As White
King's Gambit · Advanced
Very aggressive: a pawn is given on move 2 to dominate the centre and open the f-file.
Lines
Opponent's mistake · 7...Qf6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 h5 6.Bc4 Nh6 7.d4 Qf6 8.Nc3 c6 9.Ne2 d6 10.Bxf4 dxe5 11.Bxe5 Qg6 12.Bxh8
MacLeod Defense · 4.Bc4 Bc5
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 exf4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d4 Bb6 6.Bxf4 d6 7.c3
Fischer Defense
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 g5 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.g3
Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line · 4.d3 exd3
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 exd3 5.Bxd3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.Nc3
Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line · 4.d3 Qxd5
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Nf6 8.dxe4
Abbazia Defense
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.dxc6 Nxc6 7.d4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3
Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line · 4.d3 Nf6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Be3
Queen's Knight Defense · 3.Nf3 Bc5
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bc4 d6 5.c3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nf6 8.Bb3
Queen's Knight Defense · 4.Bc4 Be7
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 O-O 7.fxe5 dxe5 8.Kh1
MacLeod Defense · 4.Bc4 d6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 exf4 4.Bc4 d6 5.d4 g5 6.O-O
Queen's Knight Defense · 4.Bc4 Bg4
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 Be7 7.h3