Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...exf4
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King's Gambit Accepted
[edit | edit source]If Black could make a free move in this position, it would undoubtedly be ...Qh4+. White can't block with the g-pawn thanks to the Black pawn on f4, so the awkward 3. Ke2 would be forced.
How should White deal with that threat? The most obvious approach is to control the h4 square, with the natural developing move 3. Nf3.
The main alternative to Nf3 is to create an empty square for the king to run to after the check on h4. 3. Bc4 accomplishes this and also develops a piece to a square where it will threaten Black's weak f7 point.
Theory table
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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
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King's Knight Gambit | Nf3 g5 |
h4 g4 |
Ne5 Nf6 |
d4 d6 |
Nd3 Nxe4 |
∞ |
King's Bishop Gambit | Bc4 ... |
= | ||||
Lesser Bishop's Gambit | Be2 ... |
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Villemson Gambit | d4?!
Qh4+ | |||||
Mason Gambit | Nc3?! - |
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Breyer Gambit | Qf3?! - |
=/+ | ||||
King's Own Gambit | Kf2?! Qh4+ |
g3 fxg3 |
Kg2 Qxe4+ |
-/+ |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 365Chess. 1. e4 e5 2. f4
- chessgames. 1. e4 e5 2. f4
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
1. e4
2. Nf3
2. Other
1... other
1. d4
2. other
2. c4
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox