King's bishop gambit

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The basic position of the king's bishop gambit

The king's bishop's gambit is a variant of the king's gambit , an opening to the game of chess . The King's Runner Gambit is an open game and is classified under C33 in the ECO codes .

The starting position is reached after 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. f2 – f4 e5xf4 3. Bf1 – c4 .

The king's bishop's gambit is the most important alternative to the king's knight's gambit 3. Ng1 – f3. The debate continues to this day as to which of the two moves mentioned gives White's player better chances to attack in the king's gambit.

The basic idea behind the bishop move is that White allows queen chess on h4 because his king has the escape square f1 and the black queen can then be driven back with a loss of time, for example to Ng1 – f3. The black queen's chess on h4 therefore proves to be double-edged.

The opening system is characterized by a complicated game. In some variants, black gives its extra pawns back in favor of rapid development. In the third move Black has various answers available, besides the classic Qd8 – h4 + u. a. the immediate counter-sacrifice d7 – d5 or Nb8 – c6.

The king's runner gambit can be seen as a pattern of a sharp gambit opening of the 19th century. The best-known example is the so-called Immortal Game between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky , London 1851. There, as in a show game between Nigel Short and Garri Kasparow in 1993, the Bryan counter-gambit (3.… Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – f1 b7 – b5) played.

The Czech chess master Rudolf Charousek was considered one of the greatest connoisseurs of the king's bishop's gambit , to whom the writer Gustav Meyrink put the following quote in his mouth in his novel The Golem :

This time it will be a king's bishop gambit. There is not a single move to the bitter end that I cannot think of a ruinous reply. Anyone who gets involved in such a king's bishop's gambit with me hangs in the air, I tell you, like a helpless puppet on fine threads - on threads that I pluck - you can hear me plucking, and with his free will it's over there.

variants

Rare variants

3.… Bf8 – e7. 4. Ng1 – f3 now leads to the Cunningham gambit . Instead, White can play with 4. Qd1 – h5 !? or 4. d2 – d4 choose independent variants that are considered cheaper than the transition to the Cunningham Gambit

3.… f7 – f5 is the Lopez - Gianutio countergambit or Nordic countergambit, which was played for the first time in the game Adolf Anderssen against Louis Eichborn in 1854 in Eichborn's native city of Breslau . It was analyzed in detail by Sörensen in 1873 in the Nordic chess newspaper .

3.… h7 – h6 would like to build a fortress with the following… g7 – g5 and… d7 – d6. White should hold back the development of his knight g1 after f3 in order to be able to answer… g7 – g5 with h2 – h4 without having to fear… g5 – g4.

3.… d7 – d6 4. Ng1 – f3 leads to the Fischer defense of the King Jumper's Gambit. With 4. Nb1 – c3 and 4. d2 – d4 White can choose independent variants of the king's bishop's gambit.

3.… Ng8 – e7 was analyzed in detail by Ivan Sokolov and also used by him and Wilhelm Steinitz . The idea is to defend the pawn on f4 with the following… Ne7 – g6.

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3.… b7 – b5: The Bryan gambit

3.… b7 – b5 should deflect the bishop on c4 from the diagonal a2 – g8. The move was very popular in the 19th century and resulted in double-edged positions. There are numerous examples of quick white or black victories. The variant is sometimes referred to as the Bryan Gambit , after Thomas Jefferson Bryan who is said to have analyzed it first. The first game from 1841 comes from Kieseritzky who used it against Desloges . The immortal game between Andersen and Kieseritzky also began with this variant. The idea of ​​rejecting the bishop with a pawn sacrifice also occurs in the Evans Gambit .

3.… g7 – g5 ?! is considered a bad defense. Black is guided by the King Jumper Gambit, in which this move is considered the strongest. White should with 4. h2 – h4! reply.

Modern defense

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3.… d7 – d5: The modern defense

3.… d7 – d5 is called a modern defense and is considered to be one of the best defenses against the king's bishop and king's knight gambit. (In the King Knight Gambit, the move 3.… d7 – d5 is also referred to as a modern defense.) It returns the extra pawns, opens a bishop's diagonal and lures Bc4 to d5 so that it can be exchanged after 4. Bc4xd5 Ng8 – f6. Move changes with 3.… Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – f1 d7 – d5 are possible.

