From 5eb0904477a12756900d515c07acc3f76e18aa13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LesCyclopes <102646308+LesCyclopes@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:51:55 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Tennison Gambit, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Trap A06 Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Trap 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 This line has a ridiculous name, but I believe the unusual amount of attention its gotten warrants its inclusion in the database. There is already precedent for ridiculous sounding yet popular openings (The Bongcloud), as well as chess traps (Siberian Trap). ----------Sourcing: (I have followed GM Smirnov in describing this line as a trap rather than as a gambit.) "Tennison Gambit Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variation"(8.6 million views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xNlzsnPCQ " INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE GAMBIT" by GothamChess (3.2 million views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc91zIltxIo "Tennison Gambit (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) | Chess Trap for White"(175k views) by GM Igor Smirnov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwFdW7s9I7c "Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Trap"(501k views) by GM Igor Smirnov: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P8Iw80W1j78 "Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit (real opening)"(4.8 million views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50Azi7mzIs Wikibooks mentions this trap: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...d5#:~:text=2%2E%20Nf3,openings This line is not included in the Chess.com opening explorer. --- a.tsv | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/a.tsv b/a.tsv index 1a10580e..ac7c92c2 100644 --- a/a.tsv +++ b/a.tsv @@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ A06 Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense 1. Nf3 d5 2. Nc3 A06 Zukertort Opening: Santasiere's Folly 1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 A06 Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 A06 Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4 +A06 Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Trap 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 A06 Zukertort Opening: The Potato 1. Nf3 d5 2. a4 A07 Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g5 A07 King's Indian Attack 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3