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Halloween Gambit.
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Sep 22, 2015
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Hi ChesskidV,
Don't mistake my post for trolling or criticism. I love the Halloween Gambit and use it both in live and correspondence games. But if I were you, I'd keep that opening on stand-by. The Halloween Gambit is simply of little use given your current rating. With a rating below 1000, start playing simple using the basic opening principles. People still drop pawns and pieces without having to set up traps and tricky lines. Why bother setting up a Halloween configuration, if your opponent can play a move like g5 or Nh6 at any given point?
Sep 22, 2015
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#4
In order to add something on-topic as well, here a recent game of mine.
Any Ideas on how to play the Halloween gambit outside of the main lines for white? For black? Anything I should be aware of (besides that the gambit is not sound and not used much in professional play.) ? How about any tricks I can pull with it? Any bit of info helps here people.