 5
’
—
—
—
B
B
K
z
2
l
i
s
B
K
t
6
K
s
B
,
Q 3
(
5
—
—
z
B
m
6
l
s
K
z
l
s
a
as
as
C
C
,
; 7
,
Q ;
g
)’
la
s
si i n i s on e of
f n
Q
.
.
—
Kt
deve op Wh te
te
°
.
e
B
B ck po t o
te
de e ce
°
.
.
.
.
—
B
Q
—
K t Q B3
4
— K
B
3
5
—
6 Q Q2
—
7 K t B3
8 C astle s ( Q)
.
—
Kt
B3
—
B Kz
C as l s
.
.
te
.
White
P
X
,
4
Q
2
Kz ; 4 P
o play 3
B4
—
—
K
P ; 5 Kt X P t K B3 6 K t Q B3
—
s
s
to
top
l
f
6
P
a
t
e
s
i
Kt
P
C
X
4
Q )
(
(
—
then 7 B X P cb K X B ; 8 Q R 5 h K B
sq
c
i
r
l
Kt
Kt
w
th
bette
deve
oped
e
m
a
&
X
9
g
)
It is plai n that Black s KB ha s n ot m uch scope
m ay al s
.
,
—
B
.
°
,
.
.
,
.
.
—
B
.
,
.
.
,
c
.
.
—
.
,
’
.
TAUNTO N S)
PO NZ IAN I ( S
’
P K4
—
K t K B3
.
2
.
.
—
P
K4
—
K t Q B3
—
1
O PEN IN G
G r eco C o un ter G am b i t, for m ed by
—
—
2
P K B 4 ; 3 B B4 ( better than P X P) ,
—
—
P Q 3 ; 4 P Q 4 , K t— Q B3 ( o r P X Q P ) i s a
r i sky O pen in g fo r Blac k
If Wh i te play s 3 Kt X P,
—
B
Black , by
l
i
n
i
l
a
n
e
d
to
d
fic
t
a
s
f
u
d
,
3
Q
com pli ca ted play, favour ab le to a bold in g en ious
player
—
P
B
n
n
r
pe
e
the
3
l
i
n
f
O
i
o
u
a
t
b
3
Q,
g
b l ocki n g the natur al outl et fo r Q K t
The
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
O P E NI N G
PO NZ IA N I ( STA UNTO N S)
’
Black
—
Kt
3
—
4 P
P
If
Kt ; an d
the KB
Kt
Q4
.
P Whi te by 5
—
P Q 3 ; then
X
if
.
B3
KP
X
—
P
.
45
.
har asses the
l
n
b
oc
k
s
i
Q5
K5
—
P
.
5
—
P
.
Q5
.
Kt
Kz ; 6
R P X Kt, &c
Or
—
Kt
Kt
,
K t— K t sq
—
X P, K t K t3 ; 7
.
.
Kt
X
.
6
—
B
7
Kt
.
.
K B3
B — B4
—
Kt
Q3
P
X
‘
o at m ove 3 play
— R
—
a
r
th
e
te
n
Kt
X
P
P
B
s
4 Q
4 (
3
5
)
—
K t5 K K t K 2 ; 6 P x P Q x P ; 7
Black
m ay al s
,
,
.
,
.
,
Q
2,
&c
Q4
B
5
Castl es
.
,
.
—
B
—
P
.
.
.
O
N TE
I
.
—
B
s
m
o
o
d
K
B
S
Thi
s
i
se
l
d
h
w
i
o
t
,
(
)
g
u
t
as
a
o
v
r
a
d
t
o
s
m
t
o
ar
e
e
r
e
o
e
on
w
i
u
n
l
ess
o
u
t
h
,
j
y
g
p p
If
m ake the ex chan g e o f B fo r K t ( fo r so m e g ood r easo n )
hostile
has n o t castl e d, hi s K R P m ay d r iv e o fi the B , o r
Pi nnin g K t
fo r ce
at
.
K
.
'
,
ex ch an g e ,
br i n gi n g hostil e
i n to acti o n , o r ( by
r e captur e w i th K t P)
s
v
i
n
o
n
fi
l
f
o
r
K
R
e
r
h
a
e
e
h
e
i
t
(
g p
g
p
p
ag ai nst y o ur Ca s tl ed
B ut in d iag r am w e g iv e a po si ti on
)
w her e Whi te has castled an d Black ( as a r esul t o f pi n n in g a
’
K t) can br eak up the K s pr o tectin g Ps an d e x po se hi m
—
—
h
K
K
t
1
K
c
to l osses
t
2
X
K
t
,
;
3
Qs
Q
—
t
B
6
P
t
n
o
h
i
n
R
K
l
o
r
e
o
r
w
i
l
l
o
i
ece
f
s
,
; 4
3
p
—
—
—
—
—
s
R
K
K
t
R K
K t B5
K
R
s
K
t
,
4
q ,
5
q Q
—
t
v
h
i
i
n
s
o
o
B K t7 ch
t
b
u
t
t
e
r
B
m
a
e
a
X
X
;
,
7
y
p
an
Q
K
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
R
Q
R
.
.
— R s
i
n
h
v
K
u
t
h
e
e
x
c
a
i
s
s
t
i
e
b
e
t
h
o
n
ug h
(
)
4
;
g p
g
q g
B ut the tex t m o ve is a n atur al
th is l o ss sho uld be deci si v e
o n e fo r a be g i n n er
.
.
-
.
.
C H ESS
46
O PENINGS
FO R
B EGINNERS
.
D IAG RAM 9
.
Whi te
.
R
sq ( i n Diag )
Black
laci n White K at star tin g at
im se l f n o g oo d by thi s cour se o f acti o n , fo r then
co u d do
—
R
K K t sq ( seiz i n g the o pen fi le ) , an d
w e sho uld g et 4
Whi te woul d hav e ti m e to secur e hi m self B r eaki ng o pen a
’
fil e ( on your ow n o r the en em y s si de ) is n o lig ht m atter
see fi r st w h ose for ces ar e li kel y to m ak e adv an tag e o ut o f i t
—
v
m
l
i
w
i
t
h
o
e
co
u
d
I
l
a
K
o
f
r
In diag r am , Wh te,
t
ee
,
(
3
y
Q
p
the K K t, i f Black B does n o t tak e ; or to r etake w i th Q,
—
Kt Qs; 2 Kt
K t, &c
i f h e d o es ) ; i f r
by
l
g
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
X
.
O
.
N TE II
—
e
P
M
e
o
v
Th
—
B a Y o un g
.
l ayer s
o ften
l ose v al uable
p
ti m e a t b egi n n i n g of g am e by pushm g o n each R P o n e s uar e
to pr ev en t an y pi n n i n g of a K t( B 3 ) by h osti l e B a t i ts K ts
r
e
h
a
s
If th e pl ayer had tw o ex tr a m o v es fo r th is pu
p
p
b ut, as thi n g s ar e w hi le e i s m aki n g
n o har m m i ht ar i se
g
these de fen si v e m o v es , h is oppon en t w il l be d o i n g so m e thin g
m or e im por tan t, si c m aki n g tw o devel opi n g m ov es
Do
q
.
,
.
.
THE KING S GA MBITS
’
47
.
Let B
this m ove d m fl y to pr ev en t the pin ni ng
in K t, an d then ( if n ecessar y, o r adv i sabl e ) dr i v e hi m
esi des, 1f o n m ean to castle ( or hav e do n e so ) , th e l ess the
P8 a bo ut
e castled K ar e m ov ed , the be tter
The r e is
m uch dang er ( after castlin g
si d e ) , y o ur
K R be in g a t
n o t m ake
g
.
.
i
K
.
K B P un m o v ed, i n the ho stile Q B ( sup o r ted ,
B;
Q ) , sacr i ficin g hi m self by 1 B R P, K t
v
R
u
a
f
h
e
e
X
P
w
i
o
u
r
a
ns
e
s
t
w
i
t
r
r
i
n
e
t
a
t
h
,
,
Q
y
p
y
l n
a hosti le K t r eady to jo i n i n fo r a m ate
—
o r Bl ack , the m o v e
P Q R3 i s oc casi on al l y adv is
ab l e to pr even t a Whi te Kt fr o m g c tti n g to Q K t5 an d a ttack
i n g the Q BP, per haps i n co m bi na ti o n w ith a seco n d iece
O f co ur se
P Q B3 w o uld keep out the K t, ut i t
Th e
m ig ht n o t be adv i sabl e ( o r possi bl e ) to m ov e this P
n
n
k
BP
h
en
i
w
a
a
w
ea
s
o
t
i
t
h
e
os
i
o
w
i
s
a
i
s
t
s
t
i
(
Q
Q
y)
p
p
K B sq
z b
g
y
an d
.
K
ig?
X
.
X
.
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
TH E
K ING S
’
G AM B ITS
.
This i s
the n am e given to a ser ies of O pen in gs
for m ed by Whi te at hi s secon d m ove offer in g a
Pawn to b r eak open the KB file hopin g ther eby
to b r in g a m ass of for ce quickly developed to bear
upo n the Black Ki n g
,
,
,
,
.
Whi te
.
—
P
K4
—
2 P
KB 4
—
K
K
B
t
3
3
1
.
.
.
Black n eed
n ot
t
the P ; he m ight play
m ain ain
r
B
B
K
K
o
4
3 ; 4
3 (
3
5,
—
—
—
6
K
z
K
K
P
Kt
B
P
Kt
t
X
, Q X
4;
4; 5
,
—
B
8
P
Kt ; 7 B t
t
Q
,
Q
;
3, Q x Q ;
—
—
r
P
c
P
B
o
&
X
.
Q 4,
Q
;
3
9
Q4 ;
e
&
x
RQ
a
E
.
R
—
Kt
.
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
.
.
—
B
B4
.
—
B K ta
—
P
C H E SS
4s
Thi s i s
Phili dor
O PEN INGS
Black s
sim
’
BEGINNER S
FOR
plest defe c
—
n am
n e
.
ed
afi er
.
s
s
a
t
l
e
C
5
—
6 P Q4
.
.
White does n ot easily r ecover his P or obtain
an attack to com pen sate fo r i ts l o ss
Var yin g at Black s four th m ove we m ig ht get the
An d
,
.
’
,
Mv zr o GAMBIT,
whi ch White
attack
c ces
sa r ifi
in
a
pi ece
for
quicker
a
.
—
P
K4
2 P— K B4
—
K
t
K
B
3
3
—
4 B B4
1.
—
P
P
.
X
.
—
P
.
—
P
K4
P
K K t4
K t5
l
i
s
s
r
t
e
Wh
te
ht
o
p
y
a
m
i
a
l
l
a
o
C
s
Q 4,
5
g
—
K t B3 ; it i s a str uggle of po siti on again st m a
ter ial ; an d m ater ial shoul d wi n , thoug h a wea k
m ove o r a sli g ht l o ss of ti m e woul d g ive Wh i te
—
the victor y White m ight tr y 5 K t K t sq ,
keepin g his piece , thoug h l osin g tim e Suppo se
—
P
6
l
u
l
P
X
Kt
t
e
B
l
a
ck
ho
d
p
l
a
y
s
a
s
s
C
,
Q 4,
;
5
—
P Q 4 ( giv in g up Paw n for s fety) ; 7
a
—
B X Q P , B K K t5 ( thr eaten in g to win Q by
—
—
P B7
8 P X P , B R 6, &c ; n ot
P X P ; because of 7 B X P c h , with a
win n in g atta ck thr ough expo sur e o f Black K
—
i
n
r
s
i
K
B
X
P
o
h
K
X
B
6
K
t
Aga , the e
,
;
5
5
.
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
ch ,
—
P
.
—
K
Q3
.
X
P
Q
Black should win
K
sq
.
7
.
,
—
Kt
.
.
K B3
8
.
X
Q
BP,
C H E SS O PENINGS F O R BEGINNERS
o
s
.
Black
—
P Kt
.
—
B
B
4
4
5
—
— R
K
t
K
5
ch
5
Q
5
—
f
K
R
e
n
K
t
e
i
n
d
d
wo
K
B
P
u
l
d
3 (
5
g
)
Whi te g et a g ood ga e by 6 C astl es
.
.
.
m
Bl ack
.
.
.
D raG u u
10
.
After Whi te s
6th Mov e
'
.
6
—
Kt
—
P
7
Q4
8 B— B4 Better
K — B z , Q — K t7 ch
8
—
K
t
9
Q3
.
.
.
.
IO .
II
an d
.
KX P
—
B
K K t3
Black has the best
than
Io
K R3
—
P B6
—
P K K t3 , Q— R 6 eh ;
—
—
K
K 3 , P K B4, &c
.
.
.
—
P
Q3
P X P ch
.
K t— Q B3
—K Q
Q
L
SA VIO GAMBIT
Var yin g
51
.
Bla ck s si xth m ove we
B ( see
’
at
,
m ay
e
t
g
Black
.
—
P
Thi s
B6
i s C ochr an e s coun ter attack
suppo se
—
P
B
K
t
K
B
8
R
Kt
x
Kt
Kt
P
x
x
,
,
7
7
3
;
;
( )
— K s
—
f
r
r
f
K
K
t
n
o
ced
P
the
i
f
o
,
3,
9 Q
q (
9
— R 6 ch
—
—
K
I
I
1
0
K
K
s
t
,
7;
;
Q
q Q
—
—
R B sq , P B 7 ch
an d m ate n ext m ov e) , P X P
—
—
K t sq , B
oh ; IO K X P , Q
R 6 ch ; I I K
B4 ch
an d what i s Wh ite to do
—
—
If P X P , then
K t K B3 ,
7 P Q4
f
wi th m an y var iati on s If 7 B X P eh , then
—
—
K 2 ; 8 P X P, P Q 3 ; 9 B X K t,
R X B ; Io K t X P , B X K t ; I I P X B, R X P ;
—
—
—
—
I2 P
R
K
R
K
s
ch
6
K
t
I
,
Q3, Q
7
3
q
an d will w i n
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KX P
P ch
— R 6 ch
Q
.
—
K
—
Kt
.
—
B
7
8
.
9
Io
r
a
n
s
th
e
te
(
P
K t sq
If B X Kt,
B4
—
B K 6 m ate)
.
X
I I.
wi
K
Q3
,
an d
Black
7
9
K R3
B X B
.
Q3
till
is
s
his
P ahead
,
thout disadvan tag e
—
K t Q B3
We m ay add ( C) see Diag 6
—
B X P cb K K z ; 8 Kt X Kt ch Q P X Kt ;
.
,
.
.
then
—
P
—
t
.
.
I I.
.
K t3 ,
— K
Q
—
B
.
,
.
.
,
sq
.
,
—
P
K B3 ; Io
P— K t6 ; an d
devel opm en t)
—
Kt
pr efer r ed (better
Thi s Gam b it i s quite
.
Q3
,
,
Black
—
Kt
is
R4 ;
to be
.
out
of
fashi on ; though
I 2
C HESS O PEN INGS FOR BEG INNERS
1
5
.
Ste in itz , in hi s m atch ( 1 866) v An der ssen , played i t
ss
i
u
r
an
s
c
l
i
Wh
i
te
eve
t
m
e
s
d
w
th
c
e
s
s
a
a
)
(
.
.
K IESER ITZK Y GAM B IT
.
For m ed by Whi te, at m ove 4 , pushin g for war d
’
his K R P, b ar r in g Black s Q fr om her K R 5
.
Whi te
Black
.
K4
—
2 P
K B4
—
K
B
K
t
3
3
—
P
K
R
4
4
' —
K
s
K
B
5
1
.
K4
—
P
—
P
P
.
P
X
.
—
P
.
—
P
.
—
B
.
K K t4
K t5
K tz
Paulsen s defen c e o r r ather coun te r attack
—
White should suppor t Kt by P Q 4 By way o f
—
cauti on tr y 6 Kt X K tP P Q 4 ; 7 P X P P Q
K 2 c h ; i f Wh i te n ow stop s the check by in te r
po sin g Q o r B be will l o se his K K t i f he m ove s
—
K to B 2 8
B Q 5 ch will expo se him to a
ter r ib le attack
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,
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,
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,
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6
.
7
.
K B3
—
Kt
Q4
—
K t Q B3
—
P
—
P
QS
l
a
s
K
Or, 7
B4,
8
P
X
P
t
e
s
t
C
,
Q4
; 9
—
—
—
K
B
t
R
Io
K
t
K
z
P
B
Wh
i
te
,
4
,
Q 3
Q 4
‘
—
—
l O W had bette r play II P
B3 , P K t4
12 B X
KtP, P X P
—
P
—
B
.
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8
.
9
Io
.
.
—
Kt
—
R
II
12
Kt
.
I3 .
Q3
Kt x P
—
B
.
—
Kt
—
K
—
Kt
C astles
R2
B4
X
Kt
Kt
Bz
.
R4
K t6
—
R
No
use
to play
X
K
P
sq
—
B
.
a
bec
use
Q3
,
‘
K IE SER ITZ K Y GA MB II
53
.
—
P
of
better
Q4
Me
White
m K
m
ke
to m a
Black
.
R X
—
Kt
I3
I4
an d
1 5.
KB
—
P
.
way for the
B3
R
Q
.
Kt
Q
z
Black ha s the best of it White dar e s n o t play
—
f
u
o
i
nn
i
n
P
bec
e
w
the
a
s
K
t
K
X
4
Q
g
,
,
.
An other lin e
K B3 ;
defen ce is : 5
6 B— B4 P— Q 4 ; 7 P X P B— K tz 8 B
—
K t5 ch ( P Q 6 i s m et by
P X P ; an d
after 9 Kt X BP Bla ck save s both his pie c e s by
— K 2 ch
—
l
P
B
P
X
P
a
s
t
e
s
C
;
Q
3 9
—
i
1 0 P X P B X P ; II P
n
i
a
to
a
t
c
p
te
4
Q (
—
—
2
K
B6
n
B
X
P
1
R
P
t
s
a
d
4
;
;
Q Q )
q
Black s g am e is pr efer ab le
Black has other
cour ses at hi s fifth m ove ; but tho se given ar e con
side r ed the be st
What i s g iven is on ly by way of
spec im e n
In the var iation j ust g ive n a beg in n er m ight
—
pr oceed 6 Kt X K tP Kt X P ; 7 P Q 3 K t
K t6 ; he m ig ht n ow wi sh to save his R but i f he
does so it [ a s been f ou d i n pr acti ce that he lo ses
the attack an d g ets a bad gam e ; so that it is held
best fo r White to con tin ue 8 B X P Kt X R ; be
n ow ha s two in ter e stin g co n tin uati on s ; b ut they
—
—
—
i
a
l
K
both fa ; ( ) 9 B
t5
B
K 2 ; Io Q
K2
—
—
r
a
I
K
I
t
B
6
h
ot
ce
the
th
e
t
n
i
B
c
I
2
R
6
(
—
—
P
K R4
II Kt
m ate ; so )
B6 ch K
—
—
B sq ; I 2 Q K 5 K t B3 ; I3 Kt X Q P ch
—
K t sq ; an d the atta ck i s spe n t ; ( b ) 9 Q
K
—
B
P
X
B
X
P
E g 8 R — R B— K
K
9
Qz
.
Of
—
Kt
,
,
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,
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,
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,
,
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,
—
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,
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,
n
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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'
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P
—
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,
,
.
z,
Q4 ; fol lo w ed by
z
,
.
Q
—
B3
.
Io
.
,
C HESS O PENINGS F O R BEGINNER S
54
.
K2
ch
— K2
Q
m
a
othe
r
w
i
s
e
te
a
s
s
ho
w
n
bove
a
(
);
—
I
h
K q
I
P
c
B
X
K
X
B
;
;
—
1
K q
; 3 Kt X Q B X Kt ;
,
K t B 6 ch ,
—
c
h
1 2 Kt
Qs
— Kt
—
P
I4 Q
4,
10
—
.
.
.
.
.
Q3 ;
.
.
.
I5 .
.
.
Q
KB4,
—
,
—
R
Kt
sq
.
r icated ) ; an d Black has
the
Kt
can
be
ext
(
White has gain ed the Q but it i s
the best of it
a case o f b uyin g g ol d too dear
n ow
.
.
ALLGAIER GAM B IT
.
This var i es fr om the pr ecedin g Gam b it a t Whi te s
In the Allgaier , he sacr i fice s hi s Kt to
fi fth m ove
diSplace the hosti le K an d to secur e an attack which ,
whether soun d or n o t, it is in pr actice har d to r epel
’
.
.
Whi te
.
K4
—
2 P
K B4
—
K
B
K
t
3
3
—
P
K
R
4
4
1.
—
P
.
.
.
Kt X BP
White has her e thr ee con tin uati on s
—
—
B
B
ch
P
4
8
!
B
X
4
4
7
;
Q
( )
6
.
.
.
—
Kt
P
ch
.
,
K
K t2
K
B
r
an
d
o
9
Q 4,
3 (
Q 3)
Black ought to win
—
—
1
3
K
P
t
K
B
8
B
BP
X
X
,
,
3;
Q
Q3
( ) 7 Q
r
m
r
i
n
l
to
ve
oo
to
K
to
e
e
the
a
d
a
se
K
R
,
)
( g
—
—
B
B
c
h
i
f
the
B
s
i
m
p
y
t
ke
s
t
K
l
a
i
P
4
,
;
9
5
(
an d Q dar es n ot
r etak e , o n accoun t o f
—
—
R K
K ta an d Black has the be st o f it
K
’
—
—
—
—
C
T
h
r
l
s
the
be
t
P
P
o
o
d
s
7
( )
Q4
Q 4,
—
8 B X P , K t K B3 l ( o r 8
P X P; 9 B
—
—
—
a
B4 eh , K
Kt
Io B
K 5 ch , K t KB 3 ,
°
.
—
P
—
B
°
.
.
.
°
.
.
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.
C UNNINGH AM GAMBIT
55
.
—
—
—
K
r
2
o
K
K
z
K
t
B
Io
B
!
t
B
9
3,
3;
( 9
),
—
—
i
s
f
r
r
m
K t B3 , K K tz ; an d
a
m
f
a
g
—
B
.
.
.
the
e
o
deci ded Whi te s chan ces r est on keepin g the
attack m ovin g
H e m ust pr e ss o n at al l hazar d s
ear ly castlin g especially Q side hel ps him m uch
We give a specim en o f the kin d o f gam e that
m ay occur in thi s fi n e O pen in g
The win n er w as
’
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,
,
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.
Mr E Fr eeb or ough
.
.
.
P
—
I P
K 4, P— K 4 2 P— K B4, P X
t
K
; 3
—
—
—
K B3 , P K K t4 4 P K R 4 , P K ts ; 5 K t
—
—
P KR
Kt
6
P
.
.
.
°
.
.
5,
Kt
X
P
K
X
Kt
; 7
Q4
3;
—
—
K tz ;
BXP PXP
B B4 ch K
.
,
.
,
8
,
Q4 ;
,
—
—
—
—
z
K
t
B
Io
K t B 3 , K t K B3
K
II
,
3
Q
—
—
12
C astles ( Q) , Kt X P ; 1 3 Q B z , P B4 ;
—
—
—
I4
B K5, B K2
15
Kt X P, Q K t3 ; I 6
—
—
—
—
K t K t3 , R B sq ; I 7 P B3 , K t K 3 ; I8
—
—
—
—
K t R 5 ch , K K t3 ; I9 B Q 3 c h , K t K 5 ;
—
!
2 O B X Kt eh , K X Kt ; 2 1 R
R
X Q;
Q5 ,
—
—
B4 ch , K t K t4 2 3 P X Kt m ate
22 B
—
P
°
.
.
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.
C UNN IN GHAM GAM B IT
White
Bl ack
.
1.
—
P K4
—
P
.
.
K4
K B4
PXP
—
—
B
B
2
K
K
K
t
3
3
—
—
B
R
C
h
B
B
4
4
5
—
s
a
Bette
to
the
B
t
y
K
B
s
r
l
e
t
5
q
an d l o se ti m e i n g o in g e l sewhe r e
2
.
—
P
.
.
.
.
it is,
.
.
—
P
5
6
B
P
—
Kt
X
—
B
t
K
3
7
K B3
C as tl e s
.
an d
Q4
Whi te gen er ally gets the best
—
B
l
Q3
of
it ;
n
e
x
n
f
r
c
t
e
h
a
o
o
ce
a
(
g )
.
w her e
C H ESS
56
Io
Q
.
2,
.
QB
has
F O R BEGIN NERS
.
—
B
B3 ; 9
K t3 ,
—
X P, K t R 4 an d Whi te, wi th
the better gam e
8 P
n
o
o
,
g
O PEN INGS
-
Q 4,
—
P
.
—
B
I I.
K t5
Q
.
TH REE PAWNs GAM B IT
.
br an che s 05 fr om the Cun n in gham Gam b it ;
though it i s n ot r eally soun d Black can easil y g o
This
,
Black
—
I P
K4
2 P— K B
—
P
K
B
3
3
—
4 B B4
—
P
K
K
t
3
5
6 Castl e s
—
K
s
R
7
q
en ough for the ti m e
—
B
.
.
K2
—
B R5
—
Kt
.
ch
PxP
P X P ch
The K i s
.
.
.
K4
PX P
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
D IAGRAM
I1 .
After Whi te s
7 th Move
’
.
O PENING S
C HESS
'
8
5
F O R BEGINNER S
.
Black
.
.
—
P
2.
—
P
3
—
B
1
.
P— K 4
K4
K B4
B4
P
—
P
C on si der ed be st ; gi vin g
developm en t
P
X
Q4
b ack the P
quicker
for
,
.
4
.
BXP
Q
—
K t K B3
Or
5
—
6 K t B3 , C astl e s ; 7 C astl es,
R5
ch
B
Q 3,
.
—
B
K
t
Q 5
B X Kt ; 8 Q P X B,
—
P B3 ; equal g am e ; but it m ust be all owed that
ther e i s n o t m uch Gam b it about it
-
.
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
B
s
5
q
6 K t— Q B3
— B
—
P
B
7 Q
3,
3
the Q B)
.
—
K
—
P
.
.
play
Or
.
8
.
.
—
P
K K t4
6 Q Bs.
—
z
K
t
K
Q 4,
—
.
—
P
Bs ;
so
well
.
—
P
7
Q4
—
8 K t K B3
.
I.
K4
P K B4
—
B B4
— K2
Q
—
K Q sq
—
P
—
P
P X P
—
P
Q
—
B
K2
—
K t K B3
.
Q4
this var iation Black woul d
In
by
,
—
P
8
K
t
K
4
7
—
—
1
0
K
R
B
K
t
4
,
Q
3 Q
9
better posi ti on for the en ding
.
n ot
— K
Q
5,
°
.
X
°
.
—
K B4
R 5 ch
P X P
.
X
P
ch
Q
—
P
K4
.
.
do
—
Kt
K tP, with
K B3
°
ther
a ra
KING S BISH O P S GAMB IT
’
’
59
.
White
B lack
.
8 Q X BP
f
r
f
i
o
;
,
Pr acti call y for cin g exchan g e
.
Q
3
R 4 ( to
t
Q
EF
Q )
sus ai n
.
eh
R4
White,
C
°
.
by
9
.
10
.
—
B
K z,
—
B
Q
Q
i
n
a
s
g
2,
.
this Black check s at fir st O ppor tun ity
to r etai n the Gam bi t Pawn
In
of
,
,
ai m i n g
.
—
P
I.
P—
—
B
3
—
4 K
2
.
.
.
K4
K B4
B4
B sq
K4
—
P
PX P
Q
—
—
P
.
R 5 ca
K K t4
i
r
n
s
m
n
th
e
a
te
a
te
s
wo
e
th
r
s
a
4
)
(
usel ess as White devel ops hi s gam e an d g ai n s tim e
—
—
by 5 P Q 4 Black m ust avoid 5 K t K B3
— Kt
—
i
6
B
X
P
c
h
K
f
s
Q
Q q (
5 [Q
—
K X B; 7
K t K s ch win s the Q) ;
B— B4
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
—
P
K
R
7
3,
.
Q
—
,
.
.
.
K t6 ; 8
.
a
i
n
c
tch
B
k
l
a
c
(
g
Q)
,
—
Kt
an
B
d
,
Q 3
9
.
—
Kt
Kz
.
—
K
t
B
5
Q 3
—
6 P Q4
.
.
Not
file
to ob str uct
K BP
or
KB
,
an d
to cl ose the K
.
7
K R 4,
—
P
.
—
P
.
8
Io
P
K K t3
B3 , Q
R4 ; 8
Or
—
—
K t sq , Q K t3 , &c
K R3 9 K
7
—
8 K
K t2
9
—
Kt
PXP
X
P
Q
.
.
—
.
.
.
PXP
thr eaten s P X P win n in g Q
,
—
P K t5
— B
Q
—
P
3
Q4
.
C HE SS
60
O PENINGS
F O R BEGINNER S
.
wi th well developed gam e ; II
K t X P ; an d I I
m et by I2
B
x
Q
—
P
-
.
.
i
n
be
g
Q4
by
,
.
White
Black
.
II
.
12
.
13
.
I4
.
I5
B X
.
—
P
B XQ
B X P
Kt x Kt
K5
PXQ
Kt x P
B X Kt
—
B
B3 ,
B ; then
.
—
P
ving the
Kt X B
sa
I6
.
KIN G S
’
B3
f
f
r
i
P
o
Q ;
15
.
.
GAM B IT
D ECLINED
.
Al thoug h i t m ay be , in theor y, bette r to accept
the Gam b it Pawn , yet, in pr acti ce , the defen ce is
often so diffi cult in the com plication s that m ay
ar i se , that m an y pl ayer s pr e fe r to dec li n e i t ; an d
thi s m ay be don e in sever al ways
.
.
P— K 4
—
B B4
—
P Q3
—
K t K B3
K4
—
2 P
K B4
—
K
K
B
t
3
3
—
P
B
4
3
I
.
—
P
.
.
.
Or 4
.
—
B
B4, K t—
B
Q 3; 5
6
B
to
keep
Q 3 (
—
—
K t B3 7 P K R 3 ,
.
—
P
.
.
—
P
Q3
,
—
B KK t5 ;
the Kt fr om his Q 5 )
B X Kt 8 Q X B &c
o ut
.
,
.
,
L
KING S GA MBIT DEC INED
’
White
61
.
.
