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The Gambit Refused

The refusal of the gambit, through it may be done with perfect safety, generally leads to a dull and uninteresting game; we would therefore advise the young player to accept the preferred pawn, more especially when receiving the odds of a piece, as he will gain more knowledge of the game by observing the manner in which a fine player pursues his attack, than can be obtained from all the works that have ever been written on the subject. GAME I.