CHESS INSIDE OUT: Queen's Gambit

Welcome to my blog, Chess Inside Out. Here we check out chess openings, their advantages and weaknesses.

Here is one of the most common openings.

Sound familiar? This is the Queen's Gambit.

The Queen's Gambit is a common opening sacrificing the white c-pawn. It is called the Queen's Gambit because it is a Gambit that develops the queen. But if black takes the pawn, and white doesn't do good follow-up moves, that pawn difference could hurt you later in the game, and this could happen...

And no one likes that... unless you're the one with the queen

But, if someone accepts your Gambit and takes the pawn... There is a great variation that white can do which is personally my favorite opening.

The Accelerated Mannheim Variation is a very useful move that is also the earliest possible King and Pawn fork. The king cannot move in this position, requiring black having to block this check. But if you play black, and you block with the bishop and make the wrong moves...

You're in for it, i'll tell ya that.

To defend against the Accelerated Mannheim Variation, the best move is actually Nd7. This blocks the check, and any attack on the queenside rook will be prevented whenever the queenside bishop moves.

When the pawn is taken, (if rather...) the game will be even, then you can move the e-pawn.