The Irish Gambit for all you IrishMen

Originally posted by Schumi
This Irish gambit looks about as good as the Irish football team at the moment.

Thats not right, Schumi i'll see you at the Chessboard for that one HeHe

i will play a rated game against you in this line..

i played it against him and lost.

Originally posted by chessisvanity
i played it against him and lost.

Only because you made some Blunders though, anyone who doesnt make Big Blunders while facing this line will come out winning in the end

that line would be nice in blitz.....black gets cramped early.

so heres yours Game 4010944 ill have to be cautious...

heres mine so far... Game 4012347

Originally posted by c00ushion
Untrue, I did read an Article that said Harold Meyer Phillips used it against one of the greatest Masters of that time Harry Nelson Pillsbury, and beat him with it, So even the great GrandMasters and international masters can lose against this Irish Gambit

Here is the game.


http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1288574

But, I have to agree with Korch.

A knight sac on move 3 is nonsense.

Did the person inventing the Chicago gambit Irish blood?

Originally posted by Papyn Chase
Did the person inventing the Chicago gambit Irish blood?

Maybe that person did drink Irish whiskey 🙂

Originally posted by Korch
Maybe that person did drink Irish whiskey 🙂

Ha!

Originally posted by Korch
Maybe that person did drink Irish whiskey 🙂

Ha!

Methinks Billy Connolly best summed up the Irish Gambit - "If its not Scottish, it's crap".

The space can't be enough compensation for the piece.

Originally posted by c00ushion
I've tried a few different opening as White to maybe Improve my game and found that playing an Opening called the Irish Gambit Works best for me, It goes

1.E2-E4.....E7-E5
2.Ng1-f3.....Nb8-c6
3.Nxe5...Nxe5
4.d2-d4

What does everyone think of this Opening, If it could be bad in the Future of the Game or that it could Help me by controlling the center even though I'm already down in Piece Value.

The originator of the gambit, the famed Padraig O'Shaunessy of Skibbereen, was asked how he came up with the line.

"I didn't see the pawn was defended!" he replied.

My rating on the net for 3' games has on occasion gone over the 2000 mark, yet I think I've lost every time someone has confronted me with either this or the Halloween Gambit (the same, but with all 4 knights developed). I hate it! I hate the fact that Raymond Keene, in his book on the Gambits, mentions it, says it's obviously unsound, and then doesn't bother analysing it!