Blunderbase

Elephant Gambit

The Elephant Gambit starts 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5. The opening book names 3 variations of it, under ECO C40.

The main line, move by move

Starting position4 more to go

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All 3 Elephant Gambit variations

  • C40Maróczy Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Bd6
  • C40Paulsen Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4
  • C40Wasp Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5

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