OK game. By the way, it seems that the ratings have swapped...
My first impressions of Halloween Gambit
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hmm Its a good opening .. must try it out .. thanks =]
It sure is, and please publish it in this thread too! I would love to see a more experienced player to duke it out against someone
Wow, this is a great gambit in blitz matches! I beat a couple 1700s with this in FICS
Jan 2, 2011
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#6
your annotations are rubbish. You dont sound like you know what your doing. AT ALL.
The main line of halloween is:
or this
Its a good gambit to try out and personally I've won games with it against 1700 rated opposition in standard games.
Your opponent probably hadn't seen it before (hence title halloween) and played badly but you capitalised against it quite well.
Good luck with your future gambiting endeavours
In fact Qxe5 is an inaccuracy, because it allows the knight solid play on f6 and puts the queen into a more exposed position. Really, White winning a pawn on c7 is the least of Black's fears. After dxe5, White is set to completely dominate the game with control of the d file, and a possible e6 advance which will likely rip apart Black's pawn structure.
Also, leaving the Queen on e4 makes it impossible for Black's light squared bishop unable to develop and basically makes all of his pieces stumble over each other in a rather amusing fashion.
While Qxe5 does give you the initiative, I'd say in that position more valuable than the initiative is simply the prospect of putting a noose around black and completely dominating the center.
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@FullMetalAlchemist - Let's see how you annotate my game then;)
@siamesenightmare93 - Nice! I didn't even see that. But i have never been a positional player anyway=)
Jan 2, 2011
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#12
I was curious as to how the Halloween Gambit got its name, and I found this site:
http://www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-openings/halloween-gambit.php
Jan 2, 2011
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Crab-A-Blanca wrote:
@FullMetalAlchemist - Let's see how you annotate my game then;)
@siamesenightmare93 - Nice! I didn't even see that. But i have never been a positional player anyway=)
Saying "I was never a positional player" is really just saying 'I suck at positional chess, which leads to mistakes'. Until you're at Master playing strength at the very least, there's no such thing as a 'tactical' or 'positional' player; you have to play the move that the position demands. In this particular case, gaining a pawn comes at the cost of having a completely dominant position.
SensFan33 wrote:
Crab-A-Blanca wrote:
@FullMetalAlchemist - Let's see how you annotate my game then;)
@siamesenightmare93 - Nice! I didn't even see that. But i have never been a positional player anyway=)
Saying "I was never a positional player" is really just saying 'I suck at positional chess, which leads to mistakes'. Until you're at Master playing strength at the very least, there's no such thing as a 'tactical' or 'positional' player; you have to play the move that the position demands. In this particular case, gaining a pawn comes at the cost of having a completely dominant position.
Hey, i didn't mean that. Don't put words to my mouth. I just don't see how your comment relates to Halloween gambit, as you are now just picking on my words and trolling around.
Jan 3, 2011
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#15
Maybe the reason I am attacted to the Halloween Gambit is because it derives from the Four Knights Game and I like playing with the knights.
Me too.
Jan 3, 2011
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juhweri wrote:
Me too.
Upon seeing my first chess set, about age 10, in a department toy area, I wondered why there were four chessmen that were horse heads, so it was the knight that drew me to chess. I never found anyone that knew how to move the chessmen until I was 17,
The knight is definitely The Joke of the Chess Board. It seems many times to come out of nowhere. When least expected, there it is forking chessmen. It fits my weird personality.
I was taught to play chess at age of 6, but i actually never was talented enough to be a master :S
Jan 3, 2011
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#19
I never desired to be a master. I play chess just for the fun of it. And I do have fun! I don't even have a rating and I couldn't care less.
My thoughts about the Halloween Gambit are completely positive. I recommend you guys try it out, i had a lot of fun playing this opening!!=)