Thinking of getting a book on gambits
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Jun 26, 2019
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Kings Gambit as white can be a fun aggressive gambit especially the Muzio and the double Muzio.
Jun 26, 2019
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woollensock wrote:
If your looking for a very interesting gambit, you should take a look at the “ Benko-Gambit “ . Here Black is playing a positional pawn sacrifice as early as the third move . His offer is based on the guarantee of pressure on the open QR-and QN- files and down the long black diagonal.
I have played the Benko for years, and its been very effective.
That would be a good idea. Gambits not only keep things interesting but they require you to understand positioning in order to benefit from your sacrifice. My favorite gambit is the King's Gambit Accepted/ Bishop's Gambit. At first I thought the line was rather obscure and unpopular, but then I visited my opening book and read that 3.Bb4 is common place amongst masters... or at least it used to be.
What do you guys mean by “gambits?” Isn’t that a type of opening?
And how do you perform a Benko Gambit?
NathanMa17 wrote:
What do you guys mean by “gambits?” Isn’t that a type of opening?
And how do you perform a Benko Gambit?
A gambit is usually when you sacrifice a pawn or two in the opening to gain a positional advantage, which includes attacking possibilities. It only qualifies as a gambit if it is strategically solid, or else it would just be a gamble.
WSama wrote:
NathanMa17 wrote:
What do you guys mean by “gambits?” Isn’t that a type of opening?
And how do you perform a Benko Gambit?
A gambit is usually when you sacrifice a pawn or two in the opening to gain a positional advantage, which includes attacking possibilities. It only qualifies as a gambit if it is strategically solid, or else it would just be a gamble.
Oh cool thanks.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627113531/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen156.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627044948/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen158.pdf
http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Alterman-Gambit-Guide-The-White-Gambits-76p3567.htm
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Black-Gambits-1-exceprt.pdf
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Black-Gambits-2-excerpt.pdf
Jun 26, 2019
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The unorthodox book of chess openings (don’t know if it’s unorthodox or if it’s called orthodox idk) might have gambits for you.
How are Alterman's books. I'm thinking of really playing serious gambits. It's an easy way out of opening difficulties and on to a good middlegame and keeping things interesting.