[Event "Chicken Gambit!: Ideas in 7. dxe4"] [Date "2024.06.19"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [StudyName "Chicken Gambit!"] [ChapterName "Ideas in 7. dxe4"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/cj8t331U/ECJk7hFo"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/TotalNoob69"] [UTCDate "2024.06.19"] [UTCTime "10:01:32"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4+ 6. c3 O-O 7. dxe4 { The biggest problem in this position is that the dark squared bishop is under attack and Bg5 is coming. Stockfish recommends Bc5 or Bd6 first, but we're going to go with Be7. } 7... Be7 8. Bg5?! Nxe4 { [%cal Gf6e4] } 9. Bxe7 (9. Qxe4 Bxg5 10. Nxg5 (10. Be2 Re8 { eval: 0.0 } 11. Qd3 Bf6 $10 { eval: +0.10 }) (10. Bd3 { [%cal Re4h7] } 10... Re8 { [%cal Ye8e1] } 11. Ne5 { [%cal Re4h7] } 11... f5 12. Qe2 Nd7 { eval: -3.9 } { [%cal Rd7e5,Re8e5] }) 10... Re8 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. dxe6 Rxe6 { eval: -1.5 }) 9... Qxe7 10. Nbd2 Bf5 { Objectively, this is +2 for White, but the most played move in this position (albeit in very few games) is long castle. Nxe4 is next, which leads to +1.1 eval. Best move, Nd4, is almost never played. } 11. O-O-O?? (11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxe4 13. Bc4 $10 { eval: +0.3 } (13. O-O-O $14 { eval: +1.1 })) 11... Nxc3 { [%cal Rc3d1,Rc3e2,Rc3a2,Rf5b1,Re7a3,Ra3c1] } 12. Qxe7?? (12. Qc4 Nxd1 13. Kxd1 Nd7 { eval: -4.5 }) (12. bxc3 Qa3#) 12... Nxa2# *