Top 5 Fastest Checkmates in the Rousseau Gambit
Today we’ll take a look at the top 5 fastest checkmate traps in the Rousseau Gambit. The Rousseau Gambit (or Ponziani Countergambit) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5.
This gambit opening is very tricky and comes with a lot of deadly traps. It is very easy for White to make fatal mistakes and lose the game in the opening stage. Even advanced-level players struggle to find the best moves in these variations and fall for the traps, as you can see in one of the examples in this video.
Below, you can find the games shown in the video:
