Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nd4/4. Nxe5/4...Qg5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 | |
| Parent: Italian Game | |
4...Qg5!
[edit | edit source]Accepting the gambit was a mistake, as Black now shows with the accurate 4...Qg5.
Attempting to hold on to the knight with 5. Nxf7?? will result in 5...Qxg2 in which White will lose either the rook, attempt to hold on to the rook and lose the queen with 6. Rf1 Qxe4+, or get checkmated by attempting to keep both the rook and the queen with 7. Be2 Nf3#.
Better for White is 5. Bxf7+, which loses a piece for two pawns but keeps White in the game.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]| 5 | 6 | 7 | |
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Bxf7+
Kd8 |
O-O
Qxe5 |
c3
Ne6 |
∞ |
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Nxf7??
Qxg2 |
Rf1
Qxe4+ |
Qe2
Nxe2 |
-/+ |
| …
… |
...
... |
Be2??
Nf3# |
0-1 |
| ...
... |
Ng5
Qxh1+ |
Bf1
Be7 |
-/+ |
2. f4
King's gambit
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Accepted
Other
Declined
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Vienna
Other
1. e4 other
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
2. c4
Queen's gambit
Queen's gambit
2. other
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox