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Kholmov gambit Kholmov gambit
6...dxe5
Black takes the hanging knight.
The main move here is 7. dxe5, keeping queens on the board.
7. Qxe5 is an alternative, going into an equal endgame (Black can recover the pawn without difficulty).
Theory table
0 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5 9. Qxe5+ Nxe5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Kd8 13. Re1 Kholmov gambit + 7. ... ... 8. Bb5!? Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Re1 Ng6 7. ... ... 8. ... ... 9. Bxc6? Bxc6 10. Qe2 Bxg2 11. Rg1 Bc6 - 7. ... ... 8. Bf4 g5 9. Bg3? f5 10. Qe2 f4 -- 7. ... ... 8. f4?! Bg4 9. h3?? Qh4+ 10. Kd2 --- 7. ... ... 8. f4?! Bg4 9. Bb5? O-O-O 10. Nc3 Nd4 -- 7. ... ... 8. ... ... 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. Be3 Qb4 11. Qxb4 Nxb4 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. Bc4 Nxc2+ 7. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 8. dxe5 Bf5 9. c3 Nd7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. Nd2
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