Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...f5/2. e4

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Staunton Gambit
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7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

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Moves: 1.d4 f5 2.e4
ECO code: A82-A83
Parent: Dutch Defence

Staunton Gambit

2. e4

The type of approach one might expect to be successful against the Dutch in view of the weak h5-e8 diagonal. Practice has shown that Black has adequate resources and it difficult for white to show much after a skirmish to recover the pawn sacrifice.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation

1.d4 f5 2.e4

2 3 4 5 6 7
e4
fxe4
Nc3
Nf6
Bg5
c6
f3
d5
fxe4
dxe4
Bc4
Bg4
=
...
...
...
...
...
Nc6
d5
Ne5
Qd4
Nf7
Bxf6
exf6
=
Kingston Defence
by transposition
...
e6
exf5
exf5
Bd3
Nc6
Nf3





+=
Balogh Defence
by transposition
...
d6
Nc3
Nf6
Bd3
fxe4
Nxe4
Nxe4




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