Why play gambits




















This opening is considered sound and some of the most elite players in the world play the Queen's Gambit Accepted. The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: d4 d5 c4 e5 dxe5 d4. In the Albin Countergambit, Black lets White take a pawn with the idea of pushing his d pawn one square forward.

That way this pawn can be used as a wedge for Black's counter attack. The job of this knight is to defend the pawn on e5. So black normally tries to remove the defender of this pawn with his bishop. So what White does, is place his other Knight so in case of an exchange, the pawn on e5 is still defended.

Typically Black will place his light squared bishop and try to trade it off for White's kingside knight. With the idea of getting rid of the defender for the e5 pawn.

So if we White places his Queenside knight on d2, even if his Knight on f3 is traded off So typically, White will place his bishop on this long diagonal. The idea being to attack Black's Queenside when Black castles that way. The job of White's knight is to defend the pawn on e5. Black's job is to attack and put pressure on this e5 pawn. This is normally done with Blacks Queen's Knight.

With enough pressure, from enough pieces, this e5 pawn can fall. Typically Black should exchange his light squared bishop and try to trade it off for White's kingside knight if he gets a chance.

The idea of getting rid of the defender for the e5 pawn. The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: d4 d5 c4 e6. When the "Queen's Gambit Declined" is mentioned, it is usually assumed to be referring to the Orthodox Line.

If White can load up enough attackers on d5, then the d5 pawn will fall. When Black does this, White should move his Bishop to g4. Since Black normally will castle Kingside, so what So white should do is first push his king pawn forward one square, and then swing his bishop to d3. To counter this: Black should move his Knight to d7.

While gambit openings are not played at the highest levels they are highly educational, especially for the beginner. By definition, a gambit is the sacrifice of a pawn in the opening game in order to acquire a positional advantage or gain the initiative. If they take the pawn, they accept the gambit. If they decide against taking the pawn, they decline the gambit.

I introduce gambits to my students early on because it helps build a foundation for later positional thinking and planning. While playing gambits will in no way make you a master positional player, it will start you thinking outside of the mechanical box many beginning players find themselves in.

Many novice players will memorize openings, not understanding the underlying mechanics of each move. They go through the motions and are suddenly in unfamiliar territory when their opponent plays something unexpected. Learning gambits helps students solidify their understanding of opening mechanics and positional thinking.

This gambit was named after a Welsh sea captain William Davies Evans in the early s. Set up a chess board and play through the moves. The game starts out with 1. Nf3…Nc6 3. Bc4…Bc5 4. At this point I discuss the concept of tempo or time with my students. On move four, white attacks the Bishop on c5 with the b pawn. Black has to make a decision, capture the pawn or retreat the Bishop. If the Bishop moves away, declining the gambit, black loses time a tempo having to move the Bishop to safety.

The poor black Bishop has to move again. Not that that stops anyone. I believe gambits are for everyone, beginner, intermediate, advanced, if you start out with a plan and pretty much stick to it you can do well.

As in all games before you choose a gambit take a look at your opponent he he out rates you by several hundred points then your gambit will most likely fail, so choose a more conventional opening. Forums General Chess Discussion. Apr 16, 1. Apr 16, 2. Apr 16, 3. Apr 16, 4. Apr 16, 5. Apr 16, 6. Apr 16, 7. Apr 16, 8. Apr 17, 9. Apr 17, Estragon wrote: Ziryab wrote: Wilhelm Steinitz says that you should avoid gambits. TetsuoShima wrote: but how old was steinitz when he lost the title??

They're good to learn, but I wouldn't recommend them to beginners. And just for illustration purposes, here's an example of Steinitz's slow careful style of play:. Apr 29,



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