• 4. e4xd5 is considered to be rather favorable for Black. This position can also be achieved by changing moves from the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. f2 – f4 d7 – d5 3. exd5 exf4 or via the King Knight's Gambit in which White the move Bc4xd5 is not available. 4.… Qd8 – h4 + 5. Ke1 – f1 Bf8 – d6!
• 4. Bc4xd5 prevents the bishop from being blocked by a pawn on d5. It also enables the transition to a good variant of the King Jumper Gambit.
  • 4.… Qd8 – h4 + 5. Ke1 – f1 and now Black has the choice between 5.… Ng8 – f6, 5.… c7 – c6, 5.… Bf8 – d6 and 5.… g7 – g5 .
  • 4.… Ng8 – f6 is most often drawn.
    • 5. Nb1 – c3 is preferred by theory, but, according to Johansson, leads to a "technical" game that most attractive players probably do not like, but should be advantageous for White when played correctly.
    • 5. Bd5 – c4 !?
    • 5. Ng1 – f3 was first played by Paul Morphy and Greenway in 1858 (together with White).

3.… Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – f1

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Position after 3.… Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – f1

This was the main variant in the 19th century. Black can also wait a move with checkers and play 4.… Qd8 – h4 5. Ke1 – f1, which usually means changing moves. White has now lost castling and his king is in an unfavorable position, but can no longer be attacked. In return, White can attack the black queen and thus gain several tempos. Emanuel Lasker described the move order 3.… d7 – d5 4. Bc4xd5 Qd8 – h4 + as a refutation of the king's bishop's gambit, which is no longer taken seriously today. There are double-edged positions that give both players opportunities. The basic rule is that White should not pointlessly attack the black queen (e.g. with Ng1 – f3) just because he is able to do so. With moves like… g7 – g5 or Ng8 – f6 Black blocks his queen's way back to d8 or e7 so that a subsequent attack on the queen gains strength. Holding back the knight also has the advantage that the white queen can move to f3 and enables the move g2 – g3 with an attack on the black queen. After another… fxg3, h2xg3 the white queen covers the rook on h1 and the black queen must move away. With a knight on f3, she could simply capture the rook. The move g2 – g3 also makes it possible to move the white king to g2 and then follow Th1 – f1. Since the black queen on h4 no longer defends the c7-square, Nb1 – c3 – b5 / d5 – c7 is also an idea that forks the black king and rook.

3.… Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – f1

• 4.… d7 – d5 leads to modern defense (section "rare defenses")
• 4.… b7 – b5 leads to the Bryan gambit (section "rare defenses")
• 4.… c7 – c6 is a flexible move that allows many black structures.
  • 5. Ng1 – f3 Qh4 – e7 !? From here the lady can help to build a fortress on the dark fields without being attacked herself.
  • 5. d2 – d3 is a very careful and solid move.
  • 5. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  • 5. d2-d4 d7-d6
• 4.… Ng8 – f6 This move brings the idea… Nf6 – g4 / e4 followed by… Qh4 – f2 # into play. White should therefore immediately with 5. Ng1 – f3! attack the black queen. On 5. Nb1 – c3? Nf6 – g4 6. Ng1 – h3 (covers f2) 6.… c7 – c6 Black has achieved a good position.
  • 5.… Qh4 – h5 The theory now recommends the rarely played move 6. Qd1 – e1. Johansson recommends the simple 6th Nb1 – c3 instead
  • 5.… Qh4 – h6 and now 6. d2 – d4 or 6. Nb1 – c3.
  • 5.… Qh4 – g4? eliminated because of 6. Bc4xf7 + Ke8 – e7 (6.… Ke6xf7 ?? 7. Nf3 – e5 + with queen win)
• 4.… d7 – d6. White now has the choice between 5. d2 – d4 and 5. Nb1 – c3, which in most cases results in the same positions after a few moves.
• 4.… g7 – g5 was a popular move in the 19th century, but today it is practically not played at all. With 5. Nb1 – c3 White can take advantage of the fact that the black queen cannot return to d8 to defend the c7-square.

