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Fred Defence
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black kingg7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black pawng5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1.e4 f5
ECO code: B00
Parent: King's Pawn Opening

Duras Gambit/Fred Defence

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1...f5?

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1...f5? is the 'Duras Gambit,' a very disadvantageous move for Black. In the starting position of chess, it is well known that the two most vulnerable pawns are f2 and f7 because only the King guards them. Less well understood is that moving the f2 and f7 pawns creates open diagonals to the King, and makes the King more difficult to defend. (Chessmaster 10th edition opening theory table.)

2.exf5 is said to give a clear advantage to White, but not necessarily the game. 2.f4 transposes directly to the Swiss gambit normally reached by 1.f4 f5 2.e4, while 2.d4 transposes to the Staunton gambit normally reached by 1.d4 f5 2.e4.

Some good lines may be 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. O-O Bxf5.

Trying to keep the pawn with 6. Nh4 seems good.

An interesting line is 1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7? 3.Qh5+! g6 4.fxg6+ Kg7 5.gxh7 Rxh7. White should now play 6.Qe5+, after which both 6... Nf6 7.Bd3 or 6... Kf7 7.Nf3 give a clear advantage. Even after 6.Qg5+? Kh8 7.Bd3 Bh6 8.Qg4 Rg7 9.Qh4, white's position is still better.

Statistics

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No stats as 1...f5? occurs very rarely among serious chess players.

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Wikipedia has related information at Duras Gambit

References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
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