K4
—
2 P
K B4
—
K
B
K
t
3
3
1.
—
P
.
.
K
t
5
.
Black l oses tim e
4 Kt X P
It woul d n ot do to play
B3 ,
an d
.
—
B
.
K3
for then
— R
—
c
h
6
Kt
X
K
t
P
c
P
K
t
K
&
,
,
3;
5 Q
5
T he text m ove de fen ds the K BP, an d pr even ts
—
B B4
.
—
P
K B3
.
.
.
-
PX Pi p
passed Pawn would be
.
he did n ot take
ver y in secur e
If
i t, hi s
.
—
B B4
I
.
—
P
2
.
—
P
K4
K B4
—
P
Q3
is
n ot
—
P
K4
—
P
Q4
equally
—
o
o
g
d ; whil e
K K t3 ; 4
K B4 ; 3 Q
R s eh ,
— K 2 i s bad for Black
t
n
r
e
a
n
doe
he
s
o
,
;
Q
y
g
—
—
f
r
h
o
K
K
t
P
ood
o
m
2
R
; 3
g
Q
3, Q
5
—
B3 ; 4 P X P, Q X P ; 5 E K t2 , &c
— B
—
i
s
m
t
by
P
e
,
3
Q
3
Q3
—
P
2
.
.
.
.
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
P
P
X
3
Q
This i s the F al k b e er C oun te r G am bi t ; Black
m ay play a m or e cau ti ous g am e by
Q X P;
—
—
—
K
t
P
P
x
ch
K
B
t
B
K
5
3
3
4
Q 3 Q
.
.
,
.
,
.
C HESS
62
O PENINGS
6
B z ( thr eate
—
B K z , &c
—
K
.
—
ns B
F O R B EGINNE R S
.
ch
K t5
.
,
d
an
—
R
K
.
Whi te
Bl ack
.
Qx P
Q3
—
B
K
t
Q 3
5
—
6 B Q2
—
B
B
B
X
7
—
P
4
.
—
P
.
B
.
.
—
Kt
Not
.
X
c tter in g the Pawn s
Kt
K B3
because
K B3
s a
K
t
Q 5
of
BX
8
.
.
NO TE III
.
I t ( at K B S) w i th B ( con tin uation )
The fo l lo w in g i m ag i nar y l ittl e g a m e sh o w s ho w Paw ns m ay
th r o ug h your o ppo n en t heed l essl y
so m eti m es be picked 11
—
—
—
B
t
n n ing a K t : I
P
2
K
K
P
K
i
P
,
,
4
4
;
3
Q3 ;
p
—
—
—
—
—
P
K
K
B
B
B
B
2
?
K
t
t
K
t
;
,
;
4
4
,
Q
3
Q3
5
Q 3,
Q 3
B — K ts ; n o w Whi te has tw o cour ses : ( A) 6 K t
P
c
m
s
B
P
a
n
e
i
i
n
s
o
e
t
hi
l
ik
e
t
a
h
r
t
e
m
e
e
s
t
t
n
ns
t
ea
;
(
7
g
g
—
—
—
f
B K 3, or
P Q4 ; o r
K t KR 3 is m et
P ch , K X B ;
by 7 B
K t,
(B ) 6 B
—
—
B
K
K
a
i
n
i
n
a
P
w
n
an
d
s
K
K
h
a
t
t
e
8
,
,
,
7
Q
g
5
g
q
’
n
B
h
l
r
w
i
a
i
t
i
k
as
li
T
e
a
a
f
n
t
t
n
r
ev
e
n
l
a
c
s
c
e
o
n
h
e
tt
g
g
g
y
p
g
’
Paw n i s th e m o r e usual , the posi ti on o f Black s Q K t bei ng
un usual
C o m par e , fo r sam e r easo n , the fol l o w i n g am e
g
l o st, i n hi s ear l y days, by th e g r ea t Philidor ( Legal le gi ving
hi m O dds of Q R )
I P— K 4, P— K 4 ; 2 B — B4, P— Q 3 ;
—
—
—
—
B
t
B
K K t5 ?; 5 K t X P,
3 K t K B3 , P K K 3 ; 4 K t Q 3 ,
B
P
P
K t, losin g a Pawn o n l y ) ; 6 B
Q ( best i s
c h , K — K z ; 7 K t— Q s m ate
O r , at a later stag e o f the
i
h
m
f
m
r
f
l
l
w
w
i
oc
c
u
r
r
i
n
t
h
e
f
a
e
fi
t
t
h
e
o
o
n
c
h
e
d
t
h
o
a
e
,
,
g
g
y
g
s ch, Wh i te )
the Tar r asch Tc hig o r i n m atch , 1 8
D
r
T
a
r
r
a
(
93
—
—
—
—
—
B
1
P K4 , P K 4 ; 2 K t K 3 , K t Q B3 ; 3 B K ts,
— B
— R
— B
—
P— Q R 3
t
t
B
K
K
K
t
B
,
4
,
4
3
5
s
3
6 K t— Q S. B — R4 ; 7 C as tl es , P— Q K t4 ; 8 B — K t3 ,
P —Q 3 ; 9 P— Q 3 B— K K t5 ; Io P— B 3 , K t— K 2
White n ow played 1 1 K t K P, an d Black had no thing
P inn i n g
.
.
.
.
X
.
X
.
.
.
.
X
.
.
X
.
.
.
.
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
X
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
X
.
X
L
C AST ING
Bl ack
3
.
.
D IAGRAM
Whi te
better
12
.
.
than
P X K t ; 1 2 K t X K t ch , P X K t ;
13
B , l osi n g a Paw n ; fo r i f It
r
h
e
B
e
t
;
w oul d fo ll o w 12 K t
K t eh , K — B sq ( o r A) I3 K t( K s)
—
15 R X
Q 7 ob , Q X K t ; I4 K t X Q ch K q
B, K t
P X K t ; 13
; 1 6 B X P, &c ; ( A ) I2
—
— R 6 m ate
B
i
t
h
e
P
h
r
B
c
K
s
I
B
e
I
i
,
;
;
q
4
Kt
K t, bein g of cour se m et by 1 2 K t
B
.
Q
X
X
.
.
.
.
.
X
X
XQ
.
q _
.
.
.
.
°
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
X
.
.
.
.
NOTE IV
.
e ns ui n
— As
g
beg in n er had better castl e
si de
But i f the
ear l y i n th e g am e, an d pr e fer ab l y on
ueen s hav e b ee n ea r l y ex ch an g ed , i t w i ll scar cel y be w o r th
w o uld then g en er all y
w hil e to spen d tim e in castli n g ; the
b e sa fe en oug h, an d hav e m o r e chan ces o f useful n ess to w ar d s
the m i ddl e o f th e b oar d
It Is ver y dan g e r ous to castl e on a
si d e w her e yo ur O ppon en t has ( o r can g et) an O pen fi l e fo r
h i s R o r R s ; or w her e he can br in g to b ear at on ce upon
’
u
hi
s
o
r
K
s
h
c
b
i
n
d
i
o
n
o
f
v
o
f
u
r
r
s
m
e
a
c
s
e
a
l
a
e
o
t
e
t
er
t
y
s ;
n
i
e
d
d
ec
e
o
r
h
r
h
a
w
n
ns
id
er
a
b
l
a
v
a
c
w
e
e
h
as
P
o
e
s
c
y
p
.
a
r ule ,
Q
the
K
.
K
.
q
.
C HESS O PEN INGS F O R BEGINNE RS
64
You m ay set too m uch sto r e on pr ev en tin g your o ppo n en t
—
—
—
—
B
t
li
n
P
K
K
B
I P
K
t
K4,
K4 ; 2
eas
cg
t
,
3
Q 3
—
—
B
B
B
P
i
K
t
K
t
K
t
t
i
s
n
o
w
t
t
o
b
es
,
;
4
,
(
4
3
3
3
—
B
B
b
P
&
u
c
con ti n ue 5 K t
6
P
K t,
t,
4
,
;
;
Q
Q
—
B
u
B
6
t
K
t
P
P ch ,
K
s ppo se ) , 5
;
,
Q4 ;
B lack has sufl er ed n o har m ; i n fact, has the b etter g am e
O en l in es fo r hi s Bisho s, the KB fil e o pen for his K R , an d
p
p
hIS
( i f n ecessar y ) can g et shel ter ( after K R has co m e o ut )
—
n
f
ll
w
u
t
h
Whi te ca n o t o o
hi
s
a
k
o
r
r
a
tt
a
c
er ,
at K K t sq
p
the attack h as d ied o ut, an d B lack is ahead i n d ev el o pm en t
O f cour se , i f yo u an d your o ppo n en t castl e o n di ffe r e n t sides ,
ther e m ay be a r ace w ho m ay g e t i n fir st upo n cas tl ed K
wi th Pawhs -h ur r i ed o n an d hel ped by pieces
X
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
'
X
X
.
.
KX
.
X
X
.
.
K
.
.
.
V A R IO U S O
P E N IN G S
.
K IN G S B ISHO P S
’
’
T hi s
O PE N IN G
.
o ften tur n s by slight tr an spo si ti on o f
m oves i n to a Giuoco Pi an o o r si m ilar gam e
b ut
it m ay keep a d isti n cti ve char acter
,
,
,
,
.
I
.
Whi te
Black
.
—
I P
—
2 B
K4
B4
.
.
—
P
—
B
.
K4
B4
Black m ay al so play
C lassical Defen ce
—
—
—
t
B
K
K
K
t
B
t
B
2
,
4
Q 3 3
Q 3
3
—
—
If he plays 2
P Q 3 , B K t5 , &c
—
P K B4 (kn o wn as the C al ab r e s e C o un ter
G am b i t) , White had better devel op quietly by
“
—
f
r
i
n
n
r
the
B
e
l
De
e
ce
se
e
P
F
o
,
Q3
3
No III
— R
A
f
r
vo
te
ove
w
th
be
e
a
u
r
i
m
i
n
n
i
s
3 Q
;
5
g
if Bla ck thin ks to defen d the BP by
Kt
The
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
C H ESS O PENING S F O R BEGINNERS
66
.
ch
to
p
eve
t
r
n
(
l o se s tim e
—
B
B7
.
7
.
K—
Q
sq
—
K t B7
.
—
B
,
8
B
Q 4
The
&c
.
