4. dxe5 is not so good:
forcing the retreat of the white knight 
and followed by Qxd5. 
Double Bongcloud: Elephant Gambit
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#7
Yigor wrote:
We have the following interesting continuation:
The sequel leads to a knight sacrifice 
but with a sufficient positional compensation:
Here white could continue with Qh3+, Qg4+ or Qf5+. 
Jul 11, 2021
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#10
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
waait-
In the traditional Elephant Gambit, 3...f6?? would be a blunder cuz of 4. Qh5+! instead of 4. d4:
If U start with Double Bongcloud
then Elephant Gambit becomes an optimal option. 
