Тишинуша Гамимеря (spamsink) wrote,
Тишинуша Гамимеря
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Another one bites the dust...

...the King's Gambit is now solved. [...] It’s solved in the sense that we know the outcome, just as we know the outcome for most five and six piece endings. Except that here we are dealing with a single starting position…

… which is?

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4. We now know the exact outcome of this position, assuming perfect play, of course. I know your next question, so I am going to pre-empt it: there is only one move that draws for White, and that is, somewhat surprisingly, 3.Be2. Every other move loses by force.
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