When should I stop playing the Blackmar Diemer Gambit?
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This is a Gambit trap I learned a while ago, and usually I use more sound openings, but occasionally I find myself playing this trap because I enjoy seeing what moves people play against it. I'm currently just slightly above 1000 rating and am wondering when I should stop playing this in rated games, plus does anyone else use the Blackmar Diemer?
If you are still around, never if you like it.
Oct 17, 2018
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#4
Just play what you enjoy. I'm ~1700 and I play the King's Gambit every time I face 1....e5. The computer says the King's Gambit's 2nd move is an 'inaccuracy'. Well, sure, but it's fun. I regularly sac a full piece in the first 10 moves too just because I like the open games I get. Obviously it's not 'sound' against people who refute my moves, but it gives me enjoyable games so I'll keep playing it.
Oct 17, 2018
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HSule03 wrote:
This is a Gambit trap I learned a while ago, and usually I use more sound openings, but occasionally I find myself playing this trap because I enjoy seeing what moves people play against it. I'm currently just slightly above 1000 rating and am wondering when I should stop playing this in rated games, plus does anyone else use the Blackmar Diemer?
When youre ready to improve.
I would reccomend staying away from unsound openings.
When you are ready to play the Jerome gambit
Oct 18, 2018
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IMBacon wrote:
HSule03 wrote:
This is a Gambit trap I learned a while ago, and usually I use more sound openings, but occasionally I find myself playing this trap because I enjoy seeing what moves people play against it. I'm currently just slightly above 1000 rating and am wondering when I should stop playing this in rated games, plus does anyone else use the Blackmar Diemer?
When youre ready to improve.
Great answer! I was about to put something similar! LOL!
Oct 18, 2018
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ThrillerFan wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
HSule03 wrote:
This is a Gambit trap I learned a while ago, and usually I use more sound openings, but occasionally I find myself playing this trap because I enjoy seeing what moves people play against it. I'm currently just slightly above 1000 rating and am wondering when I should stop playing this in rated games, plus does anyone else use the Blackmar Diemer?
When youre ready to improve.
Great answer! I was about to put something similar! LOL!
I get off a good one every now and then.
Oct 19, 2018
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Kmatta wrote:
Did anyone else notice that the OPs post was 7 months ago?
The guy who necroposted acknowledged it, but necro'd the thread anyway. It's okay sometimes but probably not for the OP's one-time specific question.
I wish mods did something about all the spam and necroposting... it can make the forum very difficult to use.
Oct 19, 2018
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#13
I’m pretty sure the most important thing when you’re that low rated is to just learn how to calculate properly and see tactics well enough that you blunder less. Playing some fundamentally sound opening so that you can fight for the center without creating too many weaknesses is fairly pointless when you’re hanging all your pieces every game. I would think it would be more important to just get a lot of opening variety so that you can get comfortable in many types of positions.