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Grob Opening

Zilbermints Gambit

A00gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.g4d5
  2. 2.e4dxe4
  3. 3.Nc3

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A Grob Opening gambit in which White meets 1...d5 with 2. e4, giving up the e-pawn for quick development and open central lines.

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About the Zilbermints Gambit

The Zilbermints Gambit answers 1...d5 in the Grob Opening with 2. e4. White gives up the e-pawn rather than defending g4. After 2...dxe4 3. Nc3 White is a pawn down but has half-open d- and e-files and a knight bearing on e4, while Black's extra pawn leaves doubled e-pawns. The most common reply is the Schiller Defense, 3...h5, which strikes at g4. After 3...e5, 4. d3 is the Zilbermints-Hartlaub Gambit, which challenges e4 again.

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