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This is a "No Vacation" tournament!
Learn about a variety of positions by participating in this Daily Tournament based on the King's Gambit.
The King's Gambit is an opening with as rich a history as any other. Played for hundreds of years, numerous elite players have been advocates of the opening. However, it is much less popular in a time when the World Championship could be renamed 'World Draw-Fest' (that is another subject) and I think the modern chess world treats it in the same category as openings like the Budapest. In my opinion it deserves a category of its own- somewhere between the slightly dubious and the sound. It tends to give sharp attacking positions where the greater tactician will prevail so it is no surprise that some of the most famous games of all time stem from the King's Gambit. Take, for example, 'The Immortal Game':
If this doesn't inspire you to delve into the murky waters of the King's Gambit then I don't know what will!
The tournament starts on August 12th, so use your time to book up on the opening!
Good luck and have fun!
Novacek.
