White needs a lot of theory in order to play it as well as extraordinary tactical vision to capitalize on deviations. Gonnosuke has those abilities, but for the rest of us mortals, it will completely destroy us.
Halloween gambit!!
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Mar 18, 2009
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It's great fun! White gets a killer attack, which usually wins if you know the theory, but your opponent does not.
if black can stay out of storm of exchanges, the position could be an advantage. otherwise, say "uncle" now.
Here's a link to the Unorthodox Opening Newsletter that focused on the Halloween Gambit:
http://www.chessville.com/UCO/Halloween_Gambit/UON13HalloweenGambit.pdf
Great stuff in there.
Mar 18, 2009
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#6
I love the gambit.
Unfortunately, I play the King's Gambit, so I have almost no chances to play the Halloween.
boogaloo wrote:
Here's a link to the Unorthodox Opening Newsletter that focused on the Halloween Gambit:
http://www.chessville.com/UCO/Halloween_Gambit/UON13HalloweenGambit.pdf
Great stuff in there.
Hi boog, I found very nice stuff there and am determined to master this gambit.After all knight is knight and who wouldnt want it for free.
Works great on live chess, it's almost too easy!
I uploaded some games in PGN format to the 'downloads' section. They are from the Chessville website.
The download is here:
http://www.chess.com/download/view/halloween-gambit-database
Here is the link to the 2 part Chessville articles:
http://www.chessville.com/UCO/Halloween_Gambit/Part_1.htm
Here is a link to a recent forum topic on Chess.com:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/halloween-gambit
Boog.
Gonnosuke wrote:
A_DiTora wrote:
I'm deeply convinced that no judgement can be expressed - regarding any opening/position - without having played it;
I agree. It's especially the case with the Halloween Gambit because it looks, at first glance, to be very unsound. It's not until you've been on the receiving end of some white piece wizardry that you realize there's more to it than meets the eye.
Concerning the UCO guide to the gambit -- it's a good primer but it's starting to show it's age as there have been many improvements in many lines since it was first published. Just an fyi.
How about the theory in the UON #13. Would you say that was out of date as well?
Boog.
Cool. I'll look into it some more and try to run some engine tournaments on the new lines.
Boog.
The Halloween Gambit is awesome. I play it whenever I get the chance to do so. If you like this gambit click here to join a tournament for it.
I think too slow for a gambit. Because the gambits, which sacrifice a material, are very fast games. But this game is slow.
Gonnosuke wrote:
boogaloo wrote:
Gonnosuke wrote:
Concerning the UCO guide to the gambit -- it's a good primer but it's starting to show it's age as there have been many improvements in many lines since it was first published. Just an fyi.
How about the theory in the UON #13. Would you say that was out of date as well?
Boog.
Sorry, I meant to write UON rather than UCO. I've corrected the original post.
Thanks for clarifying Alex!
Boog, if you think it would be helpful I can send you a couple of Halloween opening books (ctg) that I created from various HG games.
Can you send one to me? I am interested in trying it out in some centaur games.
My email is edwardy20@chess.com
What do you think of this crazy gambit?
Personaly I`m still sckeptical