What is the easiest gambit?

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PythagoreanLemon

I am a beginner to chess, and I want to find easy gambits to learn. I know the Jerome gambit:

But not many others. What are some easy ones?

tom30356

Reti opening is a easy one.

tom30356

Man, you are 100,not a 2000, you have to learn calculation skills.

tom30356

And if you want to inprove fast, join the club 'Just try hard' .

delcai007
tom30356 wrote:

And if you want to inprove fast, join the club 'Just try hard' .

Okay, Tom, please stop the spam. It's annoying.

PythagoreanLemon

Thanks delcai007

PythagoreanLemon

Thx Tom30356 but the Reti is an opening not a gambit

Fr3nchToastCrunch
PythagoreanLemon wrote:

Thx Tom30356 but the Reti is an opening not a gambit

Technically, the Reti actually refers to this sequence of moves:

1. Nf3 d5

2. c4

But on Chess.com it just refers to 1. Nf3, and this sequence is called the "Reti Gambit."

HeckinSprout

What Tom said... before the advertisement to his club.

As a newer player, gambits might feel good when they work, but more often than not they will fail and you will lose.

DoYouLikeCurry
PythagoreanLemon wrote:

I am a beginner to chess, and I want to find easy gambits to learn. I know the Jerome gambit:

But not many others. What are some easy ones?

there are definitely better gambits that are a bit more sound! Try the Danish gambit if you must do a gambit

PythagoreanLemon

thx for the clarification about the reti! Oh the danish looks good! Thanks!

Josh11live
Evans gambit
PythagoreanLemon

Yeah the Evans gambit thx

Marshall7593

Kings Gambit is a+ tier

Josh11live
Kings gambit is the best for traps and winning quick.
DoYouLikeCurry
Marshall7593 wrote:

Kings Gambit is a+ tier

Not for someone at his level (no offense OP), it’s too tricky he’ll lose every game. I love KG but it’s tricky to handle.

P-D-H

evans gambit is interesting, i think =)

magipi
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
Marshall7593 wrote:

Kings Gambit is a+ tier

Not for someone at his level (no offense OP), it’s too tricky he’ll lose every game. I love KG but it’s tricky to handle.

At that level, openings don't matter one bit. Players can play the Italian or the Bongcloud and they will have almost exactly 50% winrate anyway. Low level games are decided by giant blunders, nothing else matters.

Marshall7593
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
Marshall7593 wrote:

Kings Gambit is a+ tier

Not for someone at his level (no offense OP), it’s too tricky he’ll lose every game. I love KG but it’s tricky to handle.

Counterpoint, it teaches the player with the white side how to use initiative. Playing something symmetrical such as an italian or 4 knights offers little in ingenuity while the kings gambit offers 2 different types of play within the same game. The goals for each side are vastly different and I truly believe that asymmetry is a much better tool to help players learn how to make plans, and get unique positions. 
Who cares if its tricky?? so is the italian when you play b4 as white. So is the halloween gambit from the 4 knights. Any line can be tricky or not. 
I do agree with @magipi though, openings dont determine the result of low level games, and frankly most of mine even at 2k. Blunders decide nearly all games below 1k, and 50% of games up until 2k, after that its harder for me to say with certainty.

PythagoreanLemon

thanks guys.