Roberson's Gambit

[CRoberson]

Almost 8 years ago, I was in an OTB blitz match at the local club and I was in an interesting position.
I decided to spend some time and came up with a gambit I've never seen. My opponent took it and resigned after my next move.
I've used it online numerous times and it seems good. Ran it through a computer and offering the gambit is fine, but taking it is bad.
Even when they take it, they are at a disadvantage but they do have some fight, you just have to be a little careful.

I checked a couple of databases and it isn't in there.
I've taught it to several students and they are amazed at how well it works - I've only tried it at blitz and bullet, but it should be good for classical time controls.

Here it is from another game I played today:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Qc3 e6 {the gambit} 7.exf6(accepted} Bb4 0-1

[zullil]

Almost 8 years ago, I was in an OTB blitz match at the local club and I was in an interesting position.
I decided to spend some time and came up with a gambit I've never seen. My opponent took it and resigned after my next move.
I've used it online numerous times and it seems good. Ran it through a computer and offering the gambit is fine, but taking it is bad.
Even when they take it, they are at a disadvantage but they do have some fight, you just have to be a little careful.

I checked a couple of databases and it isn't in there.
I've taught it to several students and they are amazed at how well it works - I've only tried it at blitz and bullet, but it should be good for classical time controls.

Here it is from another game I played today:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Qc3 e6 {the gambit} 7.exf6(accepted} Bb4 0-1

[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Qc3 e6 7.exf6 Bb4 0-1[/pgn]

[Dann Corbit]

I would call it a trap rather than a gambit. You are not offering wood to increase development, but "a trojan horse" so that you can pin the queen.
So I would call it "Roberson's Trojan Horse Trap."

