Last Sunday 7th June, i played a 9 round blitz tournament, the time control was 15-0. In the very first rd, i got paired against a strong player Oliver Jackson (2222 fide last year, 2157 fide this year). I lost the game, but the opening was very interesting.

Here are the first 10 moves of the game, after 5...Ng4 i was on my own, as i had only ever played against 5...Ne4 and didnt have any preparation for this move!

I would love to hear from strong Kings gambit players, please!

1) is 5...Ng4 a sound move?

2) is the d4 - d3 idea a good one? (it wins the exchange, but if he goes for Nf2+ white must get tremendous play?)

3) who is better after 10...g5 ?

Any other opinions on this opening appreciated!

Here is the start of the game, I was white.

This is the rest of the game upto move 21 where i was too short of time to carry on recording my moves, i resigned in time trouble after 40 ish moves.

With the aid of computer analysis:

5...Ng4 is the best line for black.

d4-d3 was sound but not one of the best moves.

The position is exactly equal ofer g5, even though black had almost a 2 point advantage at one point.

I've been playing the King's Gambit recently, but have only done 3. Nf3, not 3. Bc4. According to Game Explorer on here, Nf3 I quite a bit more popular.(3. Nf3 in 7000 games and 3. Bc4 in 1500 games).

What do you think the advantages are to 3. Bc4? I know Fischer played it with success. I'm still quite new to the King's Gambit.