Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit

The Halloween Gambit is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5. White gives up a knight for a pawn and a central rush with d4. Black is material ahead if the attack is survived. The named replies in this tree are the book defenses.

3 named lines · ECO C47 · 900 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Nc3
  6. Nf6
  7. Nxe5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White knight captures on e5.

Named lines

  • Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C47) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5
  • Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Oldtimer Variation (C47) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 Bb4 8. Qf3 f5
  • Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation (C47) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 11. Nb5 Rb8

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