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White is able to capture either of Black's center pawns with the advantage, either by 3.exd5 or 3.Nxe5. With a center pawn removed, Black is in a passive position with White clearly having the
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Black's responses to 3.exd5 include 3...e4 and 3...Bd6 (the
Elephant Gambit proper). 3...Qxd5 saves the pawn, but leaves White with a big lead in
958:, German CC 1929, Black played 3...dxe4. The game continued 4.Bc4 Qg5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.d4 Qxg2 7.Rf1 Bh3 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Bf4 and White went on to win.
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6...Nxd5 7.d3 0-0 8.Qd1 Bg4 9.Be2 f5 10.Ng3 Nc6 11.c3 with slight advantage for White, as in
Salomonsson–H. Sorenson, Malmo 1982 (de Firmian).
570:, Tallinn 1964 continued 4...f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.dxe4 fxe4 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Qb5+ c6 9.Qxb4 exf3 10.Bg5 cxd5 11.0-0-0 Nc6 with advantage for White.
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After 3...Bd6 4.d4 e4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Bc4, according to de
Firmian, White enjoys a distinct superiority but no immediate attack.
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The
Elephant Gambit is generally considered unsound, with black typically unable to gain compensation for the sacrificed pawn.
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5.d3 Qxd5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.dxe4 Qe6 and White remains a pawn ahead, although Black's development is somewhat smoother.
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Black plays 3...Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qf6 7.dxe5, which is thought to be slightly better for White.
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6...0-0 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.d4 Re8 9.Be3 with distinct superiority for White (de
Firmian).
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5.d3 Be7 6.dxe4 0-0 7.Nc3 Re8 8.Bd2 Bb4 9.0-0-0, with advantage for White (
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leads to an advantage for White after 4.d4 f6 5.Nd3 dxe4 6.Nf4 Qf7 7.Nd2 (
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1004:"Mikhail Tal vs. Anatoly S. Lutikov, Tallinn (1964)"
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1094:The Kibitzer: "We're Going On An Elephant Hunt"
536:After 3...e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 lines might continue:
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1062:(1996) . "Queen's Pawn Counter-gambit".
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441:Queen's Pawn Countergambit
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1070:Oxford University Press
1048:David McKay Company Inc
504:as White controls more
984:List of chess openings
1043:Modern Chess Openings
451:) is a rarely played
445:Englund Counterattack
429:Englund Counterattack
418:King's Knight Opening
562:After 3...e4 4.Qe2,
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1050:. pp. 150–51.
550:5.Nc3 Be7 6.Nxe4:
488:algebraic notation
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1098:Tim Harding
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990:References
971:Lilienthal
502:initiative
424:Synonym(s)
956:Eliskases
1111:Category
1040:(1999).
978:See also
961:3...Qe7
954:In Lob–
568:Lutikov
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943:3.Nxe5
532:3...e4
516:3.exd5
414:Parent
508:space
496:Lines
394:Moves
1074:ISBN
435:The
1096:by
564:Tal
470:Nf3
468:2.
459:1.
447:or
409:C40
404:ECO
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