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Poketo
For the people flaming saying "Gambits are stupid", "you shouldn't play this or that", this isn't your thread (weaknesses to watch out for is acceptable).
I want to know some ideas of what to play in games where I can throw a pawn away in an opening and let it show advantage, and I have found lines for every situation except when playing against a king pawn opening.
The openings I've been looking at:
Conquistador
You should not play the Latvian Gambit unless you like to defend a pawn down endgame without compensation.
DrSpudnik
The phrase "throw a pawn away" says it all. An opening gambit isn't "throwing a pawn away." Agitation for the sake of agitation isn't intelligent chess playing. Just make good, solid moves until White makes a bad move. Otherwise, the game's a draw, and that's OK too.
cornedbeefhashvili
Basically, anything below master is playable. And the shorter the time control, pretty much anything can go.
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