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Caro-Kann Defense

Mieses Gambit

B12gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.e4c6
  2. 2.d4d5
  3. 3.Be3
1,227 games50%48%

A Caro-Kann gambit in which White plays 3. Be3, leaving e4 en prise and aiming for an f3 pawn offer in the spirit of the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit.

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About the Mieses Gambit

The Mieses Gambit, 3. Be3, develops the bishop instead of meeting the threat to e4. After the usual 3...dxe4, White continues 4. f3, offering a pawn for a development lead as in the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit. Engines slightly favor Black and also suggest 3...Qb6 and 3...Qa5+. Lichess results are nearly even. The line is an offbeat choice, and 3...Nf6 and 3...e6 score worse for Black than taking the pawn.

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