Mexican Defense: Horsefly Gambit

Mexican Defense: Horsefly Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A50, part of the Mexican Defense family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. d5 Ne5 4. f4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 7 moves it is Black 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. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 2... Nc6 – Black plays the knight to c6
• 3. d5 – White plays the pawn to d5
• 3... Ne5 – Black plays the knight to e5
• 4. f4 – White plays the pawn to f4

Related openings

• It extends: Mexican Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6)

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