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Wing Gambit
Wing Gambit
In the Marshall Gambit of the Scandinavian Defence: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 g6 4.c4 b5
The Wing Gambit in the Sicilian Defence runs 1.e4 c5
2.b4 (see diagram). After Black takes with 2...cxb4,
the usual continuation is 3.a3 bxa3 (3...d5! is more
recently considered superior, when White must avoid
4.exd5 Qxd5 5.axb4?? Qe5+ winning the rook, a blunder actually seen in tournament play in ShiraziPeters,
Berkeley 1984; instead 5.Nf3 is better) and now the main
line is 4.Nxa3, though 4.Bxa3 and 4.d4 are also seen. It
is also possible to decline (or at least delay acceptance of)
the gambit with 2...d5.
3 Illustrative Games
Lutz vs. De Firmian, Biel 1993: 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3
d5! 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.axb4 Bxb4 7.c3 Be7 8.Na3
Nf6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Nxe5 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qf3 Bd7
13.Nd4 0-0 14.Ba6 Qc7 15.h3 c5 16.Nf5 Qe5 17.Ne3
Bd6 18.Be2 Bc7 19.Nc4 Qe6 20.Qe3 Ne4 21.0-0 Rfe8
22.Bd3 f5 23.Re1 Qd5 24.Qf3 Bb5 25.Nb2 c4 26.Bf1
Bb6 27.Nd1 f4 28.Qxf4 Nxf2 29.Ne3 Nd3 30.Bxd3
Qxd3 31.Kh1 Re4 32.Qg5 Bc6 33.Bb2 Qxd2 34.Rad1
Rxe3 25.Rxd2 Rxh3# 0-1 [2]
For his pawn, White gets quicker development and a central advantage, but it is not generally considered one of
Whites better choices against the Sicilian and it is virtually never seen at the professional level. Amongst amateurs it is more common, though still not so popular as
other systems.
After Blacks 2...cxb4, another popular third move
alternative for White is 3.d4. GMs George Koltanowski,
David Bronstein and World Champion Alexander
Alekhine have played this line.
4 References
[1] Beating the Anti-Sicilians, Joe Gallagher, 1994, ISBN
9780805035759
5 External links
Opening Report: 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.d4 d5 (328
games)
5
The Portsmouth Gambit
A little known retreat in the Wing Gambit
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