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| Moves | 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 or 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | A06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Otto Mandrup Tennison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Zukertort Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | Abonyi Gambit Black Rook's Gambit Lemberg Gambit Lviv Gambit Polish Gambit Zukertort Gambit ICBM Gambit 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.
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.
Analysis
The Tennison Gambit is considered theoretically unsound, as white sacrifices a pawn immediately with no solid positional compensation. Without precise counterplay, however, black can easily fall into a number of tactical traps that leave white ahead.[8]
After 2...dxe4 3.Ng5
- After 3...Nf6 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.[9]
- 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)
See also
References
- ^ Schiller, Eric (1998). "Tennison Gambit". Gambit Opening Repertoire for White. Cardoza Publishing. pp. 171–178. ISBN 978-0-940685-78-9.
- ^ Tejler, Andy (1998). "Tennison Gambit" (PDF). The Gambiteer. Virginia Newsletter (2). Virginia Chess Federation: 13–15.
- ^ "A06: Tennison (Lemberg, Zukertort) gambit". 365.com.
- ^ "Tennison gambit Collection". Chessgames.com.
- ^ "Reti Opening A06". Chessgames.com.
- ^ Wall, Bill. Tennison Gambit.
- ^ Otto M. Tennison Chessgames.com
- ^ Raidmax21 (2018). "Dirty Chess Tricks in Tennison Gambit: The Opening". Studies. Lichess.
- ^ Benjamin, Joel; Schiller, Eric (1987). "Tennison Gambit". Unorthodox Openings. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 79. ISBN 0-02-016590-0.
Bibliography
- Bekemann, Uwe (2016). "Better late than never – The Tennison Gambit". Schachverlag Ullrich. ISBN 978-3-95920966-3.
- Lutes, John (2002). "Tennison Gambit". Chess Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-945470-55-7.
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