3.… c7 – c6

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Position after 3.… c7 – c6 4. Nb1 – c3 d7 – d5 5. e4xd5 Qd8 – h4 + 6. Ke1 – f1 f4 – f3 7. d2 – d3 fxg2 + 8. Kf1xg2

The direct preparation of the counterattack in the center by means of 3.… c7 – c6 should achieve the deduction f4 – f3 after 4. Nb1 – c3 d7 – d5 5. e4xd5 Qd8 – h4 + 6. Ke1 – f1 . White can avoid the chaotic position by moving 4. Ng1 – f3. After 3.… c7 – c6 it is possible to change moves to the Nimzowitsch counter-Gambit .

• 4. Ng1-f3
  • 4.… d7 – d5 !? is an attempt to hold back the knight on g8 and to be able to develop it flexibly. However, it is unclear which side will benefit from it. More 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bc4 – b3 Ng8 – f6 7. d2 – d4 leads to the main variation of the Jänisch Bogoljubov defense .
  • 4.… Ng8 – f6 leads after another 5. Nb1 – c3 to a position that is usually reached via 3.… Ng8 – f6.
  • 4.… h7 – h6 tries to get to a position that resembles the Hanstein defense from the King's Jumper Gambit.
• 4. Nb1 – c3 allows Black to choose a variant with 4.… d7 – d5 which Johansson describes as a "scarecrow defense", as it may prevent numerous players from choosing the king's bishop's gambit.
  • 4.… Nb8 – f6 leads over to the Jänisch Bogoljubov defense .
  • 4.… h7 – h6 also tries to lead over to the Hanstein defense which is reached with 5. Ng1 – f3. Instead White should hold back the knight g1 in order to… g7 – g5 with h2 – h4! to be able to answer.
  • 4.… d7 – d5 5. exd5 Qd8 – h4 + 6. Ke1 – f1 f4 – f3 Now the black queen attacks the c4 bishop. White can defend himself with 7. d2 – d3 or 7. d2 – d4. In both cases Black can continue with 7.… fxg2 + 8. Kf1xg2 and White's king is unprotected. However, White receives the initiative that does not allow Black to exploit the king's weak position.

3.… Ng8 – f6

Black's most solid defense is the move 3.… Ng8 – f6, which serves to prepare a counterattack in the center using c7 – c6 and d7 – d5. Against this plan, Simon Williams recommends the transition to the Jänisch-Bogoljubov defense with 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 5. d2 – d4.

4. d2 – d3 defends the e4 pawn and is considered to be very solid but also not very dangerous for Black. Zsófia Polgár and Judit Polgár enjoyed using the move for a while, but eventually gave it up.

4. e4 – e5 ?! is a popular move, but applies after 4.… d7 – d5! as favorable to black.

4. Nb1 – c3 defends the e4 pawn and is most often played. 4.… c7 – c6 leads to the Jänisch Bogoljubov defense which is the main line. 4.… Nb8 – c6 and 4.… Bf8 – b4 are also playable, whereas 4.… g7 – g5 ?! that with 5. h2 – h4! should be answered.

• 4.… Bf8 – b4 is an attempt to play a kind of Jänisch gambit with swapped colors and one tempo less. White can now choose between 5. e4 – e5, 5. Ng1 – e2!?, 5. d2 – d3 ?! and 5. Ng1 – f3!?.
  • 5. e4 – e5 is the most popular move. After 5.… d7 – d5! Black stands better in the chaotic positions. It could follow: 6. Bc4 – b3 Nf6 – e4 7. Ng1 – f3 c7 – c6.
  • 5. Ng1 – e2 is a rarely played move that Johansson considers good for White and is also recommended by Williams.
  • 5. Ng1 – f3 is recommended in theory and often played. Bobby Fisher loved to play this move. Most of Black's moves are now considered relatively harmless for White: Black shouldn't conquer the e4 pawn by means of 5.… Bb4xc3 6. d2xc3 Nf6xe4 ?! because of 7. Bc4xf7 +! Ke8xf7 8. Qd1 – d5 + !. After 5.… Qd8 – e7 + 6. Qd1 – e2 White is better. 5.… 0–0 6. 0–0
• 4.… Nb8 – c6
  • 5. d2 – d4 Bf8 – b4 leads to a variant that is usually reached after 3.… Nb8 – c6.
  • 5. Ng1-f3 Bf8-b4

3.… Nb8 – c6

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Position after 3.… Nb8 – c6 4. d2 – d4 Ng8 – f6 5. Nb1 – c3 Bf8 – b4 6. Ng1 – e2

John Shaw recommends 3.… Nb8 – c6. Williams and Johansson also see an even game afterwards.

