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King's Gambit Declined

Panteldakis Countergambit, Schiller's Defense

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4f5
  3. 3.exf5Bc5

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A sharp offshoot of the Panteldakis Countergambit in which Black answers 3. exf5 with 3...Bc5, a pawn down and aiming the bishop at g1.

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About the Schiller's Defense

Schiller's Defense is a branch of the Panteldakis Countergambit. After 3. exf5, Black develops with 3...Bc5 instead of recapturing with 3...exf4 or checking with 3...Qh4+. The bishop aims at g1, which hinders White's kingside castling, and Black stays a pawn down for the time being. White's extra pawn on f5 is doubled with the f4-pawn, and the tension between f4 and e5 remains unresolved.

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