Practice the Icelandic Gambit with accepted attacks and quieter declined structures. Work through 8 lines from our Icelandic Gambit guide, then try 16 exercises and play six positions against the bot.
Study three White routes and five Black routes. The lines cover safe acceptance with Nf3 and O-O, both declined d4 structures, Black's accepted ...O-O-O pawn storm, the ...Bb4+ and ...Nb4 pressure line, the isolated-pawn blockade, the f2 deflection trap, and the guide's Portuguese crossover test.
Keyboard: ← → step through the moves. Click any move chip to jump.
Where the moves come from: every line and position in this trainer comes from our Icelandic Gambit guide. The guide's five test positions are answered by Qa4+ (+3.99), Bxd8 (+4.03), ...Bb4+ (-0.73), dxe6 (+0.36), and ...Bxf3 (-1.05).
The 16 boards cover accepting on e6, safe castling, the Qa4+ double attack, Ne2 development, the queen capture on d8, blocking ...Re8+, Black's bishop recapture, both ...Ng4 tempos, the accepted ...Bb4+ check, the declined ...Bb4+ test, ...Nb6 blockade, both halves of the f2 trap, and two Portuguese-crossover decisions.
Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.
Select one of six starting positions and set the opponent from 600 to 3000. The coach comments on ten key moments, including the first choice, accepted development, both ...Ng4 ideas, the declined blockade, the Qa4+ and Bxd8 tactics, the f2 deflection, and the crossover exchange.
The six starts include the main six-move gambit position, book lines for Accepted, 4.d4 Declined, and 4.Nc3 Declined, plus positions for the f2 trap and Portuguese crossover. Each mirrored goal names a piece, pawn, square, or move deadline.
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