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Gambits are described as being "offered" to an opponent, and that offer is then said to be either "accepted" or "declined". In modern chess, the typical response to a moderately sound gambit is to accept the material and give the material back at an advantageous time.
This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation .
The gambit is named after the Welsh sea captain William Davies Evans, the first player known to have played it.The first game with the opening is considered to be Evans–McDonnell, London 1827, although in that game a slightly different move order was tried (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 and only now 5.b4).
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. f4. White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit, White may play d4 and Bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination, or direct their forces against the weak square f7 with moves such as Nf3, Bc4, 0-0, and g3.
For example, in the third round of the final candidate match, he forced White to accept a draw in 14 moves with a very strong novelty. [9] Lasker Variation: 5...0-0 6.e3 h6 (Neo-orthodox Variation [10]) 7.Bh4 Ne4 (Lasker Variation [11]) 8.Bxe7 Qxe7, is also a solid line, often leading to the exchange of two sets of minor pieces.
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
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The main line runs 4.Bg5, first played by Howard Staunton against Bernhard Horwitz in London, 1846. [1]After 4.Bg5, a common trap is 4...d5? 5.Bxf6 exf6 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxd5 Qxd5 8.Nxd5 when White has regained his pawn, and since his knight is attacking the pawns on both c7 and f6, will come out a pawn ahead.