Originally posted by zebanoI don't like the King's Gambit, because it's too dangerous if black knows what to do.
It used to be my opening of choice, just for the massive tactical complications that occur. I have since switched to the English as it requires less opening research to play in a tournament. I still play the kings gambit in blitz games though.
I play both sides of the King's Gambit (KG) in blitz games and will play it with White against weaker players; but I never play it against evenly rated or higher rated players in serious OTB games. However, the most complex lines of the KG are ideal for correspondence chess. Morphy, Chigorin, Tartakower, Keres, Bronstein and Spassky have all played some magnificent KG games.
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Originally posted by zebanoYour Joking right??
humbug. It's a one of the non-refuted gambits and is still used in grandmaster play.
If you understand describtive notation and can read. PDF files....
http://www.academicchess.com/images/pdf/chessgames/fischerbust.pdf
If not....
http://www.academicchess.com/Games/chessviewer/Fisherbustkingsgambit.shtml
oh and - i'm not sure about the accuracy of the claim but....
"Fischer was so infuriated by the loss, that when he got home he wrote an article entitled "A Bust to the King's Gambit.". This article became the most famous article about an opening ever, and it had devastating affects on the King's Gambit opening.
Since that article, the King's Gambit has disappeared entirely from Grand Master play. After this article, no player, including Spassy, who played Fischer over 40 times, ever tried the King's Gambit against Fischer despite the fact Fischer never won a tournament game to it! Just goes to show how might Fischer's pen was!"
On RHP I'm a 1500 player, sofar my best result has been a draw with a 1700 -(despite being close to winning a few of them, I tned to fall at the last hurdle)
but then we have this game ---
Game 1950332
Kings Gambit, against a 1800 player - which I won....
If he played any other opening he would have kicked my arse - but as it so happens, I've read fishcer's article and used that for an opening book.....and when he finally deviated from the lines i was still able to use the priciples and idea's in all the other varitations....
If you Play Kings Gambit, you might wanna have a little awareness of fischers article....
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterYou could have added modern masters like
I play both sides of the King's Gambit (KG) in blitz games and will play it with White against weaker players; but I never play it against evenly rated or higher rated players in serious OTB games. However, the most complex lines of the KG are ideal for correspondence chess. Morphy, Chigorin, Tartakower, Keres, Bronstein and Spassky have all played some magnificent KG games.
Short, Adams, Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Morozevich
and the ultimate KG grandmaster: Alexei Fedorov
I love KG - without that opening I seriously doubt that I
would play here. It's so much fun and it wins me a game
every now and then 🙂
Originally posted by ShinidokiKG has had several revivals since the Fischer-bust in 1960...
Your Joking right??
If you understand describtive notation and can read. PDF files....
http://www.academicchess.com/images/pdf/chessgames/fischerbust.pdf
If not....
http://www.academicchess.com/Games/chessviewer/Fisherbustkingsgambit.shtml
oh and - i'm not sure about the accuracy of the claim but....
"Fischer was so infuriated by th ...[text shortened]... Play Kings Gambit, you might wanna have a little awareness of fischers article....
But you're right as far as the fact that it's seldomly played by
absolute top players in absolute top events.