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Scandinavian Defense, Leonhardt Gambit
[edit | edit source]While declining the gambit isn’t unsound, it is far less ambitious than accepting it. White continues to develop normally. Black shouldn’t take the b-pawn because that will give White a favourable version of the Leonhardt Gambit accepted, where she enjoys an extra tempo.