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King's Gambit Accepted

Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation

C39gambittacticaloffbeat

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4exf4
  3. 3.Nf3g5
  4. 4.h4g4
  5. 5.Ne5Qe7
  6. 6.d4f5
  7. 7.Bc4

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A C39 line of the Kieseritzky Gambit in which Black backs the queen sortie 5...Qe7 with ...f5, keeping the extra pawn while White develops with Bc4.

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About the Cozio Variation

The Cozio Variation is a branch of the Salvio Defense, 5...Qe7, within the Kieseritzky Gambit. The queen hits the e5-knight down the e-file. After 6. d4 Black answers 6...f5, which guards the g4-pawn and challenges e4. The price is doubled f-pawns and a loosened kingside. 7. Bc4 then aims the bishop at the light squares around Black's king. Black stays a pawn ahead, and White plays on the half-open e- and f-files.

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