King, the Queen, and the King's Bishop, if the player cares to develop them. Each of these openings has a number of variations in the plays which follow, and these variations are recognized and given specific names, with which the student must become familiar.
The King's Knight's Opening.
The most important, and hence to be considered first, is the King's Knight's Opening which has ten recognized variations. In notating them, it will be understood that White plays first and his moves will be recorded in the first column. Unfortunately, lack of space prevents recording games that illustrate the development of these variations, but there are so many excellent works on the subject that the student who wishes to go into them more deeply will find ample material for his purpose.
The ten variations under the King's Knight's Opening are as follows:—
