sharp openings

the smith morra isnt a bad opening and isnt refuted, kasparov drew against it (should have lost against it)... i used to play smith morra but i got tired of people always declining it and turning it into the alpin 🙁

my favorite sharp opening is the traxler ! 😀

Originally posted by YUG0slav
the Danish Gambit is crap as black can diffuse it easily

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5!

True, but not everyone knows that is the best way to refute the Danish. I do not play that against very strong players. But I have tripped up a few fairly strong players with it as they get pawn hungry.

just started to learn the budapest, played this for quiet a while with great success sicilian najdorf, just started learning the benko and loving it.

well, just don't use the Danish in cc, or you'll get owned by a databse

i use to like the danish but when blak plays Bb4 and trades off your knight its hard to gain a great attak. the benko, budapest, and smith morra gambit are some that you may like to play the smith morra is like the danish but not giving up too many pawns. another good opening that you may want to learn is the goring gambit it is similar to the danish it goes e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 white has some good chances and a lot of space.

Originally posted by kmac27
i use to like the danish but when blak plays Bb4 and trades off your knight its hard to gain a great attak. the benko, budapest, and smith morra gambit are some that you may like to play the smith morra is like the danish but not giving up too many pawns. another good opening that you may want to learn is the goring gambit it is similar to the danish it goes e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 white has some good chances and a lot of space.

you're not meant to block with the knight, try Kf1

there's also a half-danish with Nxc3 after dxc4...but I don't care too much for it

My favorite SHARP openings are
Evan's gambit.
Sicilian Dragon
Najdorf, Poison Pawn Varation
and King's Bishop's Gambit, here is a example of it, loaded with errors of course Game 2671959

Originally posted by rotk
My favorite SHARP openings are
Evan's gambit.
Sicilian Dragon
Najdorf, Poison Pawn Varation
and King's Bishop's Gambit, here is a example of it, loaded with errors of course Game 2671959

Najdorf AND Dragon? How has your head not exploded?

KGA is one of the sharpest lines with knight sacrifice at g3 that i've played.

sorry i mean knight at f3 is sacrificed for tremendous development.

I like Staunton Gambit against the Dutch, especially in blitz games...

Originally posted by bahus
I'm a 1.e4 player so with White Morra Gambit is excellent at club level, simple plans and very tactical.

I've found that it is easier to pick a sharp favourite line with Black. Against 1.d4 I play Benko Gambit and against 1.e4 aim for Two Knights (Traxler Counter-Attack!) or Marshall Attack in Ruy Lopez.

- bahus

Good choices =) I also play the benko and two knights. My main e4 defense is actually the french, but I've been play 2 knights a lot in blitz...

Originally posted by YUG0slav
Najdorf AND Dragon? How has your head not exploded?

Quite simple actually, I don't memorize the lines, just know the Idea of it, The Najdorf I mostly play e6, instead of e5. and the Dragon I didn't know much until lately, which still isn't much, I'll tell you how when I do know all of the lines. 😀

Has anyone mentioned the scotch gambit!?!?

come on, this gambit is fun AND sharp.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 or 4.c3