Well, we could debate this forever, but the fact is that the KG has been extremely impopular in grandmaster chess for about a century now.
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torre5backagain wrote:
Is the kings gambit no more in use in the tournament level ,i dont mean blitz matches which are played outside the tournament hall . I mean serious matches , Has the sting from the kings gambit been removed. NO THE GM's ARE AFRAID OF THE GAMBITS, ANY GAMBIT
Scarblac wrote:
Well, we could debate this forever, but the fact is that the KG has been extremely impopular in grandmaster chess for about a century now.
WHO SAID SO!!! YOU!. ARE YOU A GM?
jhoetam wrote:
Scarblac wrote:
Well, we could debate this forever, but the fact is that the KG has been extremely impopular in grandmaster chess for about a century now.
WHO SAID SO!!! YOU!. ARE YOU A GM?
I didn't express an opinion, so why does it matter who I am?
lol... King's Gambit is still played in GM chess from time to time but after looking at some games and comparing them with games of old, I realized that white now does not play for a direct attack, but rather for the open f-file and quick development.
Is the kings gambit no more in use in the tournament level ,i dont mean blitz matches which are played outside the tournament hall . I mean serious matches , Has the sting from the kings gambit been removed.