https://t.co/tuCn1TjZNb
The rare 1.d4 opening that plays like a king’s gambit: White gives the e-pawn, then offers the f-pawn too, to open the f-file and get every piece aimed at the black king by move six.
https://t.co/qPz7vB9m26
Captain Evans’ 1827 idea is the purest gambit logic in the Italian Game: White gives the b-pawn not for an attack on the king, but for time — every capture and retreat by the c5-bishop is a move Black doesn’t spend on development.
https://t.co/zEVkLJbYk7
Named after Sire de Légal, who played it in Paris around 1750. White appears to blunder the queen — and mates with three minor pieces instead.