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mattdw 28-Jan-10, 03:38 |
 Speculative opening gambits?Could anyone here help name some of the most speculative opening gambits that result in the sharpest most complicated opening positions? I am aware of the Muzio, Halloween, Fegatello, Lolli to name but a few. I do not expect that any of these are sound, but I will be using these in OTB more for training purposes. I would like to be able to direct the game into open complex tactical situations from almost any reply from black or from any opening against white. Essentially I want to be able to develop a broad repertoire of these types of openings so that I have a handful of moves in the most common positions so that I can lead the game into positions that help me focus on thing things I'm working on (tactics, taking the initiative etc..). Thanks, Matt |
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Hmm.... haveheard of the Halloween gambit, but forgot what it was) and have you seen the 'Annotation Project' games in the 'Tournaments' forum? |
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mattdw 28-Jan-10, 08:01 |
Muzio (from King's gambit accepted) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Halloween Gambit (from Four Knights) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Fegatello: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 Lolli attack: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.d4 |
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Here's a few... 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 One of my favorites for many years! Queen's Pawn Countergambit (Elephant Gambit): 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 Both these are gambits by Black, and if White doesn't know what he's about he can get clobbered really badly. An interesting gambit can arise from the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5 This is known as the Alapin Gambit. A more usual treatment by White is: 6.d3 h5 7.h3 ... And Black can persist with the gambit by 7...Bd6 (the one time I played this on GK, the game continued (myntzky vs ionadowman) 7...Bd6 8.hxg4 hxg4 9.Ng5 Nh6 10.Nxf7!? Kxf7 11.g3 g5 12.Be3 Qf6 13.f3 Kg7 14.Nd2 Qe6 15.f4 exf4 16.gxf4 Nf5 17.Qxg4 Qh6 (0-1) Black wins at least a piece. You could try the Danish Gambit - particularly this line: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 ... (or you could play the less 'gambity' 4.Nxc3) 4... cxb2 5.Bxb2 ... For two pawns, white has a big lead in development. For early excitement that leads to an interesting-looking endgame, the game could go: 5...d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 ... Material restored, with both sides having a pawn majority on one wing. Most commentators I've read favour Black for some reason, but I have my doubts. True, White's majority is in principle slightly harder to make something of, but it extends into the centre, and I'm convinced that ought to be worth something. Just by the way: bishops are operating on opposite coloured squares... Well, that's a start... |
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mattdw 28-Jan-10, 12:59 |
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mattdw 29-Jan-10, 02:02 |
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baronderkilt 29-Jan-10, 15:29 |
The *** If you study enough Tal games, unknown gambits will come knock on your door. He was after all known for sac'g material & attacking, yet was not even a "Gambit" player. But because of the way he played, sacrificial ideas could not help but present themselves because he was the best player in history for maintaining line opening potential in his positions. With his study, you would see the type of pawn play & move selection that creates such positions. And soon start "seeing Tal moves" as second nature. For some reason I was born seeing the Sac move first in a position, yet after play thru his 200 games book, even my postal play became more "sacrificial". *** }8-) |
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gambits a 'cheaper' version of that is the chicago gambit but imo its horrible (dont do it simply put). a gambit which i like which hasnt been mentioned here is the petrov defence cochrane gambit (another favorite of mine). |
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