Locock Gambit

June 4, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The Locock Gambit is a line in the Philidor Defense that starts with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Ng5 h6 5.Nxf7.

If you like to start out with e5 and are met with e5 and d6 from your opponent, this would be a great options.

For more openings check out: https://www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-openings/

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