Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. d4/4...exd4/5. O-O/5...Nxe4/6. Nc3/6...dxc3/7. Bxf7/7...Kxf7/8. Qd5/8...Kf6/9. Re1/9...Ne7/10. Qxe4

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Nakhmanson Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bq1b1r/ppppn1pp/5k2/8/4Q3/2p2N2/PPP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 dxc3 7. Bxf7 Kxf7 8. Qd5 Kf6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Qxe4

Nakhmanson Gambit, Kf6 Defence, Rook Attack

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10. Qxe4

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In the analogous position with a knight on c6 and a bishop on e7, Black needs to play 10…d5 to avoid a draw by repetition. Here 10…d5 would be inaccurate, but not immediately fatal: 11.Qf4+ forces Black to self-pin with 11…Bf5 (11…Nf5?? 12.Qg5+) and then White has a pleasant choice between g4 and Nd4 to exploit the pin.

Black preserves the piece and the advantage by simply running away with 10...Kf7. Now that the e7-knight covers d5 and f5, the king can hide on g8 without getting checkmated by a queen on d5, which is always a plus.


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