Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5/3...a6/4. Bxc6/4...dxc6/5. Nxe5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 | |
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5. Nxe5?
[edit | edit source]Taking the e5 pawn is a poor move because of the reply 5...Qd4!, forking the knight at e5 and the pawn at e4.
5...Qd4 6. Ng4 Qxe4+ Ne3 and Black gets the pawn back. Any other move for the knight affords Black the opportunity for further damage: 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Kf1 (7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2) and White also loses the power to castle.
References
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2. f4
King's gambit
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Accepted
Other
Declined
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Vienna
Other
1. e4 other
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
2. c4
Queen's gambit
Queen's gambit
2. other
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox