Irish Gambit

Irish Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code C44. It goes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... e5. After 5 moves it is Black to move. After the last move White is a pawn ahead in material. 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... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... Nc6 – Black plays the knight to c6
• 3. Nxe5 – White takes on e5 with the knight

Related openings

• It extends: King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6)
• Continues with: King's Pawn Game: Schulze-Müller Gambit – adds 3... Nxe5 4. d4

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