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How to play the ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit)

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How to play the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit:

Move 1 is 1. e5, d4, the scandinavian defense from black. 

You respond with Nf3 and they respond with dxe4. Also known as the Reti opening, Tennison Gambit.

Then you play Ng5, and lets say black plays Nf6, a very common move.

After that you play d3 and they respond with exd3

Then you do Bxd3, taking back with the bishop, and they play h6, kicking the knight, 

But we play Nxf7!! They take back with Kxf7 

But after that we play Bg6+!!

They take back with Kxg6 and then you will realize that their queen is completely hanging! So now they are down 3 points of material and have a vulnerable king. 

If you didn't know how to play the ICBM, then now you do.