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King's Gambit Accepted

Tumbleweed

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4exf4
  3. 3.Kf2

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A joke third move in the King's Gambit Accepted: White plays 3. Kf2, walking the king toward attack instead of guarding it against ...Qh4+ or ...Bc5+.

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About the Tumbleweed

The Tumbleweed, 3. Kf2, is a joke continuation in the King's Gambit Accepted. Every serious third move either stops 3...Qh4+ or prepares a reasonable reply to it. This one does neither and puts the king on a square where it is exposed to both ...Qh4+ and ...Bc5+. White is still a pawn down, and nothing has been done for development or the center. It is one of the rarely played alternatives to 3. Nf3 and has no real standing in serious play.

Popular continuations

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