King's Gambit Accepted · C37
Lolli Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7+
An early pawn trade leaves the e-file as Black's avenue and the f-file as White's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file. f4 offers a pawn to drag Black's e-pawn off the centre and open the f-file - development and attack against material, the oldest bargain in chess.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 2. f4 Challenges the pawn on e5 - the central tension has to resolve. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the King's Gambit: development and initiative over material.
- 2... exf4 Takes the pawn on f4, toward the centre. Theory calls this the King's Gambit Accepted.
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Where this fits
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