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Chess gambits
36 gambits with 855 lines. A gambit gives up material, usually a pawn, for fast development and an attack. Learn the main lines, the traps inside them and how to punish the wrong reply.
For White
King's Gambit1.e4 e5 2.f4. White offers the f-pawn to deflect Black's e-pawn, build a centre with d4 and open the f-file…King's Gambit: Muzio Gambit1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O. White gives a whole knight (and in the Double Muzio, the bishop on…Evans Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4. White offers the b-pawn to drive Black's bishop away and gain time for c3…Danish Gambit1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3. White sacrifices one or two pawns for rapid development. Both bishops get open…Scotch Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4. Instead of taking back on d4, White develops the bishop towards f7. The…Smith-Morra Gambit1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. White gives a pawn against the Sicilian for fast development and open c- and d-files…Wing Gambit1.e4 c5 2.b4, and similar ideas against the French. White gives the b-pawn to deflect Black's c-pawn, then…Blackmar-Diemer Gambit1.d4 d5 2.e4. White offers the e-pawn, then plays Nc3 and f3 to open the f-file. The aim is quick development…Marshall Gambit (Semi-Slav)1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4. White offers the centre pawn to open the position. In return White gets quick…Göring Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3. Like the Danish Gambit, but with the knight already on f3. White gives a…Fried Liver & Lolli Attacks1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5. In the Fried Liver, White sacrifices the knight on f7 to…Two Knights: 4.Ng5 SidelinesWhite's answers when Black avoids 4...d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5: 4...h6…Against the TraxlerWhite's answers to the Traxler, 4...Bc5, where Black ignores the threat on f7. White takes with Bxf7+ and…Against the PolerioWhite's answers to the Polerio, 5...Na5, where Black gives a pawn to chase the bishop. White keeps the extra…Halloween Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5. White gives a whole knight for a pawn, then chases Black's knights with…Vienna Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4. White plays the King's Gambit idea with the knight already guarding e4. The aim is to…Martian GambitA White gambit against the Caro-Kann: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng5 Bg6 6.N1f3 h6 7.Ne6!?…Alien GambitA White gambit against the Caro-Kann: 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4, then 5.Ng5 and 6.Nxf7. White sacrifices the knight…Halász–McDonnell Gambit1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4. Instead of taking back the pawn, White pushes f4 to grab space and play e5, Bd3 and…Danish–Göring Gambit (2.d4 exd4 3.c3)White plays 1.e4 e5 2.d4 and, after 2...exd4, 3.c3, offering a pawn for development (the Danish move order)…Other Gambits for WhiteA collection of less common White gambits, including the Greco/Møller, Jerome, Urusov, Belgrade and the…
For Black
Budapest Gambit1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5. Black offers the e-pawn and usually wins it back with ...Ng4. Along the way Black gets…Benko Gambit1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5. Black gives a queenside pawn to open the a- and b-files. The rooks and the bishop…Blumenfeld & Benoni GambitsBlack plays ...b5 or ...f5 against a White pawn on d5. The aim is to undermine White's centre and open lines…Englund Gambit1.d4 e5. Black gives the e-pawn for quick queen activity and tricks, such as ...Qe7 and ...Qb4+. It is risky…Englund Gambit DeclinedBlack's answers when White doesn't take the pawn after 1.d4 e5: 2.d5, 2.e4, 2.Nf3, 2.c3, 2.c4, 2.g3 and…Stafford Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6. Black gives the e-pawn for fast development and open lines. White must play…Rousseau Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5. Black strikes back at e4 at once. White must know the right replies, or Black…Latvian Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5. Black strikes back immediately with the f-pawn, aiming to take on e4 and open the f-file…Elephant Gambit: 3.exd5 and others1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5, plus White's other third moves. Black often plays 3...e4, gaining space and chasing…Elephant Gambit: 3.Nxe51.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nxe5. White takes the e5 pawn and Black counter-attacks with ...Nf6 or ...Bd6 and quick…Albin Countergambit1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5. Black offers the e-pawn to meet the Queen's Gambit with an attack. After 3.dxe5 d4, Black's…Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez)In the closed Ruy Lopez, Black plays ...d5 and gives up the e5 pawn. In return Black gets a long-lasting…Traxler & PolerioTwo ways to meet 4.Ng5 in the Two Knights. In the Traxler, 4...Bc5 ignores the threat on f7 and…Schliemann Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5. Black hits White's e4 pawn at once against the Ruy Lopez. The aim is to open the…Other Gambits for BlackA collection of less common Black gambits, including the Lucchini, Rousseau, Blackburne–Shilling, Gajewski…
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