Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...exf4/3. Nf3/3...g5/4. Bc4
King's Gambit Accepted | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 | |
Parent: King's Gambit |
King's Gambit Accepted, 4.Bc4
editWith 4.Bc4, White directly defends against Black's threat of 4...g4; White vacates the f1 square for their king once they are checked by the Black queen on h4.
From here, Black has two main options; continue with 4...Bg7 development, or push forward with their plans with 4...g4 to unseat the f3 knight. After the latter, there are many great aggressive options for White.
- The most popular continuation is the Muzio Gambit with 5.O-O, giving up the f3 knight but establishing a monstrous lead in development, with which White will mercilessly attack Black.
- Another fun option is the Lolli Gambit with 5.Bxf7+, sacrificing the bishop on f7 but luring Black's king out into the open, giving rise to another ripe attacking position for White.
- A more mainline option is the simple 5.Ne5, the Salvio Gambit; after 5...Qh4, we see the deeper point behind the earlier 4.Bc4; White can now play Kf1 (similar to the King's Bishop Gambit). White pursues an attack against Black, down only a pawn instead of a piece.
Theory table
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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
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Traditional (Hanstein) Variation | Bc4 Bg7 |
d4 d6 |
O-O h6 |
c3 Nc6 |
g3 g4 |
=+ |
Philidor Gambit | ... ... |
h4 h6 |
d4 d6 |
c3 Nc6 |
O-O Bg4 |
= |
Muzio Gambit | ... g4 |
O-O! gxf3 |
Qxf3 Qf6 |
e5!? Qxe5 |
d3 Bh6 |
∞ |
Double Muzio Gambit | ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Bxf7+ Kxf7 |
∞ |
References
edit- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.