Ano. U, 1885.] 



♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



^ur Cbess Column. 



By Miu'iiisTo. 



,t Hereford. 



n't icB Chess 

 layers they 



best players in this Opening. \Vc, howeve 

 understand that there is a safe -ivay of replj 

 variations of the Scotch Gambit (the only oi 

 out some promise of an attack for the first 

 As, however, we have determined only to [i 



actually been played. 



ILLUSTRATH E C AM 



nB7 



o Q3 (a) Castles (h) 



ktxl and \N bite won 



ipetuf to this Opening \\ hit' 

 e But P to y4- im\ al o 1. 



(a) This move has 

 threatens Kt to Kt5, 



(/,) B X Kt leads t 

 played. 



(c) This move is based on a misconception If \\ hue now pla\3 

 10. P to KB4, Black has a valid reply in Kt to Ol Bat is may 

 be seen, White has a better move it his disposal 



(d) Threatening to attack the Q by Kt to B3 



((>) In reply to P to Qi White would pHy P to kB4 as the P 

 blocks the square on Q4 for the Kt In replv to P to B-t, White 

 would likewise play 11. P to KB! foi if Phck then plays 

 Kt to Q4, 12. B to B-l follows 



ILLUSTRArnE < 

 lOves as befor. 

 Black. 



5. Kt to Kt3 (o) B to Kt3 i 

 G. PtoQB4(c) PtoQ3 



KxQ 



1 W hi 



t new \\hitoundf 

 It 13 questionable w 

 1 to have both his 



n of attack is r 



3 to White later 



n: III I ill would be thoroughly defeated if Black 



in Black 8 game 

 t prejudice an 1 



(d) A premature move. Black intondtd playing P to B3 to m il 

 room for his B, not thinking that White could venture on P to 1 I 

 which was always threatened and then P to K5 attacking th 

 QP, with a view to playing P to QB5 



(.) The advance of this P is the result of a deep and (nic cmi 



a, good attack. The possibility of 

 QC3S which a player ought to avoid 

 )w how it may suddenly come into 



the P for the advantage of p( 

 Chess. 



(i) The best. P to B3 is not good, 

 thenPxKt, U. BxP (ch), ic. 



ick's game and with a view to 

 t only win back the P but also 

 ck. The whole idea of giving up 

 in belongs to the highest form of 



ENDI\CS FROM ACTUAL PLA^ 



