Milner-Barry Gambit

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The Milner-Barry Gambit is an aggressive chess opening line in the French Defense where White sacrifices a pawn in the center to gain rapid development and attacking chances.

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Milner-Barry Gambit canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess opening ⓘ
gambit ⓘ
opening variation in the French Defense ⓘ
arisesAfter French Defense: Advance Variation ⓘ
belongsToOpeningFamily French Defense ⓘ
linked to: French Defence
character aggressive ⓘ
sharp ⓘ
tactical ⓘ
color White ⓘ
commonMisconception often confused with the Milner-Barry Gambit in the French Tarrasch (cxd4 line) ⓘ
counteredBy accurate defensive play and timely piece exchanges by Black ⓘ
ECOCode C02 ⓘ
C03 ⓘ
evaluation dangerous as a surprise weapon ⓘ
objectively somewhat dubious at top level ⓘ
namedAfter Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry ⓘ
requires good calculation skills ⓘ
knowledge of concrete theory ⓘ
startingMoves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 ⓘ
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 ⓘ
strategicTheme attack on Black king ⓘ
central pawn sacrifice for initiative ⓘ
open g-file and h-file for rook and queen ⓘ
pressure on the g7 pawn ⓘ
rapid development ⓘ
thematicWeakness White’s exposed king if attack fails ⓘ
White’s weakened queenside pawn structure ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin 20th century ⓘ
typicalPawnSacrifice White often sacrifices the c3 pawn ⓘ
White sacrifices the d4 pawn ⓘ
typicalPiecePlacement White bishop developed to d3 ⓘ
White knight on f3 ⓘ
White queen on g4 or g3 ⓘ
White rooks on g1 and e1 ⓘ
typicalPlanForBlack accept pawn sacrifice and consolidate extra material ⓘ
return material at a good moment to reach a safe endgame ⓘ
typicalPlanForWhite castle kingside quickly and launch kingside attack ⓘ
use open lines to attack Black king ⓘ
usedBy club players seeking attacking chances against the French Defense ⓘ

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Stuart Milner-Barry → hasEponym → Milner-Barry Gambit ⓘ