Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5/3...g5

Brentano gambit C60 Spanish game 3...g5? · Brentano gambit An interesting move where Black threatens ...g4 to push the knight back, and to start a pawn assault if White castles. 4. d4! is the best move. This discovers an attack on g5 with the bishop while attacking the e5 square, the purpose being that now White is threatening 5. Nxg5 to just win the pawn, and if 4...g4? 5. Nxe5 is supported. 4. h3?! is more conservative, preventing ...g4 but is otherwise passive. 4. O-O?! allows 4...g4 5. Ne1 and White's position is far from comfortable. History Analysis of the line was published by Franz Brentano in Wiener Schachzeitung in 1900.Neue Vertheidigung der spanischen Partie (New Defence to the Spanish Game) Wiener Schachzeitung Brentano Franz https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=sze&datum=1900&page=105&size=45 4/5 97-103 1900 Marco Georg German 3...g5 was tried by Carl Schlechter against Richard Teichmann in 1904.Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1904. Chessgames.com The game went into the line 4. d4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qf6. References