A gambit against the French and the Sicilian

1/17/2025 – In the latest ChessBase Magazine #223 Spyridon Kapnisis examines a wing gambit that can be used against two openings at once! The move orders are 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4!? cxb4 4.d4 d5 5.e5 (Sicilian) and 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!? cxb4 5.d4 (French). In his “All in One” article, the GM from Greece summarizes everything you need to know about the variation in a fully annotated game! You can view the complete article as a free sample - directly as a ChessBase Book on your iPad, tablet, smartphone, etc. Take a look and try out the gambit on the server right away!