Forums

Danish Gambit

Sort:
NaNdummy

Do you like it? It is slightly better for black in perfect play and better for white if black does not.



Irontiger

I don't like it, first because Black can refuse the second pawn, hang on to the one pawn material he got, and survive. I won every game against that gambit that way - but I faced it only against weaker players, so that's not a good statistical test.

Second, if Black refuses the gambit with 3...d5 (with the idea 4.exd5 Nf6) he has at least an equal position (if 4.e5 (?) accepting the gambit is then much better now Black has the pawn on d5).