Top 5 gambits you should know !
When we started playing chess on chess.com, we all saw a little game review option that reads, 4 Blunders, 3 Inaccuracies, and 7 Mistakes. We all have been through that. Then we start searching for how to defeat an opponent at chess. GM and IM have many videos on openings and you get confused. What Opening should I play? Which gambits are really good and playable if the opponent doesn't accept them?
If first is your concern, see my blog,
https://www.chess.com/blog/siddharth026/openings-recommendation-400-1500
(This will tell you the Opening you can use and reach up to 1600. I am myself 1650)
and if the former is your concern, this blog is for you.
Today we are concerned about Gambits. Before going into the gambits line, we will first see information about gambits.
Gambits-
A gambit is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage.
The word "gambit" was originally applied to chess openings in 1561 by Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, from an Italian expression dare il gambetto (to put a leg forward in order to trip someone). López studied this maneuver, and so the Italian word gained the Spanish form gambito which led to the French gambit, which influenced the English spelling of the word. The broader sense of "opening move meant to gain advantage" was first recorded in English in 1855.
Gambits are most commonly played by White. Some well-known examples of a gambit are the
King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4)-
"Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by me with the King's Gambit, I have won all five."
-David Bronstein
Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4)-
A gambit employed by Black may also be named a gambit, e.g.
Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5)-
Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5)-
So now starting with the most common the Englund gambit,
1) Englund gambit-
1. d4 e5
2. dxe5 Nc6
3. Nf3 Qe7
4. Bf4 Qb4+
5. Bd2 Qxb2
This is most common line and a critical position for white,
So in this position if,
bc3-
This is just mate.
There is also this line which you can use in bullet,
here just a hint when you play Ne7 play it fast like your premoving opening so opponent wont think much and will fall for trap. Generally works for 400- 1100 blitz and bullet.
2) Vienna gambit-
If you want a strong opening as I mentioned in my first blog, the vienna gambit is the top priority. Even if the opponent doesn't go for gambit vienna system provides a very aggressive setup.
Vienna is just an upgraded version of kings gambit.
In a general sense accepting the vienna gambit is bad for black.
This works for any level from 400 - 2000 in rapid blits or even bullet.
3) Blackmar-Diemer Gambit-
This gambit helps you with rapid piece development, which creates overwhelming pressure on the opponent.
Now I will make a deep theoretical analysis of lines in some other blog, this is just an introduction to the most famous gambit line.
Also a checkmate line is,
1)
2)
4) Danish gambit-
This gambit also helps you with rapid piece development, which creates overwhelming pressure on the opponent. Just like Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the plan is rapid development and creating an active threat
Mate line-
Few other lines are,
1) Line
2) Line 2
3) Line 3
5) Kings gambit-
"Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of 30 years he did not lose a single game with the King's Gambit, and among those defeated were numerous strong players of all generations, from Averbakh, Bronstein and Fischer, to Seirawan."
- Garry Kasparov
The King's gambit is the most reputed and aggressive line, you would ever see.
It is an age-old aggressive opening that Romantic chess players revered. Largely employed by top players for more than 300 years, this opening leads to open games that are exciting and, in most cases, decisive.
Even stockfish crushed Leela's chess zero with kings gambit. If you want to know more about it, refer to my blog,
https://www.chess.com/blog/siddharth026/learn-from-me-inferior-mortals-stockfish
Some of the lines are,
1 Line-
2 Line-
3 Line-
Well, These are some of the lines I have used, and I know there are many more lines. I am also a learner like you.
I cannot guarantee the same move might occur in your game, but if you do get the opportunity, it's worth trying.
Gambits are not really the way you should be focusing. Since after a certain level, everyone knows the line.
I hope you like this short blog. For the next few days, I will be posting, a short blog since there is an issue with my job. Do comment whether you loved it or not.
