This is also a fun line for white in the cunningham :
Cunningham Defence to the King's Gambit, a miniature
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"This is also a fun line for white in the cunningham "
Yes, the Cunningham Gambit. I used to play it as a teen, but middle-age has blunted my teeth somewhat.
Sep 18, 2009
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the line REB showed is the one i always play. i posted a game using it here:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/kings-gambit12
pretty fun game and a really fun line to play.
ilikeflags wrote:
the line REB showed is the one i always play. i posted a game using it here:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/kings-gambit12
pretty fun game and a really fun line to play.
Kicking arse and taking names! sweet game.
Sep 18, 2009
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it's so unorthodox to castle when you do but it really can be killer for white
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. Kf1 Be7 6. d4 g5 7. Ne5 Nh6 8. Qh5 Bf8 9. Nxf7 Qf6 10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. Qe8+ Kxd6 12. e5+
(A) Black plays 5...Be7 here because Nf6 will break communication between Black's Bishop and Queen, leaving the knight hanging. Black wanted to play Nf6 (in this game) and thought Be7 was the correct move. Forced to retreat, 5...Be7 may not be Black's best move. 5...Bg5 is perfectly playable, because Black was ready to trade Bishop for Knight on h4 - so why not on g5? 6.Nxg5 Qxg5.
(B) The normal variation of in this defense is for Black to play 4...Nf6 rather than 4...Bh4+. Nf6 for Black is the move you normally must meet with White.
I used to be slightly fearful of the Cunningham Defence to the King's Gambit, but reading GM MacDonalds book "The King's Gambit" gave me fresh insight. In the following game Black is over-ambitious, he tries to displace the White King and hold on to the extra pawn. Comments are appreciated, please enjoy.