How High USCF Rating Can Get Just Playing Gambits?
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Dec 12, 2016
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Gambits are fine and you won't need to study anything like 1,000 hours per year. They are a lot of fun, you will gain many smashing early victories, and they will teach you the value of development and time.
Dec 12, 2016
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thank you very much American cave man. Having fun now with gambits...much more than Ruy Lopex, Silly Siciliean, 4 Nights, Fried French, Killer Caro Cann and Watch Grass Grow PetroffRussian. Do You know one hot black gambit agin d4?
2 guys i know that only study tactics, and play stuff like the halloween gambit are both USCF 2000. Anyone stronger than Expert and they get destroyed.
Dec 12, 2016
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Thank Diakonia. Your word give me hope.
Yes, I suc at tactics and practice them ever day. i agree, most game are won or lost in middle game. I change my mind, maybe 1800 by 3 year. 'The successful warrior is average man with laser focus.'
TheGambitKid wrote:
Thank Diakonia. Your word give me hope.
Yes, I suc at tactics and practice them ever day. i agree, most game are won or lost in middle game. I change my mind, maybe 1800 by 3 year. 'The successful warrior is average man with laser focus.'
If playing that way is all youre looking for, you can do a lot worse than Expert. Good Luck!
Dec 12, 2016
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Against 1. d4 Black has aggressive gambits on moves 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., etc.
Pick your battles.
Pick your battles.
You can become a titled player for sure. Many titled players play unorthodox openings. I know IM Basman plays openings like the Grob, and GM Jobava also plays odd openings. Also, Kasparov did beat Anand with the Evans Gambit, so anything is possible. But playing Gambits exclusively is not good if you want to improve.
Dec 12, 2016
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thank you very much all great chess players. i think just found my new black gambit aginst d4 - the Mighty Englund Gambit!! +200 - 300 here i come!
not so sure the Budapest is sound...
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What about the middle gambit
Dec 13, 2016
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i tried Budapest a few times, they don't play like i want them and like book says. ;-)
My worthy opponent bring out his 20 min clock and we play this below. My clock running faster than his twice much i think. He push his pawn up and i freak out, then i am lost at Budapest.
Mr Mexico, haha, change Halloween to Grob and Jabaya. Halloween make good point = expert can play any crap opening and still win with middle game.
TheGambitKid wrote:
i tried Budapest a few times, they don't play like i want them and like book says. ;-)
My worthy opponent bring out his 20 min clock and we play this below. My clock running faster than his twice much i think. He push his pawn up and i freak out, then i am lost at Budapest.
Mr Mexico, haha, change Halloween to Grob and Jabaya. Halloween make good point = expert can play any crap opening and still win with middle game.
You cant just memorize moves.
Dec 13, 2016
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I'm sure that a really strong player can get away with playing nothing but gambits and still be rated 2500 (here, or in USCF) - someone from the world top ten, for example.
I don't know - for all I know he might also push it to 2600, or close to that.
i talk about sound or semi sound gambits? thank You very much.
i talk about if study 1000 hour per year for 5 year and i talk about play Trompowsky, Morra, Danish fro White and Elephant for Black. Maybe to 1800? i am still look for gambit for black if white plays d4 - if anyone know a good one. ;-)