11.Q’s R. to K’s sq.11.Q. to Q. B’s 4th. (ch.)
12.K. to R’s sq.12.P. to Q’s 4th.

Mr. Staunton recommends 12. R. to K. B’s 2d, instead of retiring the King to R’s sq. We have tried this move in actual play, following it up with Q’s R. to K. B’s sq., which seems to give White an overwhelming attack.

13.Q. to K. R’s 5th.13.Q. to Q’s 3d.
14.B. takes Q. P.14.P. takes B.
15.Kt. takes Q’s P.15.Q’s Kt. to B’s 3d.
16.Q’s B. to his 3d.16.Q. to K. Kt.’s 3d.
17.R. takes Kt. (ch.)17.K. to B’s sq.

The moves up to this point, both for attack and defence, are given by Jaenisch and the “Handbook” as the best the board affords; with the best play, probably the game ought to be drawn.

We much regret that our space will not allow of a more elaborate analysis of this beautiful gambit; we trust, however, that the above variations will show the young player the difficulty and resource of this opening.

We cannot quit the subject without alluding to a defence lately introduced by Messrs. Kling and Horwitz, which consists in Black’s playing Q. to K’s 2d at his 5th move, instead of taking the Kt. With all deference and respect for the wonderful and almost inexhaustible power of analysis displayed by these two eminent players, we must confess that we have our doubts as to the soundness of the move in question. The young players, however, will find it full analysed in Kling and Horwitz’s “Chess Studies,” one of the most valuable and interesting works on Chess of modern days, which needs not our recommendation to find its way to the book-shelf of every lover of Chess.

Game I.—The Allgaier Gambit.

This opening, the invention of which is erroneously ascribed to Allgaier, has of late years become a favourite with all classes of players, though we agree with Mr. Boden in considering that its resources have been considerably overrated, although not perhaps from the same reason as adduced in his “Popular Introduction.”

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’s Kt. to B’s 3d.3.P. to K. Kt.’s 4th.
4.P. to K. R’s 4th.4.P. to K. Kt.’s 5th.