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I just got absolutely pasted playing against a Danish Gambit.

I'm told if defended against correctly, the game is even.

Anyone post a game link of it well defended or give me a clue ?

Steve

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No I love playing that gambit so I cant post how to defend against it.
So Sorry!

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Originally posted by JimmyBilly
I just got absolutely pasted playing against a Danish Gambit.

I'm told if defended against correctly, the game is even.

Anyone post a game link of it well defended or give me a clue ?

Steve
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5! 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ (the only way to regain the pawn) Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 with equal chances.

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Originally posted by JimmyBilly
I just got absolutely pasted playing against a Danish Gambit.

I'm told if defended against correctly, the game is even.

Anyone post a game link of it well defended or give me a clue ?

Steve
The simplest way to play against it is to decline it with 3...d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 which invariably seems to give black a comfortable game. After 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 the declined Goring Gambit is reached, in which black has a number of ways to equalise.

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Weaker players should not accept all those Prawns. White will get nasty with his tall, pointy things.

Best to offer White a few Prawns of your own as a "thank-you".

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Originally posted by JimmyBilly
I just got absolutely pasted playing against a Danish Gambit.

I'm told if defended against correctly, the game is even.

Anyone post a game link of it well defended or give me a clue ?

Steve
I don't really know if I defended good against Danish Gambit, but it was my shortest game\win here .Game 1025963😉😉

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Originally posted by ssushi
I don't really know if I defended good against Danish Gambit, but it was my shortest game\win here .Game 1025963😉😉
Thanks everyone....Susshi, you declined the full gambit by not taking the B2 pawn. Some form of declinature is recommended though I'll have to set out Osse's defence to see how it works.

There's a lot more to chess than my poor grey cells can handle !



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Originally posted by Weadley
No I love playing that gambit so I cant post how to defend against it.
So Sorry!
You seem to love all kinds of gambits. You played a somewhat similar 2 pawn gambit against my sicilian in one of our games. What is that called?

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Originally posted by ark13
You seem to love all kinds of gambits. You played a somewhat similar 2 pawn gambit against my sicilian in one of our games. What is that called?
Probably Smith-Morra gambit: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3

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Oh, and check out http://www.redhotpawn.com/tournament/view.php?tid=336 for examples of Osse's line.

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Originally posted by Svin1
Probably Smith-Morra gambit: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3
Yeah, it is. Thanks.

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Originally posted by ssushi
I don't really know if I defended good against Danish Gambit, but it was my shortest game\win here .Game 1025963😉😉
Well, 5. d5? is a horrible move. 🙁 You should've played 5. bxc forcing Black to retreat the bishop and then White has all kinds of tactical play.

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Originally posted by arrakis
Well, 5. d5? is a horrible move. 🙁 You should've played 5. bxc forcing Black to retreat the bishop and then White has all kinds of tactical play.
I was black...

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I believe its only the danish gambit if black eats all the pawns up all the way to the rook forcing the bishop to finally take.
Ssushi.. in your game white started out playing it but completely muddled it up by not taking with the knight once your bishop came out and allowed you to get 2 queens!
Good job!

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One time, against the Danish Gambit OTB, I took all those pawns, my opponent looked at me funny, but then I counter-gambited back and gave the pawns back! LOL! The poor guy was so confused I won.