The King's Gambit
Why Play The King's Gambit?
Because it's one of, if not the most, exciting opening in chess! GM Simon Williams (aka 'GingerGM'), one of my favorite online/video chess instructors, explains.....
https://en.chessbase.com/post/having-fun-with-the-king-s-gambit
The following are some helpful & instructive resources for those who might be interested in learning how to play this wild, fun opening...
King's Gambit wiki....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Gambit
King’s Gambit Full Guide - 365Chess.com...
https://www.365chess.com/chess-openings/Kings-Gambit
Kings Gambit (C30-C39) - Opening Theory - The Bishops Bounty...
https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2008/12/kings-gambit-c30-c39-opening-theory.html
Introduction to the King's Gambit - Accepted & Declined - on 'Jim's Chess Channel'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LryvDwyMOsI&list=PLPaM3qJ0ieXt2Dmy9SjfQvCfhs-pbWhik&index=16&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHjW1dxLdqE&list=PLPaM3qJ0ieXt2Dmy9SjfQvCfhs-pbWhik&index=17&t=0s
King's Gambit Accepted - Abby Marshall's overview article in ChessCafe archives..... (have patience, the page may be slow to load)...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626231220/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/abby24.pdf
TOP 5 Fastest Checkmates in the King's Gambit - Remote Chess Academy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Iqo5ZSy5c
King's Gambit tutorials....
http://www.ianchessgambits.com/kings-gambit.html
King's Bishop's Gambit (KBG - 3.Bc4 - a variant of the King's Gambit Accepted ) - Wiki...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop%27s_Gambit
King's Bishop's Gambit (KBG - 3.Bc4) tutorials...(the KBG was Bobby Fischer's favorite variation)...
http://www.ianchessgambits.com/kings-gambit-bishop-gambit.html
Introduction to KBG - 'Hanging Pawns'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN-NroFECXo
GM Simon Williams' overview of KBG...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1uGhq-mRfU
GM Simon Williams' two DVDs on the King's Bishop's Gambit (KBG - 3.Bc4)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkZH4y3j40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVy22a4nbrM
'Hanging Pawn's' introductory series on the King's Gambit- Ideas, Principles and Common Variations...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiBGuSwUrw
Chessable Courses on King's Gambit...
https://www.chessable.com/chess-openings/s/king's%20gambit
Popular King's Gambit Variations...
Kieseritzky Gambit -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95kZQLc7zA
Falkbeer Countergambit -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfwRtjqlug
Fischer Defense - (see also more on Fischer Defense below) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa6T_2atw3o
Modern Defense -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoURpno2nuc
Rare Defenses for Black -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdh2pD4cxrw
Muzio Gambit -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHY5EBiyIs
more Muzio Gambit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzio_Gambit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pijn84KmtXg
"The Double Muzio" by Peter Millican....fascinating.....but not for the faint of heart!...
http://millican.org/chess/muzio.pdf
King's Gambit Declined - 'Hanging Pawns'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYNsrwyY-Q
King's Gambit Opening Lecture by GM Ben Finegold - GMBenjaminFinegold...
This video provides instructive commentary and insights on playing the King's Gambit, together with analysis of the two famous games following below (Anderssen-Kiezeritzky, 1851 and Spassky-Bronstein,1960).....particularly for improving chess amateurs who have any interest in understanding the King's Gambit, the video is well worth checking out (IMO)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpViHv3yUOM
Notable King's Gambit Games
"The Immortal Game" - Anderssen - Kieseritzky 1851...perhaps the most famous KG game...agadmator's Chess Channel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKWUiiEHgA
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018910
Spassky - Bronstein USSR Championship 1960 - perhaps the second most famous KG game - agadmator's Chess Channel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knD_gPHuLh0
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1034110
Short - Kasparov London 1993 · King's Gambit (Bishop's Gambit) - 365Chess.com...
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=1726924
The Last Great King's Gambit! || Ivanchuk vs Giri (2013) - agadmator's Chess Channel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b6km10Q4aU
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=3877068
More Notable King's Gambit games - Chessgames.com.....(featuring some of the legends of chess history - excellent!)...
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1015299
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Defending Against the King's Gambit.....(White should know this as well)...
Chess Opening For Black Against King's Gambit | EASY GUIDE - Coach Kestony...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErHvYgiBI4Q
(Bobby) Fischer Defense to the King's Gambit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Gambit,_Fischer_Defense
A Bust to the King's Gambit by Robert (Bobby) Fischer...
https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/a-bust-to-the-kings-gambit-bobby-fischer
In case you happen to run across this.....BEWARE! - the following Chessbase article claiming a bust to the King's Gambit is FAKE - an April Fools prank perpetrated by Chessbase with the complicity of the person, Vasik Rajlich, who falsely claimed to have conducted the computer analysis corroborating the bust. In fact in the subsequent "confession" articles below, Chessbase admits that pulling these kinds of April Fool's pranks had been a tradition with them...
Busting the King's Gambit - This Time For Sure!....
https://en.chessbase.com/post/rajlich-busting-the-king-s-gambit-this-time-for-sure
April Fool: it Was the Trump Problem...
https://en.chessbase.com/post/april-fool-it-was-the-trump-problem#discuss
The ChessBase April Fool's Prank...
https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-chebase-april-fool-s-prank
Bottom Line - If GM Simon Williams can play the King's Gambit and win with it against his level of competition, there is nothing beyond your own abilities that should prevent you from doing the same against your level of competition!
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The two best books on The King's Gambit...
"The King's Gambit" by John Shaw.....the most comprehensive reference (covers primarily 3.Nf3, but also treats 3.Bc4 - The KBG)....
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/124/the_kings_gambit_by_john_shaw/
"The Fascinating King's Gambit" by Thomas Johansson.....deals exclusively with the King's Bishop's Gambit (KBG - 3.Bc4)...
https://www.amazon.com/Fascinating-Kings-Gambit-Thomas-Johansson/dp/1412046475/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+fascinating+king%27s+gambit&qid=1573200185&s=books&sr=1-1
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https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
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