4 ▁d 5 ▁ 2 . ▁c 4 ▁ ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁G amb it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁ch ess ▁open ings . ▁It ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Gött ingen ▁manuscript ▁of ▁ 1 4 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁anal ys ed ▁by ▁master s ▁such ▁as ▁G io ach ino ▁Gre co ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁recommended ▁by ▁Phill ip ▁St amma ▁and ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ale ppo ▁G amb it ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁period ▁of ▁modern ▁ch ess , ▁queen ▁pa wn ▁open ings ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁fashion ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁G amb it ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁common ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁tournament ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁As ▁Wilhelm ▁Ste init z ▁and ▁Sieg bert ▁T arr as ch ▁developed ▁ch ess ▁theory ▁and ▁increased ▁the ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁G amb it ▁grew ▁more ▁popular , ▁reaching ▁its ▁z en ith ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁World ▁Championship ▁match ▁between ▁José ▁Ra úl ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Ale kh ine . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁international ▁ch ess ▁activity ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁was ▁less ▁frequently ▁seen , ▁as