Borg Defense: Borg Gambit

Borg Defense: Borg Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code B00, part of the Borg Defense family. It goes 1. e4 g5 2. d4 Bg7. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... g5. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
• 1... g5 – Black plays the pawn to g5
• 2. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 2... Bg7 – Black plays the bishop to g7

Related openings

• It extends: Borg Defense (1. e4 g5)
• Related line: Borg Defense: Troon Gambit (1. e4 g5 2. d4 h6 3. h4 g4)
• Related line: Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (1. d4 g5)
• Related line: Borg Defense: Zilbermints Gambit (1. e4 g5 2. d4 e5)

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