Kaluko-Hula Gambit

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Clyde Nakamura is my UCO hero and I love going through his games and I especially enjoy playing  his gambit lines.  I have been playing his Franco Hiva Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 f5) line for black and decide to try it in reverse for White.  I ended up beating a player 200 pts higher than me in a quick match.  It was great.  The real Kaluko Hula Gambit is 1.c4 e5 2.e3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3.  I decided to come out with e3 instead... kinda like a reversed Franco Hiva.  Please check out a collection of Clydes UCOs and Gambits HERE

I included notes to my game below.  Some mistakes by both sides but just check out how quickly White gets all his pieces out.  This is why I use the Franco Hiva as black and the Kaluko Hula for White.

 

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Oops.. there is a name for this gambit and it is called the Keoni-Hiva Gambit and its info can be found HERE.

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Excellent use of an unorthodox gambit!

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Thanks!  I'm starting to learn that the type of gambit I enjoy most is one that gives me a lead in development.

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Great game! Thanks for sharing it!

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