Benkobaby wrote:
Still - happy to take on all those that think the Benko has a "refutation"
Thought you were referring to me sorry.
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FAIL .. how do you do the guy with glasses?
Look above at what benko did... i want to ... wow I am dumb ... didnt notice the emoticon button
We should all be talking about "gambits" and why you play them - I love some ... I hate others.
the first 40 coment were extremely helpful :D now the subject is drifting ...
lets take a pole state ur favorite gambit and then how many votes it has so far including yourself ...
I will start it
Scotch Gambit - 1 vote
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Scotch Gambit - 1 vote
Smith Morra - 1 vote
Marshall's Attack (countergambit) - 1 vote
Scotch Gambit - 1 vote
Smith Morra - 1 vote
Marshall's Attack (countergambit) - 1 vote
King's Gambit - 3 votes
Wow.... 102 coments is a lot!!! lots of help still lets continue that pole without cheating 
Fezzik wrote:
Btw, the Blackmar-Diemer and the Latvian aren't sound gambits. You should just take the pawn and watch your opponent squirm.
I've been studying the Blackmar-Diemer since 2004 with the help of the best computer software and I have failed to find a refutation. As far as I can tell, Black draws at best.
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interesting post phil
bump
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I'm a big fan of the Smith-Morra Gambit against the Sicilian. 1.e4 c5 2.d4.
I probably wouldn't use it in correspondence play, though. =)
Also, I played the Benko Gambit with the Black pieces for a while. It's a fun way for Black to meet 1.d4. Plus, Black actually gets some long term positional concessions out of it.
Smith morra is not very easy to play with as black :/ I have tried without much success :/
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My normal opening move as white is 1.e4. If my opponent responds with 1...e5 I will go in to the King's Gambit about 75% of the time. The rest of the time I will play 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 and if my opponent plays 3...Bc5 I will play the Evan's Gambit. But those are the only two I really ever play. I may start using the Smith Morra in the Sicilian though.
King's Gambit works for me everytime.