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Chess Opening Theory/1. c4/1...b5
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Halibut Gambit rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl English Opening 1.c4 b5 A10
English Opening: Halibut Gambit
The Halibut gambit is a wing gambit. Black sacrifices a pawn on b5 to move white's central pawn to the outermost flank, while also helping black develop his pieces after 3.bxa6 with either then 3...Bxa6, 3...Nxa6, or even 3...e5 ignoring the pawn like in the Benko Gambit and grabbing space in the center.
Theory table
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1.c4 b5
2
3
4
5
6
cxb5a6
e4!Bb7
Nc3Nf6
e5Nd5
Nf3e6
+=
......
...d5
exd5Nf6
d4Nxd5
Nf3e6
+=
English Opening
References
Unorthodox Chess Openings (1998). Eric Schiller. 0-940685-73-6.