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Halloween Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 white knightf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4N3/4P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

Halloween Gambit

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The Halloween or Müller-Schulze Gambit is a tricky and aggressive gambit. White sacrifices it's knight to gain tempo later, which can lead to consequences for Black. However they usually take the "free" piece and rarely decline it.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Nxe5
Nxe5		 d4
Nc6		 d5
Bb4		 dxc6
Nxe4		 Qd4
Qe7		 Be3
Nxc3		 Qxg7
Nd5+		 c3
bxc3		 =/=+
...
..		 ...
Ng6		 e5
Ng8		 Bc4
d5		 Bxd5
c6		 Bb3
Bb4		 O-O
Bxc3		 bxc3
N8e7		 =+
...
Nxe4?!		 Qh5
Qf6		 Qxf7+
Qxf7		 Nxf7
Kxf7		 Bc4+
Ke7		 Nxe4
Nd4		 Bd3
+=
...
...		 ...
...		 ...
...		 ...
Nxf2		 Nxh8
Nxh1		 Nb5
Nb4		 Nxc7+
Kd8		 Nxa8
Nxc2+		 +=

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Müller-Schulze Gambit

  • Larry Kaufman, The Chess Advantage in Black and White (p. 328)
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