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Zukertort Opening: Shabalov Gambit
Overview
Zukertort Opening: Shabalov Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A04 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation, part of the broader Zukertort Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A04
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
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