Staunton Gambit
Dutch Defence · A83 · you play Black. 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.d5 Ne5
About the Staunton Gambit
The Staunton Gambit, 2.e4, offers a pawn to open lines against the Dutch. Black keeps the pawn with ...Nf6 and ...Nc6, plays ...Ne5 and ...Nf7 to hold everything, and finishes development with ...e6. Returning the pawn to castle safely is a good practical choice.
1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nc6: that is the start of the Staunton Gambit, a A83 line of the Dutch Defence for Black. There are 3 lines of this opening to train. Go through the Staunton Gambit one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. Below the board you find middlegame plans for the Staunton Gambit, common endgames and games by strong players, so you know what to do once the theory ends. Train it regularly as part of your repertoire of chess defences for Black: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.