Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. d4/2...exd4/3. c3
Appearance
Danish Gambit | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 |
Danish Gambit
[edit | edit source]White chooses to play an aggressive game. By giving a two-pawn material advantage to his opponent, Black spends two moves to capture both of the pawns, and has to deal with a massive attack. Black has few choices here:
- The most common move for Black to play here is to take the pawn, 3...dxc3.
- However, another common alternative is to safely decline the gambit and play 3...d5 or 3...d6.
- It's also possible to safely decline the gambit with 3...Nf6 (intending to transpose to the Ponziani after 4. e5 Nd5 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6) or 3...Nc6 (leading to an independent line after 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 f6! or the Göring Gambit of the Scotch Game after 4. Nf3, which can still be declined with 4... d5 or 4... Nf6)
- Another way to "accept" the gambit is 3...Qe7, which has recently been suggested by computers.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
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Danish Gambit Accepted | c3 dxc3 |
Bc4 cxb2 |
Bxb2 Nf6 | e5
d5 | exf6
Bb4+ | Bc3
Bxc3+ | Nxc3
dxc4 | ∞ |
Sörensen Defence | ... d5 |
exd5 Qxd5 |
cxd4 Nc6 | Nf3
Bb4+ | Nc3
Bg4 | Be2
Bxf3 | Bxf3
Qc4 | = |
Ponziani | ... Nf6 |
e5 Nd5 |
cxd4 d6 | Nf3
Nc6 | Bb5
Be7 | Nc3
Nxc3 | bxc3
a6 | = |
Alternate Declination | ... d6 |
cxd4 d5 |
e5 c5 | Nf3
Nc6 | Bb5
cxd4 | Nxd4
Bb4+ | Nc3
Ne7 | = |
Advance Variation | ... d3 |
Bxd3 Nc6 |
Nf3 Bc5 | b4
Bb6 | a4
a6 | O-O
d6 | Nbd2
Nf6 | += |
Qe7 Variation | ... Qe7 |
cxd4 Qxe4+ |
Be3
Bb4+ | Nc3
Nf6 | Nf3
Ng4 | Qd2
Nxe3 | fxe3
Qe7 | ∞ |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.