Spike Lee Gambit

In the Spike Lee Gambit, 1. h3 h5 2. g4, White answers Black's symmetrical reply by offering the g-pawn. After 2...hxg4, by far the most common response, the h3-pawn cannot recapture because it is pinned against the rook on h1. The pawn is therefore simply lost. The push also loosens the e1–h4 diagonal, and engines give Black a clear advantage. The name follows the habit of calling early g-pawn thrusts "spikes". No tournament game with it is recorded.