Originally posted by mateuloseI have never agreed with mateulose on ANYTHING, until now.
I looked at the first 7 moves in the game, and I said, "forget about it". Your opponent moved his queen around for 6 out of those 7 moves. ANY opening would beat an opponent that does that, you won because your opponent sucked, not because the KG is a brilliant opening.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?node=21721&move=2&moves=e4.e5&nodes=21720.21721
7,068 games of KG
white 45.5%
black 37.8%
draw 16.8%
The stats support mateulose's opinion. KG is not unsound, but chances of draw are relatively low. However, I would like to add mistakes usually lead to losses in any opening. They just appear to be easier for people to spot (or make) in the KG.
Just for fun....Here's me getting decimated by the KG
Game 742536 , Blundered away my position and the end was clear....