colorado gambit is it safe?
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May 15, 2021
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I used it recently several times in the Black Mustang tournament. It's sharp and can't be safe. 
I love the Colorado Gambit. Makes me think of mountains
No. But what gambits ARE safe? There’s always risk to gambits.
After 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. PxP d7-d5 4. Bb5 BxfP 5. Ne5! Qd6 6. d2-d4 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. BxcN bxB 9. Bf4! NxN 10. BxN Qd7, the faults of this gambit show. Although material in the Colorado Gambit equalizes at this point, Black’s pawn structure is significantly worse. The doubled c pawns and the missing f-pawn as well as the unmoved e-pawn contribute to a lot of hassle for Black. Black’s dark-squared bishop is still blocked in, and castling has become a complicated endeavor. All these weaknesses will likely cost Black a pawn later down the line, especially if White knows how to continue the attack.
I don’t think anyone has found a forced loss for Black, though. So in that regard, if you played excellently from here, you might still draw. Strong emphasis on might.
Do take into consideration that the Colorado Gambit cannot be played as often as one would assume.
After 1. e4 Nc6, 2. d4 is quite often played, meaning that you will have to be prepared to play some kind of Nimzowitsch Defenses (2...d5, 2...e5, etc.). If you already play the Nimzowitsch, then that’s fine. If you don’t normally play the Nimzowitsch, than you will either have to commit to learning it’s basic lines (at least), or avoiding this gambit entirely! It’s not worth forcing this line into your repertoire unless you play the regular Nimzowitsch often, and even then it might not be worth it.
After 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. PxP d7-d5 4. Bb5 BxfP 5. Ne5! Qd6 6. d2-d4 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. BxcN bxB 9. Bf4! NxN 10. BxN Qd7, the faults of this gambit show. Although material in the Colorado Gambit equalizes at this point, Black’s pawn structure is significantly worse. The doubled c pawns and the missing f-pawn as well as the unmoved e-pawn contribute to a lot of hassle for Black. Black’s dark-squared bishop is still blocked in, and castling has become a complicated endeavor. All these weaknesses will likely cost Black a pawn later down the line, especially if White knows how to continue the attack.
I don’t think anyone has found a forced loss for Black, though. So in that regard, if you played excellently from here, you might still draw. Strong emphasis on might.
Do take into consideration that the Colorado Gambit cannot be played as often as one would assume.
After 1. e4 Nc6, 2. d4 is quite often played, meaning that you will have to be prepared to play some kind of Nimzowitsch Defenses (2...d5, 2...e5, etc.). If you already play the Nimzowitsch, then that’s fine. If you don’t normally play the Nimzowitsch, than you will either have to commit to learning it’s basic lines (at least), or avoiding this gambit entirely! It’s not worth forcing this line into your repertoire unless you play the regular Nimzowitsch often, and even then it might not be worth it.
LM_player wrote:
No. But what gambits ARE safe? There’s always risk to gambits.
After 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. PxP d7-d5 4. Bb5 BxfP 5. Ne5! Qd6 6. d2-d4 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. BxcN bxB 9. Bf4! NxN 10. BxN Qd7, the faults of this gambit show. Although material in the Colorado Gambit equalizes at this point, Black’s pawn structure is significantly worse. The doubled c pawns and the missing f-pawn as well as the unmoved e-pawn contribute to a lot of hassle for Black. Black’s dark-squared bishop is still blocked in, and castling has become a complicated endeavor. All these weaknesses will likely cost Black a pawn later down the line, especially if White knows how to continue the attack.
I don’t think anyone has found a forced loss for Black, though. So in that regard, if you played excellently from here, you might still draw. Strong emphasis on might.
Do take into consideration that the Colorado Gambit cannot be played as often as one would assume.
After 1. e4 Nc6, 2. d4 is quite often played, meaning that you will have to be prepared to play some kind of Nimzowitsch Defenses (2...d5, 2...e5, etc.). If you already play the Nimzowitsch, then that’s fine. If you don’t normally play the Nimzowitsch, than you will either have to commit to learning it’s basic lines (at least), or avoiding this gambit entirely! It’s not worth forcing this line into your repertoire unless you play the regular Nimzowitsch often, and even then it might not be worth it.
After 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. PxP d7-d5 4. Bb5 BxfP 5. Ne5! Qd6 6. d2-d4 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. BxcN bxB 9. Bf4! NxN 10. BxN Qd7, the faults of this gambit show. Although material in the Colorado Gambit equalizes at this point, Black’s pawn structure is significantly worse. The doubled c pawns and the missing f-pawn as well as the unmoved e-pawn contribute to a lot of hassle for Black. Black’s dark-squared bishop is still blocked in, and castling has become a complicated endeavor. All these weaknesses will likely cost Black a pawn later down the line, especially if White knows how to continue the attack.
I don’t think anyone has found a forced loss for Black, though. So in that regard, if you played excellently from here, you might still draw. Strong emphasis on might.
Do take into consideration that the Colorado Gambit cannot be played as often as one would assume.
After 1. e4 Nc6, 2. d4 is quite often played, meaning that you will have to be prepared to play some kind of Nimzowitsch Defenses (2...d5, 2...e5, etc.). If you already play the Nimzowitsch, then that’s fine. If you don’t normally play the Nimzowitsch, than you will either have to commit to learning it’s basic lines (at least), or avoiding this gambit entirely! It’s not worth forcing this line into your repertoire unless you play the regular Nimzowitsch often, and even then it might not be worth it.
can you draw the line ?
i do play nc6 and happy to play against e4 d4 my problem is against nc3