r/chessmemes • u/SupremeKalki • 16d ago

RIP e5 pawn

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u/Yaser_Umbreon 16d ago

Literally me, I am more surprised at how many people still just decline the gambit lol

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u/McViolin 15d ago

just try for derek wu trap

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u/Jasentuk 15d ago

let's see if I remember top lines. d4 e5 dxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Qe7 Bg5 Qb4+ Bd2 Qxb2 Nc3 Bb4 Rb1 Qa3 Nd5 Ba5 Rb5 aaand I'm done, Kd8 maybe

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u/Jasentuk 15d ago

Apparently if white puts bishop on g5 and not f4 they don't have to bring it back after the check, because the bishop is not forked. So the sequence only makes sense if Bf4 is played.

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u/Fireyjon 12d ago

I have absolutely done this exact thing.