List of chess gambits
This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation.
Alekhine's Defence
- Alekhine Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 dxe5 7.Nxe5[1]
- John Tracy Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nf3
- Krejcik Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bxf7+
- Spielmann Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6
- O'Sullivan Gambit – B03 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5
Amar Opening
- Paris Gambit – A00 – 1.Nh3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.f4 Bxh3 4.Bxh3 exf4 5.0-0
- Gent Gambit – A00 – 1.Nh3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.f4 Bxh3 4.Bxh3 exf4 5.0-0 fxg3 6.hxg3
Benko Opening
- Dada Gambit – A00 – 1.g3 e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.b4
- Nescafe Frappe Attack – A57 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6[2]
Bird's Opening
- From's Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5[1]
- From's Gambit, Bahr Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.Nc3
- From's Gambit, Lipke Variation – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nh6 5.d4
- From's Gambit, Lasker Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 f6
- From's Gambit, Platz Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Ne7
- From's Gambit, Schlechter Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Nc6
- From's Gambit, Langheld Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Nf6
- From's Gambit, Siegener Gambit – A02 –1.f4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 c5 4.c3
- King’s Bishop’s Gambit – A02 — 1.f4 f5 2.g4
- Swiss Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4[1]
- Hobbs Gambit – A02 – 1. f4 g5
- Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 h6 2.Nf3 g5
- Inverted Dutch, Dudweiler Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.g4
- Inverted Dutch, Batavo Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 dxe4
- Inverted Dutch, Thomas Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 d4 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3
- Inverted Dutch, Williams, Zilbermints Variation – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nge2
- Sturm Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.c4
- Swiss Gambit, Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4
- Williams Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4[1]
Bishop's Opening
- Calabrian Countergambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5[1]
- Four Pawns Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Bh4+ 7.g3 fxg3 8.0-0 gxh2+ 9.Kh1[1]
- Khan Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5
- Lewis Countergambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3 d5[1]
- Lewis Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4
- Lopez Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qe2 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 Ne7 6.f4[1][3]
- McDonnell Double Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4[1]
- Petroff Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Qe7 5.d4[1]
- Wing Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4[1]
- Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nc3[1]
- Greco Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.f4[1]
- Ponziani Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4[1]
- Urusov (Ponziani) Gambit – C24 – 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3[1]
Blackmar–Diemer Gambit
- Blackmar Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.f3[1]
- Blackmar–Diemer Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 – also 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3[1]
- Ryder Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3
- Hubsch Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 4.Bc4
- Zilbermints Gambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 Nxd4 9.Kh1
- Von Popiel Gambit – 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5
Budapest Gambit
- Budapest Gambit – A51 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5
- Fajarowicz Gambit – A51 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4
- Balogh Gambit – A52 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 d6
Caro–Kann Defence
- Schaeffer Gambit – B10 – 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3
- Van Weersel Attack – B10 – 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Qb3
- Maróczy Gambit – B12 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4
- Tal Variation 5.Bg5 – B12 – 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bg5 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qxb2 8. e6
- Godley Gambit – B13 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6
- Alekhine Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3
- Rasa–Studier Gambit – B15 – 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3
Center Game
- Beyer Gambit – C21 – 1.e4 e5 2.d4 d5
Danish Gambit
- Danish Gambit – C21 – 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
- Halasz Gambit – C21 – 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4
Dutch Defence
- Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit – A80 – 1.d4 f5 2.h3 Nf6 3.g4
- Kingfisher Gambit – A80 – 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4
- Krejcik Gambit – A80 – 1.d4 f5 2.g4
- Manhattan Gambit – A80 – 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 e6 (or 2...g6, d5, d6) 3.g4
- Spielmann Gambit – A80 – 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g4
- Staunton Gambit – A82 – 1.d4 f5 2.e4
- Lasker Gambit – A83 – 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 (or 4...g6) 5.f3
- Staunton Gambit Deferred – A84 – 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.e4
English Opening
- Ferenc Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4
- Jaenisch Gambit (Halibut Gambit) – A10 – 1.c4 b5
- White Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 d5 2.b3 dxc4 3.bxc4 Qd4 4.Nc3
- Bellon Gambit – A22 – 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5
- Symmetrical, Queen’s Bishop’s Gambit – A30 – 1.c4 c5 2.b4
- Wade Gambit – A10 – 1.c4 f5 2.g4
Englund Gambit
- Charlick Gambit – A40 – 1.d4 e5
- Englund Gambit – A40 – 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Qd5 f6 5.exf6 Nxf6
- Mosquito Gambit – A40 – 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Qh4
- Soller Gambit – A40 – 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 f6
- Zilbermints Gambit – A40 – 1.d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nge7
Evans Gambit
- Evans Countergambit – C51 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 d5
- Evans Gambit – C51 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
Four Knights Game
- Belgrade Gambit – C47 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5
- Halloween Gambit (Müller–Schultze) Gambit – C47 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5
French Defence
- Alapin Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3
- Orthoschnapp Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Qb3
- Diemer–Duhm Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4
- French: Wing Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4
- Franco-Hiva Gambit – C00 – 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 f5
- Krol Gambit - C00 - 1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3
- Papa-Ticulat Gambit - C00 - 1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2
- Banzai-Leong Gambit - C00 - 1.e4 e6 2.b4
- Perseus Gambit - C00 - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3
