Talk:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. e5

It's interesting that this is here. The treatment of this variation in the article is misconceived. This is a gambit. White is going to give up the e5 pawn and have a d4 pawn instead, and that consumes 3 moves for Black. 1. e4 c5 2. e5 Nc6 3. c3 Nxe5 4. d4. After the Black N moves, White must play Nc3 or he will be lost. However, after that, White has free development and can sometimes prevent Black from castling and Black's pieces will not be well placed. Black may think he's attacking, but his moves may turn out to be losers as White seizes the initiative. It is, of course, unsound, like most gambits. It will work against good players who have never seen it before, if you know the ideas. 72.182.33.219 (discuss) 02:06, 29 March 2015 (UTC) Eric