—
R
B sq
.
Black B
.
.
6
.
—
Kt
K B3
P
X
P
7
f White wishes to
.
tle ( K) then
cas
,
—
8 B K 3 , Sec
.
.
III
.
kn own
as
the Ber lin
Defen ce
.
P
B
4
Q
Q 3
—
—
B
l
c
r
t
e
s
B
B
as
O
C
&
,
3
3
Q
,
3,
—
K t Q B3 , Kt X P ; 4 Kt X Kt, P— Q 4 ; 5 E x P ,
—
—
—
r
6
K
X
B
t
P
c
B
R
&
O
;
Q
4; 7
Q 3, Q
Q3,
—
P
n
t
P
P
P
l
d
e
i
to
he
a
i
n
X
X
,
3
; 4 Q
Q 4,
g
C en tr e Gam e
r
O
Q3
3
B4 ; 5 K t
—
P
3
.
.
—
.
K z,
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
—
B B4
.
k
l
a
K
B
A
ll
l
i
if
o
n
c
t
B
c
w
i
f
a
s
n
o
4
3
g,
g
—
—
r
u
r epl i e s
s
K t K t5
d
e
o
K
B
i
s
an
P
,
4
4
g
as it expo se s the Whi te K to shar p attack fr om Kt
at K t5 an d Q at R 5
.
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
—
P
4
An d
we have r eached
a
Giuoco
Q3
Pian o gam e
VIENNA O P EN IN G
.
.
VIENNA O PENING
67
.
Black s best r eply ; after which it will n ot do
Whi te any good to ofier a Gam b it ; but suppo se
’
'
Bk
3
—
P
.
K B4
better than
P X P ( to which Whi te
—
K
an swer
P
tho
u
h
th
i
wo
d
l
s
u
4
g
be a g ood r eply if Black s secon d m ove had been
This is
woul d
.
’
B
Q 3
r
P
P
B
P
K
P
P
P
O
X
X
X
,
;
4
K B3 , Kt X P ; 6 Kt X Kt, Q X Kt
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
K
t
5
.
.
P
— B
W
h
I
Kt
X
Kt
P
X
Kt
e
h
i
te
P
s
f
t
3
5 Q
will be r ather b r oken up (un le ss Q P is kept for a
tim e unm oved) Black was thr eaten in g
Q
—
—
6 P K K t3 Kt X K tP ; 7 K t B3
R 5 ch
—
— R
l
a
K
Wh
i
m
i
ht
a
l
o
p
y
t
B
s
t
e
B
4
5
3
g
Q
4
Kt X
.
.
.
,
,
.
.
.
,
.
.
—
B
—
P
B
K2 ; 6
Q 4; 7
Q s.
Q 4.
8 K t X K t, P X K t ; 9 B X P, Kt X
.
,
.
—
P
,
—
Kt
P
Q
.
.
.
—
6 P
.
B
Q s;
Kt X Kt
Q3
P
X
Kt
7
Q5
To hin der Whi te s devel opm en t as 8 P X P
u
l
X
P
wo
d
the
W
i
te
KP
Wh
te
h
i
n
s
a
i
Q
g
i
n ot dan er o us as it cann ot be eas ily
s
s
d
P
a
se
p
g
suppor ted
—
P
.
’
,
.
,
’
.
,
.
—
K4
I P
.
2.
—
Kt
B
Q 3
C HESS O PENINGS FO R BEGINNERS
68
.
Black
.
—
2
K
K
t
K
5
in
l
a
g
.
to
ood
p
y
Q
Not Kt X Kt,
.
b r inging Black
.
Thi s, beg in n in g at White s m ove 3 , i s Paul sen s
var iati on ; it m ay, l ike other thing s, be m uch
—
—
r
i
a
B
v ed , ag 3
B4 ; 4 B K tz , C astl es ;
—
—
—
6
l
K
K
K
2
B
t
e
K
t
P
as
s
t
c
C
&
,
;
,
,
3
5
Q3
’
’
.
.
.
.
O ther
.
var iation s m ay be sum m ed up thus
I
C
( )
—
B
B
4,
3
—
P
K4 ;
B
K
B
,
3;
Q 3
—
Kt X P ; 4 Q R 5 ( if Kt X Kt, then
—
—
P Q 4 r ec over s the pi ece ) , K t Q 3 ( for ced ) ;
—
h
z
K
X
KP
c
6
B
l
p
a
y
X
X
,
,
;
Q
Q
Q Q
5
Q;
i n g w ithout Queen s
—
—
—
—
I
K
K
D
P
P
K
B
B
2
t
B
,
4
4
4;
( )
Q 3,
—
—
—
—
P
P
K
B
1
K
B
B
K
K
t
t
,
4
Q3 ; 4
3
3,
5 5
—
—
K t Q R 4, B K t3 ; 6 Kt x B, R P x Kt, &c
—
—
—
K
P
K
2
K
t
B
K
E
I
P
t
4
,
4
,
;
Q 3
( )
—
—
—
—
K
B
3
P
K
B
B
t
B
t
.
4
4
s;
Q s.
Q 3; 3
s;
—
—
K
2
P
6
K
K
c
t
P
X
P
Kt
X
P
&
,
,
Q4 ;
,
5
—
In th is, i f 3
B B4 ; Whi te plays 4 Q
K t4 ; an d Black has to defen d his K K tP, n ot ve r y
—
co m for tab ly ; 4
B
i
n
t
be
m
e
by
Kt
3
Q
g
5
—
—
—
B
B
r
P
K
K
t
s
o
an
d
4
Q5 ;
3) ,
q (
—
—
i
l
P Q 4)
by 5 Q K t3 (avo din g oss fr om
—
P
.
K 4,
2.
—
Kt
—
Kt
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
F
Th
m
b
i
t
f
o
r
m
s
e
a
G
( )
the O pen in g
—
—
K
K
I
K
K
t
a
t
B
B
,
,
4
4
;
Q 3
Q 3
( )
—
—
—
P
K
B
K
K
P
P
t
B
P
K
t
X
4
4
,
;
4; 5
3
3,
—
—
i
n
P Q 4 ( m ak g the Pi er c e G a m b i t) , P K t5
—
—
B
B
P
X
Kt
s
t
l
e
6
s, P
8
P
P
X
4,
; 7 Ca
Q4 ;
Q ,
.
—
P
—
P
of
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
C E N T R E C O UNTE R GAME
69
.
—
B K t5 ( r a n s
win
an
of
a
,
in g ) 9 R— K sq ch , K K t— K 2 (
l ear
—
—
l
K K t fi e fo r R )
IO
K t K 4 ( r a n s K t B6
—
—
—
m a ), B
K t2
II
1
2
Kt R4 ;
B B
,
—
sq
B R 4 an d la
s
ul
w in
—
—
—
—
I
P
2
P
K
K
K
t
B
K
t
B
4
,
4
,
3
)
(
Q
Q 3
—
—
— K Kt
P
B
K
X
P
t
K
B
P
4,
3
3,
4 5 P
K R4 (
H am pe Al l gai e r G am b i t) , P— K ts
—
—
6 Kt K t5 ( o r tr y K t K K t sq
&c m u
as
r din ar
in
Allgai r ,
ug
r l im in ar
’
m
of W i
s Q K t i s a li l
in hi s fa ur
—
l a in g 2
la , of
ur s ,
K t K B3 ,
—
can a
i
r i l s of
i s Gam i
an d
ar e
n ot few
—
T
h
e
t
I
i
n
i
t
z
t
S
e
G
a
m
i
:
P
K
P
b
4
,
( )
—
—
—
K 4 2 K t Q B3 , K t Q B 3
P
B
X
,
4
;
3
—
—
—
—
R
h
e
K
K
6
Z
P
4 P Q 4. Q
.
s
5
Q4 ;
— K2
—
—
K
B z , Q R 5 eh ; 8 P
, Q
—
—
z
eh
K
K K t3 ,
K
t
B
r
h
n
a
s
,
9
Q3 (
—
n
1
i
n
i
n
0
P
K
s
e
h
K
t
,
;
,
g)
q
—
2
I
P
B3
I
P
K ;
P
1
2
K
t
B
X
X
,
Q
Q ;
3,
— Kt
n
r
r
i
u
n
r
l
a
i
s
u
Q
3
th e te
check
to
by
dv
ce
P
Q
to c
th e te
PXP
B ck ho d
°
.
.
°
.
.
te
°
.
.
°
.
.
b
.
.
.
the
P
°
°
.
-
.
ch
.
the o
y
e tho h the p e
y
ove
h te
tt e
vo
B ck
co e by p y
vo d the pe
th
bt
they
.
.
c
.
.
.
ch
PXP
PXP
X P w
.
.
t e te
°
.
.
.
.
°
P
.
.
.
( )
P
°
°
.
.
w th ve y
ce t
O
e t
.
C EN T RE C OUN TER GAME
Black
.
.
4
Q
—
P
T o an y un usual fir st m ove of White s, Black m ay
A S i t stan d s, th i s O pe n in g
safe ly m ake th i s r eply
i s n o t con sider ed favour ab l e for Black, an d i s
sel do m played
—
r
2 P X P
Bette than P K 5 , to which Black
—
—
P Q B4 ( for e stal lin g P Q4)
an swer s
If
’
.
.
.
B
t
he
n
Q 3
.
.
2 Kt
.
—
,
.
—
P
Qs
.
C HESS O PENINGS FO R BEGINNER S
70
.
Black
.
X
P
Q
—
—
K t KB3 ; 3 P Q 4 ( better than to
Or
—
defen d the P by P Q B4) Q X P &c
—
s
Q Q q
—
—
—
B
P
R
P
Or
Q s; S
Q4
Q Q 4; 4
2
.
,
,
.
.
»
—
Kt
B3 ,
—
B B4
.
4
O pen in g
K
t
Q 4»
—
P
Q4
—
P
.
.
an
other
lin e for
.
u
r
a
g
d in g
his
—
B B4
—
B K t3
Q3
.
an d
Q
—
K t B3
5
—
6 B
B
Q s
Black s four th
ht get 4
—
—
—
K t K B3 ; 5 B K 3 ( if B Q 3 avoid 5
—
6
K
B
h
X
P
t
c
w
i
n
i
n
B
n
B
;
4
Q
Q
)
s
g
Q
n advanc in g Pawn to K 3 )
Th
l
oo
o
t
e
e
s
s
f
i
m
S
o
(
by Black Q at begin n in g i s the obj ecti on to thi s
O pen in g
At
’
m
ove we
m ig
.
