The Blackmar Gambit

Here is an *EPIC* chess gambit. The BlackMar Gambit! It is a very good and powerful gambit. What do you think of it?

The Tennison Gambit is my personal favorite.

"... I’ve seen more promising players lured into incompetence by this opening than I care to remember. The basic pattern is this - player learns BDG, tries to get it in every game, thus limiting his chess experience (and, since the opening isn’t good, he loses too many games, meaning that his rating stays low and he can’t get games against better players). Nobody who plays good chess plays this line, and nobody who plays good chess ever will. ...” - IM Sam Collins (2005)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627031504/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen76.pdf

"... Scheerer examines all the key lines and most of the minor ones in painstaking detail, often quoting games of rather dubious quality, Internet games by unknown players, featuring countless bad moves and blunders. Sure, these games serve to illustrate how to punish tactical mistakes, but too many of these games are quoted at length and often to their conclusion, even when much of the remaining moves are irrelevant to understanding the tactical motif. ... despite all the smoke and mirrors, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit still isn't viable beyond club-level or rapid-play games. Yet for those purposes it does represent a fun and entertaining opening that will offer White some chances without being completely sound, mainly because the level of opposition will hardly have sufficient time on the clock or understanding on the board to be able to punish White for his indiscretion. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2011)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627050255/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen150.pdf

kindaspongey, if you want to say something say it yourself. 

Answers based on quotes all the time is obnoxious. 

This is gorgeous

If you want to play the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, you need to come up with something against the Gunderam Defence.

I agree.

Kindaspongey isn't taking credit for the quotes, but it still shows his lack of creativity.

Indeed. While spongey doesn't always express his views directly, rather through quotes, it is insightful nonetheless. I find it neither obnoxious nor ignorant but helpful to those who are curious and may not have the time nor inclination to search out such information on their own. I may seem biased because I've known spongey on this site for awhile (like at least 5 years) but yeah, it's just my observation. Anyways, as a Najdorf player for 15+ years my advice is not to focus on the whys between the two moves, or that people say this move is worse than the other: treat each move as a viable threat-investigate possible positions in practice. It's more important for you to understand why this is and not depend on outside noise. Develop a defensive mindset first and foremost my friend~Equalize first and then fish for something. And learn the differences between variations by just playing and playin's always the thing with me. Best wishes✌🏽

Indeed. QQPs. Commented about the Najdorf instead of the BDG! Much apologies guys. Anyways, what I said about my friend spongey holds true. But okay, my opinion: I love this gambit! Thing is, I can only really play this in blitz or rapid. Namely because the opposition i usually play is very good soo ... yeah i have actually built up some shock variations over the years to spring vs an unwary strong player but then it is rare. In some OTB casual tourneys when I'm feeling good I am apt to spring em, especially if I know my opponent will fall into it. Normally though, I dont expect a renaissance any time soon!😉

Creativity is useful when playing a game of chess. This is a forum about chess. In forums we want to hear about well-reasoned thoughts and different perspectives. Spongey has been giving us exactly these. I mean, who cares if Spongey is the least creative mind in the universe. He has some good points, and that's it.

Thanks for the comments.

The Blackburne-Shilling Gambit in the Italian Game can be quite fun against the unwary too.

Nxe5?? Qg5! with good chances- In a similar vein, this is a fun one.

"... White has a clear advantage, in space and development." - IM Jan Pinski (2005)

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/good-defense-against-italian-opening-or-giuoco-piano?page=2

What of ...3f5 looking something like the Dutch - looks like some nice sharp fun there with chances for both sides.

The Netherlands Variation
Most of the time  Black Wins

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