Tennison Gambit
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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 | Zukertort Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn.[2][3][4][5]
The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening:[6]
or the Scandinavian Defense:
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code for the Tennison Gambit is A06.
History
[edit]The first person to significantly research this opening was chess amateur Otto Mandrup Tennison (1834–1909).[7][8] Tennison was born in Denmark, studied in Germany and moved to the United States in 1854.[1] 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.
Analysis
[edit]The Tennison Gambit is considered theoretically unsound, as White sacrifices a pawn immediately with no solid positional compensation. Without precise counterplay, however, Black can easily fall into a number of tactical traps that leave White ahead.[9]
After 2...dxe4 3.Ng5:
- 3...Nf6 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Ngxe4 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bf3 and White had the advantage in Ermenkov–Bonchev, Bulgaria 1970.
- 3...e5! 4.Nxe4 f5 and 4.h4 Be7 5.Bc4 Bxg5 6.Qh5 g6 7.Qxg5 f6 favor Black.[10]
- 3...Bf5 and Black has the better position. A continuation might be 4.g4 Bg6 5.Bg2 h5 and Black keeps the advantage in a sharp position.
Notable games
[edit]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+; if 11...e6, then 12.a3 etc. (Tennison) 1–0
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) [First pub. 1992]. "Tennison Gambit". The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 416. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
- ^ Schiller, Eric (1998). "Tennison Gambit". Gambit Opening Repertoire for White. Cardoza Publishing. pp. 171–178. ISBN 978-0-940685-78-9.
- ^ Tejler, Andy (1998). "Tennison Gambit" (PDF). The Gambiteer. Virginia Newsletter (2). Virginia Chess Federation: 13–15.
- ^ "A06: Tennison (Lemberg, Zukertort) gambit". 365.com.
- ^ "Tennison gambit Collection". Chessgames.com.
- ^ "Reti Opening A06". Chessgames.com.
- ^ Wall, Bill. Tennison Gambit.
- ^ "Otto M. Tennison". Chessgames.com.
- ^ Raidmax21 (2018). "Dirty Chess Tricks in Tennison Gambit: The Opening". Studies. Lichess.
- ^ Benjamin, Joel; Schiller, Eric (1987). "Tennison Gambit". Unorthodox Openings. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 79. ISBN 0-02-016590-0.
Bibliography
- Bekemann, Uwe (2016). "Better late than never – The Tennison Gambit". Schachverlag Ullrich. ISBN 978-3-95920966-3.
- Lutes, John (2002). "Tennison Gambit". Chess Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-945470-55-7.
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