Tennison Gambit

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Tennison Gambit
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a8 black rook
b8 black knight
c8 black bishop
d8 black queen
e8 black king
f8 black bishop
g8 black knight
h8 black rook
a7 black pawn
b7 black pawn
c7 black pawn
e7 black pawn
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
d5 black pawn
e4 white pawn
f3 white knight
a2 white pawn
b2 white pawn
c2 white pawn
d2 white pawn
f2 white pawn
g2 white pawn
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
b1 white knight
c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
e1 white king
f1 white bishop
h1 white rook
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Moves1.Nf3 d5 2.e4
or
1.e4 d5 2.Nf3
ICBM
Variation

The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn.[1][2][3][4] The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening:[5]

1. Nf3 d5
2. e4

or the Scandinavian Defense:

1. e4 d5
2. Nf3

The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code for the Tennison Gambit is A06.

This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

History

The first person to significantly research this opening was chess amateur Otto Mandrup Tennison (1834–1909).[6][7] Tennison was born in Denmark, studied in Germany and moved to the United States in 1854. There, he played in the chess clubs of New Orleans. Many strong players picked up the idea from the first half of the 20th century.

After 2...dxe4 3.Ng5

  • White intends to tempt Black to play 3...Nf6
    IM Levy Rozman.[9] After 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Ngxe4 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bf3 White had the advantage in Ermenkov
    –Bonchev, Bulgaria 1970.
  • 3...e5! 4.Nxe4 f5! favors Black.[10]
  • 3...Bf5 and Black has the better position. A continuation might be 4.Nc3 Nf6 and Black keeps the advantage in a solid position.

Notable games

Otto M. Tennison vs. NN, New Orleans 1891:
1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ng5 f5 4. Bc4 Nh6 5. Nxh7 Rxh7 6. Qh5+ Kd7 7. Qg6 Rh8 8. Be6+ Kc6 9. Bxc8+ Qd6 10. Qe8+ Kb6 11. Qa4 1–0

If 11...Qc6 then 12.Qb3+ Ka6 13.Nc3 any 14.Bxb7+; 11...e6 12.a3, etc. (Tennison) [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0940685787
  2. ^ Virginia Newsletter (1998). pp. 13–15
  3. ^ 365.com – A06: Tennison (Lemberg, Zukertort) gambit
  4. ^ Tennison gambit Collection Chessgames.com
  5. ^ Reti Opening A06 Chessgames.com
  6. ^ Wall, Bill. Tennison Gambit.
  7. ^ Otto M. Tennison Chessgames.com
  8. ^ "Tennison Gambit Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation". YouTube. 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE GAMBIT". YouTube. 5 December 2020.
  10. ISBN 0-02-016590-0
    .

Further reading
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