C50
Rousseau Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 About This Opening
The Rousseau Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5!?) counterattacks the Italian setup with an early ...f5. White keeps the advantage with precise play, but one careless developing move can hand Black a raging kingside attack.
Variations
25 found C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50
Rousseau Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 Rousseau Gambit: Center Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 Nc3 fxe4 Nxe4 d5 Rousseau Gambit: Dual Threat
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Ng5 f4 Bf7+ Kf8 Rousseau Gambit: Trap Declined
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Nd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Rousseau Gambit: Castle Caravan
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Bg5 Be7 Bxe7 Qxe7 Rousseau Gambit: G2 Raid
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Bb5 Qg5 g3 Qxf5 Rousseau Gambit: Queen Sweep
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Bb3 Qg5 g3 Qxf5 Rousseau Gambit: Queen Jolt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d4 exd4 exf5 d5 Bb5 Qe7+ Qe2 Qxe2+ Rousseau Gambit: Pin Clamp
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Nc3 f4 O-O d6 a3 Bg4 Rousseau Gambit: Queen Sweep
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Bb5 Qg5 Bxc6+ bxc6 g3 Qxf5 Rousseau Gambit: Iron King
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Qh5+ Ke7 Bb3 Nf6 Qg5 h6 Rousseau Gambit: King Parry
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Qh5+ Ke7 Bb3 Nf6 Qh4 Bxf5 Rousseau Gambit: Queenside Pivot
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d4 exd4 e5 d5 exd6 Qxd6 O-O Nf6 Re1+ Be7 Rousseau Gambit: Queen Harpoon
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Qe2 Qe7 Ng1 Nf6 d3 Nd4 Qd2 Nxc2+ Qxc2 exd3+ Qe2 dxe2 Rousseau Gambit: H3 Ambush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Ng5 f4 Nf7 Qh4 g3 Qh3 Nxh8 d5 Bxd5 Bg4 Qd2 Nd4 Rousseau Gambit: G-Pawn Sprint
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Ng5 f4 Nf7 Qh4 g3 Qh3 Nxh8 d5 Bxd5 Bg4 f3 fxg3 fxg4 g2 Rousseau Gambit: Queen Noose
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 Bxg8 Rxg8 exf5 e4 Ng1 d5 Qh5+ g6 fxg6 Rxg6 Qxh7 Qg5 g3 Rh6 Qxc7 Bd6 Rousseau Gambit: G-File Guillotine
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Ng5 f4 Nf7 Qh4 O-O Nf6 Nxh8 Ng4 h3 Nxf2 Rxf2 Qxf2+ Kh1 f3 Qxf3 Qg1# Rousseau Gambit: Kingside Clamp
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 O-O Nf6 Nc3 f4 a3 d6 b4 Bb6 Nd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Nd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 Rb1 Qg5 Rousseau Gambit: Rookless Rampage
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 Ng5 f4 Nf7 Qh4 O-O Nf6 Nxh8 Ng4 h3 Nxf2 Rxf2 Qxf2+ Kh1 f3 gxf3 d5 Bxd5 Bxh3 Rousseau Gambit: Bishop Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Qe2 Qe7 Ng1 Nf6 Nc3 Nd4 Qd1 d5 Nxd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Bxf5 Bxb7 Rb8 Bd5 Qg5 g3 Bg4 Rousseau Gambit: F2 Thunder
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d3 Bc5 exf5 d5 Bb5 Ne7 Nxe5 O-O Nxc6 bxc6 Ba4 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxf5 Kg1 Qf6 Qf3 Qd4+ Kf1 Ng3+ Rousseau Gambit: Castle Crush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxf5 d5 exd5 Bxf5 dxc6 Qxd1+ Kxd1 O-O-O+ Bd2 Ng4 cxb7+ Kxb7 Ke2 Bc5 f3 Rhe8+ Rousseau Gambit: Royal Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Qe2 Qe7 Ng1 Nf6 Nc3 Nd4 Qd1 d5 Nxd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Bxf5 c3 Nf3+ gxf3 exf3+ Kf1 Bd3+ Ne2 fxe2+ Rousseau Gambit: Castle Denial
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 f5 exf5 e4 Qe2 Qe7 Ng1 Nf6 Nc3 Nd4 Qd1 d5 Nxd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Bxf5 Ne2 Bg4 Bc4 Qc5 c3 Qxc4 cxd4 O-O-O