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rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - acd 70; bm c4; ce 8; pm e4 {52066} d4 {33208} Nf3 {7591} c4 {6627} f4 {613} b3 {514} g3 {488} Nc3 {442} b4 {335} e3 {74} g4 {58} a3 {49} d3 {47} c3 {39} h3 {24} f3 {6} h4 {5} a4 {3} Nh3 {1}; pv c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 g3 d5 d4 dxc4 Qa4 Nc6 dxc5 e6 Bg2 Bxc5 Nc3 Qa5 Qxc4 O-O O-O Bd7 Ne4 Be7 Bd2 Qf5 Nxf6 Bxf6 Bc3 e5 Nd2 Rac8 Qb3 Rc7 Bd5 b5 a3 a6 Rac1 Be7 e3 Rfc8 f4 Be6 Bxe6 Qxe6 Qxe6 fxe6 Ne4 a5 Bxe5 Nxe5 Rxc7 Rxc7 fxe5 Rc4 Rf4 Bc5 Nxc5 Rxc5 Kf1 Rc1 Kg2 Rc5 b4 axb4 axb4 Rc2 Rf2 Rc3 Kf3 Rc4 Rd2 Rxb4 Rd7 g5 g4 Rb2 Rb7 Rxh2 Rxb5; 
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - acd 48; bm e6; ce -17; pm c5 {40335} e5 {20416} e6 {11784} c6 {6810} d6 {3583} d5 {2798} g6 {2304} Nf6 {1902} Nc6 {805} b6 {217} a6 {61} h6 {15} g5 {10} a5 {5} f5 {5} h5 {5} Nh6 {5} Na6 {2} b5 {1} f6 {1} Rd3 {1}; pv e6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 dxe4 Nxe4 Be7 Nxf6+ Bxf6 Bxf6 Qxf6 Nf3 O-O Qd3 Bd7 Be2 Bc6 O-O Nd7 Rad1 h6 Qe3 Rfd8 c4 a6 Rfe1 b5 b3 Bb7 Rd2 b4 h3 a5 Nh2 Qg5 Qxg5 hxg5 Bf3 c6 Rdd1 a4 Ng4 axb3 axb3 Ra3 d5 exd5 cxd5 cxd5 Bxd5 Bxd5 Rxd5; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - acd 49; bm Nf3; ce 22; pm Nf3 {46588} Nc3 {5771} c3 {4256} d4 {930} f4 {472} b3 {385} d3 {376} c4 {332} Ne2 {291} g3 {198} b4 {160} a3 {139} Bc4 {92} Na3 {38} Be2 {29} h3 {23} a4 {22} e5 {6} Qh5 {3} f3 {2} h4 {2} Qe2 {2} Bb5 {1} Nh3 {1} Qf3 {1}; pv Nf3 d6; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - acd 50; bm d6; ce -10; pm d6 {25950} Nc6 {15494} e6 {10470} g6 {1437} a6 {737} Nf6 {528} b6 {70} Qc7 {35} Qa5 {17} d5 {12} h6 {12} f5 {5} Qb6 {3} e5 {2} Nh6 {2}; pv d6 Nc3; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppp1p/6p1/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - acd 59; bm c4; ce 39; pm d4 {5062} c3 {1166} c4 {670} Bc4 {278} Nc3 {249} g3 {154} d3 {72} h4 {42} Be2 {8} b3 {2} Bb5 {1} Bd3 {1} Qe2 {1}; pv c4; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppp1p/6p1/2p5/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - acd 37; bm cxd4; ce -30; pm cxd4 {2306} Bg7 {1021} Nf6 {10} e6 {2} Nc6 {2} d5 {1} Qa5+ {1}; pv cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 c4 Nf6 Nc3 d6 f3 Nxd4 Qxd4 Bg7 Be3 O-O Qd2 Qa5 Be2 Be6 Rc1 Rfc8 b3 a6 Bd3 Bd7 h4 h5 O-O b5 Rfe1 e6 Red1 bxc4 Bxc4 Bb5 Ne2 Qxd2 Rxd2 Bxc4 Rxc4; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppp1p/6p1/8/3pP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - acd 38; bm Nxd4; ce 36; pm Nxd4 {3282} Qxd4 {914} c3 {46} Bc4 {4}; pv Nxd4 Nc6 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nxd4 Qxd4 d6 Bg5 Bg7 Be2 O-O Qd2 b6 O-O Bb7 f3 Nd7 Rad1 Rc8 b3 Nc5 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6 Qe8 Nd5 Bxd5 cxd5 a5 Rc1 Qd7 Rfd1 b5 Qd2 b4 Qd4 Rfe8 f4 e5 dxe6; 
