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Two gambits in the Caro Kann
How do you face these two gambits in the Caro Kann. They cause a lot of headache and I would like to have an understanding of the strategy (if there is any) not just some engine lines how to reply to ...
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Alternative to the Sämisch gambit
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[Startply "12"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5
I recently started playing the KID and am not comfortable with the c5 gambit against the ...
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Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit vs. Morphy Gambit
I just got an ad for the book Taming Wild Chess Openings by Watson & Schiller. I'm not planning to buy the book, but I was intrigued by the table of contents, especially the two lines quoted below ...
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Cochrane Gambit book recommendations?
Are there any good books that explain how the Cochrane Gambit works from white's perspective?
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Who is the Hübsch gambit named after?
According to Lichess, the Hübsch gambit starts with 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4:
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
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Which gambits do engines rate positively? [duplicate]
I often hear about "dubious" gambits - those that may be successful against mediocre opponents, but with correct preparation or against an engine are inaccurate.
Which gambits do the engines ...
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Walkover -- what is this?
I've never seen this before. I was playing a game on ChessArena.com, and I ended up getting something called a "Walkover".
My rating on ChessArena for that game was 1090, and my opponent's ...
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is there a name for the opening moves 1. e4 b5?
While this is a terrible opening which gives up a pawn for nothing I would like to know if it has a name.
Wikibooks state that it is called O'Neill Gambit but its citations lead nowhere. The only ...
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Why is sacrificing an extra pawn good for White in the Goring gambit but bad in the Smith-Morra gambit?
In both the Smith-Morra (accepted) and Goring gambit lines, white offers a pawn on c3. If Black takes the pawn on c3, White can play Bc4, offering a second pawn in exchange for rapid development with ...
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What is the difference between Blackmar Gambit and Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, or are they the same?
365Chess lists the move order 1. d4 d5 2. e4 as Blackmar Gambit But the same move order is named as Blackmar-Diemer Gambit on chesstempo.]2. Which of these is more reliable (or correct)?
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What are the most dangerous counters to 1.e4 .. 2. f4?
I have a bit of a habit of playing 1.e4 with the follow-up 2.f4 in lightning (1 0) games.
In response to 1..e5, it becomes the King's Gambit. Apparently, against 1..c5 it's known as the McDonnell ...
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Why is forking the king and rook a blunder in this Halloween Gambit line?
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR"]
[Title "Halloween Gambit Game"]
[StartPly "22"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6?! 6. d5 Ne5 7. ...
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Danish Gambit normal variation
I'm studying the Danish gambit lines and trying to understand a particular move:
The engine (depth 30 Stockfish 14.1), and theory (by that I mean GrandMasters talking about it) suggest Nc3 without ...
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Opening positions where declining a gambit is a blunder
Are there any gambit lines in which declining the gambit is a blunder or at least can be considered a misplay?
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How can you deal with gambits/traps opening, assuming you don't know the theory of the opening yet?
For example, the Danish opening:
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2
where basically, White gives up two pawns for positional play. And if you don't know the theory, ...
