8.Bb5 would have been crucial. After seeing this game I might start to use this gambit as well. To be honest, I don't know why I haven't seen or thought of this before. Nice game!
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Ilovegambits wrote:
hahaha, you missed a mate in 1. lol. 11. Bc5++
Yes.... I saw it.... but I received one other chance..... But still... Nice opening, nice gambit.
Hi, DJW...
It's not Tim Taylor that publishes the BDG Keybooks, but rather Tim Sawyer. I've met him a couple of times, great guy. He is the author of BDG Keybooks 1 and 2, as well as the Bookup CD for the BDG Keybook 2.
Gary Lane wrote a book on the BDG, but most of the material in it was superseded by Sawyer's Keybook 2. Keybook 2 -- even though I would HIGHLY recommend checking the lines through one of the chess engines before playing them -- is still the authority on the opening.
Chuck G
What a great gambit is this.......
I just played this opening at live matches... and it was nice.... I'll keep this in my repertoire.