Richter-Veresov Attack: Malich Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code D01, part of the Richter-Veresov Attack family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. d5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 11 moves it is Black to move. After the last move Black 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. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
2. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
2... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
3. Bg5 – White plays the bishop to g5
3... c5 – Black plays the pawn to c5
4. Bxf6 – White takes on f6 with the bishop
4... gxf6 – Black captures on f6 with the g-pawn
5. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
5... dxe4 – Black captures on e4 with the d-pawn
6. d5 – White plays the pawn to d5
About the Richter-Veresov Attack
White plays 1.d4, 2.Nc3 and 3.Bg5, developing pieces fast and aiming for e4. It is an offbeat system that avoids main theory.
White wants f3 and e4 to build a big centre.
Bxf6 can double Black's pawns.
The c3 knight blocks the c-pawn, so Black can hit back with ...c5.
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