@MatthewFreitag,
b6 would open the diagonal without giving away the pawn, and there is no trade, because the extra pawn will be defended. Development lead, really?
Jaenisch Gambit against 1.c4
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May 18, 2020
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#23
Sred wrote:
@MatthewFreitag,
b6 would open the diagonal without giving away the pawn, and there is no trade, because the extra pawn will be defended. Development lead, really?
I never said it was a good gambit. I actually think the gambit is very bad. It's not even tricky like the Englund, it's just plain bad.
b6 is a better response, but it doesn't develop with tempo.
May 18, 2020
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#24
MatthewFreitag wrote:
Sred wrote:
@MatthewFreitag,
b6 would open the diagonal without giving away the pawn, and there is no trade, because the extra pawn will be defended. Development lead, really?
I never said it was a good gambit. I actually think the gambit is very bad. It's not even tricky like the Englund, it's just plain bad.
b6 is a better response, but it doesn't develop with tempo.
I think we might agree that Black gets a short term tempo as "compensation".
May 18, 2020
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#25
@MatthewFreitag, and let me point out that Black can't make use of his c pawn without spending 2 tempi - or trade it for the b pawn.
May 20, 2020
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#27
White can play 3 e4 instead of bxa6. Now black is just down a pawn and has the b5 pawn cramping his queenside.
Benko Gambit works. This is rather similar but I would still prefer the good old benko.
May 20, 2020
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#29
Jules Moussard (a GM rated 2625 Classical, or 2722 Rapid) has actually been known to play a reversed version of this gambit:
The gambit's point is to:
1. Open up the bishop diagonal.
2. Get a small lead in development
3. Trade a semi-important c pawn for a bad b pawn.