noticing the name of this thread, i'll revise my previous statement and say that I have absolutely no clue what the best gambit is. But I would say that it certainly isn't the Danish, which goes nowhere after:
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5!
or
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5! 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7 Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ when 9. Qd2 is forced
Originally posted by YUG0slavDepends on what one means by "best gambit". Does that mean soundest, most exciting, or best fits the definition of a gambit?
noticing the name of this thread, i'll revise my previous statement and say that I have absolutely no clue what the best gambit is. But I would say that it certainly isn't the Danish, which goes nowhere after:
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5!
or
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5! 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7 Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ when 9. Qd2 is forced
Originally posted by cmsMaster-Soundest, I would say Benko and Evans Gambits
Does that mean soundest, most exciting, or best fits the definition of a gambit?
-best fits the definition, I guess I would say..iono, but Queen's Gambit is certainly the worst! (not even a gambit due to 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+) and the Danish doesnt quite fit either since black can give back the material to equalize
-most exciting...Muzio Gambit?
Originally posted by cmsMasterYou are not a GM. Your results are not what a opening is measured by. I lose with the Benko Gambit. I play bad moves. At the GM level we can evaluate a opening. I am sure that the Latvian Gambit is a poor opening, but I doubt I could beat it with a very strong player playing Black. All you are saying is that the 1500 range rated players do not know how too play Black vs the King's Gambit. They are playing bad moves. Black has the resources the take the King's Gambit.
Truly solid? Yes. The only truely solid gambit? I doubt it. I score better with the KG then I do with the Benko (or any other opening for that matter), so at the mid 1500 range the KG seems more than solid. Is the Benko incredibly solid? Yes. Is there enough compensation for the pawn as far as most players are concerned? Yes.
Originally posted by gambit3i just wonder, how many GM's would beat Rybka (rated over 3000) if it was forced to play the KG. If you are saying only the best players can decide if an opening is sound then try and beat the best program in the world playing a gambit opening.
You are not a GM. Your results are not what a opening is measured by. I lose with the Benko Gambit. I play bad moves. At the GM level we can evaluate a opening. I am sure that the Latvian Gambit is a poor opening, but I doubt I could beat it with a very strong player playing Black. All you are saying is that the 1500 range rated players do not know how too p ...[text shortened]... King's Gambit. They are playing bad moves. Black has the resources the take the King's Gambit.
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Not sure which gambit is the best. I really do enjoy the KG as white and the Benko as black. While the KG is probably not as solid as the Benko I tend not to believe in playing the best move in the position all the time, you should play the best move for yourself.....its not worth making the best move in a position only to find you dont enjoy the resulting play/finding that it transposes to positions you dont really understand as deeply.
The Benko as black is a total dream at the cost of a pawn, blacks pieces just slide onto great squares and black tends to get the inititive, not to mention the over all strategy is fairly easy to understand.