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The King's Gambit Declined.

P-K4 P-K4
P-KB4 B-B4
Kt-KB3 P-Q3

The logical plan for White is to take advantage of the position of the Black KB for winning a move by 5 P-Q4.

P-B3 Kt-KB3
P-Q4 PxQP
PxP B-Kt5ch.
B-Q2 BxBch.
QKtxB P-Q4
P-K5 Kt-Kt5
10 B-Q3 P-KB4

Black will be able maintain the balance. Black will have even fewer difficulties if White goes slowly.

Kt-B3 Kt-QB3
B-B4 Kt-B3
P-Q3 B-K3
Kt-Q5 Kt-Q5

White will be unable to hold his advance posts. For instance, 8 PxP PxP; 9 QB-Kt5 P-B3; 10 KtxKtch. PxKt; 11 B-R4 BxB; 12 PxB R-KKt1.

Or 11 BxB KtxB; 12 B-R4 R-KKt1; 13 P-KKt3, RX3.

Black has by no means the worst of it.