.
.
,
-
.
.
,
,
.
.
SIC ILIAN GAME
.
This,
O pen in g n ot m ucn In favour ,
tho ugh it has been occasi onally used by such
em in en t player s as M essr s Lasker an d Jan owsk i
Its popular i ty m ay r evive
again ,
is
an
.
.
.
2.
K4
—
K t K B3
3
—
Kt
I.
—
Kt
—
P
.
K B3
.
B
Q 3
4
3
.
—
Or P
Q4
,
P
X
P ; 4 Kt X P
.
,
C EN TR E GAME
White
7:
.
Bl ack
.
.
P X P isolates Black s
P
r
m
a
s
n
yet
the
h
o
do
e
to
h
t
e
i
m
i
s
l
i
t
l
or
Q
n oth i n g an d his KB is quickly b r ou ht in to play
g
6
K t QB 3
Black m ay shape the O pen in g on differ en t lin e s
—
—
thus : I P K 4 P Q B4 2 K t— Q B3 P
—
—
—
K K t3
K
t
B
z
K
B
t
P
3
3
4
Q4 P X P ;
—
—
—
K
6
Kt
X
P
B
t
B
K
B
K
t
5
Q 3;
3
3
—
—
—
B K 2 C astl e s ; 8 Q Q z P Q 3
One Of
Black s objects In this O pen in g IS to utili se the QB
—
B
6
.
K2
Thoug h
.
’
,
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
,
,
°
,
.
.
,
,
.
,
.
’
file for hi s
R
Q
.
C ENTR E GAME
.
A l ively O pen in g , l ea din g
an ear ly stag e of g am e
to
in ter e stin g
play at
.
I.
—
P
K4
2.
—
P
4
Q
B
i
s
by
m
e
t
This i s Black s best
3
Q
—
i
i
m
n
B
l
ck
l
o
s
e
s
t
e
w
th
Kt
P
a
d
a
;
,
3
5
Q
—
If
B Q 3 Is even wor se, m et in sam e way
—
P Q 4 ; we m ight g et 3 P X K P , P X P ; 4
—
—
B
B
K
n
t
h
o
c
X
K
X
4,
q
Q; 5
(
Q Q ,
—
K t K R 3 ; el se 6 B X K t, P X B ; 7 B X P
—
would win ) ; 6 K t Q B3 , an d White has
an d
i
n
h
nt
M
uch
i
s
l
m
he
d
deve
op
e
the
a
o
t
a
g
—
If 2
P Q 3 ; 3 P X P, &c
sam e, i f 2
—
P
K
B
P
?
R
P
X
P
P
X
4
;
,
Q
3; 3
5
—
—
K z ; 5 Q X KP eh , K B z ; 6 B
ch , K
—
—
B4 oh , K K t3 7 Q B 5 , Fi i i s l ( or in th is 4
—
— K Kt
K
6
P
c
h
z
K
X
X
,
;
Q
Q
Q
;
3 5
—
l
u
s
a
B
ck
e
d
c
b
t
n
K
&
e
R , Q X P ch
Q q,
7
)
—
Kt
’
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
°
.
.
.
.
.
.
i
.
.
.
o
.
.
C HE SS O PENING S FO R BEG INNE R S
72
.
r
2
i
t
s
bet
e
K
PX P
play 3
Q
l
r
r
n
i
f
t
t
h
e
te
n
i
P
P
o
ep
y
X
KP
a
X
4
Q
(
g
—
ch
then 4 K t K B3 P X P ; n o w c on
tras t the two ar m ies ; White with a Kt in fiel d
O pen lin es for hi s Bs an d Q ; wh il e both Black Bs
—
K
t
ar e b l ock ed his Q i s b adl y placed
5
Q
ch woul d onl y develop White s gam e by K t
nn
l
n
B
de
e
d
i
n
the
KP
an
he
c
a
ot
c
as
t
e
f
d
Q 3
)
g
un d er thr ee m ove s ; Wh i te stan ds m uch bette r
n ot
-
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
,
’
.
,
.
B lack
X
P
3 Q
play like 3
— R
ch
5 Q
5
.
B4 ( the Gam b it) we m ay g et
If
—
B B4 ; 4 B X P c h K X B ;
—
P K K t3
6 Q X B, &c
or 3
— Kt
—
B
c
h
P
P
X
P
P
X P,
,
;
4
3
; 5
5
— B
—
—
s
topp
6
P
B
6
i
n
K
t
B
X
B
,
;
3 (
3
Q
Q
g
4
)
—
K
i
n
h
r
t
B
s
a
topp
the
t
e
te
ed
te
m
a
a
n
d
n
7
3 (
g
pr epar in g to castle) ; an d White s better devel op
m en t m ay co m pen sate fo r the m i ssing P
But a
begin n er is on safer gr oun d with the text m ove
—
B
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
’
.
-
3
At
.
on ce dr ivin g
then
Q
—
Kt
4
,
sq.
Q
.
—
K3
.
the Q an d so
T h is pr even ts
off
,
d
i
s
P
P
X
5
l o ses tim e
4
.
or
.
far gain in g tim e
—
P Q 4 ( fo r
—
B B4
4 Q
.
.
—
B
.
B
Q 3
.
Kz
f
i
o
r
e
t
n
s
a
ll
Q (
g
—
K t Q K t5 , an d pr epar in g to castl e ( Q) , an d g et
—
fi
l
his R o n the open
e) , &c
K t Q K ts i s
4
—
a pr em atur e attack ; 5
B Q 3 , Kt X B ; 6 Q X
—
Kt, &c Black m ay also tr y 4
P K K t3 ;
—
—
K
t
B
K
t
2
B
ll
we
po
s
ted
te
h
if
W
h
i
s
ould
,
,
5
Q 3
(
—
—
s
l
P
ca t e Q) ; 6 K t
,
, &c.
—
Kt
Or 4
B3 ; 5
.
B
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Q5
Q3
C H E SS O PENING S F O R BEGINNER S
74
.
n
ll
m
f
e
e
r
a
y
t
r
n
s
u
i
n
Wh
i
te
s
vo
u
r
B
l
a
c
o
t
a
a
u
k
;
g
y
—
—
play 4
P B7 ; 5 Q X P B K t5 eh &c
’
.
Whi te
5
.
.
,
.
Bl ack
.
Kt x P
—
B
,
.
.
K t5
6 K K t— K 2
White m ig ht her e pr even t
Black fr om castlin g by 6 B X P ch , K X B ;
— Kt
—
8
c
h
P
u
t
X
B
Kt
P
b
,
7 Q
4
,
3
;
Q
Q
’
Black s K woul d be quite safe , an d his K R would
com e in to g ood play at K sq White could n o t
r ecover
the P by 9 Kt X Kt, on accoun t o f
—
—
R
P
P
I
o
B
K
t ; II P X
X
9
q
3,
—
P, Q R 5 eh , an d 1 2
m
X
KP
s
o
e
r
o
;
Q
thin g ver y sim ilar
.
.
.
.
x
.
.
.
.
°
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Castl es
6
.
Black keeps his Pawn to the g ood wi th a safe
po sition
QUEEN S PAWN GAME
—
h
T e m ove I P Q 4 i s theor etically the safe st
an d so un de st fir st m ove ; the Pawn doe s n ot at
o n ce r equir e defen ce an d the devel opm en t of the
for ce s pr oceed s on cauti ous m ar ked out l in es
But thi s O pen in g i s so m ewhat m on oto n ous an d
i
n
i
r e quir e s ve r y
ar i ous
re
i
s
t
s
r
e
t
c
v
t
I
a
a
g
b r an ches o n e o f the m ost co m m on ly played in
i m po r tan t con te sts
an d
.
’
.
,
,
.
,
-
,
,
.
,
.
I
—
P
Q4
2.
—
P
K3
.
,
.
E
E
N
P
N
U
A
W
S
G
A
M
E
Q
’
75
.
Each Side m e an ing to b r in g out Q K t aid Q 2 ;
an d White in te n din g to advan ce o n K si de , i f
’
Black K should castl e in that dir ection White s
i
n
f
r
f
n
be
kept
o
de
e
ce
2
a
t
T
h
e sub sequen t
QB
g
Q
play n eed s m uch cauti on
.
.
Black
1
P—
.
—
P
I.
Q3,
—
P
Q4
P
i
s
e
B
m
t
be
t
by
s
4
,
Q
—
K4
2 P
2.
—
P
Q5 ;
I.
.
.
P— K 3
2.
White
by
Q4
.
in a way like this : 2
—
—
—
K t K B3 , P K 3 ; 3 P K K t3 , P— Q B4 ; 4
B— K t2 , P x P ; 5 Q x P , K t— Q B3 ; 6 Q
—
—
n
s
B
B
o
t
K
t
I
c
&
,
Q q ( Q 3
5 ),
m
ight
con tin ue
al s
o
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
P— K 3
—
P Q B4
—
K t Q B3
—
K t B3
B— Q 3
C astl es
BP X P
—
P Q R3
—
l
i
A ove ke 9
K t Q K t5 ( attackin g the B )
would on ly l ose tim e ; White woul d withdr aw it to
K2
An isolated P, in m iddl e of boar d , g oes for
ver y little in this sor t of O pen in g ; it can be
ll
n
r
i
n
l
e
n
e
r
a
y
exch
a
ed
s
u
f
fi
c
e
t
y
r
de
an
d
u
d
a
o
,
g ,
g
g
m ean whil e the O pen lin es ar e useful for
the
m
.
Rooks
.
C H E SS O PENING S FO R BEGINNER S
6
7
.
Black
P—
I.
—
P
Q4
.
KB4
Kn own as the Holl an di sh ( or Stei n s ) G am e ;
a favour ite de fen ce wi th M o r phy ; but n ot con
—
P Q4
si der ed as g ood as
—
K B3
Staun ton used to play 2 P
2 Kt
—
—
—
K 4 P X P ; 3 K t Q B3 K t K B3 4 B K K ts
—
P B3 ; 5 B X Kt KP X B 6 Kt X P r ecove r
—
P Q 4 ( to ho l d
In thi s if 4
in g Pawn
Pawn ) White plays 5 B X Kt KP X B ; 6 Q
—
R 5 ch P K K t3 7 Q X Q P with advan tag e
’
.
