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Tennison Gambit
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I'm both a Scandinavian player (so face this sometimes with Black) and a Budapest player (so have played similar positions with reversed colours). I always play 3...e5, which is the equivalent of Alekhine's line in the Budapest. I've always done well with this, and, come to think of it, always done badly against the Alekhine Budapest.
savis99 wrote:
Hey all, just got interested in the Tennison Gambit and im wondering if anyone could give me some help with a few continuations. For those who dont know the Tennison Gambit is 1.nf3 d5 2.e4
My favourite continuation is 2...dxe4 3. ng5 qd5 4. d3 exd3 5. bxd3 qxg2 6. be4 but i would like to find a few new lines so any help would be great.
If anybody knows any lines that would be great thanks. Stavis.
@Savis99:
Black would try to save Queen by 7. Qg4.
White can continue with advantage (you will see later here): 8. Qxg4 9. Bxg4 10. Bxb7 (attacking the rook).
Let me know if it helps
Jan 22, 2017
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#26
Prologue1 wrote:
4.d3 looks like a free pawn... Anyway...
This attack had more to do with White being Johnny Hector than the choice of opening but at least it's something.
1) e4 d5 2) Nf3 exd 3) Ng5 Nc6!?. If white takes e4 pawn then Nf6 with lead in development for black. This line made me stop playing the opening altogether.
um.
Oct 29, 2017
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#29
I tend to play the Tennison positionally. The following is a common trap:
Nov 14, 2017
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#31
What a topic about a silly opening.
It's how it usually is against 'bad' gambits. If the opponent doesn't react forcefully but just develops and gives back the pawn, he's more then fine.
White is struggling to get back his pawn and the only upside he has is his "attack" on f7? Which is easily defended. Nah, there are some fun lines but I'd never play this with white.
Mar 17, 2019
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#33
Take a look at this. I hadn't even heard of the gambit when I first played it, so I definetely didn't play the perfect line, but still ... checkmate in 13 moves is pretty good!
Mar 17, 2019
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#34
I hadn't seen that line before. I may have to try it. I usually play 4.g4
Mar 18, 2019
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#35
pfren wrote:
folderal έγραψε:
I hadn't seen that line before. I may have to try it. I usually play 4.g4
A matter of taste. Both moves are perfectly bad.
lol, pfren is great.
Mar 18, 2019
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#36
I don't think anyone plays Tennison for its solid analytical underpinnings.
Mar 18, 2019
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#37
folderal wrote:
I don't think anyone plays Tennison for its solid analytical underpinnings.
When I was fairly new to chess I was playing some friendly games with a 2000 rated player.
I was black and we opened 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6
After I'd done this a few times, he asked "why do you open this way?"
I was honest and said "because I don't know any openings"
I think we can say the same about people who play the tennison gambit 
Can't say how many of these i have won - but it's quite a few.
Mar 18, 2019
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#39
I've won many games in exactly this move order, but it relies on the opponent not knowing what they're doing.
Mar 18, 2019
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#40
pfren wrote:
rychessmaster1 έγραψε:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 has a clear refutation...
3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 with a big advantage for white
3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 with a big advantage for white
This allows 5...e5 which is just slightly better for white. Playing 4.Nf3 first is considered to be more accurate.
Yeah, actually it's fun to trick people like that in blitz. They know the marshall is supposed to be bad, but they play 4.e4 and you get a reasonable position, and they don't understand what they did wrong.
But like the Tennison, this sort of trickery works less and less frequently as your opponents get stronger.
There are legitimately tricky and difficult openings people can play without playing nonsense.
I'll show a game I recently lost in blitz, but first a little background
Ok, so now my game
nice opening