Anyone have a smurfy explanation?
Why is the Elephant gambit called a gambit?
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Maybe because after 4.Nc3 and it more or less becomes a Scandinavian Defense (or as some people say, Center Counter Defense) where black has played e5 and white has a knight on f3
I can understand the King's Gambit being called a gambit, since white gives up an f pawn. But if black plays 3...Qxd5 then it is just an exchange. Or am I missing something? Is there really a gambit in the Elephant gambit?