Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nd4/4. Nxe5/4...Qg5/5. Nxf7

Blackburne Shilling Gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1b1kbnr/pppp1Npp/8/6q1/2BnP3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7
Parent: Italian Game

5. Nxf7??

Here 5. Nxf7?? is a blunder. White would be better off losing her knight for two pawns with 5. Bxf7+, but Nxf7 loses a major piece or the game to 5...Qxg2.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

5	6	7
... Qxg2	Rf1 Qxe4+	Qe2 Nxe2	-/+
… …	... ...	Be2?? Nf3#	0-1
... ...	Ng5 Qxh1+	Bf1 Be7	-/+