Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...f5
Appearance
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese counter-gambit | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 |
Bishop's Opening - Calabrese Countergambit
[edit | edit source]2... f5?!
[edit | edit source]Black uses a risky attacking system to end up with a firm center, while white pieces struggle to develop great squares. White must play very precisely, or they can easily find themselves in a lot of trouble.
White's main options:
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5?!
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
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Jaenisch variation | d3 Nf6 |
Nf3 fxe4 |
dxe4 Bb4+ |
c3 Bc5 |
b4 Bb6 |
O-O | ± | ||
... ... |
... Nc6 |
Ng5!? d5! |
exd5 Na5 |
Bb5+ c6 |
dxc6 bxc6 |
Ba4 Bd6 |
O-O | ⩲ | |
Latvian Gambit | Nf3 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Panov, Vasily. (1973). Teoría de Aperturas, Tomo I: Aperturas Abiertas - Aperturas Semiabiertas. ISBN 84-270-0132-0.