Swiss Gambit

Swiss Gambit
7	7
6	6
5	5
4	4
3	3
2	2
1	1
Moves	1.f4 f5 2.e4
ECO	A02
Parent	Bird's Opening

The Swiss Gambit is a chess opening which is an offshoot of Bird's Opening (1.f4) and begins with the moves:

1. f4 f5

2. e4

This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

Published theory[]

The following were the main lines of the Swiss Gambit given by F. A. Lange in 1859:

2...fxe4 3.Qh5+
2...fxe4 3.f5
2...fxe4 3.Bc4
2...fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3

Polish theoretician Alexander Wagner (1868–1942) published an article entitled A New Gambit. The Swiss Gambit in 1912. The Wagner Gambit begins with the moves: 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4.^[1]

Other uses[]

The term "Swiss Gambit" is also used colloquially to describe a (usually unintentional) strategy for Swiss system tournaments. In a "Swiss Gambit", a player loses or draws against weaker players early in the tournament, in the hope of being paired against weaker opposition in later rounds and finishing in the prize money.^[2]

References[]

^ Edward Winter, 'The Swiss Gambit'
^ Eade, James (2005). Chess For Dummies (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons (published 19 August 2005). p. 249. ISBN 978-0-4717-7433-4. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[1] Edward Winter, 'The Swiss Gambit'

[2] Eade, James (2005). Chess For Dummies (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons (published 19 August 2005). p. 249. ISBN 978-0-4717-7433-4. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

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Published theory[]

Other uses[]

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