Elephant Gambit: Refutation to 2...d5
Main ideas: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 and then meet ...Qxd5, ...e4 or ...Bd6 with calm, developing moves that keep the extra pawn.
Opening moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5. Black quickly strikes in the centre and offers a pawn. White can safely accept it and push back using simple, developing moves.
In this 1...e5 theory chapter you will learn three important ways Black can continue the Elephant Gambit and how to answer each one. The key ideas are: take the pawn, develop with tempo against the queen, and build a strong central pawn chain.
Main ideas: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 and then meet ...Qxd5, ...e4 or ...Bd6 with calm, developing moves that keep the extra pawn.