The king's gambit

tim88

Only Chess

08 Dec 13

tim88

Joined: 28 Dec 11
Moves: 16268

08 Dec 13

i recently started looking at openings. i have played the KG a few times & i must say i absolutely love it. if the gambit is taken it makes it easy to attack blacks f7 square. You must try it. also like the queen's gambit but not often is the gambit taken
KG -White e4 e5. Black f4

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48793

08 Dec 13

Originally posted by tim88
i recently started looking at openings. i have played the KG a few times & i must say i absolutely love it. if the gambit is taken it makes it easy to attack blacks f7 square. You must try it. also like the queen's gambit but not often is the gambit taken
KG -White e4 e5. Black f4

Thanks for the analysis.
Seriously though it is a very dangerous weapon - good reason I don't reply
1 ... e5 as black.

moonbus

Über-Nerd

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 8642

08 Dec 13

1

You might like to follow some of Spassky's exploits; he had a number of successes with the KG, including a win over Karpov in 1982. Below: Spassky is White, Seirawan Black:

vivify

rain

Joined: 08 Mar 11
Moves: 12351

08 Dec 13

I admit, I don't understand the KG. It just seems like I'm weakening my king's side for not much attaching benefits. Maybe I just haven't seen the right tutorial on the KG.

afordyce

Joined: 19 Mar 10
Moves: 27475

08 Dec 13

1

I certainly don't pretend to be an expert at it, but I've had a number of very enjoyable games playing the King's Gambit. This is probably my favorite.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53312

08 Dec 13

Originally posted by afordyce
I certainly don't pretend to be an expert at it, but I've had a number of very enjoyable games playing the King's Gambit. This is probably my favorite.
[pgn]
[Event "Mini Duel II"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[EndDate "2013.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "afordyce"]
[Black "junnujannu"]
[WhiteRating "1735"]
[BlackRating "167 ...[text shortened]... xe2 Rh8e8 20. Re2xh2 Nc6xd4 21. Nh4xg6 hxg6 22. Rh2h7 Kf7xf6 23. Qg3g5 Kf6e6 24. Qg5e5 1-0[/pgn]

Nice game! I see on your profile you are learning pipes. Irish pipes or highland?

afordyce

Joined: 19 Mar 10
Moves: 27475

08 Dec 13

Great highland bagpipes!

byedidia

Mister Why

San Carlos, CA

Joined: 21 Feb 12
Moves: 6039

08 Dec 13

2

Originally posted by afordyce
I certainly don't pretend to be an expert at it, but I've had a number of very enjoyable games playing the King's Gambit. This is probably my favorite.
[pgn]
[Event "Mini Duel II"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[EndDate "2013.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "afordyce"]
[Black "junnujannu"]
[WhiteRating "1735"]
[BlackRating "167 ...[text shortened]... xe2 Rh8e8 20. Re2xh2 Nc6xd4 21. Nh4xg6 hxg6 22. Rh2h7 Kf7xf6 23. Qg3g5 Kf6e6 24. Qg5e5 1-0[/pgn]

Great game. This sort of game is the reason I love the king's gambit. Win or lose, it's the most fun you can have over a chessboard.

gambit05

Mad Murdock

I forgot

Joined: 05 May 05
Moves: 20526

09 Dec 13

2

EVENT	Montpellier ct
SITE	Montpellier ct
DATE	1985.??.??
ROUND	?
WHITE	Boris Spassky
BLACK	Yasser Seirawan
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	?
BLACKELO	?
ECO	C34
EVENTDATE	1985.??.??

EVENT	Mini Duel II
SITE	http://www.redhotpawn.com
DATE	2013.09.23
ROUND	1
WHITE	afordyce
BLACK	junnujannu
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1735
BLACKELO	1675

EVENT	Clan challenge
SITE	http://www.redhotpawn.com
DATE	2011.06.20
ROUND	?
WHITE	gambit05
BLACK	rpsjr
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2121
BLACKELO	1871