.
.
.
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
.
,
—
P
K3
K t— K B3
—
B K2
2
.
—
P
.
—
P
3
4
i
heck
ng
C
(
K3
B4
at
K t5 is
ele ss )
us
.
.
—
P
.
—
B
B
K
t
3
5
6 B— K 2
—
K
t
Q 3
K tz
White will devel op his QB at Q K tz Black s Q is
—
a cor ollar y o f keepi n g the
so m ewh at ob str ucted
—
u
l
s
n
u
n
s
l
P
B
oved
he
ho
d
oo
p
y
P
m
a
;
Q 4
Q
Gam e s on such l in es as tho se j ust given ( which
m ay be in fin itely an d safel y var ied in detai l) ar e
far l e ss co m m on than tho se O pen in g with the
Queen s Gamb it
’
.
.
.
’
.
QUEEN S
’
1
.
—
P
Q4
B
Q 4
D
GAM B IT ACCEPTE
—
P
Q4
.
PXP
safe to take the Pawn
d
e
o
r
n
a
us
;
g
2
.
It i s
hol d ii
—
P
Q UEEN S GAMBIT ACC EPTED
’
77
.
Black
.
K
u
ppo
s
e
Wh
i
te
he
r
e
p
l
a
y
S
s
K
t
3
3
3
—
K B3 , P Q B4 ; 4 P— K 3 , P X P ; 5 B X P ,
—
Black m ust n o w an swer by
P K 3 for i
P
P
6
B
P
h
w
i
n
c
s the Q ue en
X
X
,
;
5
If Wh ite wer e to play 3 P— K 4, he would get
n o par ticular advan tag e fr o m such a con tin uat io n
—
—
P K 4 ! 4 P X P ( P Q 5 i s m et by
as, 3
—
—
P K E4) , Q x Q c h ; 5 K x Q, K t Q z ;
—
—
—
6 P B4, K t B4 ; 7 K t Q B3 , P— Q B3 ; 8
—
—
—
B X P, P Q K t4 9 B K t3 , P K t5 Io
—
2
K
K
t
Kt
P
c
&
X
,
,
Q
.
—
P
.
.
.
i
'
°
.
.
o
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
‘
—
P
.
K4
Thi s last m ove coul d have been pr even ted by
—
—
t
K
P
K
K
B
u
ppo
s
e
t
to
ho
d
S
l
3
3
3
Q 4(
—
the Pawn ) ; Wh ite pr oceeds 4 P Q R 4, B — Q z
—
s
if
P
B
n
be
t
the
P
X
P
an
d
4
,
Q 3;
,
5
(
—
Black dar es n ot r etake , because of 6 Q B3 ,
—
win n in g a piece ; if 4
P Q R 3 ; the n
f
i
w
i
n
s
n
r
P
P
P
w
Wh
te
P
P
a
a
o
X
X
;
)
,
5
5
—
B X P ; 6 P Q K t3 , an d wi ll r eun i te all hi s
Pawn s, l eavin g Black wi th two isolated Pawn s
E
I
f
P
P
P
X
X
,
4
eh , g ets a tr iflin g advan tag e
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
5
.
6
.
P
PXP
—
Kt
X
—
Kt
—
B
K B3
P
K B3
Q3
s
l
l
as
as
t
e
s
t
e
C
C
7
The B l ackm ar G am b i t is n ot g ood fo r
—
—
—
Wh ite ; 1 P Q 4, P Q 4 ; 2 P K 4, P X P ;
—
—
—
B
K
K
P
P
X
P
Kt
X
P
P
B
,
3 5
Q3 ,
4
3,
3
—
K t K B3 , &c ; he doe s n ot g et en oug h for the
m issin g Paw n
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
C HESS O PENIN GS FO R BEGINNERS
78
.
QUEEN S
GAMB IT DECLINED
’
.
White
Black
—
P— Q 4
P Q4
—
—
P Q B4
If 2 B B4 Black m ay eIther
—
P Q B4 an d let Wh ite take Q K t if he
.
1
2
.
.
.
play
chooses ;
.
,
,
or
con tin ue
—
K t K B3
K B3 ,
Castl es, &c
4
.
2.
,
—
P
K3,
4
—
Kt
.
.
i
n
a
s
g
.
B
Q 3
tim e
3
.
4
.
5
.
6
.
7
8
.
.
.
.
—
P
—
K t K B3 ;
2
K3 ; 3 Kt
—
—
B
K t3 ,
B Q3 5
.
2.
If
—
P
(
or
3
.
K3
White by 3 P X P Q
—
Kt X P ; 4 P
.
,
.
X
P;
K 4) ;
.
—
Kt
—
Kt
K B3
—
B Kz
Castl es
—
P Q K t3
—
B K tz
—
2
K
t
Q
Q
B
Q 3
—
P K3
—
K t K B3
B— K 2
Castl es
—
P Q K t3
In these Q P O pen in g s, the KB is m or e defen sive
White m ay b r ing
at K 2 , m or e attackin g at Q 3
his Q R soon to QB sq ( for the open fi le) an d
som eti m e s then b r in g h i s KB to Q K t sq , bear in g
’
on the oppon en t s K side ( as a r ul e both par ti es
castl e K side in this O pen in g)
.
.
.
.
1.
—
P
Q4
B
Q 4
—
P
Q4
B
n
t
i
n
i
s
o
d
oo
;
Q 3
g
this O pen in g , the Q BP shoul d be advan ced b efor e
the Q K t is thus devel oped ( for both si des)
2
.
P—
.
2.
—
Kt
.
L
Q UEEN S GAMBIT
DEC INED
’
White
B l ack
.
2
K3
K t— K B3
—
B K2
—
Kt
B
3
Q 3
— Kt
B
4
5
Suppo se Black to
P X P ; 6 Kt X
Black by 6
.
.
.
.
B X
.
—
P
.
tin n ed
79
.
7
,
B
.
X
2
play
P
P
X
Q
Q
5
—
P ? ( P K 3 i s the r ight m ove)
—
Kt X Kt g ain s a piece C on
—
—
K
t
f
z
r
h
B
c
8
o
ced
Q
5
Q Q (
)
—
Kt
.
,
,
,
.
.
,
K
B
K
B
X
X
,
; 9
Q
—
K
B
l
t
s
t
e
a
s
C
5
3
—
6 P K3
PX P
—
B
X
P
K
2
t
7
Q
Q
Ch
.
.
.
.
.
.
O r , g oi n g
b ac k to White s four th m ove tr y 4
—
—
—
B B 4 P Q B4 5 P K 3 P X Q P ; 6 KP X
—
P P X P ; 7 B X P K t B3 O r in this Black
—
—
P Q R 3 or
B K 2 or
m ay play 4
—
B Q 3 ; or we m ight have
X P ;
’
,
,
’
.
,
.
,
,
,
5
.
K 4, &c
,
.
.
—
P
.
,
,
,
.
n
m
a
de
d
O pen in g s, beg in n in g I
,
4
Q
re
l
l
T
r
r
e
a
t
p
a
t
e
ce
an
d
j
u
d
e
n
t
hey
a
e
a
y
m
i
n
g
g
be st studied in r ecor ds of actual gam e s by leadin g
player s The play, as a r ul e , is dir ected for a l on g
tim e to secur e the better po sition o f for ces r ather
than gain of m ater ial ; the scr een of Pawn s pr e
ven tin g an y im m ediate con flict
Som ewhat akin i s the E n gl i sh O pen i n g, by
—
—
r
I
l
I P
B
ck
m
a
an
s
we
P
K
B
4
a
4,
;
y
Q
n
m
a
m
i
n
ett
i
n
the
i
c
i
l
a
e
ove
beh
d
r
I
i
a
o
S
;
g
g
g
—
P K B4 ( le adin g in to the H oll an d ish Gam e) ;
—
P Q B4, or I
b ut usuall y he plays I
—
P K 3 , l eadin g , by slight tr an spo si ti o n , in to the
’
Queen s Gam b it ag
The
.
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
O bject, to fo r estall
after Whi te has castl ed)
.
—
B
n
i
b
e
ar
(
Q3
g
on
K R P,
C HESS O PENINGS F O R BEGIN NERS
80
Blac k
—
P K
—
P
B
Q 4
—
B
2 Kt
Q 3
—
B
K
t
3
3
—
P
K3
4
—
P
5
Q4
1.
.
3
—
K t K B3
—
P Q4
P— Q K t3
—
B Qs
.
.
.
What
is kn own as Z u k er tor t s O pe n i n g, 1
’
—
K t K B3 , r un s in to the Queen s Gam b it Declin ed ;
—
—
—
eg
I
P Q 4 ; 2 P Q 4, P K 3 ; 3 P
—
—
—
K
B
P
K
t
B
P
B
t
K
B
4 ; 5
4
3,
Q 4,
3
—
K 3 , B Q 3 , &c ; or in to so m e other for m o f the
.
’
.
.
.
.
.
P
m
a
Q g
e
.
.
.
.
’
BIRD s O PEN IN G
.
.
Th i s has m uch the sam e featur es (un le ss Bla ck
’
offer s a Gam b i t, as shown bel ow) as the Queen s
Pawn Gam e ; but is con sider ed slig htly in fer ior to
the latter , ’owin g to som e li ttl e difficul ty in devel op
in g Whi te s Q side piece s
.
KB 4
—
2 P
K3
—
K
B
K
t
3
3
—
K
P
t
4
Q s
—
2
K
B
t
5
I
.
—
P
.
.
.
Or ,
othe r specim en
K
B
KK t3
,
3,
—
—
—
—
P
K
B
K
z
P
t
P
B
P
,
4
3
4
,
4
;
3
Q
;
Q
5
—
—
B3 , K t K B3
6 B Q 3 ( if P X P, Black, by
—
—
K t K 5 , r ecover s the P) , Q K t Q 2 ( to
defen d the Q BP)
—
But Black, by I
P K 4, can begin a
’
coun ter attack, F r o m 8 G am b i t, whi ch , if Whi te
’
ac cepts the chall en g e , g e n e r all y tur n s out in Black s
favour , thr oug h th e expo sur e of Whi te K ; egg 2
as an
.
