Maróczy Gambit
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| Moves | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | B12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Geza Maróczy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Caro-Kann Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In chess, the Maróczy Gambit, is an opening line in the Fantasy Variation of the Caro–Kann Defence in which White sacrifices a pawn for a large lead in development and attacking chances. It begins with the moves
White offers a pawn, aiming to exert pressure on Black's king and f-pawn. Another possibility for White's 6th move is to recapture the lost pawn with 6.Qxd4. However, this allows Black to trade queens and dissolve White's immediate attacking chances. 6.Bc4 is therefore evaluated by engines as the strongest move in this position.
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings classifies the Maróczy Gambit under code B12.