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 initiative as White controls more space.
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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 development after 4.Nc3.
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After 3...e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 lines might continue:
5.d3 Qxd5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.dxe4 Qe6 and White remains a pawn ahead, although Black's development is somewhat smoother.
5.d3 Be7 6.dxe4 0-0 7.Nc3 Re8 8.Bd2 Bb4 9.0-0-0, with advantage for White (Nick de Firmian).
5.Nc3 Be7 6.Nxe4:
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).
6...0-0 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.d4 Re8 9.Be3 with distinct superiority for White (de Firmian).
After 3...e4 4.Qe2, Tal–Lutikov, Tallinn 1964[1] 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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Elephant Gambit proper: 3.exd5 Bd6
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.
3.Nxe5edit
After 3.Nxe5:
Black plays 3...Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qf6 7.dxe5, which is thought to be slightly better for White.
In Lob–Eliskases, 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.
3...Qe7? leads to an advantage for White after 4.d4 f6 5.Nd3 dxe4 6.Nf4 Qf7 7.Nd2 (Bondarevsky–Lilienthal, USSR 1941).
elephant, gambit, also, called, queen, pawn, countergambit, englund, counterattack, rarely, played, chess, opening, beginning, with, moves, abcdefgh8877665544332211abcdefghmoves1, d5ecoc40parentking, knight, openingsynonym, queen, pawn, countergambit, englund,. The Elephant Gambit also called the Queen s Pawn Countergambit or Englund Counterattack is a rarely played chess opening beginning with the moves Elephant Gambitabcdefgh8877665544332211abcdefghMoves1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d5ECOC40ParentKing s Knight OpeningSynonym s Queen s Pawn Countergambit Englund Counterattack 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d5 The Elephant Gambit is generally considered unsound with black typically unable to gain compensation for the sacrificed pawn Contents 1 Lines 1 1 3 exd5 1 1 1 3 e4 1 1 2 Elephant Gambit proper 3 Bd6 1 2 3 Nxe5 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThis article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Lines editWhite 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 initiative as White controls more space 3 exd5 edit 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 development after 4 Nc3 3 e4 edit After 3 e4 4 Qe2 Nf6 lines might continue 5 d3 Qxd5 6 Nbd2 Be7 7 dxe4 Qe6 and White remains a pawn ahead although Black s development is somewhat smoother 5 d3 Be7 6 dxe4 0 0 7 Nc3 Re8 8 Bd2 Bb4 9 0 0 0 with advantage for White Nick de Firmian 5 Nc3 Be7 6 Nxe4 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 6 0 0 7 Nxf6 Bxf6 8 d4 Re8 9 Be3 with distinct superiority for White de Firmian After 3 e4 4 Qe2 Tal Lutikov Tallinn 1964 1 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 Elephant Gambit proper 3 Bd6 edit abcdefgh8 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 877665544332211abcdefghElephant Gambit proper 3 exd5 Bd6 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 3 Nxe5 edit After 3 Nxe5 Black plays 3 Bd6 4 d4 dxe4 5 Bc4 Bxe5 6 Qh5 Qf6 7 dxe5 which is thought to be slightly better for White In Lob Eliskases 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 3 Qe7 leads to an advantage for White after 4 d4 f6 5 Nd3 dxe4 6 Nf4 Qf7 7 Nd2 Bondarevsky Lilienthal USSR 1941 See also editList of chess openingsReferences edit Mikhail Tal vs Anatoly S Lutikov Tallinn 1964 Chessgames com Bibliography Burgess Graham The Mammoth Book of Chess London Constable and Robinson 2000 de Firmian Nick 1999 Modern Chess Openings 14th ed New York David McKay Company Inc pp 150 51 Hooper David Whyld Kenneth 1996 First pub 1992 Queen s Pawn Counter gambit The Oxford Companion to Chess 2nd ed Oxford University Press p 329 ISBN 0 19 280049 3 External links edit nbsp The Wikibook Chess Opening Theory has a page on the topic of Elephant Gambit The Kibitzer We re Going On An Elephant Hunt by Tim Harding August 1997 at ChessCafe com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elephant Gambit amp oldid 1178209634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
