Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...d5

Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/8/3pp3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d5

Bishop's Opening - Sideline 2... d5?

2…d5? is the Khan Gambit. It cannot be considered a serious gambit because Black loses a pawn without compensation, and now White has a big advantage with 3.exd5!

Theory table

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

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d5?

	3	4	5	6	7
Khan Gambit	exd5! Bd6	Nc3 Ne7	Nf3 O-O	O-O		+ −
	... c6	dxc6! Nxc6	d3! Nf6	Nf3 Bg4	c3	+ −

References

• Kasparov, Gary & Keene, Raymond (1989, 1994). Batsford Chess Openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
• Lane, Gary (1993). Winning With the Bishop's Opening. ISBN 0-7134-7113-1.

External links

• Goeller, Michael. The Bishop's Opening.
• Harding, Tim (August 1998). The Kibitzer: What Exactly is the Bishop's Opening?. ChessCafe.com.
• Harding, Tim (September 1998). The Kibitzer: The Eternal Appeal Of The Urusov Gambit. ChessCafe.com.
• Harding, Tim (October 1998). The Kibitzer: Is the Urusov Gambit Sound?. ChessCafe.com