Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. d4/2...exd4/3. c3/3...dxc3
Danish Gambit Accepted | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 | |
Responses: |
Danish Gambit Accepted
editThe Danish Gambit Accepted is popular among club players, but not so popular at the highest level. That is because, it is easy for black to fall into one of the many traps on this line, but if black knows what to do, white can get no more than equality out of the opening.
White has two main options from this position:
Although it may have been known earlier, Danish player Severin From essayed the gambit in an 1867 Paris tournament and he is usually given credit for the opening. The Danish gambit was popular with masters of the attack including Alexander Alekhine, Frank Marshall, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Jacques Mieses, but as Black's defenses improved it lost favor in the 1920s. Today it is rarely played in top-level chess.
White will sacrifice one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and attack. With care, Black can accept one or both pawns safely, or simply decline the gambit altogether.
Theory table
edit1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3
4 | 5 | 6 | ||
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Bc4 cxb2 |
Bxb2 d5 |
Bxd5 Nf6 |
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Nxc3 Nc6 |
Bc4 Bb4 |
Nf3 d6 |
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References
edit- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.