What is the worst gambit?

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https://www.chess.com/openings/Birds-Opening-Dutch-Dudweiler-Gambit

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Has to be dudweiler

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Botez gambit
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Botez is not a gambit, it's a term meaning blundering a queen

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The Barnes Defense is also Trash.
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It's the Jerome Gambit. Black is better after the moves:

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Worst gambit?

Irish Gambit, end of discussion.

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chessintermediate1234 wrote:

It's the Jerome Gambit. Black is better after the moves:

Actually, the variation you posted is winning for white because of the move 8. Qd5+, winning a bishop.

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Space_5039 wrote:
The Barnes Defense is also Trash.
 

And how exactly is that a gambit?

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Fool’s Mate.
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M_Ayaan09 wrote:
Fool’s Mate.

thats not a gambit

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chessintermediate1234 wrote:

It's the Jerome Gambit. Black is better after the moves:

Qd5+ wins for white

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The worst gambit is definitely the Dudweiler Gambit

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I've been saying Irish, but now I think the Australian Gambit is worse.

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And the game just goes downhill from there

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a game with the gambit

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KieferSmith wrote:
M_Ayaan09 wrote:
Fool’s Mate.

thats not a gambit

its gambiting your game

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Latvian gambit & tennison gambit

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If we count everything chess.com labels as a gambit, the irish gambit has to be #1, though calling it a gambit instead of a blunder is very brave