Hello today i'm going to guide you how to play the Halloween Gambit
I .Introduction
1.Quick note
For those that dont even know about the Halloween gambit here a quick note about it:
TheHalloween Gambit is usually staid after 1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Nc3Nf6 4.Nxe5.Itisa very very aggressive gambit in fact that the reason why it call Halloween Gambitbecause it so scary that it call that, why? well you here for that reason.TheHalloween Gambit in which white sacrifices a knight for a pawn,yes it is similar to other gambit where white sac his knight for a center pawn but there abigdifference in this particilar gambit here that difference in this gambit it make 4 knight get out making the center pawn to advance down the board with TEMPO
well you might think that this can be easily declined but it get worst if you declined 3 bad things happened:
1.you just give white an extra pawn
2.you just alow there knight to be in the center
3. how will you stop 5.d4 try to stop that
though there are conquences this center is good no bad thing there but remember you sac a knight for this and who know black could get his center back sometimes if white alow black to anyway that the introduction
2.History
The theoreticianOskar Cordelreported in 1888 thatLeipzigclub players used the opening to dangerous effect, but he did not believe it was sound. Their name for it,Gambit Müller und Schulze, was not after any players by those names, but rather a jocular German equivalent of "Smith and Jones", or, "Tom, Dick, and Harry". The modern name "Halloween Gambit" was given by the German player Steffen Jakob, who explained that "Many players are shocked, the way they would be frightened by a Halloween mask, when they are mentally prepared for a boring Four Knight's, and then they are faced with Nxe5
II.How to play the gambit
After this white always want to play 4.d4 now the Knight have 2 square(c6 and g5) we go for g5 first
1.The 5.....Ng5 retreat
When Black retreats 5...Ng6, White want to chases the f6-knight with 6.e5. Then after 6...Ng8 7.Bc4, former world championMax Euwe recommended 7...d5! it alow white to have 2 center pawn for the knight he sac but after 8.Bxd5 c6,suddenly black just got both bishop out and a advantage what that was it is about his c pawn it never alow white to push d5 ever(sidenote:there other move but they are bad such as taking en passent with your e pawn this just trade your center away black even got his development equal to your and take with your knight is not bad but slow) this was contending in volume 11 of his opening series that Black has a decisive advantage but there no way to really avoid this move but Instead of holding on to the extra piece with the usual 6...Ng8, a more logical continuation according toEric Schilleris 6...Bb4, giving Black the better game after 7.exf6 Qxf6 with a lead in development and pressure in the center.
2.The 5.....Nc6 retreat
This just very bad for black as it reach the position like Ng5
When Black retreats 5...Nc6, White chases the knight again with 6.d5. Then Black has 6...Ne5 (the Main line), or 6...Bb4 (Pinski's move).
1. The 6...Ne5 the main line
After 6...Ne5, White chases again with 7.f4. Then after 7...Ng6 the game usually continues 8.e5 Ng8 9.d6 cd 10. ed (see diagram). In this case White's attack is very dangerous, and likely to prevail in practical play, with the threat of Nb5-c7 difficult to defend satisfactorily. Precise defense may theoretically preserve Black's material advantage but White has achieved their opening objectives.
2. Pinski's 6...Bb4
GMLarry Kaufmanwrote in 2004 that the Müller–Schulze Gambit isrefutedby 4...Nxe5 5.d4 Nc6 6.d5 Bb4! 7.dxc6 Nxe4 8.Qd4 Qe7, which he attributes to the PolishIMJan Pinski.In 2003 Pinski analyzed 9.Qxg7 Nxc3 10.Be3 Nd5+ 11.c3 Rf8 12.cxb4 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Qxb4+, concluding "Black is very close to winning".
III.Halloween Gambit with colors reversed
A similar gambit can be tried by Black: after 4.g3, Black can play 4...Nxe4!? This line is arguably sounder than its White counterpart because White's 4.g3 has weakened his f3-square. Moreover, White cannot play the line recommended by Kaufman with colors reversed, because 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 d4 7.Bb5? dxc3 8.Nxe5? Qd5 9.Qe2? loses to 9...Qxh1+. However, with the pawn on g3, Nh4 is possible and it should be easier tocastle.
