Tennison Gambit: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation
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| Moves | e4 d5 Nf3 dxe4 Ng5 Nf6 d3 Bxd3 h6 Nxf7 Kxf7 Bg6+ Kxg6 Qxd8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | A06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Chess Trap to Trick Your Opponent: Tennison Gambit Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | King's Pawn Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tennison Gambit: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is a variation of the Tennison Gambit[1] where White sacrifices a knight and bishop to take Black's queen. This is a joke variation from the video Chess Trap to Trick Your Opponent: Tennison Gambit Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation explained by the supposed GM Vikram Rahul Abishek Pranav Rajesh.
The Tennison Gambit is actually jokingly named this variant due to the video. [2]
| This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. |
Moves
Firstly, we need to play the Tennison Gambit, using the Réti Opening[3] or the Scandinavian Defense[4].
Réti Opening
Scandinavian Defense
Playing the Scandinavian, we could play exd5, but for the Tennison Gambit, we will sacrifice our e4 pawn.
Theory
Black will respond by taking White's pawn on e4 and threatening White's knight. White's move should be Ng5 to move it to safety and attack the pawn on e4.
To defend the hanging pawn, Black plays Nf6, developing the knight.
White will play d3, and since Black is up in material, they'll accept the sacrifice. White can take the d3 pawn with Bxd3, also developing their bishop.
Black will play h6, attacking White's knight on g5. White will respond with Nxf7, forking the rook and queen.
Black has no other options, other than to capture on f7, leaving their king exposed. White can play Bg6+ checking the king, and forcing another capture, since it cannot retreat.
Black's queen is now exposed, and is not protected, so White captures it with their queen.
Black's possible moves
After Qxd8, e5 could be played with the idea that White captures on c8, and Black gives a check by playing Bb4+, forcing White to move their king, and lose their queen by the rook on h8.
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Other Theory Ideas
This is a variation of the Tennison Gambit. There is a way to counter the TG:ICBM Variation, known as the BFG 10000 variation.
References
- ↑ "Tennison gambit". chessgames.com. jegbjerg. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chess Trap to Trick Your Opponent: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation". youtube.com. Bosnian Ape Society. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chess openings: Reti Opening (A06)". chessgames.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chess openings: Scandinavian (B01)". chessgames.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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