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Nakhmanson Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 black kinge4 black knightf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black pawnd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 black kingf1 white rookg1 white kingh1 black king1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n5/8/2B1n3/2p2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 dxc3

Nakhmanson Gambit

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6... dxc3

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This is the starting position of the Nakhmanson Gambit accepted. Black is now up 5 points of material and White must receive some kind of immediate compensation for their knight sacrifice. With their bishop directed right at White's weak f-pawn, they would love to play Qd5, an attack which threatens checkmate while attacking the undefended knight on e4. However, Black has the move 7...Nd6!, fixing both of these problems. Instead White must move their queen with check, leading to the move 7. Bxf7+! first needing to be played.


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