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Danish Gambit...

Danish Gambit...

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...is sucky

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The Danish Gambit often leads to quick knockouts in blitz when you play it against a weaker player. But if Black knows his stuff, he can usually equalize, and there are a variety of ways of doing so:

1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed 3 c3 dc 4 Bc4 cb 5 Bb2 d5 6 Bd5 Nf6 7 Bf7 Kf7 8 Qd8 Bb4 9 Qd2 Bd2 10 Nd2 c5 = (according to Fine)

1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed 3 c3 Qe7!? (probably equal)

1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed 3 c3 d5!? (probably equal)

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... is fun.

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Originally posted by Gatecrasher
... is fun.
I have a feeling I know why you think so 😉