| 1. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 2. K's B. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 4. P. to Q's 3d. |
or, in the second place, he may leave it unprotected, and play—
| 5. K's Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 6. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 7. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 8. P. to Q's 4th. |
He has thus eight different modes of play at his command, besides the move of Q's Kt. to B's 3d, in answer to your second move of K's Kt. to B's 3d. Each of these will form the subject of a separate game.
GAME THE FIRST.
The Damiano Gambit.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 3. Kt. takes K's P. | 3. P. takes Kt. |
| 4. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) | 4. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 5. Q. takes K's P. (ch.) | 5. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 6. Q. takes R. | 6. K's Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. (best.) | 7. Q. takes P. (ch.) |
| 8. Q's B. to K's 3d. | 8. Q. takes Q. B's P. |
| 9. Q. takes Kt. | 9. Q. takes Q. Kt's P. |
| 10. K's B. to Q. B's 4th. | 10. K. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) |
| 11. Q's Kt. to Q's 2d. | 11. Q. takes R. (ch.) |
| 12. K. to his 2d. | 12. Q. takes K's R. |
| and you give mate in two moves. | |
The foregoing moves are dependent on Black's taking the Kt., which is very bad play. His proper move, under the circumstances, is 3. Q. to K's 2d, as in the following example:—
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K's Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. P. to K. B's 3d. |
| 3. K's Kt. takes P. | 3. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 4. K. Kt. to B's 3d. (best) | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. P. to Q's 3d. | 5. P. takes K's P. |
| 6. P. takes P. | 6. Q. takes P. (ch.) |
| 7. B. to K's 2d. | 7. Q's B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 8. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 8. Q's Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 9. Kt. takes B. | 9. Q. takes Kt. |
| 10. Castles. | 10. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 11. B. to Q's 3d. | |
| You have an excellent position. | |
GAME THE SECOND.