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baronderkilt 12-Jan-10, 00:29 |
 What is your favorite Gambit !? *** What are some of your reasons for liking it? Strictly Results oriented? Or are there certain aspects of the position(s) aor play? Is it practical? A matter of creativity? etc. Anything about it. And certainly Example Games are Very Welcome, here, or with Link to Annotated Game, etc. *** For now I'll just say my own favorite is the Scotch/Danish/Goring Gambit(s) conglomeration. And go into my own reasons a bit later. First I'd like to see what others enjoy. I know there are some at GK who live & die by the Blackmar-Diemer, the Janisch, Wilkes-Barre/Traxler, and i even know one who is quite expert on the Dilworth Attack of the Open Lopez. Which also contains the recently discussed Riga Variation. And of course, never to forget the Marshall Gambit/Attack of the "closed" Ruy; which then becomes not-very-closed anymore! *** Is there anyone who simply hates all gambits? Or lives to Accept & Refute them? *** Regards All, Craig |
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Evans Gambit Many players and on very high level have played this throughout the years and it is still being played on high level today and I believe this will go on since there is still a lot of undiscovered pattern here ) Even with today's computer programs it is not been solve totally! Best wishes Cairo |
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the loss of a pawn then protecting the advanced pawn while also developing makes for very dynamic play. As for the gambit I most like to face, it's the King's Gambit. I just accept it, play 3...d6 and let White struggle to recuperate the pawn. |
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baronderkilt 15-Jan-10, 10:20 |
Deleted by baronderkilt on 15-Jan-10, 10:22.
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baronderkilt 15-Jan-10, 10:25 |
I recall I also read of Fischer claiming to bust it with his d6 before g5 line. And someone else with a ...d5 line. Don't recall who now. Personally I rather like the Falkbeer Counter Gambit, but from either side. It just seems to suit me personally. *** I love the Albin, radus ! And thinking one could spend a lifetime of study on it, as the GK too. Such rich & interesting positions can develop. And even Euwe had trouble with it in GM play. I saw him win with his favored g3 line, but it seemed a very close affair to me. *** Yes Cairo. Good to hear from you~! I think so too. Very interesting for a very old & well tried Gambit that was the darling of GM play at one time ... much like the Danish was back the 1800's. |
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ganstaman 16-Jan-10, 16:16 |
The KG did well for me in blitz, but my 2 outings with it here have failed so far. I'm debating if I should stick with it or not. I used to not play 1. e4 e5 as black because I was afraid of the Scotch Gambit, but now I'm starting to think that maybe I've gained enough experience since then that I'll better be able to handle such an opening. |
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When Fischer wrote his bust to the Kings Gambit, I don't think even considered White's strongest move after 1 e4 e5 2 f4 ef4 3 Nf3 d6 4 d4 g5 5 h4 g4, which is 6 Ng1!. |
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baronderkilt 17-Jan-10, 15:57 |
Confusion !..?...!? * * * 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 (sometimes 2...Nf6 & transposing) 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Nh5 * * * Do you know if I am completely mistaken? Or possibly the sequence has evolved since I read GM Evans back in the 1970's or names have changed? (for instance in the Dragon Var./Yugoslav Attk there was a variation going 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nf6 Nc3 5.g6 Be3 6.f3 Bg7 7.Qd2 O-O 8.Bc4 Bd7 9.O-O-O Rc8 10.Bb3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 being called the Soltis Var. in the 70's. Then I think it was the 80's when he came up with the line there that would play 10... h5 etc. & is now called the Soltis Var.) I'd appreciate any update you can give me on it. Thx in advance. * * * ganstaman ... If you are interested in study of the Scotch/Danish/Goring(semi-Danish) complex, you can if you wish to, go clear back to the games of Steinitz & others in the 1800's & actually trace the evolution of the opening(s) well into the 20th century. Games involving Steinitz, Charousek, Zuckertort & many of the tactical notables of the time, as it was very much a darling of the world class players for years. Tho I played it at times since the 1970's, this is the first time I went to see the old time games and found it to be a very enjoyable progression to study, using one of the online d-bases just this year. BTW, I do not blame you for being leary of the black side. Black definitely does not get to make a mistake and survive. And it is quite trappy and tactically intense; besides being what I personally consider to be the soundest, best compensated "true Gambit" that there is. At least in all these years I do not recall anyone ever taking 'that extra pawn' and pushing it in to win the endgame with it. If WT loses, I feel it is only because he has erred, imo. Of course I know this will be an arguable opinion. *** When i first started back as a class C player to use the Scotch, that is all I used of these systems. But later found that there was nothing against ...e5 that I more feared, or gave me more trouble than the Scotch & Goring Gambits, even in Postal Chess. Always being one to try turning things around and using openings against opponents which have troubled me to meet, I tried them out. The theory being; either they will work for me too, or someone would show me how to make them Not Work ... a Win/Win situation in my mind }8-) *** |
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11 Bb3 Ne5 12 h4 h5. |
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baronderkilt 17-Jan-10, 23:46 |
Thx Blake ... *** Thx especially for the KGA info. |
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Evans Gambit, I guess... |
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The Kings Gambit then smith-morra I enjoy playing the Kings Gambit with both white and black (KGA), irrespective of whether I'm playing a strong or weak opponent. I would have to agree with blake that the berlin defence leads to a sharp tactical battle from both sides, and gives black good chances. I dont agree that Fischer busted the kings gambit with 3..d6. I have attached a game with berlin defence line, which I enjoyed playing recently.  game |
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