1. The best reference I am aware goes back to 2005
Unorthodox Openings Newsletter Nr 13 (net published)
Paul Keiser - Critical lines in the Halloween Gambit
2. I've dabbled with the opening including a vote chess game. From my limited experience both sides for advantage attempt to gain control of the d5 & f5 squares. Also I would suggest blitz and standard time control.
Good luck
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anyone know any games with this opening?
theres quite a few games mentioned in the newsletter as post 3
i may publish one of my halloween efforts under game showcase in a few days look out
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ok, thanks
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=halloween+gambit&l=1 should give you plenty of info.
are thee and gambits the gambit bishops?
I just don't think 4.Nxe5 is sound. I have played it a few times in blitz play.
I personally dislike ne5, though there is no reason that it is not sound.
I posted most of games involving grandmasters playing the Halloween or Halloween reversed to this thread. Magnus Carlsen played the Halloween reversed once.
I beat a 2300 with the Halloween in a blitz game when I was rated 1500. He has since taken it up, playing it against titled players with good results. I gave it up a long time ago.
Against titled players? Are the games in any database?
On edit: my TWIC database of recent games shows it played 9 times since 2007, all but once by amateurs, and against lower-rated players. The only master to essay it was Ravot (2276) at the Babero Open in Spain, 2009, winning against a 2151 opponent. He won in 28 moves.
I lost to the Halloween Gambit against NM Ernest "Steve" Colding here at chess.com a couple of years ago. Over the course of the game (and several others we played) he mentioned he had played it a number of times at pretty big OTB events over the course of his career.
is it his main opening?
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The newest opening Ive taken up is the Halloween gambit, you sacrifice a knight for a pawn and a massive attack on blacks king.I know it relatively well and I know that if black plays correctly they can have a huge positional(but not material) advantage. This is why I usually only play it in blitz. Can someone help me and a rating of this opening on a scale of 1-10 would be nice also.