King's Gambit: Bishop Gambit.

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pauix wrote:

The Cunningam is Be7, no?

I have no problem with having to face the Cunninham. The Bishop's Gambit has shown me that my King is perfectly safe on f1, and that my Kingside Rook, after h2-h4 and/or g2-g4) gets into the battle quite fast. 


i dont recall variations of the cunningham where white's king goes to f1. its not good to check after the bishop is out.

yusuf_prasojo

Thanks Gonnosuke, I like the resulting position! At sub 2000 level, don't you think that most Black players will choose 5...g4 instead of 5...Bg7? In this case I would be happy sacrificing the Knight, which is a good opportunity when playing against weak opponents (who doesn't expect the sacrifice).

Tempo or timing is my favourite positional theme. I think I'm gonna perform well with this opening. Thanks...

yusuf_prasojo

Update On The Furhoff Attack:

I have studied the position for some hours today, and want to express my preliminary finding/feeling: I found that White has no chance when Black has studied the variation well :( This is a high level tactical position, but there are so many forcing moves.

Update#2: I found that as stated previously 6.g3 (The Furhoff Attack) Nc6 7.Bb5? is refuted(?). The main reason is because 7.Bb5 trigers queenside pawn storm that causing a winning just in time counter attack, compensating Black's weakness on the other wing. But I found that 6...Nc6 7.d5! is the correct continuation. This simplifies the position with advantage for White. Don't know if this simplicity is drawish, but in my level I'm confident with White position.

pauix
Gonnosuke wrote:

The Furhoff Attack is sound. I've spent weeks analyzing it over the course of several years, looking at it from every conceivable angle, and it's easily the best option white has against the Fischer Defense. No question.


I'll take a look at the Furhoff. I need to have something prepared against the Fischer.

BruceDavidson1994
Castle149 wrote:

Bobby Fischer has played this opening exactly 2 times in his tournament career and has won both games in which he used it, so I say it is a perfectly playable opening to use.


fisher used it hence its awesome? a tired argument

skyrider12

Please keep in mind that Nakamura used Munzio Gambit in the World Blitz Tournament and won against a grandmaster (World Youth Champion, or former idk which). Although it is a blitz tournament, keep in mind that these guys are world-class players. Their games, even in a blitz tournament, are analyzed.