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My Chess Opening Repertoire


  • 9 months ago · Quote · #1

    DarthMusashi

    With 1.e4 I play:

    1.e4 e5 2.f4 Kings Gambit
    1.e4 c5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit
    1.e4 c5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bd3 Halasz Gambit Sicilian Variation
    1.e4 c5 2.b4 Sicilian Wing 'Gambit
    1.e4 c5 2.g4 Sicilian Grob Attack
    1.e4 c5 2.f4 Sicilian Gran Prix Attack
    1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4 Halasz Gambit
    1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 Mieses Kotroc Gambit
    1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 Orthoschnap Khan Gambit
    1.e4 c6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Papa Gambit (Caro-Kann Variation)
    1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Ulysses Gambit
    1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 Mieses Gambit
    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 Diemer-Duhm Gambit
    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Persus Gambit (still experimental)
    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 Alapin Diemer Gambit
    And there are probably more gambit lines that I do play in the King pawn openings.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #2

    DarthMusashi

    With 1.d4 I play:

    1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
    1.d4 Nf6 2.g4   Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit
    1.d4 Nf6 2.e4   Omega Gambit
    1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.c4  Diemer-Duhm Gambit
    1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.c4 Diemer-Duhm Gambit (Caro Kann Variation)
    1.d4 f5 2.e4 Staunton Gambit
    1.d4 f5 2.g5 Lisbon Gambit
    1.d4 g6 2.h4 (i like to play the h pawn all the way up to h6 to disrupt Blacks development) if Black plays h5 then his pawn structure is weakened because
    i can sac on either the f7 or g6 pawns in a kingside attack.

    There may be more lines that I do play, but that is all for now.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #3

    DarthMusashi

    With 1.c4 I play:

    1.c4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.e3 Liedmann Gambit
    1.c4 e5 2.e3 Nf6 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 and I also sac the e and d pawns but continue
         developing my minor pieces. Kahiko-Hula Gambit
    1.c4 g6 2.h4   h4 pawn thrust
    1.c4 f4 2.e4 Hickman Gambit

    With 1.Nc3 I play:

    1.Nc3 e5 2.f4 Colorado Gambit
    1.Nc3 e5 2.e3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Keoni-HIva Gambit by transposition

    With 1.f4 I play:

    1.f4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 Nc3 Williams Gambit
    1.f4 Nf6 2.e4 Omega Willaims Gambit
    1.f4 e5 2.Nf3 Hyena Gambit (Black can chase the White N with 2...e4 which
       is interesting)

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi





     

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  • 9 months ago · Quote · #4

    arthurqq

    This is incredibly kind of you to share this opening information with us. I am new to gambit gang but it hasn't taken long to see you are a rare teacher indeed !!

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #5

    Mezmer

    Thanks for posting Darth!

    Are you planning to post your repertoire for black as well?

    Another fun one to play that I've had good luck with is the Sturm Gambit (1. f4 d5 2. c4) - I'd be happy to discuss this one with you if you're interested.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #6

    DarthMusashi

    The Sturm Gambit looks like an interesting Gambit because I also play the Birds
    Opening.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #7

    DarthMusashi

    My repertoire for Black against 1.e4:

    Marshall Gambit Ruy Lopez
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 Latvian Gambit (this used to be my main tournament weapon against 1.e4.
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 Elephant Gambit (this is my current tournament weapon against
    e4) Chessville article called Elephant Gambit Miniatures
    1.e4 e5 2.f4 f5 Panteldakis Counter Gambit (article posted at Chessville) this opening dates back to Greco 1620 however I invented at 2 pawn gambit in this opening
    1.e4 e5 2.f4 g5 Dragons Claw Counter Gambit - this is my recent experiment
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 g5 Bertin Gambit - Another recent experiment
    1.e5 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 Mokele Mbembe - article at Chessville - invented by IM Stefan Bueker
    1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 Franco-Hiva Gambit - article at Chessville
    1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 b5 Franco-Polish Gambit - book by Rainer Schlenker of Rand Springer
       This opening led to the development of the Hiva Gambits and the Kahiko Hula  
     Gambit
    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Sicilian Katalimov Variation - leads to hedgehog positions - have not lost with this opening in 6 tournament games.
    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 b5 Polish Sicilian Gambit
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 Ruy Lopez Schliemann Variation - would like to learn this
    1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5 Khan Gambit - article at Chessville - this was mentioned in Eric
    Schillers book called Unorthodox Chess Openings Edition 2
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 Philidor Counter Gambit - have played this off and on
    in blitz games
    1.e4 Nc6 Nimzovich Defense
    1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 Colorado Counter Gambit 
    1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Bb5 3.g5 Ruy Lopez Brentanos Defense - would like to learn this -
    this opening was invented 101 years ago by an opening theoretician
    1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 Blackburne Kloosterboer Gambit
    Sicilian Dragon
    Caro-Kann Defense
    Petroffs Defense
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nb8 - I played this as a joke to irritate my opponents - I called it the Uncola
    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 Ruy Lopez Birds Defense  - have been experimenting with this

