Chess Openings·Blackburne Shilling Gambit

Open Game

Blackburne Shilling Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4

Step through

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A natural-looking reply walks straight into a prepared trick. Rarely played, so a well-prepared opponent is rare too. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on e4 · e5. Nothing has been captured yet. Neither side has castled yet.

The position

Length
6 moves
To move
White
Legal replies
31
Minor pieces out
White 2 · Black 1
Material
level
Castling rights left
KQkq
FEN
r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/2BnP3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 4 4

Move by move

Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.

  1. 1.e4White: Pawn e2→e4
  2. 1…e5Black: Pawn e7→e5
  3. 2.Nf3White: Knight g1→f3
  4. 2…Nc6Black: Knight b8→c6
  5. 3.Bc4White: Bishop f1→c4
  6. 3…Nd4Black: Knight c6→d4

Nearby lines

first 5 moves shared

Italian Game…Nf3 Nc6 Bc4Italian Game, Two Knights Defence…Nf6Italian Game, Hungarian Defence…Be7Italian Game, Evans Gambit…Bc5 b4Italian Game, Traxler Variation…Nf6 Ng5 Bc5Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo…Bc5 d3 Nf6 O-O

Common questions

Q. What are the moves of Blackburne Shilling Gambit?

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4

Q. Which family does it belong to?

Open Game — Everything that starts 1.e4 e5.

Q. Who is to move next?

After 6 moves it is White to move.