Pierce Gambit

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Trains

1. e4 e5, 2. Nc3 Nc6, 3. f4 exf4, 4. Nf3 g5, 5. d4

ECO key

C29

Named after

William Timbrell Pierce , James Pierce

Oldest source

January 1886 in British Chess Magazine

Played first

Louis Paulsen versus Berthold English , 1887

The Pierce Gambit is an opening from the game of chess , which is named after the chess players William Timbrell Pierce (1839-1922) and his brother James Pierce (1833-1892).

This opening was first mentioned in January 1886 in the British Chess Magazine , in which the two regularly wrote articles.

The main moves are reached in the Vienna game : 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5, 2. Nb1 – c3 Nb8 – c6, 3. f2 – f4 e5xf4, 4. Ng1 – f3 g7 – g5, 5. d2 – d4

or by changing moves via the King Jumper Gambit 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. f2 – f4 e5xf4 3. Ng1 – f3 Nb8 – c6 4. Nb1 – c3 g7 – g5 5. d2 – d4 , or via the Quaade Gambit 1 e2-e4 e7-e5 2. f2-f4 e5xf4 3. Ng1-f3 g7-g5 4. Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 5. d2-d4 .

5.… g5 – g4 6. Bf1 – c4 gxf3 7. 0–0 Nc6xd4 8. Qd1xd4? Qd8 – g5 9. Rf1 – f2 Bf8 – c5 shows the difficulty for White.

Simon Williams therefore considers 5. g2 – g3 to be necessary.

literature

John Shaw : The King's Gambit. Quality Chess, Glasgow 2013, ISBN 1-906552-71-1 (English)
Simon Williams: King's Gambit. Vol. 2, ISBN 978-3-86681-428-8 , Chess Base DVD

Web links

Game example on redhotpawn.com (English)

tws27.50webs.com