4. Ng1 – f3 mostly leads to the Hanstein defense of the King Jumper Gambit, which Williams recommends and analyzes. But Black can also play with 4.… Bf8 – c5 !? 5. d2 – d4 Nc6xd4 !? 6. Nf3xd4 Qd8 – h4 + 7. Ke1 – f1 d7 – d5! choose a gambit introduced by Tarrasch in 1887 . Since Black did well in correspondence chess games, Mark Nieuweboer recommends 5. Nb1 – c3 !?

4. d2 – d4 Ng8 – f6! Other black moves lead to an advantage for White: The bishop f8 cannot be developed on a sensible square, since on b4 it is driven out by c2 – c3, on d6 only blocks the d7 pawn and is too passive on e7. On 4th… g7 – g5 happens 5.h2 – h4! and 4.… Qd8 – h4 + leads over into variants with 3.… Qd8 – h4 +. Johansson mentions the continuation for White 4.… Ng8 – f6 5. Bc4 – d5 !? with the idea of ​​preventing Black from moving… d7 – d5. 5. Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 . Both Johansson and Williams now recommend 6. Ng1 – e2, which offers the e4 pawn (the c3 knight does not cover because he is tied), but leads to active play for White.

Main line 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6

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The main line after 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6

The move order 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 leads to the main line. It is referred to by Johansson as the Jänisch-Bogoljubov defense without any further background. Well-known chess grandmasters were Carl Ferdinand Jänisch and Efim Bogoljubow . In practice it is one of the most popular and, according to theory, the best continuation for Black.

Most of the time, the next two sequences of moves follow, which represent a change of move and lead to the same position:

• 5. Bc4-b3 d7-d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. d2-d4
• 5. d2-d4 d7-d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. Bc4-b3

See section "Main Continuation".

Deviations from the main continuation

• 5. e4 – e5? is a popular move that attacks the knight f6. 5.… d7 – d5! Represents the counterattack on the c4 bishop.
• 5. Qd1 – f3 is mentioned as the main variation in older books. You can now play 5.… Bf8 – b4 6. Ng1 – e2. According to theory, however, the best move is 5.… d7 – d5 6. exd5 Bf8 – d6

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The main line after 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 5. Bc4 – b3

• 5. Bc4-b3
  • 5.… Qd8 – e7 a very rarely played defense. 6. Qd1-e2 d7-d6 7. d2-d4
  • 5.… d7 – d5 6. e4xd5
    • 6.… Bc8 – g4 with an attack on the white queen. The move was first played by Jean Luc George in 1987 and represents a seldom used, but serious attempt at compensation. 7. Ng1 – f3
      • 7.… c6xd5 8. d2 – d4 This position can also result from a later deviation from the main continuation. (8. Qd1 – e2 + Bf8 – e7! Leads to a perfectly balanced position)
      • 7.… Nf6xd5 8. Nc3xd5 cxd5
      • 7.… Bf8 – d6 8. Qd1 – e2 +! By putting the queen's chess on hold, Black would lose a tempo with… Bd6 – e7. 8.… Qd8 – e7 9. Qe2xe7 + Ke8xe7 10. d2 – d4
    • 6.… Nf6xd5 7. Nc3xd5 cxd5 and now 8. d2 – d4, 8. Ng1 – f3 or 8. Qd1 – h5 which on the one hand prevents… Qd8 – h4 +, exploits the absence of a jump on f6 and also attacks the d5 pawn.
    • 6.… cxd5 7. d2 – d4 leads back to the main continuation

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The main line after 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 5. d2 – d4 Bf8 – b4

