Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...exf4/3. Nf3/3...d5
Abbazia Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| Parent: King's Gambit | |
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5[1]
Black attacks the e4 pawn for initiative and easier development overall than White. However, in many lines Black loses their material advantage, and in some lines Black needs to play actively to keep their weak f4 pawn.[1]
The name comes from a tournament, Abbazia 1912, in which all the games had to be a King's Gambit Accepted. The event was won by Rudolf Spielmann, Abbazia is now the city of Opatija in former Yugoslavia, now Croatia. This variation was played six times at Abbazia, with Black winning four times.[2]
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5
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exd5 Nf6 |
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b "King's Gambit", Wikipedia, 2026-03-25, retrieved 2026-03-28
- ↑ "Abbazia Defense". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18.
King's gambit
Accepted
Declined
Vienna
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
Queen's gambit
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??