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Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.d4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | C44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Phillips vs. Pillsbury (c. 1898) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Named after | Chicago, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | King's Knight Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Synonym(s) | Irish Gambit |
The Chicago Gambit, [1] also known as the Irish Gambit, [2] is a chess opening that begins with the following moves:
D. T. Phillips used the opening to defeat Harry Nelson Pillsbury in a simultaneous exhibition in Chicago. According to The Oxford Companion to Chess , the game took place in 1898, but Chessgames.com gives January 7, 1899, as the date. [1] [4]
The Oxford Companion to Chess contains the following story about the origins of the opening:
On his death bed the anonymous inventor was asked what subtlety lay behind his gambit (so the tale runs), and his last words were: 'I hadn't seen the king's pawn was defended.' [2]
The Chicago Gambit is considered unsound, and has been compared to the Müller–Schulze Gambit. [1]
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