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[C27] Vienna, Adams Gambit
1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4 4 Qh5 Nd6 5 Bb3 Nc6 6 d4
[C27] Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit
1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4 4 Nf3
| C25] Vienna, Steinitz Gambit |
| 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 exf4 4 d4 |
There is an entire page of Viennas to experiment with.
Former world top 10 Michael Adams used to play the Smith Morra, as have Jan Votava, Murray Chandler, Nigel Short and Milan Matulovic. Probably more GMs play the Smith Morra than play the Wing Gambit.
I stand corrected. I think I might have remembered Matulovic, but I didn't know about Short.
Of course, Short lost to our own Kacparov, so he's not THAT strong (just kidding, LOL!)
Anyways, though... first of all, I have a tendency to value a master's advice more the older they are (which isn't necessarily a good thing, I'm just being honest here!)
Secondly, I remember the famous quote when Ken Smith was in a tournament and someone played 1. ...P-K4 against him... an annotater said "Better is ...P-QB4 which wins a pawn!"
And to be honest, as I said earlier, it really depends on the opponent I'm playing, and the mood I'm in.
But yeah, I'd have to agree with you that probably the Smith-Morra IS a bit more 'solid' and has more 'GM support' (if you could call it that!)
It had just seemed that recently there'd been a bit of talk about the Wing Gambit being in vogue by correspondence analysers, etc. ...
The Smith-Morra quote was in the tournament book of the Church's Fried Chicken International, San Antonio, Texas, 1972, by GM Larry Evans. When Keres played 1 ...g6 in response to Smith's 1 e4 in the 12th round (after Smith had repeatedly tried his gambit), Petrosian remarked, "Better was 1...c5, winning a pawn."
If an "all-gambit" repertoire is a requirement, though, it's not bad, especially against opponents weaker than First Category (US Class A). But it wouldn't hurt to prepare the Wing Gambit, too, so local opponents can't prepare for you!
Not sure I get the fixation on gambit openings, though. Most prepared opponents won't be flustered by them. Better to play a gambit style in more standard openings - being always willing to sac a pawn for play, or even the Exchange. If your gambit comes unexpectedly, the opponent will have to refute it on his own, without being able to prepare known antidotes in advance.
(my bold) Very True!
Frank Marshall chose the Danish Gambit over the King's Gambit with White.
for black try "The Lion" ive had alot of sucsess with it works agaist any oppening