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The Cracow Gambit (of the Moller variation of the Piano) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1!!

This gambit should not be accepted because 7... Nxe4 is followed by 8.d5. The booting of the knight leaves black with a cramped position. The is a subtle Gambit not obvious to most players. You might be able accept the gambit and do something with 8... Nb8. as in the third game shown below. After 8...Ne7 the usual move is 9 Qd4 as in the second game below.

The logical way of preventing a cramped positions caused by 8.d5 is not to accept the gambit and move 7... d5 then after 8. exd5 Nxd5 9 Nc3!! is best.

White can also try 9. Bg5, 9. Ng5, 9. Qe2 and 9. a3 (weak). He might even try another gambit earlier with 8.e5 (8.e5 is a new move called the Cracked Cracow Gambit. It may be weak)

Game 1 PGN [Date "2004.6.24"][White "Bradley Zang"][Black "Chessmaster"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1 Nxe4 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.a3(You want to be able to develop your queen's knight and not have it taken off by the bishop) Bd6 11.Bg5 O-O 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nc3 Ng6 14.h4 a6 15.h5 Ne5 16.Bb3(Ba2 would lose a tempo by keeping your queen's rook out of play) Nxf3 17.Qxf3 Be5 18.d6 Kh8 19.Bc2 Rg8 20.Re1 cxd6 21.Rh4 Rg7 22.Rg4 Qg8 23.Rxe5 f5 24.Rxg7 Kxg7 25.Rxf5 Kf8 26.Nd5 b6 27.Qe3 h6 28.Qe7+ Kg7 29.Qxd6 Qd8 30.Ne7 Kf8 31.Qf6 Qe8 32.Re5 Qxe7 33.Qxe7+ Kg7 34.Rf5 Bb7 35.Qxf7+ Kh8 36.Qf6+ Kg8 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Rf8+ Rxf8 39.Qh7# 1-0

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Game 2 PGN [Site "Ostende"][Date "1905.??.??"][Round "11"][White "Marshall,Frank J "][Black "Burn,Amos "][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1 Nxe4 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.Bg5 Ng6 11.Nbd2 h6 12.Re1+ Kf8 13.Bd3 Be7 14.Bxg6 hxg5 15.Ne5 fxg6 16.Nxg6+ Kf7 17.Rxe7+ Kxg6 18.Qd3+ Kh6 19.h4 g4 20.h5 Nxh5 21.Qf5 1-0

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Game 3 PGN [ [Site "Paris"][Date "1927.??.??"][Round ""][White "Schwarzmann "][Black "Znosko-Borovsky"]Result "0-1"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1 Nxe4 8.d5 Nb8 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.d6 cxd6 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Re1 Nc6 14.Qd2 Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Rxe5 Bb4 17.Qe2 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qb6 19.Re7 d5 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Bb3 Be6 22.Rxb7 Qxc3 23.Qc2 Qa5 24.Qd3 Rfe8 25.f3 Bc8 0-1

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