.
2
.
K t—
—
P
.
.
.
.
.
.
C HESS O PENING S F O R BEG INNE RS
82
.
—
—
—
B
K
K
K
t
P
P
t
.
4
4
.
;
;
Q s
Q3
Q 4) 3
The text m ove Is the m ost develo pm g
&c
—
P
3
B3 ,
.
,
,
-
.
.
White
Bl ack
.
—
P
2
.
Q4
har m in tr yin g 2
n
l
i
o
y
w
l
o
u
l
Q3
y
have to tr ust to your own r esour ces
NO
—
P
.
.
3
Dr 3
.
—
Kt
B
Q 3
—
Kt
4 Kt X P,
.
.
—
B
K B3 ,
—
B
6
B3
.
Q3
,
—
Kt
—
K
K
B
t5
4
To for estall
—
B
Q
B3 , & c
—
B
.
K B3
2
;
5
.
Kt
.
K2
u
ppo
e
B
l
ck
p
l
ye
S
s
a
a
d
,
5
—
P Q B4 ; White woul d n ot gain the
—
Kt by 5 P K 5 , for Black could play 5
P
—
—
—
P
K R 3 ; 6 B R 4,
K K t4 ; 7 B K t3 , K K t
’
m ove s ; b ut this advan ce of Black s K si de PS
weaken s his positi on
.
—
P
K5
.
.
.
.
.
5
.
6
.
—
Kt
K5
K t4
than
—
P
8
—
B
Q3
9
Q
R3
.
fr ee
X
—
P
Q
7
Safe r
B
.
—
K K t3
.
—
P
.
FO I
Black s pi eces
K B4
P X P i p, R X P ;
.
.
would
’
.
P K4
—
2 P
Q4
—
B
K
t
Q s
3
—
K
r
t
a
f
t
r
w
a
s
B
n
e
d
B
Kt
a
d
X
;
,
3
s
w oul d on ly hel p W hite , by str e n g the n i n g hi s cen tr e
i
o f PS an d open in g aven ues for hi s Q si de
ec
es
p
I
—
.
.
.
.
F RENCH
G A ME
83
.
—
P
K
4
s
.
5
.
—
P
B4
b r eak up the cen tr e of Pawn s
6 P X P
K t— Q B3
No hur r y to take the P as it can n ot be d efen ded
—
K
t
B
B
X
P
7
3
To
.
.
,
.
C
An
old an d
f
n
n
ood
w
a
co
t
i
n
u
i
o
g
y
g
I
—
P
K4
2
—
P
Q4
.
P
X
P
3
Better than Q X P
4
.
PXP
it fr ees the QB
,
.
.
.
.
K t— K B3
—
B K3
—
B Q3
C as l s
K B3
—
B
Q3
5
6 C astl es
—
K
t
B
7
3
,
is
P— K 3
—
P Q4
.
—
Kt
.
te
sho r t g am e shoul d be c ar efully
The foll owin g
—
—
—
—
2
n oted : I P
P Q 4, P Q 4 3
K 4, P K 3
—
—
—
—
K
K
z
B
K
B
K t Q B3 , K t K B3
t
4
; 5
5,
—
—
B X Kt, B X B ; 6 K t B3 , Castles ; 7 B Q 3 ,
—
—
—
—
—
K t B3 8 P K 5 , B K 2 9 P K R 4, P B3
—
P
IO K t
K K t5 , B lack shoul d n ow play
B4, to shut out the KB, but suppo se he gives way
to tem ptation , an d plays
P X Kt ; II B X P
—
—
B 2 ; 1 2 Q R 5 oh , an d
K
oh , K X B ( i f
—
—
K R sq
12 Q
R5 ,
m ate n ext m ove ; if
—
1
2
P X P oh , K K t
an d after war ds open check )
—
—
K X R ; 1 4 Q R 5 eh ,
sq ; I3
R R8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
C HESS O PENINGS FO R BEGINN ER S
84
.
—
—
I5 P
K t6, R K
—
R8 m a e
an d I7 Q
—
K K t sq ;
.
.
eh. ,
t
.
—
R7
sq ; I6 Q
.
.
.
F IANCHETTO O PEN INGS
.
Either fir st o r secon d playe r m ay play these ;
star tin g w ith devel opin g a B at K t2 ( Fian chetto
flan k) pr ob ab ly bette r fo r Whi te to adopt th an for
Black, as the for m er has, so to say, a m ove he c an
i
ve
w
y
a
a
g
'
.
—
I P
.
2.
—
B
K
S
t
Q
K ta
T his m ove , g e n e r ally bad, i s her e g ood
’
owin g to Whi te s defen sive attitude
5
6
I.
—
P
3
4
.
.
.
Or
—
B
—
P
K3
—
Kt K 2
—
K t K t3
—
P Q B4
.
1
—
P
K4
,
—
B
—
P
KK t3
—
P
K
z
t
;
Q 3
Q 4.
—
—
K tz ; 4 B K 3 , K t K B3
—
P
.
Q3
en oug h
.
.
.
Ks s 3
F
INDIAN DE ENCE
85
.
IND IAN DEF EN CE
.
White
Black
.
.
I.
—
P
K4
—
P
2
—
P
Q4
K B3
—
K t B3
—
P K4
—
Kt K2
—
K t K t3
.
—
Kt
—
B
3
Q3
—
4 P Q B3
—
P
5
Q5
P— K R 3
.
3
Q
.
.
White if he like s m ay begi n his gam e by such a
—
—
m ove as I P
K 3 o r I P Q 3 g etti n g var iety
if n oth in g m or e
An de r ssen som etim e s played
—
I P
R
i
i
n
r
s
i
h
i
wh
ch
s
e
n
t
e
l
y
l
o
t
t
m
e
W
te
i
t
o
Q 3
m ay also pl ay an in ver ted defen ce
ag the Phil i do r
—
with a m ove ahead thus : I P K 4 P— K 4 ; 2
—
P Q s P Q 4 ; 3 P x P Q x P ; 4 K t Q Bs B
—
—
K
B
2
t
K
B
6
B
X
Kt
B
X
B
t
c
&
Q 5 5
Q
;
Q 3
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
.
.
,
.
,
—
.
.
.
.
,
,
.
,
,
.
chess it is n ot the gr eatest n um ber of pieces
but the str on g est po siti on that win s the gam e if
n
r
i
l
l
r
o
ca
n
n
r
s
p
d
y
co
ce
t
a
te
the
powe
eve
u
a
o
f
s
r
a
y
pieces to bear upon the adver se K yo u will fr e
quen tly for ce C heckm ate at the expen se o f a piece
while the oppo sin g ar m y ar e fr om som e cause or
other bar s da com bat Napoleon in Italy was the
l
r
r
a
i
p
d
deve
op
beau d eal o f a C he ss player
F
o
(
m en t s udy M or ph s gam e s )
y
t
A ti m e i s l o st In o n e of four differ en t ways
i
n
s
l
i
n
n
I
l
i
a
a
u
P
y
p
ece
wh
ch
be
dv
t
eo
y
a
a
ca
a
g
)
g
(
( )
dr iven away by a Pawn ; ( 2 ) Attackin g a m an an d
d r ivin g him to thever y squar e to whichyour oppon en t
in ten ded to play hi m ; ( 3 ) Givin g a usele ss check ;
i
u
n
u
M
k
i
n
j
u
d
i
c
i
o
exch
an
e
by
wh
ch
o
a
i
n
a
s
y
g
g
( 4)
b r ing an adver se piece in to good play (WALKER )
In
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
-
,
.
’
,
.
,
,
.
.
INDEX TO OPENINGS
.
Ala’ In s O pening , 34
Allg ier Gam bi t, 54
’
Bi r d s O peni ng , 80
Blackm ar Gam bi t, 77
Bod n -Ki es er i tzky Gam bit,
36
C a abr ese C oun ter Gam bi t,
a
.
.
.
.
e
g4
Ki g
Ki g
6
Ki g
Lp
n
’
’
n
s
s
Gam b its, 47
Gam bit Decl in ed ,
.
0
Bisho s Gam e, 64
p
o ez Gam bIt, 65
Max an ge A ttack, I5
Muzi o Ga m bi t, 48
’
Petr o fl s Defen ce, 34
n
’
’
s
.
.
L
.
.
.
.
Cen tr e C o un ter Ga m e, 69
C en tr e Gam e, 7 I
C unn i ng ham Gam bit, 5 5
Dam ian o Gam bi t, 9
Dan ish Gam bi t, 7 3
E ng li sh Ga m e, 79
E v an s Gam bi t, I7
F a1kbeer C oun ter Gam bit,
6I
ian che tto O pen i ngs, 84
’
o ur
n i g hts Gam e, 42
r en ch Gam e , 81
’
r o m s Gam bi t, 8
0
G i uoco Pian o , II
G r eco C o un ter Gam bi t, 44
H am pe Al l gai er Gam bi t, 69
H o l l an di sh Gam e, 76
H un gar i an Gam e , I3
In dia n Defen ce, 85
Ital ian Gam e, II
Jer om e Gam bi t, I3
Ki eser itzky Gam bi t, 5 2
’
’
i ng s Bishop s Gam bi t, 5 7
.
.
.
Pi er ce Ga m bi t, 68
Po n zian i Gam e, 44
’
ueen s Gam bi t Acce pte d ,
.
.
Q
.
.
.
F
F
F
F
K
.
.
.
.
,
-
.
.
.
.
Q
76
’
ueen s
Ga m b it Declin ed ,
7s
r
G
a
m
b
i
n
o
t
t
P
C
u
e
, 43
Q
’
Q ueen s Paw n Gam e, 74
R ussi an Gam e, 34
R 111 LO Pez O pen i n g . 3 7
Sal vi o Gam bi t, 49
Sco tch Gam e , 2 7
Sicil ian Gam e, 70
Spani sh Gam e , 37
’
Staun ton s O p en i n g , 44
Stein i tz Gam bi t, 69
’
Thr ee
n ig h ts Gam e, 42
Thr ee Paw n s G am b it, 5 6
’
Tw o
n ig hts De fen ce, 3 1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
K
K
.
.
.
.
K
.
Z uker tor t s O peni n g, 80
’
.
.
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