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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): It's truly amazing how an innocent-looking deviation from the opening book can lead to a devastating miniature. This is an example from the 34th GK tournament's expert section, my first time as a top seed (admittedly, in the 294th group!) King's gambit, which I was unhappy to see with the black pieces. As many of you know, playing defense is usually much more difficult than attacking... So I… |
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Annotated by africanboy (1200): the king's gambit declined. i personally think this is the best response to the king's gambit because it turns the tables on white because white now has a very annoying dark square bishop which he has to deal with before he can launch his attack on the weak f7 pawn!! i have to stay in attack mode, so I sacrifice a pawn because this bishop is simply too strong right now i don't mind giving… |
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Annotated by beginner78 (1388): This is the game I played today online. Nothing special, but it was interesting for me to reflect on how I played in this game. You won't see lot of variations here, more about what it felt like... King's Gambit Declined. I usually prefer 4.Nc3 to 4.c3. I was in a mood for experiments. Usually I would get my bishop to c4 or b5, but this time decided to do something different. Standard… |
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Annotated by fireballz (1200): lets upset a member:) ready!!!???-if you are.....:) bang! get ridd of them centre-pawns and open sum file:p attemt to open file after castle a great diversion!… |
