How do I counter the Tennison Gambit ICBM variation
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SpecOpsFuchs
May 28, 2023
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I'm a Scandinavian Defense player, I love the aggressive opening but this gambit actually scares me, I lose a bunch of tempo just to protect my queen and was wondering how do I quickly counter this gambit.
There are no traps in this position
1. E4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 bf5 (i don’t recommend playing 3. Nf6 because it gives away the advantage after 4. Bc4, but that isn’t the icbm anymore)
Your king’s a little exposed but you’re up a lot of material
If you don’t like the exposed king you can try this
No traps
Or, even better: