This topic is for admiring beautiful games resulting from (somewhat) unsound openings.

Some rules:

• The openings do not have to be completely refuted. As long as they are considered somewhat dubious by some, it’s fine.
• No endless discussions please, just post and enjoy the games.
• Please name the opening.
• Only masters games or games of serious level please, not your own 1200-rated blitz adventures.
• High-rated players interested in these kind of openings, can apply at The Unsound Openers.

Colorado Counter Accepted

Danish Gambit

Muzio Gambit

Traxler Gambit

Elephant Gambit

Smith-Morra Gambit

Halloween Gambit

Albin Countergambit

Göring Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (Ryder Gambit variation)

You should post this to game showcase not to opening forum, because you are showcasing your games, not discussing openings:P

Well, they are not my games, right? But I guess you are at least partially right. 

Wow!!  Thanks for the games and the ideas on playing with unsound openings.  You've given me ideas for future articles....

A few questions and comments:

1. Is the queen sac common for the Colorodo Counter?

2. In the Danish Gambit it's almost frightening to have all those hanging pieces.  What a game!!

3.In the Muzio Gambit, is the knight offer the gambit?  You really have to know your attacking lines to confidently offer up all those pieces and pawns.  What an ending!

4. The Traxler game you chose is an oldy but goody.  I've studied that game many times...but you're right, Bxf7+ is the prefered move today, probably because of this very game.

5. I love the Elephant Gambit and play it often.  You're viewers can check out the 3 articles I've written starting with part 1

Playing Against the Elephant Gambit - Part 1

6.The Smith-Morra can be tricky with those open files for the rook and queen to attack

7. You forgot the Fred Defense.  Now that's a fun one to play. 

Playing Against the Fred Defense - Part 1

Thanks again for all the work in presenting this article. 

The above game in the chat is the Cochrane Gambit.

Some Scharra Gambit fun...

Thx for adding those games, Frisco and Matt. I should add those openings in our group forum (or you could ).

@Samantha:

Thanks for the comments and the useful links to your blogs. To answer your questions:

1) No, the queen sac isn't part of the standard lines in the Colorado. I'll look to add a Bryntse Gambit here later, that's an opening where sacking the queen is standard.
2) This danish game is one of my all-time favorites indeed. It thrills me every time I watch it again.
3) Feel free to correct me if somebody can, but I believe sacking the knight is the "normal" Muzio Gambit, throwing the Bishop in (Bxf7) is the Double Muzio Gambit, and there's even a line where you give up the a-rook to get the queen out of the action, which is called the Triple Muzio.
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7) Feel free to add a nice Fred game here. It's for sure not the only one still missing in this list. I checked our TUO opening index, and we currently cover around 80 openings. Above is just a teaser.  

As an opening with a queen sac might be enjoyed, here's the Bryntse Gambit

Can't find where to start a topic, but my question may fit in right here. Haven't played chess for over 30 years, just started a little past weeks. Can't stop thinking about a famous old game where a pawn is moved forward early on, probably in the later opening phase (and I think at the side of the board). Later on the move of this pawn results in a check mate. Doesn anybody know what game this is? I'd love to play out and see and remember how this went down. The guy moving the pawn was the winner and I think he was playing black.