As White
King's Gambit · Basic
Very aggressive: a pawn is given on move 2 to dominate the centre and open the f-file.
Lines
Opponent's mistake · 5...Bb4+
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Ne4 5.d3 Bb4+ 6.c3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3
Opponent's mistake · 6...Nxc4
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 Nb6 6.d4 Nxc4 7.Bxc4
Opponent's mistake · 3...Nf6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 exf4 5.d4
MacLeod Defense · 4.Bc4 Bc5
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d4 Bb6 6.Bxf4
Schallopp Defense · 4.e5 Nd5
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 Nb6 6.d4 d6 7.exd6
MacLeod Defense · 4.Bc4 h6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 Nf6 6.Qe2
Schallopp Defense · 4.e5 Ne4
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Ne4 5.d3 Nc5 6.Bxf4 d6 7.exd6
Schallopp Defense · 4.e5 Ng4
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Ng4 5.d4 d6 6.Bxf4
2.f4 d6
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bb5
Queen's Knight Defense
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3