A really neat book just came out by GM Nigel Davies called "Gambiteer I". The book recommends playing gambits against all of the major Black defenses to 1 e4. Against the Sicilian he recommends the Wing Gambit.
Originally posted by gaychessplayer A really neat book just came out by GM Nigel Davies called "Gambiteer I". The book recommends playing gambits against all of the major Black defenses to 1 e4. Against the Sicilian he recommends the Wing Gambit.
What does he say about the Morra?
I've tried the wing gambit & like many people, think the MG is a much more potent weapon against 1...c5.
Originally posted by Squelchbelch What does he say about the Morra?
I've tried the wing gambit & like many people, think the MG is a much more potent weapon against 1...c5.
I think Davies recommends the Wing Gambit as opposed to the Smith-Morra Gambit because the Winger is more likely to be unfamiliar to the opponent and because White can transpose into a 2 c3 Sicilian against the SM if he wants. White really can't avoid the Winger.
i LOVE the wing gambit. before that, i tried the advance & grand prix attack variations and hated them and only started winning (at about the 1550 level) when i switched to the wing gambit.
i'd say the biggest advantage to it is precisely that there is so little theory on it, and sicilian players DO so like playing bookishly. the very first game i played, my opponent resigned after 2. b4!
i've chased 1800+ players all around the board after denying them their castle with this variation. if you, like me, are a purely tactical player and have no clues about position, the wing gambit is the funnest line you can play against the sicilian.
the "theory" is really easy to learn as the wing gambit book has only about 24 pages of SKIMPY theory. you have to know the "trap" variation in the main line though as a queen check can grab your rook.
with a little bit of analysis of games, both yours & any others you can find, the wing gambit is a great line that will let you take sicilians out of their comfort zone very quickly.
it's very easy for you to be much better prepared than your opponents with this line and it's a good line for gambiteers.
i'm happy with it. it has earned me more rating points than lost.
Originally posted by pokernaut i LOVE the wing gambit. before that, i tried the advance & grand prix attack variations and hated them and only started winning (at about the 1550 level) when i switched to the wing gambit.
i'd say the biggest advantage to it is precisely that there is so little theory on it, and sicilian players DO so like playing bookishly. the very first game i playe e for gambiteers.
i'm happy with it. it has earned me more rating points than lost.
I've never had any problems against wing gambit, and I have no idea of the theory. I'd guess sicilian players are generally pleased to see it, just like any anti-sicilian. it means your opponent is so afraid of your sicilian that he's willing to try anything else. when you're black, that's an instant mental upper hand.
smith morra isn't that tough if black knows what he is doing and the wing gambit is terrible black can be a average player and play well against it IMHO. As a black sicilian player I hate closed lines like stated above and I don't mind Nc3. I play g6 in case of the grand prix. I'd say that the grand prix is your best bet or the alapin variation.
Originally posted by kmac27 smith morra isn't that tough if black knows what he is doing and the wing gambit is terrible black can be a average player and play well against it IMHO. As a black sicilian player I hate closed lines like stated above and I don't mind Nc3. I play g6 in case of the grand prix. I'd say that the grand prix is your best bet or the alapin variation.
That sounds like there should be an obvious refutation of the SWG.
Please post it
Wing gambit vs Sicilian
16 Jul '07 20:53
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