Hows the King's Gambit?

Im trying to get more openings in my play, i usually use the Ruy Lopez a ton. I was wondering if the Kings gambit is any good. (for amateur play)

It's fun, just make sure you read up on all the traps in it (or expect to fall into a few) and play agressively.

If you wanna try some gambits there are plenty out there ! Try the scotch gambit, goring gambit, evans gambit, danish gambit and, yes, the kings gambit too !  There are many more that I wont try to name.

I agree, i personally use the Scotch gambit but the king's gambit is pretty fun. If black knows his theory however you're going to be in a bit of trouble. Also, read up on the smith morra gambit against the sicillian as white.

I love the King's Gambit and will usually play it when given the chance.  A lot of players' won't offer a symmetrical King's Pawn opening at all, so I don't usually have to worry about overplaying it.  Lot of Sicilian junkies out there.  Caro-Kann.  Pirc.  I like the French on both sides of the board, but especially White.  Scandinavian or Center Counter is all the rage.

By all means play the King's Gambit.  Just keep in mind that you may get less opportunities than you would like.  And if your oppenent knows you and knows it is coming, be ready to play anything but:))

I think the King's Gambit is an excellent way to become practised in not being so greedy for material greedy, but focusing on all-out attack.  For amateur play I think it's excellent!

I've had really good results when I play the kings gambit.

I agree with brusselsshrek, the King's Gambit is a great opening that I use in blitz all the time.

Black's main task in the Gambit Accepted is to control the forces massing on the f-file, or to try to keep the file closed with a g5 pawn push.

Fischer's famous 'refutation' of the gambit is only really (possibly) a refutation when you can play somewhere near Fischer's level; otherwise, it's a solid reply, but one with plenty of room for disastrous miscalculations on black's part quite a long way into the game.

As white, there are many options. The two responses I least like to see are

no. 1: 2...exf4 3. Nf3 Be7, planning Bh4+, forcing Kf1, when white has to contend with some cramping around his king in exchange for the open line and active pieces.

and no. 2: 2...exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 e4, which tangles up the position a lot, and amounts to a gambit on both sides, i.e. chaos.