The only gambit I play regularly is the Queen's Gambit. I prefer to sacrifice material later in the game when we're both out of book and thinking on our own. The positive side of gambits is that they help you practice yours tactics right from the get-go and that's one area most class players need to focus on to improve.
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Yeah I'm still an adherent to king's gambit (despite the fact people say it is refuted). Queen's gambit is of course great, and I'm always trying new ones I read about. Let me add - isn't the queen's gambit not technically a gambit? I think I've heard that argued on the basis that white does not expect to keep the pawn or something. No matter, I just started a game with it, and I'm not calling it anything else!
isn't the queen's gambit not technically a gambit?
If Black immediately accepts the gambit pawn, White can force its recapture (or play on in gambit style). But if Black immediately declines the gambit pawn and then plays the Slav (any variant but the exchange) he can take and keep it.
This is a nice collection of king's gambit ames on chessbase:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1002999
i like sacrificing my opponents pieces
Oct 14, 2021
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I play the scotch and king’s gambits pretty regularly. Does it increase my chance of winning? Probably not. Are the games fun? Yes.
Also, the King’s gambit has never been refuted. In computer championships, it’s almost always a draw. It’s not played at the top not because it’s losing, because it’s almost always a draw. Players as white don’t feel like it gives white enough winning chances.
On that other web site, you can see how it does at various ratings, and it wins more than it loses. It does as well as more “reputable” openings like the QGD. Unless you’re a GM, it’s as good as anything else.
Also, the King’s gambit has never been refuted. In computer championships, it’s almost always a draw. It’s not played at the top not because it’s losing, because it’s almost always a draw. Players as white don’t feel like it gives white enough winning chances.
On that other web site, you can see how it does at various ratings, and it wins more than it loses. It does as well as more “reputable” openings like the QGD. Unless you’re a GM, it’s as good as anything else.
Who here are gambiting people? I am. I sacrifice pretty much anything to win.