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Declining the King's Gambit can be quite dangerous if you don't know what you're doing as can be seen in this short chess miniature:
DrFrank124c
The moves you propose are possibilities. There are many lines in the KGD. People decline the King's Gambit hoping for a less volatile game, but sometimes the game explodes unexpectedly!
lboraz
again, i don't know the theory and i'd like your advice. What would the standard plans after say 7..., Bc5+; 8.Kh1, Nf6; (and possibly 9..., 0-0;)
Icelandic Gambit
by DrFrank124c 2 weeks ago
Scandinavian Trap #3
by DrFrank124c 3 weeks ago
Scandinavian Trap #2
Lucas Chess
by DrFrank124c 4 weeks ago
Scandinavian Trap
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