Firethorn15 wrote:
Meitner-Mieses gambit in the Vienna:
that gambit looks so dubious! looks like very messy games with strong attacks for both sides. One slip...and either side can lose.
what 3 gambits do you consider give the best winning chances (and therefore are best)?
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JodyLeed1 wrote:
Firethorn15 wrote:
Meitner-Mieses gambit in the Vienna:
that gambit looks so dubious! looks like very messy games with strong attacks for both sides. One slip...and either side can lose.
White's almost winning. If I had my book on the Vienna Game with me I could post the full analysis, but here's just a quick flavour:
Queens gambit
1.Reti Gambit. 2.Blumenfeld 3.Reverse Blumenfeld
Jun 1, 2017
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i like initiating kings gambit as black... even though candidate moves need to be selected to win, i see them as instructive and fun to play.
white commly initiates yet it makes for fungames as black.
ok, to complete the list...
1.Scotch Gambit
2.Evans Gambit
3.Smith-Morra
Jun 1, 2017
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Scotch Gambit is not played much at high levels. I did pretty well with it and it was fun to play, but I saw a video explaining its weaknesses compared with the Ruy Lopez, so ended up switching to queen's pawn openings. The Queen's Gambit likely is the highest scoring gambit for white.
For my money, I'd say 1) Queen's Gambit by a mile, followed by 2) Evan's Gambit, and next, possibly the Danish Gambit because if your opponent doesn't play just right, you can seriously jack him up even being two pawns down.
I have had decent results with the Reti gambit but i think it is just not typical for players at my rating level to see it. I don't think it is usually accepted at higher levels. I am referring to the moves 1. nf3 d5 2. c4 not the Reti gambit in the french.
ponz111 a écrit :
The fact or possibility of a gambit having good or the best winning chances does not make it a good gambit or the best gambit.
Budapest is easily refuted. Queens Gambit is the best of all gambits.
Could u give the refutation of Budapest gambit please?
Books, high level encounters (OTB), didnt succed to refute it as far as I know.
Firethorn15 a écrit :
JodyLeed1 wrote:
Firethorn15 wrote:
Meitner-Mieses gambit in the Vienna:
that gambit looks so dubious! looks like very messy games with strong attacks for both sides. One slip...and either side can lose.
White's almost winning. If I had my book on the Vienna Game with me I could post the full analysis, but here's just a quick flavour:
Do u know this recent variation, given in Dangerous Weapon 1.e4 e5?
It is not a refutation, but it gives easy life for black, not for white...
Sveschnikov forgot this line in his blitz opening repertoire (which recommends this line for white).
No, I don't. But it seems to give Black pretty good compensation for the pawn. Thanks for flagging it up - I'll have to have a deeper look at it.
There's a whole thread dedicated to the Duras. It is not refuted. Two engines playing against each other proved it to be a draw by move 50 or so...
Benko Gambit, French winawer 5...Ba5 6.b4 (as white), Alekhin Chatard Attack.
here are 3 pretty good gambits 
Meitner-Mieses gambit in the Vienna: