Barnes Opening: Gedult Gambit
ECO A00 ยท Barnes Opening
The Barnes Opening: Gedult Gambit (A00) is a chess opening in the Barnes Opening family, played by White. It arises after the moves 1. f3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3.
Moves: 1. f3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3
About this opening
The Gedult Gambit stems from Barnes's Opening: after 1.f3 f5 2.e4, White offers the e4 pawn to open the central lines quickly and exploit the weakening created by ...f5. The compensation remains dubious, the initial f3 move hampering the natural development of the king's knight. It is a surprise and blitz line, to be used for the fun of open play more than for its soundness.