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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 – K4/P – K4  1. e2 – e4/e7 – 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 – K4/P – K4 2. P – KB4/P × P 3.  KKt – B3/P – KKt4 4. B – B4/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.