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Danish Gambit Thematic Tournament

Winners:

#1 1st Place RandomPrecision (1972) United States

#2 2nd Place norolah54 (1698) Iran

#3 3rd Place Lordaiken (1780) United States

TD: RandomPrecision Started on Oct 18, 2008 @ 12:00am

Players: 8   Time Control: 3 days/move
Max Group Size: 8   Rating Range: Open
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 183   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 8 Completed Games: 56 (tournament is 100% complete)
Players Withdrawn: 0 (0%) # Timeouts: 9 (16%)
Remaining Players: 1 (12%) Remaining Games: 0
Average Rating: 1522 Biggest Upset: 1244 defeats 1387

In the accepted Danish Gambit, White gives up several queenside pawns for a powerful bishop attack.

Can White use the initiative to gain a winning advantage?  Or will Black develop and exploit the queenside pawn majority?