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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.
The Rice Gambit is a chess opening that arises from the King's Gambit Accepted. An offshoot of the Kieseritzky Gambit, it is characterized by the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. 0-0 (instead of the normal 8.d4).
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.
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.
The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ... King's Knight Gambit – C34 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 [149]
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In chess, the Kieseritzky Gambit is an opening line in the King's Gambit.It begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5. Following Black's attempt to hold the sacrificed pawn by 3...g5, White reacts by immediately undermining the pawn chain.