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Game IV.--The Evans' Gambit

It would be impossible, in the narrow limits assigned to our treatise, to enter into the merits of this opening; we shall therefore give one or two of the leading variations, and refer learners, who may be desirous of a more comprehensive analysis, to Mr. Walker's excellent articles on this popular opening, in Vol. ix. of the "Chess Player's Chronicle," the "Handbook," and Mr. Boden's useful little work, entitled "A Popular Introduction to Chess."

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