Adventures with our Two Center Pawns in the Early Opening


Excellent stuff. I was given lines for the King's Gambit as Black but I player with a very high rating. In the lines he gave me, you don't accept the gambit as Black. I'm surprised to hear that it is better to accept.

Excellent stuff. I was given lines for the King's Gambit as Black but I player with a very high rating. In the lines he gave me, you don't accept the gambit as Black. I'm surprised to hear that it is better to accept.
Some months ago I played an exhibition vs several players here on chess.com. Chess engines were allowed by both sides.
I played the black side of the Kings Gambit in all the games.
One game I played for fun 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 and it ended in a draw.
There were some games with this line you should look at...

Excellent stuff. I was given lines for the King's Gambit as Black but I player with a very high rating. In the lines he gave me, you don't accept the gambit as Black. I'm surprised to hear that it is better to accept.
There is nothing wrong with the lines the player with a very high rating gave you. He probably thought you were not ready for the lines where you accept the gambit.
