Use Tempos Wisely!
Hello it's Stacia!
In this online training game on chess.com I receive every attackers dream... free tempos! I face a very peculiar line of the King's Gambit, but a very risky one in my eyes. Black decides that they will take my f pawn and then defend it with a knight... not on h5 like in the Schallop Defense but on g6! This means spending two tempi to bring the king's knight to e7 and g6 without tempting white into playing a premature e5.
Now this line has been played by strong players, BUT you cannot play against the KG and give away tempos and expect not to get checkmated! If you spend two tempi on the knight then almost certainly you have no more to waste on silly improving moves; development becomes paramount. Even d5 comes to mind for black, challenging white's center.
In this training game I played online all my attacking practice shows itself when I have to face my own favorite opening; the King's Gambit! Instead of getting attacked and mated, I manage to flip the stakes and quickly attack my opponent using new attacking ideas I have been studying. I guess studying and creating an attacking series of videos has its benefits?
Happy checkmating!
Stacia
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