Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d5/2. Nf3/2...dxe4

Tennison gambit accepted A06 Scandinavian defence → Tennison gambit Zukertort opening → Tennison gambit 2...dxe4 · Tennison gambit accepted Black accepts the pawn and attacks White's knight. 3. Ng5 is the usual square. From here, White's knight attacks e4 and pressures f7, the most vulnerable square in Black's position. Black is objectively better, but the position is notorious for traps against an unsuspecting Black player, which Black may avoid by giving the pawn back, 3...e5. Theory table 0 Tennison gambit accepted 3. Ng5 Nf6!? 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Ngxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 - 3. ... ... 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4?? 6. Qb5+ Bd7 7. Qxb7 Bc6?! 8. Bb5 Qb6?? 9. Qc8# Brigg's trap 1-0 3. ... ... 4. ... ... 5. ... ... 6. ... ... 7. ... ... 8. ... Qd7 9. Bxc6 Qxc6?? 10. Qc8# 1-0 3. ... ... 4. d3?! exd3 5. Bxd3 h6?? 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bg6+ Kxg6 8. Qxd8 +++ Intercontinental Ballistic Missile gambit 3...e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Be6 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 Nf6 8. O-O Qa5 9. Nc3 -- (pawn return line) 3. ... ... 4. ... ... 5. d4! fxe4?! 6. Qh5+ Kd7□ 7. Qf5+ Ke8 8. Qh5+ Kd7 9. Qf5+ Ke8 10. Qh5+ ½-½ 3. ... ... 4. ... ... 5. ... ... 6. ... g6?? 7. Qxe5+ Qe7 8. Qxh8 +++ 3. ... ... 4. ... ... 5. ... ... 6. ... Ke7?? 7. Bg5+ Nf6 8. dxe5 Qd4!? 9. exf6+ gxf6 10. Nc3! fxg5 11. Qxg5+ Ke8? 12. Rd1 +++ References See also