And though minus a pawn, you have an ample equivalent in the attack. It is highly probable that many moves, both of attack and defence, in this somewhat novel variation may be improved upon. I only regret that I am precluded, both by want of time and space, from going further into the variations.
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT.
Game I.
| WHITE. | BLACK. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P. to Q’s 4th. | 1. | P. to Q’s 4th. |
| 2. | P. to Q. B’s 4th. | 2. | P. takes P. |
It is considered more advisable to decline the gambit. (See [Game II].) By taking the Pawn, Black generally subjects himself to some slight inferiority of position.
| 3. | P. to K’s 3d. | 3. | P. to K’s 4th. |
Your move of P. to K’s 3d, appears somewhat preferable to P. to K’s 4th, as recommended by the “classical” writers on Chess, to which Black would equally reply with P. to K’s 4th, with an even game. It is worth while remarking, that if he attempt to sustain the gambit pawn by P. to Q. Kt.’s 4th, you gain the advantage. (See [Variation A].)
| 4. | K’s B. takes P. | 4. | P. takes Q’s P. |
| 5. | P. takes P. | 5. | K’s Kt. to B’s 3d. |
| 6. | Q’s Kt. to B’s 3d. | 6. | B. to Q’s 3d. |
| 7. | K’s Kt. to B’s 3d. | 7. | Q’s Kt. to B’s 3d. |
| 8. | Castles. | 8. | Castles. |
| 9. | P. to K. R’s 3d. | 9. | P. to K. R’s 3d. |
| White has perhaps a slightly better position. | |||