Elephant Gambit

Play as BlackCounter-gambit

Black strikes in the center at once and gets open lines for a pawn.

The main line, move by move

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nxd5

1. 1. e4 — Claim the center and open lines for the queen and bishop.
2. 1... e5 — Black claims the center too.
3. 2. Nf3 — Brings the knight into the game.
4. 2... d5 — The Elephant Gambit: strike at the center at once.
5. 3. exd5 — Takes the pawn on d5.
6. 3... e4 — Push the pawn with an attack on the knight.
7. 4. Qe2 — Attack the pawn on e4 and develop the queen.
8. 4... Nf6 — Brings the knight into the game.
9. 5. Nc3 — Brings the knight into the game.
10. 5... Be7 — Brings the bishop into the game.
11. 6. Nxe4 — Takes the pawn on e4.
12. 6... Nxd5 — Takes the pawn on d5.

Related openings

• Marshall Attack
• Albin Counter-Gambit
• Budapest Gambit
• Latvian Gambit
• Englund Gambit

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