Blackburne shilling gambit


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3+

White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black moves the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White develops the light-squared bishop to c4. Black transfers the knight to d4.

White captures with the knight on e5. Black moves the queen to g5. White captures with the knight on f7.

Black captures with the queen on g2. White deploys the rook to f1. Black captures with the queen on e4, giving check.

White deploys the light-squared bishop to e2. Black jumps the knight to f3, giving check.


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