The initials only of the pieces are given, the pawns (Bauern) being understood. The Germans use the following signs in their notation, viz.:—for “check” (†); “checkmate” (‡); “takes” (:); “castles on king’s side” (o-o); “castles on queen’s side” (o-o-o); for “best move” a note of admiration (!); for “weak move” a note of interrogation (?). The opening moves just given in the English will now be given in the German notation:—
White. | Black. |
1. e2 – e4 | 1. e7 – e5 |
2. S g1 – f3 | 2. S b8 – c6 |
3. L f1 – c4 | 3. L f8 – c5 |
4. c2 – c3 | 4. S g8 – f6! |
5. d2 – d4 | 5. e5 – d4: |
6. c3 – d4: | 6. L c5 – b4† |
In both notations the moves are often given in a tabular form, thus:—
1. P – K4P – K4 1. e2 – e4e7 – e5, the moves above the line being White’s and below the line Black’s.
Illustrative Games.—The text-books should be consulted by students who wish to improve their game. The following are some of the leading openings:—
Giuoco Piano.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. KKt – B3 | 2. QKt – B3 |
3. B – B4 | 3. B – B4 |
4. P – B3 | 4. Kt – KB3 |
5. P – Q4 | 5. P × P |
6. P × P | 6. B – Kt5 (ch) |
7. B – Q2 | 7. B × B (ch) |
8. QKt × B | 8. P – Q4 |
9. P × P | 9. KKt × P |
10. Q – Kt3 | 10. QKt – K2 |
11. Castles (K’s side) | 11. Castles |
Even game.
Ruy Lopez.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. KKt – B3 | 2. QKt – B3 |
3. B – Kt5 | 3. P – QR3 |
4. B – R4 | 4. Kt – B3 |
5. P – Q4 | 5. P × P |
6. P – K5 | 6. Kt – K5 |
7. Castles | 7. B – K2 |
8. R – K sq | 8. Kt – B4 |
9. B × Kt | 9. QP × B |
10. Kt × P | 10. Castles |
11. Kt – QB3 | 11. P – KB3 |
Even game.
Scotch Gambit.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. KKt – B3 | 2. QKt – B3 |
3. P – Q4 | 3. P × P |
4. B – QB4 | 4. B – B4 |
5. P – B3 | 5. Kt – B3 |
6. P × P |
The position here arrived at is the same as in the Giuoco Piano opening above.
Evans Gambit.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. KKt – B3 | 2. QKt – B3 |
3. B – B4 | 3. B – B4 |
4. P – QKt4 | 4. B × KtP |
5. P – B3 | 5. B – B4 |
6. P – Q4 | 6. P × P |
7. Castles | 7. P – Q3 |
8. P × P | 8. B – Kt3 |
White has for its ninth move three approved continuations, viz. B – Kt2, P – Q5, and Kt – B3. To take one of them:—
9. P – Q5 | 9. Kt – R4 |
10. B – Kt2 | 10. Kt – K2 |
11. B – Q3 | 11. Castles |
12. Kt – B3 | 12. Kt – Kt3 |
13. Kt – K2 | 13. P – QB4 |
14. Q – Q2 | 14. P – B3 |
15. K – R sq | 15. B – B2 |
16. QR – B sq | 16. R – Kt sq |
This game may be considered about even.
King’s Knight’s Gambit (Proper).
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. P – KB4 | 2. P × P |
3. KKt – B3 | 3. P – KKt4 |
4. B – B4 | 4. B – Kt2 |
5. Castles | 5. P – Q3 |
6. P – Q4 | 6. P – KR3 |
7. P – B3 | 7. Kt – K2 |
Black has the advantage.
Allgaier-Kieseritzki Gambit.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. P – KB4 | 2. P × P |
3. Kt – KB3 | 3. P – KKt4 |
4. P – KR4 | 4. P – Kt5 |
5. Kt – K5 | 5. KKt – B3 |
6. B – B4 | 6. P – Q4 |
7. P × P | 7. B – Kt2 |
8. P – Q4 | 8. Castles |
9. B × P | 9. Kt × P |
10. B × Kt | 10. Q × B |
11. Castles | 11. P – QB4 |
Black has the better game.
King’s Bishop’s Gambit.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. P – KB4 | 2. P × P |
3. B – B4 | 3. P – Q4 |
4. B × P | 4. Q – R5 (ch) |
5. K – B sq | 5. P – KKt4 |
6. KKt – B3 | 6. Q – R4 |
7. P – Q4 | 7. B – Kt2 |
8. P – KR4 | 8. P – KR3 |
9. Kt – B3 | 9. Kt – K2 |
10. K – Kt sq | 10. P – Kt5 |
11. Kt – K5 | 11. B × Kt |
12. P × B | 12. Q × KP |
13. Q – B sq | 13. P – B6 |
14. P – P | 14. Q – Kt6 (ch) |
15. Q – Kt2 |
Drawn game.
Salvio Gambit.
White. | Black. |
1. P – K4 | 1. P – K4 |
2. P – KB4 | 2. P × P |
3. KKt – B3 | 3. P – KKt4 |
4. B – B4 | 4. P – Kt5 |
5. Kt – K5 | 5. Q – R5 (ch) |
6. K – B sq | 6. Kt – KR3 |
7. P – Q4 | 7. P – B6 |
8. Kt – QB3 | 8. P – Q3 |
9. Kt – Q3 | 9. P × P (ch) |
10. K × P | 10. B – Kt2 |
11. Kt – KB4 | 11. Kt – B3 |
12. B – K3 | 12. Castles |
13. QKt – Q5 | 13. Q – Q sq |
14. P – B3 |
White has a slight advantage.
Muzio Gambit.
1. P – K4P – K4 2. P – KB4P × P 3. KKt – B3P – KKt4 4. B – B4P – 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.