• 5. d2 – d4 was the main continuation in the 1980s and 1990s. The move was played particularly often by the Finnish grandmaster Heikki Westerinen . It is now used less often because Black has found better defenses. The biggest disadvantage compared to 5. Bc4 – b3 is that it allows Nc3 to be pinned by… Bf8 – b4. Instead, the white bishop on c1 attacks the black, unprotected pawn on f4.
  • 5.… d7 – d5 is a very solid move. 6. exd5 cxd5. 7. Bc4 – b3 now leads to the main continuation, while 7. Bc4 – b5 + is a loss of tempo.
  • 5.… Nf6xe4 is popular among players who are looking for a draw. White can, however, keep a small advantage 6. Nc3xe4 d7 – d5 7. Qd1 – e2 Bf8 – e7 8. Bc1xf4 0–0 9. Bc4 – d3 dxe4 10. Qe2xe4
  • 5.… Bf8 – b4 ties the knight c3 and is considered the best black move according to theory.
    • 6. e4 – e5 with an attack on the knight f6 6.… Nf6 – e4 7. Qd1 – h5 d7 – d5 8. exd6 0–0
    • 6. Ng1 – e2 covers the knight c3 and attacks the pawn on f4. However, the move includes an offer of a pawn sacrifice because the e4 pawn is currently not covered (the knight on c3 is currently not allowed to move because of the peg). The move 6. Ne2 is recommended by both Johannson and Simon Williams.
      • 6.… d7 – d5 7. e4xd5 f4 – f3. With the last move Black accepts that he cannot defend the f-pawn and gives it back, forcing White to weaken his pawn structure. After 8. g2xf3 both the f and h pawns are isolated. In return White can play on the half-open g-file, which is more helpful for an attack on the black king than the formerly half-open f-file.
      • 6.… 0–0 7. Bc1xf4 Nf6xe4 8. 0–0 promises White development advantages and attack options on the kingside.
      • 6.… Nf6xe4 is the acceptance of the pawn sacrifice. 7. 0-0

Main continuation

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The main line after 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 5. Bc4 – b3 d7 – d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. d2 – d4

The turn orders

• 5. Bc4 – b3 d7 – d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. d2 – d4 and
• 5. d2-d4 d7-d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. Bc4-b3

lead to the same position and form the main continuation.

White now has pressure against the isolated d5 pawn , who is attacked by the c3 knight and b3 bishop. In addition, the pawn hangs on f4, which is attacked by bishop c1. The knight g1 can now be developed to f3 or e2. Simon Williams recommends the e2 square as the standard setup, as this on the one hand reduces the number of variants White needs to know and on the other hand strengthens the attack on f4, which the knight c3 covers, especially if it is attacked with ... Bb4 and blocks chess bids along the e-file .

Variants:

• 7.… Nb8 – c6 is a somewhat passive move, but a good defense. Instead of protecting the pawn on f4, Black gives back the extra pawn and develops a piece. 8. Bc1xf4

• 7.… Bf8 – b4 ties the knight
  • 8. Bc1xf4 simply wins the pawn back, develops a piece and still holds the knight g1 back, so that the answer Qd1 – e2 can be given to… Qd8 – e7 +, since the knight g1 can return. The main continuation is now 8.… 0–0 9. Ng1 – f3 (9. Ng1 – e2? Bc8 – g4!)
    • 9.… Rf8 – e8 + 10. Nf3 – e5 Nb8 – c6 (10.… Nf6 – e4? Weakens f7 even further 11. 0–0! And Black has problems) 11. 0–0 Qd8 – b6. 12. Ne5 – f3 now leads to normal play. Instead, a sham sacrifice is now possible: 12. Nc3xd5 !? Nf6xd5 13. Bb3xd5 Nc6xd5 14. c2 – c3 with an attack on the b4 bishop. At the same time, the last move covers the pawn on d4 and enables the move Qd1 – b3 which reinforces the attack on f7. The attacked black knight on e5 cannot move away at the moment because he has to protect f7. If he does, this allows Bd5xf7 +!
    • 9.… a7 – a5
    • 9.… Nf6 – e4 10. 0–0 Ne4xc3 11. Qd1 – d2!
  • 8. Qd1 – e2 + ?! Nf6 – e4 is rather good for Black because he can avoid exchanging queens. 8.… Nf6 – e4!
  • 8. Ng1 – e2 is recommended as a good move by Johannson. He protects the c3 knight, grabs the f4 pawn and enables castling. Simon Williams also recommends the move as the easiest and best move.
  • 8. Ng1 – f3 is a popular move. 8.… 0–0 9. 0–0 Bb4xc3 Black exchanges the knight c3, as he now has the opportunity to move to e2, where he attacks the pawn f4, while the bishop on b4 would have no more meaningful task and could use c2– c3 could be driven off, which enables subsequent Lb3-c2. The white bishop would then do very well. 10. b2xc3. One idea is now to transfer the white queen via e1 to the kingside and attack there.

