Answers.Body: <p>Trades off time and space for a side pawn that loses more time for black if they try to keep it.</p>
  <p>c6 was not a good response for black on move 1</p>
  <p>in the position shown master results show an 80% win rate (draws =1/2)
  for white with zero losses</p>
  <p>black would do far better with 1 ...   d5 e5 or nf6</p>
  
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Body: <p>The Schuhler Gambit is a line in the Sokolsky Opening.</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  
  1. b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.b5 cxb5 4.e4
  </code></pre>
  <p>White gives away their b-pawn here. Stockfish claims this actually gives a small advantage to White, (although I analyzed only to depth 25) while bxa5 gives a small advantage to Black.</p>
  <p>Why is it good and what is White's plan?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I'm very sorry for the pronoun - it was not intended at all.
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Comments.Text: I would assume that the reason for White having a slight is the fact that White's pieces will have much quicker development than Black's if Black tries to maintain the extra pawn
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Comments.Text: @Scounged Ah, I see, e4 attacks the b5 pawn with the bishop. Is it considered a pseudo-gambit like Queen's Gambit?
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Comments.Text: @ReinstateMonica Ah, yes, and analyzing with Stockfish again it seems to be the best move for Black - but why? And after that a3 looks like a necessary move for White, now or later - but why?
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Comments.Text: @ReinstateMonica Looks quite the reverse to me. If Black keeps the pawn he just wasted one move moving a flank pawn, have a very ugly pawn structure and is behind in development. Something like Nc6 would be much better. I'm an order of magnitude weaker to most members of this site anyway, so...
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Comments.Text: "Stockfish claims this actually gives a small advantage to White" Oh, it's 0.0 equality. Don't know what I was thinking at that time.
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Tags: <opening><gambits>
Title: What is the idea behind Schuhler Gambit?
ThreadText: # What is the idea behind Schuhler Gambit?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-12)
  
  The Schuhler Gambit is a line in the Sokolsky Opening.
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  
  1. b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.b5 cxb5 4.e4
  
  ```
  
  White gives away their b-pawn here. Stockfish claims this actually gives a small advantage to White, (although I analyzed only to depth 25) while bxa5 gives a small advantage to Black.
  
  Why is it good and what is White's plan?
  
  **Tags:** opening, gambits
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I'm very sorry for the pronoun - it was not intended at all.  
  > **username_1**: I would assume that the reason for White having a slight is the fact that White's pieces will have much quicker development than Black's if Black tries to maintain the extra pawn  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 Ah, I see, e4 attacks the b5 pawn with the bishop. Is it considered a pseudo-gambit like Queen's Gambit?  
  > **username_0**: @ReinstateMonica Ah, yes, and analyzing with Stockfish again it seems to be the best move for Black - but why? And after that a3 looks like a necessary move for White, now or later - but why?  
  > **username_0**: @ReinstateMonica Looks quite the reverse to me. If Black keeps the pawn he just wasted one move moving a flank pawn, have a very ugly pawn structure and is behind in development. Something like Nc6 would be much better. I'm an order of magnitude weaker to most members of this site anyway, so...  
  > **username_0**: "Stockfish claims this actually gives a small advantage to White" Oh, it's 0.0 equality. Don't know what I was thinking at that time.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Trades off time and space for a side pawn that loses more time for black if they try to keep it.
  
  c6 was not a good response for black on move 1
  
  in the position shown master results show an 80% win rate (draws =1/2)
  for white with zero losses
  
  black would do far better with 1 ... d5 e5 or nf6
  
  
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