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Van't Kruijs Opening

Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Alua Variation

A00gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.e3e5
  2. 2.Nc3Nc6
  3. 3.f4exf4
  4. 4.Nf3

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Branch of the Keoni-Hiva Gambit, arising after 2...Nc6, in which White gives up the f-pawn for open lines and quick kingside development.

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About the Alua Variation

The Alua Variation is the branch of the Keoni-Hiva Gambit in which Black meets 2. Nc3 with 2...Nc6. White then offers the f-pawn with 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3. The knight shields h4 against ...Qh4+ and eyes e5. The half-open f-file and the option of recapturing on f4 with the e3-pawn give White activity in return for the pawn, though Black's f-pawns end up doubled.

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