Blackburne Shilling Gambit · Basic

Opponent's mistake · 6.Nf3

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Bxf7+ Kd8 6.Nf3 Qxg2 7.Rg1 Nxf3+ 8.Ke2 Nxg1+ 9.Kd3 Nh3

• e5: Answers with a central pawn of its own and opens lines for the queen and the f8 bishop.
• Nc6: Develops the knight and defends the e5 pawn.
• Nd4: A trap: leaves e5 hanging. If White grabs it with Nxe5, ...Qg5 hits the knight and the g2 pawn.

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