danish gambit

is danish gambit a bigginers opening? can i play it with opponents with higher rating?

is danish gambit popular in international chess tournaments?

Since this is my only opportunity to talk to Brad Pitt, I'll say it's a very interesting gambit that I would have no problem playing against 1500, or 1600 players. Since I'm not as tactically inclined as the higher level players, I would probably avoid that opening against the 1900 and above players But that's me Brad...that's me...

I'm playing a couple Danish Gambit games with Conquistador right now, and we played two Danish Gambit games before the holidays, all with 3...dxc3.  I enjoyed the play in our first two games, and might consider trying it once in a while, but I wonder how often the Accepted variation would arise at my level?  Unlike some openings, the Danish Gambit Accepted takes some cooperation from both players to happen, as Black has some other legitimate alternatives for his third move after 3.c3

The Danish is a great opening at lower levels because of what it can teach those who play it (value of initiative over material, importance of tempo and tactics). It's silly to worry about its poor theoretical reputation because you aren't likely to meet opponents who can show you why. It's a fun opening to play and I imagine its playable in tournament conditions up to around 1800 or so. White's moves are easy to play and Black's are hard to find because black has to defend. I find having such an initiative is generally decisive at lower levels, where blunders by the side under pressure are incredibly common. The only thing to worry about is if your opponent is prepared to play d5 on move 5. The main line there sees black giving back both pawns for a slightly better game. For that possibility I'd suggest looking into playing 7.Nc3. (5. Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Nc3)

while playing live chess at chess.com upto what rating opponents do you suggest i try danish gambit. 

@Fezzik thank you for bringing it to my notice, you made me laugh

i also want to know if the gambit is played among GM and IM level in international tournaments

I prefer the half danish.  The full danish is said to only lead to a draw at best, and the half danish although probably would not work to well at higher levels for me it is kind fun to play from time to time.  So to answer your question i have not heard of it being played at higher levels and i would doubt considerably if the half danish would be played at GM or IM Levels.

The Danish is not played at higher levels because black can equalize quite easily if he knows the theory. Retaining an advantage as white out of the opening is very important at the IM/GM level. At our level it isn't - the opening hardly ever decides anything. Even if your opponent knows the equalizing line, I doubt that because of it the game will be a draw. In any case, I play it semi-frequently, generally preferring the King's Gambit, and I have never seen 5. ...d5 in any of my games here on chess.com. The Danish is a good opening to try because you can learn something about chess by playing it and it leads to a very exciting game. I find that most gambits are very effective at lower levels because proper defense takes patience and discipline. Your opponent will often blunder because there are too many problems to solve.

On him? Really?

It's a really good openning. but It really needs prepration or very sharp tactical vision!