What is the easiest gambit?

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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?

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tom30356 wrote:

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Thanks delcai007

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Thx Tom30356 but the Reti is an opening not a gambit

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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."

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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.

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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

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

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Evans gambit
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Yeah the Evans gambit thx

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Kings Gambit is a+ tier

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Kings gambit is the best for traps and winning quick.
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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.

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evans gambit is interesting, i think =)

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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.

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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.

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thanks guys.

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I will give tips that you need to help you study chess.

First things are opening which guide you through both the opening and the midgame because your plan from the opening goes in connection to the midgame. Next is the midgame where the game is mostly decided at where maybe endgames take 2nd place in where most games are decided at. In the midgame you need to learn about these things in order of most important to least important(this is my opinion on the order so share ideas if you think this could change or things I could add). Stop blundering pieces/tactics, positional play, attacking play, and defensive play. Stop making mistakes is the 1st one and a way to reliably stop making these mistakes are removing/trading off anything that can punish you for a mistake and do puzzles everyday, and 2nd is positional play with correct positioning of the pieces, choking your opponent of space, weak squares and controlling them, and putting pieces to the most forward squares available and 3rd is attacking with, pawn storms, bring the pieces into the attack, and sacrifices and 4th defensive play is where you trade off the attackers, counter attack, and keep a steady pawn structure around the king. Endgames are the finals where some games are decided and the games you should mostly study are Rook endgames and pawn endgames, but you should also spend some time into other endgames.
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Thanks!

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Marshall7593 wrote:
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.

Openings determine pretty much every game at 1800+ if you play them right…. You either win because your opponent makes a mistake or you get to a position you enjoy playing because you know the positions. Or your opponent gets the better of you in the opening. Yes tactics and endgames are very important, but the choice of opening and success in the opening often is more important.