Win with the Vienna gambit
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Sussyguy4890 schreef:
Nf3 is a horrible move
I disagree. It blocks Qh4+.
e5 is the correct way to seize the advantage
Ricky_nl έγραψε:
Sussyguy4890 schreef:
Nf3 is a horrible move
I disagree. It blocks Qh4+.
Queens cannot jump over knights (or other pieces). Are you playing some odd chess variant?
3...exf4 is bad because of 4.e5, while 4.Nf3?! (transposition to a king's gambit line) can be answered by 4...d5 which is probably somewhat better for Black.
In the game, you played 5.e5 after Nf3, which gives Black two good options- 5...Nh5 and 5...Ng4 (none of them would be possible with the knight at g1).
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Ricky_nl έγραψε:
Sussyguy4890 schreef:
Nf3 is a horrible move
I disagree. It blocks Qh4+.
Queens cannot jump over knights (or other pieces). Are you playing some odd chess variant?
3...exf4 is bad because of 4.e5, while 4.Nf3?! (transposition to a king's gambit line) can be answered by 4...d5 which is probably somewhat better for Black.
In the game, you played 5.e5 after Nf3, which gives Black two good options- 5...Nh5 and 5...Ng4 (none of them would be possible with the knight at g1).
Thanks for your insight and your suggestions!
Another one
Without KF3
Sep 8, 2025
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#12
Ricky_nl wrote:
Without KF3
For that game, you would actually want to play Nf3 because your opponent moved their queenside knight, leaving open the option for Qh4+. Nf3 prevents that idea.
Nooo don't make this popular. I want to keep it for myself.
Sussyguy4890 schreef:
Bd6 is useless
Nice 280 rating
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Sep 10, 2025
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#18
@Ricky_nl re #10 My gracious. It takes real courage and a sense of derring-do to play the Steinitz Gambit. Kudos. I risk it occasionally, but I'm old and don't give a pair of fetid dingo's kidneys about my grade. For me the joy is in the beauty of the dance, not in the game result.
You will meet stronger lines than the one you met in that game sooner or later. The critical test is generally considered to be the following. Be ready to meet it one day...
Sep 10, 2025
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#19
For #9, why didn't you play 12. Qh2 after 11... c5, your opponent obviously didn't notice the threat afterwards- so you could've ended the game much earlier.
For #10, you lost your tempo with 5. Bd2, just forget that pin because it's really not a threat.
Also, let me tell you how Black can counter:
parados2 schreef:
For #9, why didn't you play 12. Qh2 after 11... c5, your opponent obviously didn't notice the threat afterwards- so you could've ended the game much earlier.
For #10, you lost your tempo with 5. Bd2, just forget that pin because it's really not a threat.
Also, let me tell you how Black can counter:
Its a few days ago. Thanks for your insight.
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