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| Posted by p8ntballjunky1 ability-tw.com 8/09/2002 16:57:05 |  Subject: KING'S GAMBIT ??Message: HELP ME, SHOULD I TAKE IT OR NO! |
| Posted by acne ability-tw.com 8/09/2002 20:30:22 | Message: i almost always take it, played the declined only once. |
| Posted by pbarts89 ability-tw.com 8/09/2002 20:47:07 | I think you have this posted in two forums... Message: but yes take it! You'll have fun |
| Posted by persianelephant ability-tw.com 8/09/2002 21:05:40 | Message: Why wouldn't you take the pawn? |
| Posted by tulkos ability-tw.com 8/10/2002 07:47:22 | Practice makes perfect--- Message: you'll probably lose your first games,but then you'll learn more about the opening and start to win yourself.declining is safer,but you get a worse position---at least thats my experience. |
| Posted by philaretus ability-tw.com 8/10/2002 08:36:02 | The opinion of theorists.... Message: .....is that the King's Gambit Declined is more difficult than the King's Gambit Accepted, so that to begin with you're advised to accept. |
| Posted by certainratio ability-tw.com 8/10/2002 13:43:12 | consider declining Message: I personally have a much better record with 2...d5 than with 2...exf4. CertainRatio |
| Posted by adrianallen ability-tw.com 8/12/2002 07:45:52 | Check out old games Message: Do a search on www.chessgames.com for kings gambit and look at games won by white in 10 moves or under. All the games I checked were accepted, so it gives you an idea of what not to do :) |
| Posted by brunetti ability-tw.com 8/12/2002 10:00:00 | No. Message: You can't get an idea by looking at short blunder-featuring games (that's the case if White wins in 10 moves)! You should make a search, instead, of games played by two players rated, say, at least 2300, and compare the results. Nowadays the best defences are considered the Modern (2...exf4 3.Nf3 d5), Fischer (2...exf4 3.Nf3 d6 followed by ...g5 and ...h6), and KG declined with 2...Bc5, some complex lines of Nimzowitsch 2...d5 3...c6, and 2...Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7. Alex |
| Posted by adrianallen ability-tw.com 8/13/2002 12:38:50 | I guess Message: But not making the same blunders is always good. |
| Posted by p8ntballjunky1 ability-tw.com 8/14/2002 13:12:05 | Message: thank you all very much for the help |
| Posted by paulvalle ability-tw.com 8/14/2002 18:04:15 | Brunetti Message: tell me more about 2...Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7, is it really considered one of the best defences? what is the idea behind it? |
| Posted by p8ntballjunky1 ability-tw.com 8/15/2002 18:04:02 | Message: i guess it is half and half then, i still am unsure!! |
| Posted by p8ntballjunky1 ability-tw.com 8/18/2002 09:59:11 | Message: thx.for all the help !! |
| Posted by keiserpaul ability-tw.com 8/18/2002 10:27:27 | paul valle Message: The idea behind 2. .. Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7 is that g2-g3 create weakness and that Black has a strong reply on 4.fxe5 ( and that's 4. .. d6 ) |
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