As White

King's Gambit · Intermediate

Very aggressive: a pawn is given on move 2 to dominate the centre and open the f-file.

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Lines

1. 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

2. Opponent's mistake · 3...Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bb5

3. Queen's Knight Defense · 5.O-O Nd4

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.O-O Nd4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ng5+

4. 2.f4 d6

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bc4 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.fxe5

5. MacLeod Defense · 4.Bc4 h6

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 exf4 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 d6 6.Bxf4

6. 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

7. King's Knight's Gambit

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Bg4 6.d4

8. Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.d3

9. Queen's Knight Defense · 5.O-O Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 Nd4 7.fxe5

10. Queen's Knight Defense · 4.Bc4 h6

    1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 Be7 7.fxe5