Amar Opening: Paris Gambit, Gent Gambit
ECO A00 ยท Amar Opening
The Amar Opening: Paris Gambit, Gent Gambit (A00) is a chess opening in the Amar Opening family, played by White. It arises after the moves 1. Nh3 d5 2. g3 e5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O fxg3 6. hxg3.
Moves: 1. Nh3 d5 2. g3 e5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O fxg3 6. hxg3
About this opening
The Gent Gambit raises the stakes of the Paris Gambit: after 3...Bxh3 4.Bxh3 exf4 5.O-O fxg3 6.hxg3, White has sacrificed two pawns and the h3 knight for open files and an attack on the black king. The compensation is purely speculative and insufficient against accurate defense. It is a romantic curiosity, a tactical firework with no serious theoretical pretension.