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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. 1826 Excerpt: ... It-is better to take bis pawn than to let Mm fake your bishop, because his knight still remains exposed. B. King's knight takes the king's bishop. 11. W. King's knight takes the castle. B. King's knight to his bishop's third sq. He might with his knight have attacked your queen» bishop's pawn, which you must then have defended with your queen's knight. 12. W. Queen's pawn one square. B. King's bishop to his knight's second sq. 13. W. Queen's bishop's pawn one square. This move is necessary, because he could have taken your king's pawn by sacrificing his knight, and afterwards nave taken your queen's knight's pawn with his bishop. B. King's bishop takes the king's knight. He could have sustained the king's or gambit pawn; bul for no more than two or three moves. 14. W. Queen's bishop takes the pawn B. Queen's bishop's pawn one square. 15. W. Knight to his queen's second square. In this situation, it is better to advance the king under the pawns than to castle, and then you will have a better game than your adversary. CUNNINGHAM'S GAMBIT, Forming a Continuation of the First Gambit. 1. W. King's pawn two squares. B. The same. 2. W. King's bishop's pawn two squares. I B. King's pawn takes the pawn. 3. W. King's knight to his bishop's third sq. B. King's bishop to his king's second sq. 4. W. King's bishop to his queen's bishop's fourth square. B. King's bishop gives check. 5. W. King's knight's pawn one square. B. Pawn takes the pawn. 6. W. King castles. S B. Pawn takes the castle's pawn, and gives check. 7. W. King to his castle's square. First Back-game.' B. King's bishop to his third square. If, instead of playing this bishop to his third square, he. bad played it to his king's second square, you had won the game in a few moves, which you will see by th...
