Game I.
| WHITE. | BLACK. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P. to K’s 4th. | 1. | P. to K’s 4th. |
| 2. | P. to Q’s 4th. | 2. | P. takes P. |
| 3. | B. to Q. B’s 4th. | 3. | K’s Kt. to B’s 3d. |
You may also play here P. to K. B’s 4th, a move as yet, we believe, unanalysed. (See [Game II].) Black’s reply is the correct one, whereby he reduces the game to a position similar to one in the K. Kt.’s defence to the King’s Bishop’s game. (For B. to Q. Kt.’s 5th. (ch.) see [Variation A.])
| 4. | P. to K’s 5th. | 4. | P. to Q’s 4th. |
| 5. | B. to Q. Kt.’s 3d. | 5. | Kt. to K’s 5th. |
Retiring the Bishop thus is far better than taking the Kt. with K’s P. (See the [Giuoco Piano] for a similar position.)
| 6. | K’s Kt. to K’s 2d. | 6. | P. to Q. B’s 4th. |
If you play 6. K’s Kt. to B’s 3d., Black will gain some advantage by B. to Q. Kt.’s 5th. (ch.)
| 7. | P. to K. B’s 3d. | 7. | Kt. to K. Kt.’s 4th. |
| 8. | Kt. to K. B’s 4th. | 8. | P. to Q. B’s 5th. |
| 9. | B. to Q. R’s 4th. (ch.) | 9. | Kt. to Q. B’s 3d. |
| 10. | B. takes Kt. (ch.) | 10. | P. takes B. |
| 11. | Q. takes P. | ||
| Even game. | |||
These are the moves given by Jaenisch, who seems to consider the position in Black’s favour.