IV.Ending
This is my second blog but the first trap opening hope you enjoy it
Hello today i'm going to guide you how to play the Halloween Gambit
I .Introduction
1.Quick note
For those that dont even know about the Halloween gambit here a quick note about it:
The Halloween Gambit is usually staid after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5.It is a very very aggressive gambit in fact that the reason why it call Halloween Gambit because it so scary that it call that, why? well you here for that reason.The Halloween Gambit in which white sacrifices a knight for a pawn,yes it is similar to other gambit where white sac his knight for a center pawn but there a big difference in this particilar gambit here that difference in this gambit it make 4 knight get out making the center pawn to advance down the board with TEMPO
well you might think that this can be easily declined but it get worst if you declined 3 bad things happened:
1.you just give white an extra pawn
2.you just alow there knight to be in the center
3. how will you stop 5.d4 try to stop that
though there are conquences this center is good no bad thing there but remember you sac a knight for this and who know black could get his center back sometimes if white alow black to anyway that the introduction
2.History
The theoretician Oskar Cordel reported in 1888 that Leipzig club players used the opening to dangerous effect, but he did not believe it was sound. Their name for it, Gambit Müller und Schulze, was not after any players by those names, but rather a jocular German equivalent of "Smith and Jones", or, "Tom, Dick, and Harry". The modern name "Halloween Gambit" was given by the German player Steffen Jakob, who explained that "Many players are shocked, the way they would be frightened by a Halloween mask, when they are mentally prepared for a boring Four Knight's, and then they are faced with Nxe5
II.How to play the gambit
After this white always want to play 4.d4 now the Knight have 2 square(c6 and g5) we go for g5 first
1.The 5.....Ng5 retreat
When Black retreats 5...Ng6, White want to chases the f6-knight with 6.e5. Then after 6...Ng8 7.Bc4, former world champion Max Euwe recommended 7...d5! it alow white to have 2 center pawn for the knight he sac but after 8.Bxd5 c6,suddenly black just got both bishop out and a advantage what that was it is about his c pawn it never alow white to push d5 ever(sidenote:there other move but they are bad such as taking en passent with your e pawn this just trade your center away black even got his development equal to your and take with your knight is not bad but slow) this was contending in volume 11 of his opening series that Black has a decisive advantage but there no way to really avoid this move but Instead of holding on to the extra piece with the usual 6...Ng8, a more logical continuation according to Eric Schiller is 6...Bb4, giving Black the better game after 7.exf6 Qxf6 with a lead in development and pressure in the center.
2.The 5.....Nc6 retreat
This just very bad for black as it reach the position like Ng5
When Black retreats 5...Nc6, White chases the knight again with 6.d5. Then Black has 6...Ne5 (the Main line), or 6...Bb4 (Pinski's move).
1. The 6...Ne5 the main line
After 6...Ne5, White chases again with 7.f4. Then after 7...Ng6 the game usually continues 8.e5 Ng8 9.d6 cd 10. ed (see diagram). In this case White's attack is very dangerous, and likely to prevail in practical play, with the threat of Nb5-c7 difficult to defend satisfactorily. Precise defense may theoretically preserve Black's material advantage but White has achieved their opening objectives.
2. Pinski's 6...Bb4
GM Larry Kaufman wrote in 2004 that the Müller–Schulze Gambit is refuted by 4...Nxe5 5.d4 Nc6 6.d5 Bb4! 7.dxc6 Nxe4 8.Qd4 Qe7, which he attributes to the Polish IM Jan Pinski. In 2003 Pinski analyzed 9.Qxg7 Nxc3 10.Be3 Nd5+ 11.c3 Rf8 12.cxb4 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Qxb4+, concluding "Black is very close to winning".
III.Halloween Gambit with colors reversed
A similar gambit can be tried by Black: after 4.g3, Black can play 4...Nxe4!? This line is arguably sounder than its White counterpart because White's 4.g3 has weakened his f3-square. Moreover, White cannot play the line recommended by Kaufman with colors reversed, because 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 d4 7.Bb5? dxc3 8.Nxe5? Qd5 9.Qe2? loses to 9...Qxh1+. However, with the pawn on g3, Nh4 is possible and it should be easier to castle.
IV.Ending
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