rnbqkbnr/pp1ppp1p/6p1/8/3QP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - acd 43; bm Nf6; ce -13; pm Nf6 {909} f6 {1} Nc6 {1}; pv Nf6 e5 Nc6 Qa4 Nd5 Qe4 Nb6 Nc3 Bg7 Bf4 d5 exd6 Bxc3+ bxc3 Bf5 dxe7 Bxe4 exd8=Q+ Rxd8 Bh6 Ke7 Bb5 f6 O-O Bxf3 Rfe1+ Kf7 gxf3 Ne5 Be2 Rhe8 Be3 Nec4 Bxc4+ Nxc4 Bxa7 Rxe1+ Rxe1 b6 Re4 Rc8 a4 Nd2 Rb4 Nxf3+ Kg2 Rxc3 Rxb6 Nh4+ Kf1 Rc7 Bb8 Rxc2 Bg3 Nf5 Rb7+ Kg8; 
rnbqkb1r/pp1ppp1p/5np1/8/3QP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - acd 38; bm Qa4; ce 25; pm e5 {493} Nc3 {372} Bb5 {169} Qa4 {14} Bc4 {10} c4 {7} Bg5 {4} Bd2 {1}; pv Qa4; 
rnbqkb1r/pp1ppp1p/5np1/4P3/3Q4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - acd 36; bm Nc6; ce -3; pm Nc6 {475} Ng8 {2}; pv Nc6 Qa4 Nd5 Qe4 Nb6 Nc3 Bg7 Bf4 d5 exd6 Bxc3+ bxc3 Bf5 dxe7 Bxe4 exd8=Q+ Rxd8 Bh6 Ke7 Bb5 f6 O-O Kf7 Be3 Nd5 Bc4 Bxf3 gxf3 Ne5 Bb3 Kg7 Bxd5 Rxd5 Rfd1 Rhd8 Rxd5 Rxd5 Bxa7 Nxf3+ Kg2 Nh4+ Kf1 Nf3 a4 Nxh2+ Kg2 Ng4 Rb1 Rd7 Bd4 h5 Rb6 Ne5; 
r1bqkb1r/pp1ppp1p/2n2np1/4P3/3Q4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - acd 36; bm Qa4; ce 23; pm Qa4 {463} Qf4 {31} Qh4 {14} Qc4 {10} Qc3 {4} Qe3 {3} Qd1 {2} Qd2 {1}; pv Qa4 Nd5 Qb3 Nb6 Bf4 d5 exd6 Bg7 Nc3 Be6 Qa3 O-O O-O-O exd6 Bxd6 Qc8 Bb5 Rd8 Qc5 Nd7 Qg5 a6 Ba4 h6 Qf4 g5 Qe3 Re8 Rhe1 b5 Bb3 Nf6 Bxe6 Rxe6 Qd3 Rxe1 Rxe1 Qd7 Ne5 Nxe5 Bxe5 Qxd3 cxd3 Rd8; 
r1bqkb1r/pp1ppp1p/2n2np1/4P3/8/2Q2N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - acd 36; bm Ne4; ce 25; pm Ne4; pv Ne4 Qe3 d5 Nbd2 f5 exf6 Nxf6 Bb5 Bg7 O-O O-O Re1 Qc7 h3 Bd7 c4 e6 Bxc6 Bxc6 Qxe6+ Rf7 cxd5 Bxd5 Qe2 Re8 Qd3 Rfe7 Rxe7 Qxe7 Nb3 Bxf3 Qxf3 Qe2 Qxe2 Rxe2 Be3 Rxb2 Bd4 Rc2 Rd1 Rxa2; 
r1bqkb1r/pp1p1p1p/2n1pnp1/4P3/8/2Q2N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - acd 36; bm Nbd2; ce 0; pm Nbd2; pv Nbd2 Nd5 Qb3 Bg7 Ne4 Nxe5 c4 Ne7 Nd6+ Kf8 Be2 Qa5+ Bd2 Qb6 Bb4 a5 Ba3 Qxb3 axb3 b6 h4 h5 Rd1 Ba6 Ng5 f6 Nf3 Nxf3+ Bxf3 Ra7 Nb7 Ke8 Nd6+; 
r1bqkb1r/pp1p1p1p/2n1pPp1/8/8/2Q2N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - acd 36; bm Bb4; ce 371; pm Bb4; pv Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ Nxc3 d5 Bh6 Qxf6 O-O-O Bd7 Bb5 Rg8 h4 Qh8 Ng5 Rd8 Nf3 a6 Bxc6 bxc6 Na4 f6 Nc5 e5 Rde1 Kf7 Nd2 Be6 Ndb3 Rb8 f3 a5 Kb1 Rge8 Nxe6 Rxe6 g4 Qc8 Nc5 Rd6 h5 g5 b3; 
r1bqk2r/pp1p1p1p/2n1pPp1/8/1b6/2Q2N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - acd 36; bm a3; ce -299; pm a3; pv a3 Bxc3+ Nxc3 d5 Bh6 Qxf6 O-O-O Bd7 Re1 O-O-O Bg5 Qg7 Bxd8 Rxd8 Bb5 Kc7 Kb1 d4 Na2 a6 Bd3 e5 Nd2 f5 f3 b5 Nb3 Re8 Nc5 Kb6 Nxd7+ Qxd7 Re2 a5 Nc1 h5 Nb3 h4 Rg1 a4 Nd2 Qf7 g4 hxg3 hxg3 Re7; 

This is the salient point, where white should interpose his knight between king and queen, rather than taking the "gift" knight.
[d]r1bqkb1r/pp1p1p1p/2n1pnp1/4P3/8/2Q2N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - acd 36; bm Nbd2; ce 0; pm Nbd2; pv Nbd2 Nd5 Qb3 Bg7 Ne4 Nxe5 c4 Ne7 Nd6+ Kf8 Be2 Qa5+ Bd2 Qb6 Bb4 a5 Ba3 Qxb3 axb3 b6 h4 h5 Rd1 Ba6 Ng5 f6 Nf3 Nxf3+ Bxf3 Ra7 Nb7 Ke8 Nd6+;