Zilbermints Gambit, Schiller Defense
- 1.g4d5
- 2.e4dxe4
- 3.Nc3h5
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Black's most common answer to the Zilbermints Gambit in the Grob, 3...h5 keeps the extra pawn and attacks the loose g4-pawn instead of developing.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Schiller Defense
The Schiller Defense is the most frequent reply to the Zilbermints Gambit. Rather than develop or bolster the extra pawn on e4, Black plays 3...h5, hitting the advanced g4-pawn, which no longer has a natural defender once White's e-pawn has gone. White must decide whether to defend or advance g4, or to let a second pawn go for quicker development and pressure on the half-open d- and e-files. Black keeps a material plus but has doubled e-pawns and a loosened kingside.
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