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The main line after 3.… Ng8 – f6 4. Nb1 – c3 c7 – c6 5. Bc4 – b3 d7 – d5 6. e4xd5 c7xd5 7. d2 – d4 Bf8 – d6 8. Ng1 – e2 0–0

• 7.… Bf8 – d6 protects the f4 pawn.
  • 8. Ng1 – e2 was Bobby Fischer's favorite move , who also defended it publicly.
    • 8.… f4 – f3 9. gxf3 worsens White's pawn structure, but gives White the half-open g-file that offers good attacking chances. White should now aim for long castling.
    • 8.… 0–0 (diagram)
      • 9. Bc1xf4 was Bobby Fischer's move. In practice, however, white produces poor results. 9.… Bd6xf4 10. Ne2xf4 Rf8 – e8 + 11. Nf4 – e2 White has now reached a good position with balanced material and active pieces. If Black does not make any specific threats, White is clearly better after the short castling. The only good move for Black is now 11.… Nf6 – g4 with the threat… Ng4 – e3. Fischer-depth analysis of the train 12 Sc3xd5 while Simon Williams, the exchange sacrifice 12 0-0 Ng4-e3 13. Qd1-d3 recommends Se3xf1 14 Ta1xf1.
      • According to Johannson's analysis, 9. 0–0 is a good alternative which is also recommended by Simon Williams.
        • 9.… Nb8 – c6 ?! 10. Bc1xf4 Lc8 – g4 11. Qd1 – d3 with a clear advantage for White because of the more active pieces.
        • 9.… Bc8 – e6 was Garry Kasparov's choice against Nigel Short. 10. Qd1 – d2! and 10. Qd1 – d3! is now good for white. White's plan can now contain Nc3 – d1 – e3, which enables the move Bb3 – c2 after c2 – c3, so that the bishop now offers good chances of attack.
        • 9.… g7 – g5! defends the pawn f4. Now there are 10. Nc3xd5 and the breakthrough on the kingside with 10. h2 – h4 h7 – h6 11. g2 – g3! possible.
  • 8. Qd1 – f3 the queen is very active here, but White has to play the next moves very precisely in order not to suffer a catastrophe. 8.… Bc8 – g4 9. Qf3 – f2!
  • 8. Ng1 – f3 was first played in 1937 by the then Bermingham City Council and later Member of Parliament Julius Silverman against Erich Eliskases . In the 1990s the train was used frequently by Nigel Short . 8.… 0–0 9. 0–0 Bc8 – e6 10. Nf3 – g5 Be6 – g4!

literature

• Alexei Suetin : Russian to King's Gambit. Sportverlag, Berlin 1989, 2nd edition, pp. 226-228, ISBN 3-328-00270-7 .
• Thomas Johansson : The Fascinating King's Gambit. Trafford 2004, ISBN 1-4120-4647-5 .
• Paul Keres , Iwo Nei : three knights to the king's gambit. Sportverlag, Berlin 1977 (4th edition). Pp. 298-306.
• Simon Williams: King's Gambit Vol. 1. ISBN 978-3-86681-427-1 , Chess Base DVD.
• John Shaw : The King's Gambit. Pp. 435-468, Quality Chess, Glasgow 2013, ISBN 1-906552-71-1 . (engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Quoted from Project Gutenberg
2. ↑ Game of Adolf Anderssen against Louis Eichborn on redhotpawn.com (English)