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Portuguese Opening

Miguel Gambit

C20gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Bb5Bc5
  3. 3.b4

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A gambit in the Portuguese Opening where White offers the b-pawn against 2...Bc5 to gain time with c3 and build a central pawn duo with d4.

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About the Miguel Gambit

The Miguel Gambit, 3. b4, answers the less common 2...Bc5 by offering the b-pawn to pull Black's bishop away from the a7–g1 diagonal. The idea resembles the Evans Gambit: after the natural capture 3...Bxb4, White plays 4. c3, gaining a tempo on the bishop and preparing d4 to establish pawns on e4 and d4. With no knights developed yet, the play is irregular and rarely seen at a serious level.

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