Chess Openings·Blackburne Shilling Gambit
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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, Classical Variation…Bc5Italian Game, Evans Gambit…Bc5 b4Italian Game, Traxler Variation…Nf6 Ng5 Bc5

Common questions

QWhat are the moves of Blackburne Shilling Gambit?

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

QWhich family does it belong to?

Open Game — Everything that starts 1.e4 e5.

QWho is to move next?

After 6 moves it is White to move.