This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ...square. 4. Q. P. one square. 5. K. Kt. to B. 3rd square. The last move--namely, Q. Kt. to B. 3rd square, is the best defence; but before playing the best defence, we will see how to take advantage of one of his weak moves. We will suppose him to play his K. B. to Q. 3rd square. This is a very bad move, #s it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ...square. 4. Q. P. one square. 5. K. Kt. to B. 3rd square. The last move--namely, Q. Kt. to B. 3rd square, is the best defence; but before playing the best defence, we will see how to take advantage of one of his weak moves. We will suppose him to play his K. B. to Q. 3rd square. This is a very bad move, #s it prevents the Queen's Pawn from being played. Here you not only attack the undefended Knight, but also threaten to check-mate him by taking the King's Bishop's Pawn. Black must now defend the threatened mate, upon which you take his Knight, winning a piece. To return--Q. Kt. to B. 3rd. 3. K. B. to Q. B. 4th. K. B. to Q. B. 4th. 4. Q. B. P. one square. To prepare for advance of Q. P. two. K. Kt. to B. 3rd. Black can play Q. P. 1; but it would lead to ft crowded game. 5. Q. P. 2 squares. Pawn takes P. 6. K. P. 1. You will perceive that you may safely push this Pawn on, attacking his Knight, which he must move away, or set up a counter attack by playing his Queen's Pawn two squares, which we will suppose him to play. Q. P. 2 squares. 7. K. B. to Q. Kt. 5th. K. Kt. to King's 5th. Instead of playing your Bishop to Q. Kn'.ght's 5th, you might have taken his Queen's Pawn, en passant (see page 34.) This would not, however, have been good play. 8. Kt. takes Q. P. You might also take the Pawn with the Queen's Bishop's Pawn, but the move mentioned is better. Bishop takes Kt. 9. Pawn takes Bp. Q B. to Q.'s 2nd. The game is equal. There is an opening springing out of the King's Knight's opening, which is called the Queen's Pawn Two opening, from the circumstance of the first player playing at his third move the Queen's Pawn two squares, sacrificing the Pawn to gain a better position. This opening is called the "Scotch Opening," from the...
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