I changed my mind. The first variation is terrible for black.
We need more amateurs to post their annotated games.

Yes, the Halloween is considered an unsound gambit, but one with great practical chances. Found an interesting game at chessgames.com, definitely not boring!
I have yet to find a line that makes it unsound...
This is perfectly even.
The difficulty arises with:
This is probably the best response to the gambit.
I don't see what white gains exactly.
I didn't say it's unsound, the compiled games in chessgames.com had that quotation at the header, here's the page. Maybe you can go there and claim it's actually a sound gambit to those guys, hopefully they'll change their minds.
Yes, the Halloween is considered an unsound gambit, but one with great practical chances. Found an interesting game at chessgames.com, definitely not boring!
I have yet to find a line that makes it unsound...
This is perfectly even.
The difficulty arises with:
This is probably the best response to the gambit.
I don't see what white gains exactly.
I didn't say it's unsound, the compiled games in chessgames.com had that quotation at the header, here's the page. Maybe you can go there and claim it's actually a sound gambit to those guys, hopefully they'll change their minds.
No, it's unsound. I change my mind. It's only sound if black plays 5. Nc6.
White gets a much better game in that position.
This is playable, though:

5... Ng6 seems very solid and I believe it's a good reply from Black to maintain the advantage out of the opening. I do, however, prefer 7... d5:
5... Ng6 seems very solid and I believe it's a good reply from Black to maintain the advantage out of the opening. I do, however, prefer 7... d5:
This is playable:
a 1 min game posted, only for fun :P
the highest rated opponent I had defeated so far, even higher than rainbow :D
I had met some 1800s play better than this, so I think this is not his real strength lol
a 1 min game posted, only for fun :P
the highest rated opponent I had defeated so far, even higher than rainbow :D
I had met some 1800s play better than this, so I think this is not his real strength lol
This seems much stronger.
ok, so a game I played just now :D (sorry Tony, a 1 min game again :( )
I dont know if this will help the other people here, but i hope it will, because it has a pattern worth remembering :)
what matters here are the examples I give :
-I focus attack on f6 and h6 square
-I made sure that with this kind of play, sacrifice are needed to breakthrough, and I always keep the 1 knight close to Kside, or try to exchange the K's bishop for my own or a knight, that way all the dark squares on black's camp are weak.
@ yereslov : mate in 1 you missed lol, supposedly you play white :
at move 16, instead of Nd7+ why not Nc6+ ? double check that covers the vital a7 square (the actual game escape square ;))
so you fork the king and bishop, double discovered check mate !

@ yereslov : mate in 1 you missed lol, supposedly you play white :
at move 16, instead of Nd7+ why not Nc6+ ? double check that covers the vital a7 square (the actual game escape square ;))
so you fork the king and bishop, double discovered check mate !
That's part of the mate in seven.
Miniature, the end drawn?
Black could have easily played 18...g6.
Anyways...
After 21...a4 white is lost.

Miniature, the end drawn?
Black could have easily played 18...g6.
Anyways...
After 21...a4 white is lost.
What about Ng5+ instead of Qc2+?
Yes, the Halloween is considered an unsound gambit, but one with great practical chances. Found an interesting game at chessgames.com, definitely not boring!
I have yet to find a line that makes it unsound...
This is perfectly even.
The difficulty arises with:
This is probably the best response to the gambit.
I don't see what white gains exactly.