I Wasted Years Against The Scandinavian Until I Learned This

November 4, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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🗒️ The Lines Covered In The Video (Blackmar Gambit) 🗒️
1. e4 (1. d4 d5 2. e4) 1… d5 (1… c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. f3)
2. d4 (2. exd5) 2… dxe4 (2… c6) (2… e6) 3. Nc3 Nf6 (3… f5 4. f3 exf3 5.
Nxf3) 4. f3 exf3 (4… e3 5. Bxe3) 5. Nxf3 Bg4 (5… e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O
(7… Nbd7 8. Be3 c6 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. Rd1 b6) 8. Qe1 b6 9. Qh4 Bb7 10. Bg5 a6
(10… Nbd7 11. Bxh7+ Nxh7 12. Bxe7) (10… h6 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qxh6 Nbd7 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Bh7+ Nxh7 (14… Kh8 15. Nxf7#) 15. Qxh7+ Kf8 16. Qxf7#) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxh7#) (5… c6 6. Bc4) 6. h3 Bh5 (6… Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxd4 (7… c6 8. Be3 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O (10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nbd7 12. h4) 10… O-O 11. Rf2 Nbd7 12. Raf1 Nd5 13. Qe4 (13. Qh5 N7f6 14. Rxf6 Nxf6 15. Rxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxh7#) 13… Nxc3 (13… N7f6 14. Rxf6 Nxf6 15. Rxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxh7#) 14. Qxh7#) 8. Qxb7 Qe5+ 9. Kd1) 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Bg2 (9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qd2 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Rxh1) 9… c6 10. h4 h6 (10… Bxc2 11. Qxc2 Qxd4 12. Qe2) (10… Be7 11. h5) (10… h5 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. g5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O) (10… Bb4 11. h5 Be4) 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. Qd3 Kf7 13. Rf1

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