THE KING'S GAMBIT.
This opening comprises every variety of the game in which the first player, after 1. P. to K's 4th has been played on both sides, commences the attack by moving 2. P. to K. B's 4th. Should the second player take this Pawn with his King's Pawn, he is said to accept the gambit.
This gambit has many modifications, the names appropriated to which will be found in their proper places in the following pages.
The King's Gambit Proper,
or King's Knight's Gambit.
GAME THE FIRST.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. (best) |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 6. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 6. P. to K. Kt's 5th. (best) |
| 7. Kt. to his sq. | 7. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) |
| 8. K. to B's sq. | 8. K. B. to K. R's 3d. |
| 9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 9. Q. to K. R's 4th. |
You can bring no Piece into action with advantage, while the field is all before him where to choose.
GAME THE SECOND.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. P. to K. R's 4th. | 5. P. to K. R's 3d. (best) |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 7. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 8. Q. B. takes P. | 8. P. takes Kt. |
| 9. Q. takes P. | 9. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 10. Q. Kt. to Q's 2d. | 10. K. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 11. P. to K. R's 5th. | 11. B. takes B. |
| 12. Kt. takes B. | 12. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. |
| 13. Kt. to K's 3d. | 13. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
You have no adequate compensation for the Piece you are minus.
Variation I.
Beginning at White's 7th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. P. to K. R's 4th. | 5. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. P. takes K. Kt. P. | 8. P. takes P. |
| 9. R. takes R. | 9. B. takes R. |
| 10. K. Kt. to K's 5th. | 10. P. takes Kt. |
| 11. Q. to K. R's 5th. | 11. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 12. P. takes K. P. | 12. Q. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 13. P. to K's 6th. | 13. B. takes P. (best) |
| 14. B. takes B. | 14. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 15. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) | 15. K. to his 2d. |
| 16. Q. to K. Kt's 6th. | 16. Q. takes B. |
| The advantage is all on Black's side. | |
GAME THE THIRD.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. P. to K. B's 4th. | 2. P. takes P. |
| 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 3. P. to K. Kt's 4th. |
| 4. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 4. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 5. Castles. | 5. P. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 6. P. to Q's 4th. | 6. P. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 7. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 8. B. takes B. | 8. P. takes B. |
| 9. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 9. Q. to her B's sq. |
| 10. P. to K. R's 4th. | 10. P. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 11. Kt. to K. R's 2d. | 11. P. to K. Kt's 6th. |
| He has a Pawn more and a strong position. | |