Answers.Body: <p><strong>3. Bc4</strong> is one of those fairly regular moves that defer the opening selection of the Scotch Gambit (<strong>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4</strong>) and the Danish Gambit (<strong>1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4</strong>). <strong>3... Bc5?</strong> is a well-known mistake because of the <strong>Bxf7+</strong> followed by <strong>Qh5+</strong> sequence.</p>
  <p>That's why Black's move is normally <strong>3... Nc6</strong> or <strong>3... Nf6</strong>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: But what's the point of 6.Qd5+ instread of just 6.Qxc5? Doesn't 6.Qd5+ just improve the position of the black king?
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Answers.Text: @bof White no longer has a light-squared bishop and Black will soon not have a dark-squared bishop, so maybe that's part of why chasing the king to a dark square makes sense?
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Answers.Text: @MikeD Thank you for your answer. Could you explain more about the relation between the given opening and the Scotch Gambit? Also, given the two Black's moves that you provided, is Bc4 considered a 'bad move' because White seems could not get a pawn back?
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Body: <p>I am looking at <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1028806" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this game</a> and saw this opening.</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qd5+ Kg7 7.Qxc5
  </code></pre>
  <p>The 3.Bc4 is new to me. I think people usually play 3.Qxd4. So, my questions are:</p>
  <ol>
  <li>What is the idea behind 3.Bc4? Simply put pressure the f7 square?</li>
  <li>It seems that 3. ...Bc5 allows White to sacrifice the bishop because he could take a bishop back at 7.Qxc5. Are there any other reasonable moves for black after 3.Bc4?</li>
  </ol>
  
Tags: <opening><gambits><center>
Title: Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit
ThreadText: # Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-04)
  
  I am looking at this game and saw this opening.
  [FEN ""]
  1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qd5+ Kg7 7.Qxc5
  
  The 3.Bc4 is new to me. I think people usually play 3.Qxd4. So, my questions are:
  
  What is the idea behind 3.Bc4? Simply put pressure the f7 square?
  It seems that 3. ...Bc5 allows White to sacrifice the bishop because he could take a bishop back at 7.Qxc5. Are there any other reasonable moves for black after 3.Bc4?
  
  **Tags:** opening, gambits, center
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-04. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  **3. Bc4** is one of those fairly regular moves that defer the opening selection of the Scotch Gambit (**1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4**) and the Danish Gambit (**1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4**). **3... Bc5?** is a well-known mistake because of the **Bxf7+** followed by **Qh5+** sequence.
  
  That's why Black's move is normally **3... Nc6** or **3... Nf6**.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: But what's the point of 6.Qd5+ instread of just 6.Qxc5? Doesn't 6.Qd5+ just improve the position of the black king?  
  > **username_3**: @username_2 White no longer has a light-squared bishop and Black will soon not have a dark-squared bishop, so maybe that's part of why chasing the king to a dark square makes sense?  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 Thank you for your answer. Could you explain more about the relation between the given opening and the Scotch Gambit? Also, given the two Black's moves that you provided, is Bc4 considered a 'bad move' because White seems could not get a pawn back?  
  > **username_1**: @BrianCheung **Bc4** is not considered a bad move. White may not get the pawn back because this is a gambit, a sacrifice of a pawn to gain an advantage in other areas: quicker or better development, interfere with the development of Black's pieces.  
  
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