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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Halloween Gambit

Here's a game with that scariest of openings, the Halloween Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5?!). It may be dubious if Black responds perfectly. But if not, White gets frightening attacking chances:
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4 comments:

  1. Maret ThorpeWednesday, October 31, 2012 at 5:25:00 PM CDT

    Thanks, Fred! I always wondered what the Halloween gambit was, and was too lazy to look it up. You get a reese's for that.

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  2. Bill BrockWednesday, October 31, 2012 at 5:54:00 PM CDT

    8...d5! and Black is better, no?

    But if I were playing blitz on ICC, I'd still bet on Brause.

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  3. UnknownFriday, November 2, 2012 at 11:06:00 AM CDT

    It's hard to justify the nerves it would take to try to hold onto the piece when 5...Bb4! is a perfectly good response.

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  4. Bill BrockFriday, November 2, 2012 at 11:30:00 AM CDT

    5...Bb4 6.exd5 Nxe4 7.Qg4 (in the spirit of the Schliemann) gives White more play than any miscrant soul deserves

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