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King's Gambit Accepted

Bishop's Gambit, Kieseritzky Gambit

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4exf4
  3. 3.Bc4b5

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Black's countergambit 3...b5 against the Bishop's Gambit, returning a pawn to deflect White's bishop from its diagonal toward f7.

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About the Kieseritzky Gambit

The Kieseritzky Gambit of the Bishop's Gambit is the reply 3...b5, which offers the b-pawn to lure White's bishop off the a2–g8 diagonal, where it presses on f7. Taking it restores material equality but leaves the bishop no longer aimed at Black's kingside. The line is distinct from the better-known Kieseritzky Gambit, 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5, and is not among the main answers to 3. Bc4.

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