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Pickering Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black pawn5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 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 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/ppppppp1/8/7p/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w

Moves: 1.e4 h5
ECO code: B00
Parent: King's Pawn Opening

Goldsmith Defense/Pickering Defence/Rook Gambit/Reversed Kadas Variation

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1...h5?!

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The Goldsmith Defence, also known as Rook Gambit, is a rare and weak response to 1. e4. This is a rather useless move that does nothing to control the centre and seriously weakens Black’s kingside. It threatens to bring the h-Rook into the game but can be easily stopped with 2.d4, and White is already in control of the centre and has a better activity on pieces.

Overall, this defence is not good and is never seen in serious play, but this opening can be funny and useful for trolling in a chess game.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 h5?!

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Pickering Defence d4
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