Mexican Defense: Horsefly Gambit

ECO: A50Flank Openings1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.f4

no master games reached this exact line Β· estimated data

How it's played

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Start
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About the Mexican Defense: Horsefly Gambit

The Mexican Defense: Horsefly Gambit is a line of the Mexican Defense, catalogued under ECO code A50 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.f4, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Mexican Defense has 2 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.