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Bishop's Opening

Pachman Gambit

C24gambitoffbeat

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Bc4Nf6
  3. 3.Ne2Nxe4
  4. 4.Nec3

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A gambit in the Bishop's Opening where White meets 2...Nf6 with 3. Ne2, lets Black take on e4, and plays for development and open lines a pawn down.

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About the Pachman Gambit

The Pachman Gambit answers the Berlin Defense, 2...Nf6, with 3. Ne2, which leaves the e4-pawn unprotected. After 3...Nxe4, White plays 4. Nec3 and brings the knight to c3, where it challenges the centralized black knight. The f-pawn is not blocked by a knight on f3. Black is a pawn ahead, and White's compensation lies in quicker development and the half-open e-file. The idea resembles the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, except that the knight reaches c3 from e2 rather than from b1 with another on f3.

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