Variation IV.
Beginning at Black's 3d move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. Kt. takes K. P. | 3. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 4. Kt. to K. B's 3d. | 4. Kt. takes K's P. |
| 5. P. to Q's 4th. | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. K. B. to Q's 3d. | 6. K. B. to K's 2d. |
| 7. Castles. | 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 8. P. to Q. B's 4th. | 8. Q. B. to K's 3d. |
| 9. P. to Q. R's 3d. | 9. Castles. |
You are now enabled to play Q. to her B's 2d, and obtain a good attacking situation.
ANOTHER VARIATION,
Beginning at the 3d move of White.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Kt. takes P. |
| 4. Q. to K's 2d. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. Kt. takes K. P. | 5. K. B. to Q. B. 4 (best) |
| 6. P. to Q's 3d. | 6. B. takes K. B. P. (ch.) |
| 7. K. to Q's sq. (best) | 7. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Kt. takes K. B. P. | 8. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 9. Kt. takes Q. | 9. B. takes Q. (ch.) |
| 10. K. takes B. | 10. Kt. to K. B's 7th. |
| 11. R. to K. B's sq. | 11. P. takes B. |
| 12. Kt. to K's 6th. | 12. P. takes P. (ch.) |
| 13. P. takes P. | 13. K. to his 2d. |
| 14. Kt. takes K. Kt. P. | 14. R. to K. Kt's sq. |
| 15. Kt. to K. B's 5th. (ch.) | 15. K. to his 3d. |
| 16. Q. B. to K's 3d. | 16. B. takes B. |
| 17. Kt. takes B. | 17. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. |
The positions are equal, but you have a pawn more.
Variation (A.)
Beginning at Black's 6th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. Kt. takes P. |
| 4. Q. to K's 2d. | 4. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 5. Kt. takes K. P. | 5. K. B. to Q. B's 4 (best) |
| 6. P. to Q's 3d. | 6. Q. P. takes B. |
| 7. Q. takes Kt. | 7. Castles. |
| 8. Q. takes doubled P. | 8. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 9. P. to K. B's 4th. | 9. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. Q. to K's 4th. | 10. K. R. to K's sq. |
| 11. K. to Q's sq. | 11. Q. to K. R's 5th. |
| 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d. | 12. Q. to K. R's 4th. (ch.) |
| 13. K. to Q's 2d. | 13. Kt. takes Kt. |
| 14. P. takes Kt. | 14. R. takes P. |
| Winning easily. | |
Instead, however, of playing 12. P. to K. Kt's 3d, you might at that moment move Q. Kt. to Q's 2d.