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The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. f4. White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit, White may play d4 and Bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination, or direct their forces against the weak square f7 with moves such as Nf3, Bc4, 0-0, and g3.
White: Adolf Anderssen [a] Black: Lionel Kieseritzky Opening: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit (ECO C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4. This is the King's Gambit: Anderssen offers his pawn in exchange for faster development. This was one of the most popular openings of the 19th century and is still occasionally seen, though ...
Ordered by chess opening: . Albin Countergambit: Lasker Trap; Blackmar–Diemer Gambit: Halosar Trap; Bogo-Indian Defence: Monticelli Trap; Budapest Gambit: Kieninger Trap; Englund Gambit Trap
The Fischer Defense to the King's Gambit is a chess opening variation that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6. Although 3...d6 was previously known, [1] it did not become a major variation until Fischer advocated it in a famous 1961 article in the first issue of the American Chess Quarterly.
While studying law, he became a very strong chess player and published a book on the game, which included the Cochrane variation of the Salvio Gambit, a main line of the King's Gambit. Around this time he played against the Frenchmen Deschapelles and Labourdonnais, who were acknowledged to be Europe's strongest players at the time.
The Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening that begins: . 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5. In this aggressive countergambit, Black disdains the pawn offered as a sacrifice, instead opening the centre to exploit White's weakness on the kingside.
In 1825 Aaron Reinganum, a prominent member of the Frankfurt Jewish community, published a book entitled Ben-Oni oder die Vertheidigungen gegen die Gambitzüge im Schache in which he analyzed several defenses to the King's Gambit and the Queen's Gambit, as well as the then unknown opening 1.d4 c5.
McDonnell, for instance, introduced the McDonnell Gambit variation of the already popular King's Gambit. Considered obsolete by MCO (Modern Chess Openings), this variation is rarely seen today. La Bourdonnais won the first, third, fourth and fifth matches; McDonnell won the second match, and the sixth was abandoned with McDonnell leading.