Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Nc3/3...Nf6/4. Nxe5

Halloween Gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4N3/4P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

Halloween Gambit

The Halloween or Müller-Schulze Gambit is an aggressive and complex gambit. White sacrifices a piece with the idea of central pawn storm, with the possibility of gaining time by driving back the black knights.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Nxe5 Nxe5	d4 Nc6	d5 Bb4	dxc6 Nxe4	Qd4 Qe7	Be3 Nxc3	Qxg7 Nd5+	c3 bxc3	=/=+
	... ..	... Ng6	e5 Ng8	Bc4 d5	Bxd5 c6	Bb3 Bb4	O-O Bxc3	bxc3 N8e7	=+
	... Nxe4?!	Qh5 Qf6	Qxf7+ Qxf7	Nxf7 Kxf7	Bc4+ Ke7	Nxe4 Nd4	Bd3		+=
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Nxf2	Nxh8 Nxh1	Nb5 Nb4	Nxc7+ Kd8	Nxa8 Nxc2+	+=

References

• Larry Kaufman, The Chess Advantage in Black and White (p. 328)