18/10/2016

Herausforderung - 006 Damengambit, Symmetrical (Austrian) defense




This line of play of course requires white to play 3. dxc5: it is quite a common variation I find. White cannot defend the c5 pawn effectively and black has a clearly dominant position including a passed pawn. A word of caution: in this position development of your pieces is more important that material equality so if white chooses to defend the c5 pawn simply allow him and develop, building pressure elsewhere or even on the pawn itself.