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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
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Elephant GambitEdit
2...d5Edit
The Elephant Gambit or Englund Counterattack. Black ignores the attack on his e-pawn and immediately tries to gain time and space. The resulting position can be sharp for White, and thus may be a good surprise opening for Black. It is generally considered unsound, because if White plays accurately Black does not get sufficient compensation for the sacrificed pawn. Still if White doesn't play accurately Black position can soon become overwhelming.
Theory tableEdit
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 e4 |
Qe2 Nf6 |
d3 Qxd5 |
Nbd2 Nc6 |
+/= | |
| ... Bd6 |
Nc3 Nf6 |
Bc4 Nbd7 |
d3 a6 |
+/= | |
| d4 Nf6 |
dxe5 Nxe4 |
= | |||
| Nxe5 Bd6 |
d4 dxe4 |
Bc4 Bxe5 |
= | ||
| Nc3 d4 |
Nd5 c6 |
∞ |
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ReferencesEdit
- Short-Corbin
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.