The King's Gambit: Essentials (Black Repertoire)

By Theo van Stratum

A Black repertoire against the King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4), White's oldest and most aggressive try for a fast attack at the cost of a wing pawn. Covers two sound ways to decline the gambit outright (2...Bc5 and the solid 2...d6), the classical Fischer Defence for those happy to accept and keep the extra pawn for good (3...d6 against 3.Nf3), and how to meet White's other major try after accepting, the Bishop's Gambit (3.Bc4).