Dresden Opening, The Goblin
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.c4Nf6
- 4.Nxe5
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The Goblin is a rare, provocative line of the Dresden Opening in which White grabs the e5-pawn with the knight, leaving it exposed to Black's c6-knight.
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The Goblin arises when White answers 3...Nf6 in the Dresden Opening with 4. Nxe5, taking the e5-pawn instead of defending e4. White wins a pawn and half-opens the e-file, but the knight on e5 is unprotected and stands directly in front of Black's c6-knight. Black can recapture with the knight at once, so the line is little more than a trap or surprise and has no serious theoretical standing.
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