Irish Gambit

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Chicago Gambit
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Moves1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.d4
ECO C44
OriginPhillips 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:

Contents

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Nxe5 Nxe5
4. d4 [3]

Description

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hooper & Whyld (1992), pp. 76–77.
  2. 1 2 Hooper & Whyld (1992), p. 182.
  3. Hooper & Whyld (1992), p. 476.
  4. "D. T. Phillips vs. Harry Pillsbury". Chessgames.com . Chessgames Services LLC.

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