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Lolli Gambit
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7
Parent: King's Gambit

King's Gambit Accepted: Lolli Gambit

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5. Bxf7+!?

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This wild gambit, named the Lolli Gambit[1], sacrifices a bishop on f7. Although this gambit is unsound, the resulting positions after 5...Kxf7 6. Ne5+ are unclear and chaotic. Black has two legal responses to the check.

Responses

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5...Kxf7 is the obvious move, accepting the gambit and capturing the bishop on f7. Black's king may be unsafe, but after 6. Ne5+ Ke8 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Qxf4 d6 9. Nf3 Rg8! White has insufficient compensation.

Declining the gambit with 5...Ke7?? is a horrible idea due to the resulting attack that starts after 6. O-O!! gxf3 7. Qxf3 Kxf7 8. Qh5+! and Black's king is exposed in the middle of the board with the queen and rook attacking it.

History

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The Lolli Gambit is associated with Italian chess player Giambattista Lolli[2].

References

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  1. ↑ "King's Gambit Accepted: Lolli Gambit". lichess.org. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Giambattista Lolli", Wikipedia, 2025-09-28, retrieved 2026-04-08


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
2. Nf3
2...Nc6
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Other
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
2. Nf3
2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...Nc6 other
2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...d6 other
2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...e6 other
Others
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
2. c4
Queen's gambit
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
2. c4 e6
2. c4 g6
2. c4 other
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox
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