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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Danish Gambit. 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4! cxb2 5.Bxb2. 😉
Thought you would be plugging the Latvian Gambit...........have you had a divorce from it?

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
That doesn't count.

1.d4...d5
2.e4! does though😉
No love for the Queen's Gambit... I guess the gambits have to suck to be "true" gambits. 🙁

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Originally posted by Zander 88
No love for the Queen's Gambit... I guess the gambits have to suck to be "true" gambits. 🙁
😴😴😴

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
😴😴😴
Game 3424992

you must be stalking me 🙁

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Originally posted by Zander 88
Game 3424992

you must be stalking me 🙁
Lol good luck avoiding all the traps!

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
That doesn't count.

1.d4...d5
2.e4! does though😉
Every book i ever read says the BDG is absolute rubbish.........is this not true?

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It's too bad I've played it numerous times as Black against an [A] player OTB 🙂

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Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Thought you would be plugging the Latvian Gambit...........have you had a divorce from it?
Someone already posted it. 😉

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Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Every book i ever read says the BDG is absolute rubbish.........is this not true?
I've heard it's very dangerous if white knows his stuff & black makes any slight mistakes early on.
If I played 1.d4 I'd probably use it routinely against those who I play against (1400-1700) I think

Nothing wrong with a pawn in the center, an extra tempo & open lines for a pawn.

black to move

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Originally posted by z00t
How about proper chess? One does not need to play gambits to "spice up" your games, you can play solidly and still get good exciting games.
Gambits are the result of intensive study as well; to say they aren't proper chess is a ridiculous statement.

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Originally posted by Zander 88
No love for the Queen's Gambit... I guess the gambits have to suck to be "true" gambits. 🙁
The Queen's Gambit isn't really a gambit.

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Originally posted by zebano
The Queen's Gambit isn't really a gambit.
can someone explain to me the last word of that opening then?😉

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Originally posted by ih8sens
can someone explain to me the last word of that opening then?😉
Well, wormwood is right, because white can regain the pawn after Qa5+ - it's probably called 'Gambit' because of the similarities it has to the King's Gambit.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
I've heard it's very dangerous if white knows his stuff & black makes any slight mistakes early on.
If I played 1.d4 I'd probably use it routinely against those who I play against (1400-1700) I think

Nothing wrong with a pawn in the center, an extra tempo & open lines for a pawn.

black to move
[fen]rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/5n2/8/3P4/2N2N2/PPP3PP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5[/fen]
Ithink that in this position white have dubious compensation for the pawn.
But black can avoid this position if they plays e5. I mean 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.f3 e5! or 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5!. In both lines black is getting better position.

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there is a player at my club who ALWAYS plays the BDG against me. EVERY time. im definately getting bored with it.

2 wins
1 loss
1 draw

i think im just gonna start playing 1...Nf6 against 1. d4