- Baeuerle Gambit - C01 - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b5
- Milner-Barry Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7 8.Nc3 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4
- Nimzowitsch Gambit – C02 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4
- Albin-Chatard Gambit - C13 - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 Bxg5 7.hxg5 Qxg5
- Winawer, Alekhine (Maroczy) Gambit – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2
- Winawer, Alekhine Gambit – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+
- Winawer, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 Nc6
- Winawer, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.a3 Be7 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.N2g3 0-0 8.Be2 Nc6
- Fingerslip Variation – C15 – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2
Giuoco Piano
- Deutz Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d4
- Italian Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4
- Jerome Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7
- Albin Gambit – C54 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.0-0
- Moeller Gambit – C54 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.d5
Indian Defence
- Benko Gambit (Volga Gambit) – A57 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5[1]
- Grünfeld Gambit – D83 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0
- Blumenfeld Counter Gambit – E10 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5[1]
- Danube Gambit – E60 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d5 b5
Italian Game
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4
- Rousseau Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5
- Nakhmanson Gambit – C56 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Nc3
- Lucchini Gambit – C50 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 f5
King's Gambit
- King's Gambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4
King's Gambit Accepted
- Allgaier Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5
- Australian Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.h4
- Bertin (Three Pawns) Gambit – C35 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.g3 fxg3 6.0-0 gxh2+ 7.Kh1
- Bishop's Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4
- Blackburne Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nc3
- Breyer Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qf3
- Bryan (Kieseritzky) Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 b5
- Bryan Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5
- Carrera (Basman) Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qe2
- Cunningham Gambit – C35 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7
- Double Muzio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+
- Gama Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.g3
- Ghulam Khassim Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.d4
- Gianutio Countergambit – C34 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 f5
- Hanstein Gambit – C38 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.0-0
- Keres Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3
- Kieseritzky Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5
- Lopez–Gianutio Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5
- McDonnell Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Nc3
- Muzio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0
- Orsini Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.b3
- Paris Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Ne2
- Philidor Gambit – C38 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4
- Polerio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4
- Quade Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3
- Rice Gambit – C39 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.0-0
- Rosentreter Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4
- Salvio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5
- Schurig Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bb5 (or 3.Bd3)
- Sorensen Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 5.Ne5
- Stamma Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.h4
- Tartakower (Lesser Bishop's) Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2
- Triple Muzio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.d4 Qxd4+ 10.Be3
- Tumbleweed Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Kf2
- Villemson Gambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.d4
- Wild Muzio Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+
King's Gambit Declined
- Adelaide Countergambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5
- Charousek Gambit – C32 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Qe2
- Falkbeer Countergambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5
- Miles Gambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Bc5
- Rubinstein Countergambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 f5
- Senechaud Countergambit – C30 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 g5
- Zilbermints Double Countergambit – C31 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 g5
King's Pawn Opening
- Duras Gambit (Fred Defence) – B00 – 1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7
- Chicago Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.d4
- Elephant Gambit – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5
Latvian Gambit
- Latvian Gambit (Greco Countergambit) – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
- Latvian Gambit (Lobster Gambit) – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g4
- Svendenborg's Variation – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nf6 4.Bc4 fxe4 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5
- Mayet, Strautins Gambit – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 b5
Nimzowitsch Defence
- Colorado Gambit (Countergambit) – B00 – 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5
- Colorado Countercounter Gambit – B00 — 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.e5 d6 4.d4 dxe5 5.d5
- De Smet Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 d6
- Heinola-Deppe Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 e5
Old Benoni
- Old Benoni (Benoni Gambit)[4] – A43 – 1.d4 c5
- Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit – A43 – 1.d4 c5 2.b4 {also 1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.b4}
Owen's Defence
- Hekili-Loa Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 b6 2.d4 c5 3.dxc5 Nc6
- Matovinsky Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 f5
- Smith Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nf3
- Wind Gambit – B00 – 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.f3 e5
Petrov's Defence
- Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nxc3 5.dxc3 f6
- Cochrane Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7
- Stafford Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6
- Urusov Gambit – C43 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4
- Kholmov Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6
Philidor Defence
- Locock Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Ng5 h6 5.Nxf7
- Lopez Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5
- Philidor Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5
Ponziani Opening
- Neumann Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bc4
- Ponziani Countergambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5
- Vukovic Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5
