Chessmate

Danish Gambit · White

Accepted, Schlechter Defense · White (C21)

Claim central space and open lines for the queen and the f1-bishop.

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Step through the line. Every move has a reason.

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All lines in this course

ECO C21

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Accepted, Schlechter Defense · WhiteSample

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+ 9. Qd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Re8 11. f3

  2. Accepted, Copenhagen 5...Bb4+ · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 d6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rad1

  3. Accepted, Classical 5...Nf6 and ...Ne4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke8 9. Qxe4

  4. Accepted, 5...d6 Development · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d6 6. Qb3 Qe7 7. Nd2 Nd7 8. Ngf3 Nc5 9. Qc2 Be6 10. O-O Bxc4 11. Nxc4 O-O-O 12. Rfe1 Qd7 13. Rac1 f6 14. Ba3

  5. Accepted, Chigorin 5...Qe7 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qe7 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Nd4

  6. Declined, Sörensen 3...d5 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qe2+

  7. Declined, 3...d3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nd4 O-O 9. Nd2

  8. Declined, Early 3...Qe7 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Qe7 4. cxd4 Qxe4+ 5. Be3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nd5 8. Qd2 Nxe3 9. fxe3 Qe7 10. Bd3 d5 11. O-O

  9. Svenonius 3...Ne7 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Ne7 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nf3 Nbc6 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. cxd4 dxe4 8. Bxe4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. O-O

  10. Accepted, One-Pawn 4.Nxc3 Fallback · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Bb4 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. e5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7

  11. Accepted, Punish 7...dxc4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. fxg7 Bxg7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bf6+