| 1. | P - K4 | 2. | P - KB4 | 3. | KKt - B3 | 4. | B - B4 |
| P - K4 | P × P | P - KKt4 | P - Kt5 |
| White. | Black. |
| 5. Castles | 5. P × Kt |
| 6. Q × P | 6. Q - B3 |
| 7. P - K5 | 7. Q × P |
| 8. P - Q3 | 8. B - R3 |
| 9. B - Q2 | 9. Kt - K2 |
| 10. Kt - B3 | 10. QKt - B3 |
| 11. QR - K sq | 11. Q - KB4 |
| 12. R - K4 | 12. Castles |
| 13. QB × P | 13. B - Kt2 |
| 14. Q - K2 | 14. P - Q4 |
| 15. B × BP | 15. Q - Kt4 |
| 16. P - KR4 | 16. Q - Kt3 |
| 17. Kt × P | 17. Kt × Kt |
| 18. B × Kt | 18. B - B4 |
| 19. QR - KB4 | 19. B - K3 |
| 20. B × B | 20. P × B |
| 21. R - K4 | 21. R × R (ch) |
| 22. K × R | 22. R - B sq (ch) |
| 23. K - Kt sq | 23. Kt - Q5 |
And Black has the better game.
Queen’s Gambit.
| White. | Black. |
| 1. P - Q4 | 1. P - Q4 |
| 2. P - QB4 | 2. P × P |
| 3. P - K3 | 3. P - K4 |
| 4. B × P | 4. P × P |
| 5. P × P | 5. B - Q3 |
| 6. Kt - KB3 | 6. Kt - KB3 |
| 7. Castles | 7. Castles |
| 8. P - KR3 | 8. P - KR3 |
| 9. Kt - QB3 | 9. P - QB3 |
The game is about equal, though White has a somewhat freer position.
The following is a selection of noteworthy games played by great masters:—
King’s Bishop’s Gambit.
| White. Anderssen. | Black. Kieseritzki. |
| 1. P - K4 | 1. P - K4 |
| 2. P - KB4 | 2. P × P |
| 3. B - B4 | 3. Q - R5 (ch) |
| 4. K - B sq | 4. P - QKt4 |
| 5. B × KtP | 5. Kt - KB3 |
| 6. Kt - KB3 | 6. Q - R3 |
| 7. P - Q3 | 7. Kt - R4 |
| 8. Kt - R4 | 8. Q - Kt4 |
| 9. Kt - B5 | 9. P - QB3 |
| 10. P - KKt4 | 10. Kt - B3 |
| 11. R - Kt sq | 11. P × B |
| 12. P - KR4 | 12. Q - Kt3 |
| 13. P - R5 | 13. Q - Kt4 |
| 14. Q - B3 | 14. Kt - Kt sq |
| 15. B × P | 15. Q - B3 |
| 16. Kt - B3 | 16. B - B4 |
| 17. Kt - Q5 | 17. Q × KtP |
| 18. B - Q6 | 18. Q × R (ch) |
| 19. K - K2 | 19. B × R |
| 20. P - K5 | 20. Kt - QR3 |