    Best Regards
    Darth Musashi


     


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  • 9 months ago · Quote · #8

    DarthMusashi

    My chess openings against 1.d4:

    1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e5 Omega-Osiris Gambit - article at Chessville
    1.d4 e5 Englund Gambit
    1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit - book on this by Chess Digest & Ken Smith
    1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 f6 Soller Gambit - Article #33 by Tim McGrew of Chess Cafe.com called "Come to the Dark Side". It showcased 2 of my games with the Soller Gambit. The Soller is a reversed Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
    1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 Dutch Defense Leningrad Variation
    Dutch Stonewall Defense - this used to be my main tournament weapon against 1.d4
    1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 b6 Hekili Loa Gambit - there is the option to sac only one or two pawns
    1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5 Winawer Counter Gambit
    1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 Albin Counter Gambit
    Benko Gambit
    Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 Budapest Gambit
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g5 Medusa Gambit - article at Chessville
    Dutch Defense - Fluid Formation

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #9

    DarthMusashi

    Other chess openings not posted:

    1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.b3 Regina-Nu Gambit - article at Chessville
    1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Duras Gambit - planning to write a future article at
    Chessville  - my chess student Fred plays the Fred line which goes
    1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7 which is a reverse Tumbleweed. i play 2...Nf6
    transposing into a Franco-Hiva Gambit.
    1.f3 and Kf2 - I took down a player with a higher rating - he tried
    to attack me but fumbled the ball on the one yard line. In that
    game I played all my pawns to the 3rd rank.
    Hippopatamus - black side - pawns on b6, d6, e6, g6 , Bishops on
    b7 & g7 , N's at d7 & e7. Still experimenting with this opening. Can
    be played against 1.e4 or 1.d4 or any other White opening. GM Pavel
    Blatny plays this opening, including Boris Spassky in his world championship
    match with Petrosian. He had 2 draws with the Hippo.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #10

    DarthMusashi

    To: Mezmer

    Thanks I downloaded the 6 games on the Sturm Gambit. Will try to compile a
    Sturm Gambit chess database 1.f4 d5 2.c4 from my 50 million game chess
    database.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 8 months ago · Quote · #11

    GUILLOTINE

    where can i find information about continuatitions of these gambits..Great postings keep it up

  • 8 months ago · Quote · #12

    GUILLOTINE

    Regard to 1.e4 gambits have you played the ryder gambit?

  • 8 months ago · Quote · #13

    DarthMusashi

    Most of these gambits are posted as articles at Chessville. See link below.
    It is in my column called "The Search for Dragons & Mythical Chess Openings".

    http://www.chessville.com/UCO/CN/index.htm

    There are other gambits posted at the Yahoo Unorthodox Chess Openings
    Newsgroup such as the Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4
    and the Halasz Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4. You would have to join
    this newsgroup and look at the files section and past messages.

    Not sure If I had played the Ryder Gambit. Is that a variation of the Blackmar
    Diemer Gambit? What are the moves to this opening?

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #14

    Kaerleif

    Hi Darth,

    it is as i recall...1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3

    Regards Kærleif

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #15

    DarthMusashi

    I believe I have played this line in some blitz games online.

    Best Regards
    DarthMusashi


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