Opening Roulette August Edition: The King's Gambit

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This month's Opening Roulette will feature The King's Gambit for the whole month. Elected the top choice by community votes (30.3%) across Chess.com, Twitter and Discord, the King's Gambit transports you back to the Romantic Chess era. Join the action and play from both sides of this aggressive opening!
When? Every Monday in August!
Where? In the Chess.com Community Club
 


What Is The Opening Roulette?

  • A weekly rapid arena happening every Monday at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 19:00 CEST.

Opening Roulette Format (August 2024):

  • 2 hours duration, 10+0 rapid arena held in the Chess.com Community Club
  • All games are unrated
  • You must have played a minimum of five games on Chess.com to participate
  • All games will begin with the King's Gambit!

Prizes

  • Weekly prizes and monthly prizes for top finishers will be distributed
  • A special prize category exists for players rated under 1500 rapid
  • Streamers can also receive bonus prizes
  • For a full breakdown of the prize system, see the original Opening Roulette announcement

Learn more about the King's Gambit with these courses from our friends at Chessable:

Course: Author: Link:
Long Live the King's Gambit GM Ian Nepomniachtchi chessable.com/NeposKingsGambit
Short & Sweet: Gustafsson's 1. e4 e5 GM Jan Gustafsson chessable.com/janse4e5
Short & Sweet: Sethuraman's 1. e4 e5 GM S. P. Sethuraman chessable.com/Sethuramans1e4e5
Short & Sweet: Ratsma’s Repertoire for Black FM Midas Ratsma chessable.com/Ratsmas1e4e5
ALLYgaytor

woah

TheMidnightExpress12

nice

HonestHufflepuff

3rd

SUKAIRAA

?

SUKAIRAA

Why 3rd

Wind

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https://www.chess.com/survey/which-opening-should-we-feature-in-september-for-the-rapid-opening-roulette

javn-Gaza

Hello all

javn-Gaza

Is there any one?

miu123456789

Nice

indiepop84

Ok :cool