[B] Prudently taking possession of an "open file."
[C] Transcriber's Note: This move is notated as the impossible 26... K. R. to Q. Kt's sq. in the original text.
[D] White plays with remarkable care and judgment here.
[E] The termination of this game is an improving lesson in Pawn play.
Captain Evans's Gambit.
GAME THE FIRST.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 4. B. takes Q. Kt. P. (best) |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. B. to Q. R's 4th. |
| 6. Castles. | 6. P. to Q's 3d. (best) |
| 7. P. to Q's 4th. | 7. P. takes P. |
| 8. P. takes P. | 8. B. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 9. B. to Q. Kt's 2d. | 9. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 10. P. to Q's 5th. | 10. Q. Kt. to K's 2d. |
| 11. B. takes K. Kt. | 11. P. takes B. |
| 12. K. Kt. to Q's 4th. | 12. B. takes Kt. |
| Equal game. | |
First Variation,
Commencing at Black's 4th move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 3. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. |
| 4. P. to Q. Kt's 4th. | 4. Q. Kt. takes Kt. P. |
| 5. P. to Q. B's 3d. | 5. Kt. to Q. B's 3d. |
| (See Second Variation.) | |
Second Variation,
Commencing at Black's 5th move.