Originally posted by cmsMaster
Waitzkin liked this approach.
If you guys want a to play a gambit against the French I can only suggest one- The Reti Gambit. No, you haven't heard of it, yes it's active, and there's compensation for the pawn (which white grabs back 90% of the time anyway) and yes, it's very fun. 🙂 OTB I've played one game with it...score 1-0.
1.e4! e6??
2.b3!! d5
3.Bb2!!
Common lines
1.e4 e6
2.b3 d5
3.Bb2 Nf6
4.e5 Nfd7
5.Qg4
(Theoretical Mainline)
1.e4 e6
2.b3 d5
3.Bb2 dxe4
4.Nc3 Nf6
5.Qe2 Bb4
6.0-0-0 Bxc3
1.e4 e6
2.b3 d5
3.Bb2 c5
4.ed5 ed5
5.d4/5.Nf3/5.Bb5
Games
Sicilian Style...
Georgiev,K (2470) - Jovicevic,B (2300) [B20]
JUG-chT Nis, 1994
1.e4 c5 2.b3 e6 3.Bb2 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Nc3 a6 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.0-0-0! 0-0 11.Bd3 Nxe5 12.fxe5 Nd7 13.Rde1 c4 14.bxc4 Nc5 15.Ne4 Nxd3+ 16.Qxd3 Rd8 17.Qf3 Qxc4 18.Rhf1 Rf8 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.Re4 Qb5 21.a4 Qc6 22.Rh4 h6 23.Qf4 1-0
Cherniaev,A (2430) - Nikolenko,O (2485) [C00]
Moscow Alekhine op Moscow (4), 1996
1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.Nxe4 Nd4 7.Qd3 c5 8.Nf3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qd5 11.Qe3 Bd7 12.0-0-0 Bc6 13.f3 0-0-0 14.Bc4 Qd7 15.d4 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Ba3+ 17.Kb1 a6 18.Be2 Qe7 19.Bxg7 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Bd3 Rd5 22.Be5 Qc5 23.Qxc5 Bxc5 24.Bf4 Bd6 25.Bxd6 Rxd6 26.c4 Rd8 27.Kc2 Rg8 28.Rd2 a5 29.Kc3 h5 30.h4 Kc7 31.a3 b6 32.Bb1 e5 33.Bf5 Rh8 34.b4 axb4+ 35.axb4 Ra8 36.b5 Be8 37.Kb4 Ra1 38.c5 Rh1 39.cxb6+ Kxb6 40.Rd6+ Kc7 41.Ra6 Rxh4+ 42.Kc5 Rd4 43.b6+ Kb8 44.Be4 Ra4 45.Rxa4 Bxa4 46.Kd6 f5 47.Bxf5 Kb7 48.Kc5 h4 1-0
Garbarino,R (2325) - Dienavorian,M (2285) [C00]
Casilda Casilda (5), 1984
1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.0-0-0 Nd4 7.Qe1 Be7 8.d3 c5 9.dxe4 Qc7 10.e5 Nd7 11.f4 b6 12.Nge2 Nxe2+ 13.Bxe2 a6 14.Ne4 Bb7 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.exd6 Qd8 17.Qg3 Rg8 18.Bd3 g6 19.f5 1-0