Tennison Gambit
The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn.[1][2][3][4] The ECO code is A06, and the opening moves begin with either the Réti Opening:[5]
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| Moves | 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 or 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | A06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Otto Mandrup Tennison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | King's Pawn Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | Abonyi Gambit Black Rook's Gambit Lemberg Gambit Lviv Gambit Polish Gambit Zukertort Gambit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
or the Scandinavian Defense:
History
The first person to significantly research this opening was chess amateur Otto Mandrup Tennison (1834–1909).[6][7] Tennison was born in Denmark, studied in Germany and moved to the United States in 1854. There he played in the chess clubs of New Orleans. Many strong players picked up the idea from the first half of the 20th century.
After 2...dxe4 3.Ng5
3... e5! (White had the advantage in Ermenkov–Bonchev, Bulgaria 1970, after 3...Nf6?! 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Ngxe4 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bf3) 4. Nxe4 f5! favors Black.[8]
Notable games
Otto M. Tennison vs. NN, New Orleans 1891
1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ng5 f5 4. Bc4 Nh6 5. Nxh7 Rxh7 6. Qh5+ Kd7 7. Qg6 Rh8 8. Be6+ Kc6 9. Bxc8+ Qd6 10. Qe8+ Kb6 11. Qa4 If 11...Qc6 then 12.Qb3+ Ka6 13.Nc3 any 14.Bxb7+; 11...e6 12.a3, etc. (Tennison) 1–0
See also
References
- Schiller, Eric. Gambit Opening Repertoire for White – Tennison Gambit (pp. 171–78). Cardoza Publishing. ISBN 0940685787
- Virginia Newsletter (1998). pp. 13–15
- 365.com – A06: Tennison (Lemberg, Zukertort) gambit
- Tennison gambit Collection Chessgames.com
- Reti Opening A06 Chessgames.com
- Wall, Bill. Tennison Gambit.
- Otto M. Tennison Chessgames.com
- Benjamin, Joel; Schiller, Eric (1987). "Tennison Gambit". Unorthodox Openings. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 79. ISBN 0-02-016590-0.
Further reading
- Bekemann, Uwe. (2016). Better late than never – The Tennison Gambit. Schachverlag Ullrich. ISBN 978-3959209663
- Lutes, John. (2002). Tennison Gambit. Chess Enterprises. ISBN 9780945470557
