 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2021) |
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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3. Bc4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | King's Gambit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bishop's Gambit is a variation of the King's Gambit, a chess opening that begins with the moves:
Compared to the main line, the king's knight gambit (3. Nf3), there is very little theory on the Bishop's gambit and most lines are nameless. The bishop's gambit is the most important alternative to 3. Nf3.
White allows 3...Qh4+ 4. Kf1. White lost the possibility to castle, but the king is safe on f1 and white can gain several tempi on the black queen, for example with Nf3. The famous Immortal Game started with this line.
White's plan is usually to develop quickly and start an attack on the kingside using the half-open f-file and the bishop on c4.
Many of black's defenses include the move ...d5 attacking the bishop on c4.