What is/are the highest rated player/s that play King's Gambit?

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Are there any in the top 25ish? that play King's Gambit w/ any level of consistency?

Or do all top level players only play for $$$?

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Fedorov?

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What was Spassky's highest rating?

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  1. Nigel D Short Result=5/10 1997-2011 Elo-Ø: 2685 Games: 10 
  2. Vadim Zvjaginsev Result=4.5/6 2007-2009 Elo-Ø: 2654 Games: 6 
  3. Alexander Morozevich Result=2.5/4 1995-2000 Elo-Ø: 2714 Games: 4 
  4. Vassily Ivanchuk Result=2/2 1997-2004 Elo-Ø: 2728 Games: 2 
  5. Hi Nakamura Result=1.5/2 2011-2012 Elo-Ø: 2766 Games: 2 
  6. A Shimanov Result=1/1 2013 Elo-Ø: 2655 Games: 1 
  7. Krishnan Sasikiran Result=1/1 2009 Elo-Ø: 2661 Games: 1 
  8. Michael Adams Result=1/2 1997 Elo-Ø: 2680 Games: 2 
  9. Alexei D Shirov Result=1/1 2011 Elo-Ø: 2709 Games: 1 
  10. Magnus Carlsen Result=1/1 2010 Elo-Ø: 2813 Games: 1 
 
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Here's what happens when you play it against a super GM.



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Or this.



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.....

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These games are WILD! The players seem to break all the rules - destroying their king's defences, Queens out early in the game,  some terrible-looking pawn formations. I guess you have to really understand the rules before you can break them!

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The King's gambit is sound, it can be played in any level.

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No way post 14 is 1-0

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Addicted-to-Chess97 wrote:

No way post 14 is 1-0

Why do you say that?

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Addicted-to-Chess97 wrote:

No way post 14 is 1-0

White is going to end up with the K on c4 and the B on e3 attacking 2 pawns; the white a pawn will move to a4 and Black is going to end up in zugzwang and loses.

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Bronstein