Tennison Gambit
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|moves = 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4
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1.e4 d5 2.Nf3
|ECO = A06
|birth =
|nameorigin = Otto Mandrup Tennison
|parentopening = Zukertort Opening
|AKA = Abonyi Gambit
Black Rook's Gambit
Lemberg Gambit
Lviv Gambit
Polish Gambit
Zukertort Gambit
ICBM Gambit
ICBM Variation
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The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn.Schiller, Eric. Gambit Opening Repertoire for White – Tennison Gambit (pp. 171–78). Cardoza Publishing. {{ISBN|0940685787}}[http://www.vachess.org/news/1998_2.pdf Virginia Newsletter (1998). pp. 13–15][https://www.365chess.com/eco/A06_Tennison_(Lemberg_Zukertort)_gambit 365.com – A06: Tennison (Lemberg, Zukertort) gambit][http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009312 Tennison gambit Collection] Chessgames.com The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening:[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=A06 Reti Opening A06] Chessgames.com
or the Scandinavian Defense:
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code for the Tennison Gambit is A06.
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History
The first person to significantly research this opening was chess amateur Otto Mandrup Tennison (1834–1909).[http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/articles/Tennison%20Gambit.htm Wall, Bill. Tennison Gambit.][http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=99715 Otto M. Tennison] Chessgames.com 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
- After 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Ngxe4 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bf3 White had the advantage in Ermenkov–Bonchev, Bulgaria 1970.
- 3...e5{{chesspunc|!}} 4.Nxe4 f5! favors Black.{{cite book |last1=Benjamin |first1=Joel |authorlink1=Joel Benjamin |last2=Schiller |first2=Eric |authorlink2=Eric Schiller |title=Unorthodox Openings |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |year=1987 |page=79 |contribution=Tennison Gambit |isbn=0-02-016590-0}}
- 3...Bf5 and Black has the better position. A continuation might be 4.Nc3 Nf6 and Black keeps the advantage in a {{chessgloss|solid}} position.
Notable games
Otto M. Tennison vs. {{chessgloss|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 {{chessAN|1–0}} If 11...Qc6 then 12.Qb3+ Ka6 13.Nc3 any 14.Bxb7+; 11...e6 12.a3, etc. (Tennison)
See also
References
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Further reading
- Bekemann, Uwe. (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=-YTVjwEACAAJ Better late than never – The Tennison Gambit]. Schachverlag Ullrich. {{ISBN|978-3959209663}}
- Lutes, John. (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=x7fOsJ5dW-4C Tennison Gambit]. Chess Enterprises. {{ISBN|9780945470557}}
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