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11 Jul 11

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

11 Jul 11

I recently tried employing the Albin counter gambit. I have had varying degrees of success with this, from totally annihilating my opponent with the Lasker trap to the complete opposite end of the spectrum and having my butt licked instead. I guess it all boils down to if your opponent is familiar with the opening or not.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

11 Jul 11

Originally posted by jimslyp69
I recently tried employing the Albin counter gambit. I have had varying degrees of success with this, from totally annihilating my opponent with the Lasker trap to the complete opposite end of the spectrum and having my butt licked instead. I guess it all boils down to if your opponent is familiar with the opening or not.

Got any time to link us some of these game numbers or post some PGN?

P-

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120597

11 Jul 11

I recently tried the 'alternate opening'. This is any other opening to e4. I still lost.

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

11 Jul 11

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Got any time to link us some of these game numbers or post some PGN?

P-

Fail: -
8487492
Kicked ass: -
8421205

I'll let you jazz it up with your fancy jazzy jazz tricks.

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

11 Jul 11

Originally posted by divegeester
I recently tried the 'alternate opening'. This is any other opening to e4. I still lost.

I stopped doing '1. e4' a long time ago. I found it started getting boring. I find d4 creates more open attacking games on both sides.

cadwah

¯\_(^.^)_/¯

Joined: 25 Sep 05
Moves: 55289

11 Jul 11

Oi Spanky, the chess forum's that way, take this thread with you.
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Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

11 Jul 11

Originally posted by cadwah
Oi Spanky, the chess forum's that way, take this thread with you.
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I do not have the power to move threads. RHP does not trust me that much. Can you imagine it? Me after a few beers and mod powers. Ha!

Suzianne

Misfit Queen

Isle of Misfit Toys

Joined: 08 Aug 03
Moves: 37388

12 Jul 11

Originally posted by jimslyp69
I stopped doing '1. e4' a long time ago. I found it started getting boring. I find d4 creates more open attacking games on both sides.

You have finally learned, grasshopper.

drdon

His Mateship

Glowing in the dark

Joined: 30 Apr 05
Moves: 118683

13 Jul 11

Originally posted by jimslyp69
I recently tried employing the Albin counter gambit. I have had varying degrees of success with this, from totally annihilating my opponent with the Lasker trap to the complete opposite end of the spectrum and having my butt licked instead. I guess it all boils down to if your opponent is familiar with the opening or not.

Thanks! I'll try it. I have a very narrow repertoire and was looking for expand it to something a little more exciting.

HandyAndy

Read a book!

Joined: 23 Sep 06
Moves: 18677

13 Jul 11

Originally posted by drdon
Thanks! I'll try it. I have a very narrow repertoire and was looking for expand it to something a little more exciting.

Try it before you buy it. Check this out:

http://www.jeremysilman.com/chess_bits_pieces/063003_xrated_albin_cg.html

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 669995

13 Jul 11

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Fail: -
Game 8487492
Kicked ass: -
Game 8421205

I'll let you jazz it up with your fancy jazzy jazz tricks.

links fixed

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

13 Jul 11

1 edit

Originally posted by Ponderable
links fixed

Thankzz.😛

And you did it in such a way that I can't see how you did it. 🙁

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

13 Jul 11

Originally posted by drdon
Thanks! I'll try it. I have a very narrow repertoire and was looking for expand it to something a little more exciting.

And here's an epic fail against it even though I thought I knew what was going on. ANother sneaky trap: -

Game 8555352

It appears I made the move Nd2 prematurely. Moving your pawn to a3 instead halts the nasty knight advancing.