03 Mar 10
Originally posted by SwissGambitThe Fried Liver is actually quite playable, but I would rather not be put in that position as black
I dunno about this one. Personally, I've always liked the Fried Liver Attack. [/pick fight]
Favourite Gambit? Probably the Budapest Gambit
1. d4 nf6 2. c4 e5?!
Game 7128784
03 Mar 10
this is a completely unsound gambit from a blitz game i just played.
I decided to play the KG, and since I'm a wee bit stoned I decided to play it no matter what black did. completely unsound, with a rook sac, but the finish was exciting and fun, which is what chess is all about. please spare me the refutations for white's moves, as im sure there's dozens.
03 Mar 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34Nice idea.Though most of my opponents will probably miss the queensac or will not dare play it.
Hi Ajuin.
Played the Cochrane on and off for years. mixed reulsts.
I can give you a Black line that contains a wee trap I invented.
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 the move to try
as Black is 5...d5
[fen]rnbq1b1r/ppp2kpp/5n2/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQ - 0 6[/fen]
Then if 6.e5 Ne4.
[fen]rnbq1b1r/ppp2kpp/8 ...[text shortened]... xe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qf3+ Kg8
8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9. c3 dxe4[/pgn]
Will try it nonetheless 🙂
Mental note: must play Petroff again
03 Mar 10
Originally posted by AjuinAh, the old Cochrane's.
Cochrane gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7!?
It's a troublesome relationship though.Whenever I play it as white I lose,whenever I face it as black I lose 😞
Still the idea tickles my fancy 🙂
I remember years ago, just after I joined my first chess club, I played a skittles game when I played Nxf7 as a spur of the moment thing. I was quite proud of my descovery. I was brought back down to earth after the game when my foe pointed out that it was theory and was an obvious move anyway. What a pompus git he was:-)
I read somewhere that it should be played as a stratigic gambit, rather than a go-for-mate one. Though I know little about it, having not played any rated games with it.
03 Mar 10
Originally posted by steven9My favorite is the ever popular Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3). I've ensnared quite a few players with it, including a couple Class A players.
What is your favorite Gambit !?
It interests me very much to know what your favorite Gambit(s) may be. Whether a true Gambit like the Smith-Morra where the material cannot be immediately recovered, or a pseudo-gambit like the QGA (where it can be recovered quickly if desired) And whether it is your favorite to Play or to play Against.
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What are some of ...[text shortened]... e Marshall Gambit/Attack of the "closed" Ruy; which then becomes not-very-closed anymore! 🙂
04 Mar 10
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Originally posted by AudreyxSophieahhh love that one, For a year it was the only thing I aimed for. Unfortunately, if Black knows one of the many ways to refute it you're screwed.
Halloween gambit.
the perfect one.... I just love it.
White give away a knight.... and get away with it...
My favorite gambit is a secret since I use it as my main line. My 2nd is the scandinavian gambit 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6! (completely sound, even by Fritz standards) 4. dxc6 Nxc6 Some beautiful traps games played in that one. For example the Lasker loss is pretty good. (or was it a win?).
04 Mar 10
Originally posted by Maxacre42Your main line is a secret?
ahhh love that one, For a year it was the only thing I aimed for. Unfortunately, if Black knows one of the many ways to refute it you're screwed.
My favorite gambit is a secret since I use it as my main line. My 2nd is the scandinavian gambit 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6! (completely sound, even by Fritz standards) 4. dxc6 Nxc6 Some beautiful traps games played in that one. For example the Lasker loss is pretty good. (or was it a win?).
I reckon it won't remain secret very long 😛
04 Mar 10
Originally posted by AjuinYou're right, since I'm Topalov's second for the world championship and he's gonna use it there. However I promised not to unveil it until he crushes Anand with this powerful novelty!
Your main line is a secret?
I reckon it won't remain secret very long 😛
04 Mar 10
Originally posted by Maxacre42Topalov pah! Vishy shall crush him like a paper cup!
You're right, since I'm Topalov's second for the world championship and he's gonna use it there. However I promised not to unveil it until he crushes Anand with this powerful novelty!
04 Mar 10
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Originally posted by Maxacre42no way, Anand shall fly in on the new Russian/Indian Mig -35, offer up incense at the sacred temple of the origin of chess at its source in the upper Ganges in the Hindu Kush (now Pakistan) to an effigy of Mir Sultan Khan, and ol Topalov shall be crushed like a paper cup beneath a steam road roller while clutching your gambit in his hand like it was the black spot given to Long John Silver. The last act of a vanquished man.
Not with my novelties he won't! Keep your eye on his games as white. Anand has no chance by the way. He's soooo rusty.