Danish gambit almost never. Kings gambit 1 in 10 if that.
1.e4 e5 players, how often are you seeing the Danish and King's Gambits?
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I experience about the same as Scottrf, id even venture to say KG 1 in 20 live games.
I say about 50% Ruy Lopez, and of the other 50% about 25-25. I don't know why so many people play the Danish Gambit though since you can just grab both pawns and wait for white to lose. Also, with the King's Gambit is easily answered by 2...d5 3.Nf3 exf4 with a game where the better player wins.
The King's Gambit I see far more often than the harmless Danish Gambit.
Both of them pretty rarely, maybe 1 out of 10 opponents and generally when I meet someone who plays one that's just about all they play. King's much more often than Danish, and I'm not sure I've ever played against the Danish giving up only one pawn.
I come up against the King's Gambit in about 7% of games and the Danish in bout 3% of games at 5 minute blitz.
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The King's Gambit I see far more often than the harmless Danish Gambit.
The Danish is not MHO harmless. It amply repays a few hour's practice and play
For those who play e5 in response to e4, how often do you encounter the Danish gambit, the half-Danish gambit (with only one pawn gambited), and the King's Gambit? Which one do you encounter most often and which one least?