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Swiss Gambit

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Swiss Gambit
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ParentBird's Opening

The Swiss Gambit is a chess opening which is an offshoot of Bird's Opening (1.f4) and begins with the moves:

1. f4 f5
2. e4
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

Published theory

The following were the main lines of the Swiss Gambit given by F. A. Lange in 1859:

  • 2...fxe4 3.Qh5+
  • 2...fxe4 3.f5
  • 2...fxe4 3.Bc4
  • 2...fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3

Polish theoretician Alexander Wagner (1868–1942) published an article entitled A New Gambit. The Swiss Gambit in 1912. The Wagner Gambit begins with the moves: 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4.

Other uses

The term "Swiss Gambit" is also used colloquially to describe a strategy for Swiss system tournaments. In a "Swiss Gambit", a player loses or draws against weaker players early in the tournament, in the hope of being paired against weaker opposition in later rounds and finishing in the prize money.

See also

References

  1. Edward Winter, 'The Swiss Gambit'
  2. Eade, James (2005). Chess For Dummies (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons (published 19 August 2005). p. 249. ISBN 978-0-4717-7433-4. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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