Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap is a chess opening with the ECO code A06, part of the Zukertort Opening family. It goes 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... d5. After 10 moves it is White 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. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
2... dxe4 – Black captures on e4 with the d-pawn
3. Ng5 – White plays the knight to g5
3... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
4. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
4... Bf5 – Black plays the bishop to f5
5. Qe2 – White plays the queen to e2
5... Qd4 – Black plays the queen to d4
About the Zukertort Opening
White starts with 1.Nf3, a flexible move that develops and controls e5 and d4. White can later go into many different openings.
It stops ...e5 for now and keeps d4 or c4 options open.
Common follow-ups are g3, Bg2, O-O (a King's Indian Attack style).
Black can take the centre with ...d5 and ...c5; react calmly.
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