King's Gambit Accepted?

Originally posted by exigentsky
I play this opening from time to time. This is not a safe opening, you either win or lose; draws don't happen all that often. It's an all out brawl of tactics and so much more. That's why I like it. Try it, it's fun.

Yes, I use it in blitz games on FICS, I know the lines a little better than my opponents so I always end up with a time advantage. I don't use it in correspondence because I feel it doesn't offer as big an advantage as other slower openings if your opponent plays carefully.

Here is a game I just played on FICS with it:

[Event "FICS rated standard game"]
[Site "FICS, San Jose, California USA"]
[Date "2006.04.16"]
[Time "06:14:46"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Opponent"]
[WhiteElo "1549"]
[BlackElo "1511"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe6+ 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O
Nf6 8. d4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bxf4 Re8 11. Bd3 c6 12. Ng5 Qg4 13. Qd2 h6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Nf3 g6 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Bxh6 Nbd7 18. Rae1 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qd7 20. Qg5 Rxe5 21. Qxf6 Qxd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxh3 23. Qg7# {Black checkmated} 1-0

Originally posted by Positional Player
Here is a game I just played on FICS with it:

[Event "FICS rated standard game"]
[Site "FICS, San Jose, California USA"]
[Date "2006.04.16"]
[Time "06:14:46"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Opponent"]
[WhiteElo "1549"]
[BlackElo "1511"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 ...[text shortened]... 0. Qg5 Rxe5 21. Qxf6 Qxd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxh3 23. Qg7# {Black checkmated} 1-0

....what the hell happened??

Nh7 isn't going to win the game but it is sure as hell better than what black played.....


as For Kings Gambit I searched 404 standard games I have at FICS -
only 5 were Kings Gambit - so, needless to say, I rarely Play, or Play against it...

I love the King's Gambit!

Originally posted by Shinidoki
Your Joking right??


If you understand describtive notation and can read. PDF files....

http://www.academicchess.com/images/pdf/chessgames/fischerbust.pdf


If not....

http://www.academicchess.com/Games/chessviewer/Fisherbustkingsgambit.shtml


oh and - i'm not sure about the accuracy of the claim but....

"Fischer was so infuriated by th ...[text shortened]... Play Kings Gambit, you might wanna have a little awareness of fischers article....

The reason why nobody ever tried the King's Gambit against Fischer after that famous game against Spassky could possibly have something to do with the fact that Fischer hardly ever opened 1...e5 again after this game! The Fischer Defence (3...d6), although perfectly playable, is most certainly not a refutation of the King's Gambit. The most critical line is almost certainly 3...g5.

Originally posted by Northern Lad
The reason why nobody ever tried the King's Gambit against Fischer after that famous game against Spassky could possibly have something to do with the fact that Fischer hardly ever opened 1...e5 again after this game! The Fischer Defence (3...d6), although perfectly playable, is most certainly not a refutation of the King's Gambit. The most critical line is almost certainly 3...g5.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?pid=19233&side=black&node=21720&move=1.5&moves=e4&nodes=21720

^ it appears that your first claim is right.....It seems fischer favorite response was c5, 116, over 9....


As for the secound part about critical lines, yada, yada-- I hardly play or play against the opening, let alone study it (I just stumbled across that article and happen to read it one day)-- so, I really can't offer any affirmation or arguement about whats better -- g5, or d6