Which Gambit would you choose - Chess Forums - Page 2

Capivara010203 · 2020-08-08T14:22:50-07:00

I know gambits don't have that good of a reputation in professional chess. So, I have a question for you guys: if you had to choose one gambit to use in a professional chess tournament, which one would be your choice? Rules: it has to be a real gambit (queens gambit is not allowed as you don&#0

vaninaman

Aug 9, 2020

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Preusseagro wrote:

Capivara010203 hat geschrieben:

SNUDOO escreveu:

Budapest gambit (black)

Evans gambit (white)

Ursurov gambit (white)

I had never heard of the Urusov Gambit and it's win rate is not that bad. Seems dangerous.

basicly a weapon to draw the russian player out of therory and avoid the drawish game

Dont need a game bit. Just the nimzowitsch variation

NM FizzyBand

Aug 10, 2020

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ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

The Budapest isn’t much of a gambit and it’s not great either as in the main lines White gives back the pawn to reach a pleasant position with two bishops where they are practically playing for two results. The Benko is decent but in its pure form I believe there are some lines where White is just a bit better. The Morra is not good, I think the question is whether Black has the better side of equality or more. Personally, I just transpose to the Alapin myself as I don’t see any reason to earn tons of theory for a sideline and it’s just easier to play a less sharp game against a gambiteer. The Morra is just some tricks.

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#23

Der-Schachspieler wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

How is the Morra "refuted"? Could you post the mainline?

not so good, never said "refuted". And I have to agree with ponz here. Like the Blackmar-Diemer, it's relatively easy for black to set up defensive positions against white's piece activity.

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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FizzyBand wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

The Budapest isn’t much of a gambit and it’s not great either as in the main lines White gives back the pawn to reach a pleasant position with two bishops where they are practically playing for two results.

Which variation are you talking about? Rubenstein Nbd2 line or Rubenstein Nc3 line?

Capivara010203

Aug 10, 2020

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SNUDOO escreveu:

Der-Schachspieler wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

How is the Morra "refuted"? Could you post the mainline?

not so good, never said "refuted". And I have to agree with ponz here. Like the Blackmar-Diemer, it's relatively easy for black to set up defensive positions against white's piece activity.

The Morra might not be the best, but it still seems kinda dangerous, or else why would Anand refuse to accept it and still lose?

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#26

I didn't know that

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#27

Capivara010203 wrote:

SNUDOO escreveu:

Der-Schachspieler wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

How is the Morra "refuted"? Could you post the mainline?

not so good, never said "refuted". And I have to agree with ponz here. Like the Blackmar-Diemer, it's relatively easy for black to set up defensive positions against white's piece activity.

The Morra might not be the best, but it still seems kinda dangerous, or else why would Anand refuse to accept it and still lose?

well Magnus played a Bongcloud against Andrew Tang and won, so....

Capivara010203

Aug 10, 2020

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HShiBcGbfeA&t=1358s Hikaru talks about that from 22:38 to 23:50

MaNv49

Aug 10, 2020

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#29

Honey Badger gambit!

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#30

MaNv49 wrote:

Honey Badger gambit!

whoa lay off the automatic guns for a second

MaNv49

Aug 10, 2020

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Capivara010203

Aug 10, 2020

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SNUDOO escreveu:

Capivara010203 wrote:

SNUDOO escreveu:

Der-Schachspieler wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

How is the Morra "refuted"? Could you post the mainline?

not so good, never said "refuted". And I have to agree with ponz here. Like the Blackmar-Diemer, it's relatively easy for black to set up defensive positions against white's piece activity.

The Morra might not be the best, but it still seems kinda dangerous, or else why would Anand refuse to accept it and still lose?

well Magnus played a Bongcloud against Andrew Tang and won, so....

But what makes me think it might be dangerous is the fact that a world champion refused to accept it. If it was easy to convert the advantage he could have simply taken the pawn, right?

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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Capivara010203 wrote:

SNUDOO escreveu:

Capivara010203 wrote:

SNUDOO escreveu:

Der-Schachspieler wrote:

ponz111 wrote:

Budapest and Benko and Albin not so good in my opinion. Also Smith Morra not so good RIP Ken Smith my friend.

How is the Morra "refuted"? Could you post the mainline?

not so good, never said "refuted". And I have to agree with ponz here. Like the Blackmar-Diemer, it's relatively easy for black to set up defensive positions against white's piece activity.

The Morra might not be the best, but it still seems kinda dangerous, or else why would Anand refuse to accept it and still lose?

well Magnus played a Bongcloud against Andrew Tang and won, so....

But what makes me think it might be dangerous is the fact that a world champion refused to accept it. If it was easy to convert the advantage he could have simply taken the pawn, right?

he was probably afraid of piece activity and didn't want to be put on the defensive for a long time (because that's what happens with piece activity)

but I don't really know, the position in the smith-morra just seems "suspicious"

shashm

Aug 10, 2020

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keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#35

shashm wrote:

watch this

keep1teasy

Aug 10, 2020

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#36

ChessManIsMe

Aug 10, 2020

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#37

Queen's or King's

ponz111

Aug 10, 2020

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#38

Preusseagro You mention you have no problems breaking the defensive position 0f black. Do you mean in the Smith Morra Gambit?? What was the strength of the players you played??

ponz111

Aug 10, 2020

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#39

Well, I beat a GM in a USCF rated tournament with this line--Goring Gambit 2 pawn sacrifice...

chamo2074

Aug 10, 2020

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#40

I like Evans Gambiit:

and the hill

bily attack;: