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Alekhine Defense

Scandinavian Variation, Myers Gambit

B02gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.e4Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3d5
  3. 3.d3dxe4
  4. 4.Bg5
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A rare gambit in the Alekhine Defense's Scandinavian Variation in which White leaves the e4-pawn en prise and develops with 4. Bg5 to pressure f6.

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About the Myers Gambit

The Myers Gambit arises when White answers 3. d3 dxe4 by declining to recapture and playing 4. Bg5, giving up a pawn to develop quickly and put pressure on the f6-knight. Engines give Black a slight edge and favor 4...h6, 4...Nd5 or 4...exd3. Taking a second pawn with 4...exd3 is the most common reply, yet White scores well against it in online play. The developing moves 4...Bf5 and 4...Bg4 have brought Black better results.

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