I'm just going to put up a list of gambits that I personally play. Anyone who has an opinion as to it's soundness can then put up an argument for each.. I'm really interested to see what people think of the openings people my level (myself included) play.
- Kings Gambit
- Traxler (Wilkes-Barre) Gambit
- Fried Liver Attack
- Muzio Gambit
- Danish Gambit
- Scotch Gambit
- Wing Gambit
Those are the openings I usually play. My personal opinion is that with perfect play, only the Kings gambit would hang on to a draw.. the rest seem unsound.
Any opinions?
Originally posted by ih8sensBy the very definition, a gambit is not, nor never will be, sound. The idea of a gambit is to introduce a complication that you hope you can solve before your opponent does. Sorry to be a pedant. If you have to play perfectly in order to gain a draw... use a different opening!
I'm just going to put up a list of gambits that I personally play. Anyone who has an opinion as to it's soundness can then put up an argument for each.. I'm really interested to see what people think of the openings people my level (myself included) play.
- Kings Gambit
- Traxler (Wilkes-Barre) Gambit
- Fried Liver Attack
- Muzio Gambit
- Danish Gamb ...[text shortened]... ay, only the Kings gambit would hang on to a draw.. the rest seem unsound.
Any opinions?
King's Gambit. Spassky was asked one time why he played the King's Gambit. He stated that White had no advantaged with the Ruy Lopez or the Giuoco Piano so why not play the King's Gambit? That is the best thing I can say about the King's Gambit. Fischer also stated that White has no lasting advantage with the Ruy Lopez.
Originally posted by ih8sens- Kings Gambit (sound, but with proper play, Black can get good position)
- Traxler (Wilkes-Barre) Gambit (Unsound.)
- Fried Liver Attack (Completely sound.)
- Muzio Gambit (Unsound. 1 criticial refuting line.)
- Danish Gambit (I don't know. Maybe slightly better for Black.)
- Wing Gambit (Black can obtain a better position.)
Blackmar-Diemer (Unsound. Two refuting lines [that I know of].)
Poison Pawn Sicilian (...f4 Qb6 Qd2 Qxb2) (Sound with some dead end lines that end by perpetual check)
But if you don't know how the lines go, you may lose.
Game 3905460
Game 997086
Game 2983502
QGA: Alekhine defense, Borisenko-Furman variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e4 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8. b3 e6 9. bxc4 Bxe4 10. cxb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Qxd4 14. Qa8 Qd8 15. Be2 Nf6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. O-O Qd5
A very old and long forgotten line showing Black can indeed hang on to the pawn making the QG a 'true' gambit.As far as I know the line has never been refuted.
Originally posted by English TalThe benko gambit simply doesn't work like that. It is one of the few "sound" gambits.Against most gambits,you more or less try to trade down into an endgame where your extra pawn gives you all the winning chances. This won't work against the benko gambit. then there is the Queen's gambit though I don't consider that to be a real gambit.
By the very definition, a gambit is not, nor never will be, sound. The idea of a gambit is to introduce a complication that you hope you can solve before your opponent does. Sorry to be a pedant. If you have to play perfectly in order to gain a draw... use a different opening!