Draft:Gray's Gambit (Chess)

Gray's Gambit
Also known as the "Bewilderment Opening", Gray's Gambit is an infrequently seen Chess opening that involves risking one's Queen in hopes to capture the opposing players Rook within 4 moves. Gray's Gambit is only possible in Online Chess Platforms such as Chess.com or Lichess that allow players to pre-move their pieces. This opening usually takes less than 1.5 seconds to complete.

Breakdown
To successfully employ Gray's Gambit, the opposing player must be using a pre-move opening themselves. Typically, players will rapidly make the first 3 moves of their opening without paying any attention to the moves of the other player. This allows for you to get away with this absurd gambit.

Move 1: The player moves their "C" Pawn to c3 or c4. This allows an opening for the Queen to escape through.

Move 2: The player moves their Queen to c2, behind their own Pawn. The Queen now has a clear line to the opponents Pawn.

Move 3: The player moves their Queen to xh7, taking the Pawn in front of the opponent's Rook on the other side of the board.

Move 4: The player moves their Queen to xh8, taking the Rook. The game is then played normally from there.

Successful Use


If the gambit is successful, the player will have an immediate material and positional advantage over their opponent. In many cases, the opponent will be so bewildered and irritated that they resign. In other cases, the opponent may continue playing. If the game continues, rushing the "H" Pawn up behind the Queen to a potential promotion is typically the best course of action following Gray's Gambit. Although seemingly more absurd, a second Queen is easily obtainable within 10 moves when combining these two strategies.

Recognition
Since Gray's Gambit only functions within Online Chess Platforms under specific circumstances, the opening has no official recognition within the Chess Community. The Saragossa Opening and the Queen's Gambit are the only remotely similar openings.

Drawbacks
If the opponent is not using pre-move, the gambit fails and the player loses their Queen to a Pawn.

Because Gray's Gambit has no recognition and borders on unfair or unsportsmanlike like play, using this gambit in professional or online tournament settings may result in disqualification or general loss of respect for the player.