Chessmate

King's Gambit · Black

Cunningham Main Line, Central Break and ...Qb6 · Black (C35)

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King's Gambit · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO C30–C39

Sample line with full explanations: Kieseritzky Main Line, Berlin Defense and Queen Trade · White.

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ECO C33–C35

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  1. Cunningham Main Line, Central Break and ...Qb6 · BlackSample

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Ne4 Qb6

  2. Cunningham 4.d4, Central Break and ...Bh4+ · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Bh4+ 6. Kd2 Bf6 7. Ke1 Ne7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bxf4 Nxd5

  3. Cunningham 4.Nc3, Sharp ...d5 and ...Bh4+ · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 Bh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qe2+ Kf8 8. Bg2 gxh2+ 9. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 10. Qf2 Qxf2+ 11. Kxf2 h5

  4. Cunningham 4.h4, En Passant Counter · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. h4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 Nh5 7. Nd5 c6 8. Nxe7+ Qxe7 9. g4 fxg3

  5. Cunningham 4.Be2, Reinforce with ...g5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Be2 d6 5. Nc3 g5 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O h6

  6. Cunningham 4.g3 Mistake, ...fxg3 and ...d5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 fxg3 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 O-O 8. hxg3 Re8 9. Bc4 Bg4 10. Qd3 Bxf3

  7. Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Main Line · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O g5 10. Nxd5 Nc6

  8. Mason-Keres Gambit, Central Counterstrike · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 5. Nxd5 Bg4+ 6. Nf3 Nc6

  9. Villemson 3.d4, Immediate ...Qh4+ · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 5. exd5 Bg4+ 6. Nf3 Qh6

  10. Stamma 3.h4, Pin Then Strike with ...d5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. h4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Be2 d5

  11. Tartakower 3.Be2, Central Return and ...Qh4+ · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2 d5 4. exd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6

  12. Gaga Gambit 3.g3, Take and Hit the Center · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. g3 fxg3 4. hxg3 d5 5. Bg2 dxe4 6. Nc3 Qe7