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The Marshall Gambit

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I have for years played the Queen's Gambit. It's not really a gambit in the sense of giving up material for long term positional advantages so I'm not really a gambit player. But when I have the chance to play the Marshall Gambit, I will. This is a line in the queen's gambit declined after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4. White gambits a pawn in order to get much better development.

 

Working on playing with dynamic advantages like a lead in development is something I need to work on. So here is a game where I failed to fully utilize the advantage:

 

I have a second example in the Marshall Gambit where again I don't find the right way to make the best use of my forces. Without further ado:

 


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Welcome to my blog! In the USCF I am rated 1921.

 

The content posted here is from my real chess experience, either games I've played or observed. I'll try to put an instructive twist on it. So if you're looking for a glimpse into how a B player thinks about the game, check in and see what I've got. Well, recently my rating has gone over 1800, so perhaps I should list myself as class A instead of class B, but it's not a huge difference.

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