Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...f5/2. exf5

Duras gambit accepted
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/5P2/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR
	Moves: 1. e4 f5 2. exf5
	ECO code: B00
	Parent: King's pawn opening

2. exf5 · Duras gambit accepted

White picks up the free pawn. Black does not get compensation.

Black has no straight-forward way to recover the material yet. The very first thing they must do is 2...Nf6. Otherwise, Black has no protection from Qh5+!: e.g. 2...d5? (intending ...Bxf5) 3. Qh5+! g6 4. fxg6 Bg7 5. gxh7+ Kf8 6. hxg8=Q++-.

2...Kf7?? is a joke, intentionally awful continuation called the Fred defence. 3. Qh5+ g6 4. fxg6+ Kg7 5. gxh7 Rxh7 6. Qg5+ Kh8+-.

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...f5/2. exf5

2. exf5 · Duras gambit accepted

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Duras gambit accepted
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/5P2/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR
Moves: 1. e4 f5 2. exf5
ECO code: B00
Parent: King's pawn opening