'Secret' Gambit Repertoire For White (summary)

HERE is the basic outline of the repertoire after 1.e4, cross-referenced to the parts of the series in which the moves were covered.

Part Two

1...c5

2.a3 Nc6

2...e6 3.b4 cxb4 4.axb4 Bxb4 5.c3

2...g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Nc3 (4.c3!?) d6 5.Nf3 (5.Rb1!?)

3.b4 cxb4 4.axb4 Nxb4 5.d4

Part Three

1...e5

2.Bc4 Nf6

For alternatives, see 2...Nc6 and 2...Bc5 below

3.d4 exd4

3...Nxe4 4.dxe5

4.Nf3 Nc6

4...Nxe4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Qh4 Be7 8.Bg5

4...Bb4+ 5.c3 (5.Bd2!?) dxc3 6.bxc3 (0-0!?) Bc5 (6...d5) 7.exd5 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bg5) 7.e5 d5 (7...Qe7? 8.0-0 Ng4 9.Bg5) 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Qe2+

4.Bc5 5.0-0 (5.e5!?) 0-0 6.e5 Ne4? (6...d5 7.Bb3 Ne4 8.c3 Bb6 9.cxd4) 7.Bd5 Nxf2 8.Rxf2 d3 9.Qxd3 Bxf2+ 10.Kxf2

4...d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.0-0 Nb6 7.Bg5! f6 (7...Be7 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Nxd4) 8.Re1+ Be7 9.Bb3

4...c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.Ng5 Ne5 (6...d5? 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Qh5 g6 9.Qf3) 7.Bb3 h6 8.f4! hxg5 9.fxe5Qc7 10.Bxg5 Qxe5 11.Bf4

5.e5

2...Nc6

3.Nf3 Nf6

3...Bc5 (see 2...Bc5 below)

4.d4 exd4

4...Nxe4?! 5.dxe5

4...Nxd4? 5.Bxf7+!

5.e5

2...Bc5

3.Nf3 Nc6

4.0-0 Nf6

5.d4 Bxd4

5...Nxd4?! 6.Nxe5 0-0 (6...Qe7+!? 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Nd3) 7.Be3 Ne6 8.Bxe6 Bxe3 9.Bxf7+

5...exd4 6.e5 d5 7.exf6 dxc4 8.fxg7 Rg8 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.Re1+

6.Nxd4 Nxd4

7.f4 d6

8.fxe5 dxe5

9.Bg5 Be6

9...Qe7 10.Na3 (10.Kh1!?; 10.Qd3!?)

10.Na3

Part Four

1...e6

2.d4 d5

3.c4 dxe4

3...c6!? 4.e5 (4.exd5!?) dxc4 (4...c5 5.Nf3) 5.Bxc4

4.Nc3 Nf6

5.Be3

5.f3!? exf3 (5...Bb4+ 6.a3!? 6.Be3!?) 6.Nxf3

5...Be7

5...Bb4+ 6.Qb3 Bc3+ 7.Qxc3 0-0 8.Ne2

6.Qc2 c5 7.d5

Part Five

1...c6

2.d4 d5

3.Nc3 dxe4

4.f3

4.Bc4!?

4...exf3

4...e3?! 5.Bxe3 Bf5 6.Nge2 (6.g4!? Bg6 7.Nge2) h6 7.Ng3 Bh7 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3

4...e5 5.dxe5 (5.Be3!?) Qxd1+ 6.Nxd1 exf3 7.Nxf3

5.Nxf3 Nf6

5...Bg4 6.h3 (6.Be3) Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Qxd4 8.Be3

6.Bc4

6.Bd3!?

6...e6

6...Bg4? 7.Bxf7+!

6...Bf5 7.0-0 e6 8.Ne5 Bg6 (8...Bxc2?! 9.Nxf7! Kxf7 10.Qxc2! Qxd4+ 11.Be3!!) 9.Be3 (9,Nxg6!?) Nbd7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qf3

7.0-0 Be7

8.Qe1

Part Six

1...d5

2.d4 dxe4

2...e6 3.c4 (see part four)

2...c6 3.Nc3 (see part five)

3.Nc3

Part Seven

1...Nf6

2.Bc4 Nxe4

2...d5?! 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.d4 (4.Nf3!?)

3.Bxf7+ Kxf7

4.Qh5+ g6

5.Qd5+ e6

6.Qxe4+ Bg7

7.d4