Danish Gambit
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Jun 26, 2007
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#3
If you are just playing for fun attacking games then the Danish gambit is great because you are giving away a pawn or two for active piece play and attack on the black king. But if you are playing in high level tournament competition where results are important then it is not best to choose this opening. If black defends well, white will be in trouble.
draw!
Patzer24 wrote:
... if you are playing in high level tournament competition where results are important ... If black defends well, white will be in trouble.
"Some gambits fell out of favor a long time ago, not because they are not playable, but simply because they fail to provide the kind of game the gambiteer is hoping for. The Danish Gambit is such a gambit, ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
Mar 15, 2017
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#6
kindaspongey wrote:
Patzer24 wrote:
... if you are playing in high level tournament competition where results are important ... If black defends well, white will be in trouble.
"Some gambits fell out of favor a long time ago, not because they are not playable, but simply because they fail to provide the kind of game the gambiteer is hoping for. The Danish Gambit is such a gambit, ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
This is a 10 year old topic. goodrunner1 thinks he's really clever.
Mar 1, 2019
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#7
If you are interested in Danish Gambit, welcome to the tournament, because it's really annoying to wait when your opponent accepts it in the ordinary live game :
https://www.chess.com/tournament/danish-gambit-accepted-5-bxb2
I have played the Smith-Morra Gambit a little and the other day I read about the Danish Gambit. Is it sound? The book move seems to be Bc4 but Nxc3 would lead to a Morraesque position. Is there anything severely wrong with Nxc3?