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Originally posted by Dutch DefenseI looked it up on gamesexplorer & the most likely line looks quite reasonable for black.
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1.e4...e5
2.Nf3...d5?!
3.exd5...Qxd5
4.Nc3...Qe6
5.d3...Nc6
6.Be2
Then, the only game (Game 1331567) in which he plays what is logically the best move - 6...Nf6
black loses to a discovered attack on his Q on move 25(!) & goes 2 pawns down & suffers a promote threat losing his Q after looking pretty good.
Originally posted by gaychessplayer3...d5 is a very reliable way of declining the Danish Gambit, as is correspondingly 4...d5 against the Goring Gambit. They lead to the same variations, in which I've rarely had any problems getting a very playable position as black.
The Danish Gambit might be making a comeback! GM Nigel Davies recommends it in his new repertoire book, "Gambiteer I."
BTW, Davies recommends the line: 1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed 3 c3 dc 4 Nc3 (rather than the more ambitous but perhaps less reliable 4 Bc4 cb 5 Bb2)
Originally posted by Squelchbelchwhite usually keeps it safe and renders the opening harmless with 3.d4
I looked it up on gamesexplorer & the most likely line looks quite reasonable for black.
[b]1.e4...e5
2.Nf3...d5?!
3.exd5...Qxd5
4.Nc3...Qe6
5.d3...Nc6
6.Be2
Then, the only game (Game 1331567) in which he plays what is logically the best move - 6...Nf6
[fen]r1b1kb1r/ppp2ppp/2n1qn2/4p3/8/2NP1N2/PPP1BPPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 7[/ ...[text shortened]... ove 25(!) & goes 2 pawns down & suffers a promote threat losing his Q after looking pretty good.[/b]