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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Nxe5

Irish Gambit
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5

Irish Gambit / Chicago Gambit

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3. Nxe5??

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The Irish Gambit is an unsound opening. It trades a knight for a pawn, since Black can just recapture with 3...Nxe5. While this move does let White have a stronger center, the cost of a knight is too much to pay. Still, like other dubious openings, it can be used to surprise or unsettle the opponent.

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox