The actual Halloween Gambit opening plays out as follows: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5.
Here is my newest article - this time on an exciting and daring gambit!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2187467/the_halloween_gambit_a_daring_chess.html?cat=7
Have you tried it? It would be cool with some games!
I programmed an opening book for my bot to play it online, and it never did lose with it, but some games were pretty close!
The problem is that I just don't play e4. I used to, but not these days. :)
Has anyone played this in an OTB tourney game? That would rock haha!
I would, if the 4 knights game came up.
I once played the Halloween Gambit in a blitz against Larry Evans and came out in an endgame where I had a rook, queen, and some pawns against a rook, queen, knight and some pawns. But the material was even because I had three more pawns than him. Then I blundered and lost my rook and resigned.
Every single move against a GM has to be unbelievably precise! It is SO easy to lose a won game against an extremely strong player. :)
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