Gambits

Today we will talk about gambits. A gambit is where you give away a pawn in order to help your development or get some sort of positional advantage. The first gambit we will talk about is the Queen's Gambit. It comes from the two moves 1 d4 d5 2 c4. From those moves we reach this position:

Now we will look at Black's options.

a) 2...Nf6? This is a bad move because after 3 cxd5 Nxd5 4 e4(see diagram), White has set up a strong pawn centre and has gained time by attacking the black knight.

b) 2...dxc4(the Queen's Gambit Accepted)

c) 2...e6(the Queen's Gambit Declined)

d) 2...c6(also the Queen's Gambit Declined)

First we will see what happens if Black captures the pawn(2...dxc4).

White can now play 3 e4. Now we have this position:

Now Black can play 3...f5 or 3...b5.

a) 3...f5 4 exf5 Bxf5 5 Bxc4(see diagram) with an advantage for White. However, Black can try to pressure the White center with ...c5, ...Nc6, and ...e5.

b) 3...b5. White can play 4 f4 or 4 b3.

a) 4 f4 f5 5 e5 c5 6 d5 e6 7 d6(see diagram). The d6-pawn is a real problem for Black, and it will be difficult to get rid of.

b) 4 b3 Ba6 5 Bb2. White can plan to play Nd2 or Na3 next turn. Here is a possible continuation:

5...Nc6 6 Na3 Na5 7 Bc3 c6 8 Qd2 Nb7 9 bxc4 Nd6 10 cxb5 Bxb5 11 Nxb5 Nxb5 12 Bxb5 cxb5

this gambit is almost never accepted..

because white can easily get the pawn back and whtie will get positional advantage so no1 ever accepts it..

but kings gambit on the other hand, the pawn isnt easy to get back, things get more complicated there.

1.d4...d5    2.c4....Nf6   3.cxd5...Nxd5    4.e4?....Nf6   5.Nc3...e5=

       4.Nf3 intending 5.e4  +=