Train & Practice Tennison Gambit with ChessDoctrine

Practice the Tennison Gambit with the ICBM line, tactical traps, and Black's defensive replies. Study 8 lines from our Tennison Gambit guide, solve 16 exercises, then play six positions against the bot.

Training: Tennison Gambit
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1

Learn the lines of the guide

Study four White attacking routes and four Black defensive lessons. The set covers Bc4 pressure, the ICBM queen capture, the ...Bf5 king hunt, the greedy-queen trap, the active ...e5 antidote, and the Greek Gift warning.

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 Tennison Gambit guide. The guide's five test positions are answered by Be4 (+2.96), Qh5+ (+0.49), Bxh7+ (+1.86), Nxf7 (+1.56), and Qxd8 (+3.03).

2

Drill the 16 decisions that matter

The 16 boards test f7 pressure, pawn recovery, queen pursuit, the ICBM sacrifices, Black's ...e5 antidote, the ...Bf5 pawn hold, and the Greek Gift. Every candidate move is legal on its exact board, and every explanation stays attached to an observable piece or pawn consequence.

Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.

3

Play the bot and apply it

Choose any of six starting positions and set the bot from 600 to 3000. The coach comments on eleven key moments, including the accepted pawn, both main defenses, the f4 overreach, the ICBM launch and refutation, the greedy queen, the f3 offer, and the Greek Gift position.

Tennison Gambit variations

The six starts include the main 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 position, all four book lines, and a Greek Gift position. Each color receives the logical opposite on the same named pieces and squares.

How strong should the bot be?

Tennison GambitECO B01 · 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 · you are White

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