Queen's Gambit
- Queen's Gambit – D06 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4
- Albin Countergambit – D08 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5[1]
- Gusev Countergambit – D06 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.cxd5 Nf6
Queen's Pawn Opening
- Steinitz Countergambit – D00 – 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5
Reti Opening
- Herrstrom Gambit – A04 – 1.Nf3 g5
- Lisitsin Gambit – A04 – 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4
- Lisitsin Gambit Deffered – A04 – 1.Nf3 f5 2.d3 Nf6 3.e4
- Ross Gambit – A04 – 1.Nf3 e5
- Tennison Gambit (aka: Abonyi Gambit or Lemberg Gambit or Zukertort Gambit or Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit) – A06 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 {also 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3}
- Blumenfeld Reversed Gambit – A09 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 c5 4.b4
- Michel Gambit – A09 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 c5
- Reti (Landstrasse) Gambit – A09 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4
Ruy Lopez
- Brentano Gambit - C60 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g5
- Spanish Countergambit - C60 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d5
- Rotary-Albany Gambit - C60 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 b6
- Schliemann (Jaenisch) Gambit – C63 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- Alapin Gambit – C68 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5
- Harksen Gambit – C80 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.c4
- Karpov Gambit – C80 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 d4 11.Ng5
- Basque Gambit – C84 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.c3
- Marshall Gambit – C89 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5
- Kevitz Gambit – C60 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 f5
Scandinavian Defense
- Boehnke Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 e6 3.dxe6 Bxe6
- Kotrč–Mieses Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4
- Marshall Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6
- Icelandic Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- Portuguese Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- Kádas Gambit – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 c6 4.dxc6 e5
- Tennison Gambit (aka: Abonyi Gambit or Lemberg Gambit or Zukertort Gambit) – B01 – 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 {also 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4}
Scotch Game
- Göring Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3
- Relfsson Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bb5
- Scotch Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4
Semi-Slav Defense
- Marshall Gambit – D31 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2
- Anti-Meran Gambit – D44 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5
- Anti-Moscow Gambit – D44 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 dxc4 8.e4
Sicilian Defence
- Wing Gambit Delayed – B20 – 1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6 (or 2...e6) 3.b4
- Wing Gambit – B20 – 1.e4 c5 2.b4
- Andreaschek Gambit – B21 – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.c3
- Morphy Gambit – B21 – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3
- Smith–Morra Gambit – B21 – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3
- Rubinstein Countergambit – B29 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6
- Portsmouth Gambit – B30 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4
- Morra Gambit – B32 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3
- Kasparov Gambit – B44 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 d5
- Sicilian Gambit – B45 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bb4 7.0-0
- Wing Gambit Deferred [Sicilian 2...d6] – B50 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 (or 2...e6) 3.b4
- Bronstein Gambit – B52 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.d4
- Ginsburg Gambit – B57 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bc4
- Zollner Gambit – B73 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Qb6 10.e5
- Poisoned Pawn – B79 – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2
Slav Defense
- Winawer Countergambit – B10 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5
- Diemer Gambit – B12 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e4
- Slav Gambit – B15 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4
- Tolush–Geller Gambit – B15 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5
Sodium Attack
- Durkin Gambit – A00 – 1.Na3 e5 2.Nc4 Nc6 3.e4 f5
Sokolsky Opening
- Birmingham Gambit – A00 – 1.b4 c5
- Queen’s Knight’s Gambit – A00 – 1.b4 b5 2.a4
- Tartakower (Fischer) Gambit – A00 – 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4
Tarrasch Defense
- Marshall Gambit – D32 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4
- Tarrasch Gambit – D32 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.dxc5 d4 6.Na4 b5
- Von Hennig–Schara Gambit (Hennig–Schara Gambit, Schara–Hennig Countergambit) – D32 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4
Torre Attack
- Wagner Gambit – A46 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e4
Two Knights Defence
- Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit – C55 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.0-0
- Fegatello/Fried Liver Attack – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7
- Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4
- Wilkes-Barre/Traxler Variation – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
- Ulvestad Variation – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5
- Two Knights' Gambit – C58 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5
Vienna Game
- Max Lange, Meitner-Mieses Gambit – C23 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5
- Fyfe Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.d4
- Hamppe–Allgaier Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5
- Hamppe–Muzio Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.0-0
- Pierce Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Bc4
- Steinitz Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4
- Adams Gambit – C27 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.d4
- Frankenstein–Dracula Variation – C27 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nb5 g6 7.Qf3 f5 8.Qd5 Qe7 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 b6
- Vienna Gambit – C29 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4
- Quelle Gambit – C25 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 Bc5 4.fxe5 d6
Ware Opening
- Ware Gambit – A00 – 1.a4 e5 2.a5 d5 3.e3 f5 4.a6
References
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996). "Appendix I – Openings". The Oxford Companion to Chess (2 ed.). Oxford University. pp. 461–480. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
- White has gambit ideas, e.g. 8.Bc4 g6 9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 or 8.Bf4, see Junior Tay. The Benko Gambit: Move by Move. Everyman Chess. Game 34 and 35. ISBN 1781941599.
- Defined as 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qe2 "if White follows up with Pf2–f4"
- "A Quick Guide to the Benoni Defense - Chess Forums".
External links
- Indice dei gambetti in ordine alfabetico per nome (in Italian)
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