Gambit Openings for White
A list of gambit openings for White includes many gambits. Not all are sound, but they are all interesting!
White gambits in the King Pawn Openings (“1.e4 e5”) include:
- King’s Gambit (and many sub-variations like: King’s Bishop Gambit, Kieseritsky Gambit, Muzio Gambit, etc.)
- Evan’s Gambit
- Danish Gambit
- Goring Gambit
- Fried Liver Attack (Two Knights Defence)
- Vienna Gambit
- Italian Gambit
- Max Lange Gambit
- Scotch Gambit
- Urusov Gambit
- Lolli Attack
- Danish Gambit Deferred
Anti-Sicilian Gambits for White include:
Queen pawn opening (“d4”) gambits for White include:
- Queen’s Gambit (Queen’s Gambit Declined, Queen’s Gambit Accepted)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
- Staunton Gambit (Dutch Defence)
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