Ian Nepomniachtchi - Chessable Long Live the Kings Gambit

[Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Introduction] [Black Introduction] [Result *] 1. e4 { This course is about the Kings Gambit, historically one of the main weapons against 1e5 . As Wikipedia informs us, The Kings Gambit is one of the oldest documented openings, appearing in one of the earliest chess books, Luis Ramrez de Lucenas Repeticin de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez @@StartBracket@@1497@@EndBracket@@. A lot of water has flown under the bridge since it was really sharp and popular. These days, this weapon is gathering dust in the museum. You can occasionally meet it in faster time controls, but even there it gives the impression of rusty and unreliable junk.

Ive tried to harden, sharpen and polish it to a shine. In the days of countless Italian and Spanish games it is always tempting to find something not overused. As they say, everything new is merely the overlooked or forgotten old. } 1 e5 2. f4 { Our first opening tabia. Most of the gambits are simple and forthright and the Kings Gambit is not an exclusion.

We hit the center. Unlike, say, the Queens Gambit, the stakes increase, because our king is immediately under attack. Black has three main options. } 2 exf4 { The most obvious and the strongest reply. Whenever your opponent sacrifices you have to take the material! - an unwritten rule of the romantic era of chess. 2d5 is the Falkbeer Countergambit.

An excellent positional choice for those who prefer to sacrifice themselves or at least do not want to mess with gambits. 3.exd5 Compared to the other lines, the game is not too sharp here. Again Black has three paths. Each is is covered in the relevant section. After 2Bc5 @@StartBracket@@Chapter 2@@EndBracket@@ or 2d6 @@StartBracket@@Chapter 3@@EndBracket@@, or 2Nc6 @@StartBracket@@Chapter 4 @@EndBracket@@ or even 2c6 @@StartBracket@@Chapter 1@@EndBracket@@, and many other developing moves, we ignore the pawn and play as if nothing had happened. @@StartFEN@@rnbqk1nr/pppp1ppp/8/2b1p3/4PP2/8/PPPP2PP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 3@@EndFEN@@ 3.Nf3 Heres one of the tricks Id like to show you: 3Nc6 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4 But jokes aside! Theres a lot to learn from the respective chapters. } 3. } 3.

Nf3 { I suggest we choose the Kings Knight Gambit. This healthy developing move protects us from an unpleasant check. 3.Bc4 , 3.Nc3 , and even 3.d4 also deserve attention, but probably cannot withstand the onslaught of chess engines. The good news is that in any case, everything is decided over the board. Black has many choices again, but the most challenging moves are: } 3 d6 { Not revealing their cards and remaining flexible @@covered inChapter 7, and 3g5 protecting the extra pawn and preparing for the further conquests, which we cover inChapter 8. While working on the course, I was disappointed and fascinated again and again.

I can claim that the Kings Gambit is just decent for rapid or blitz and can also be rarely used as a surprise weapon in classical chess. Today Ill be your guide. Welcome to the Kings Gambit Museum! } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black The Falkbeer Countergambit #1] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way.

In this part Ill try to highlight the most frequent directions of the Kings Gambit. } 2 d5 { The Falkbeer Countergambit, which is normally played to deviate from all the sharp forced lines. } 3. exd5 e4 { This is the old main line. The idea is to restrict Whites knight from developing to f3. d3 { Already gives White a solid advantage. d3 { Already gives White a solid advantage.

Themain chapter goes much further down the rabbit hole. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black The Falkbeer Countergambit #2] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way. } 2 d5 { The Falkbeer Countergambit, which is normally played to deviate from all the sharp forced lines. } 3. exd5 c6 4. exd5 c6 4.

Ne2 { This is uncharted territory. An interesting way to develop the kingside while preparing the f4-e5 capture. } 4 cxd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Ng3 Nc6 7. } 8. d4 { Alongside material parity, White has easy development and potential play against the black king and/or isolated pawn, as you will see in thecorresponding chapter. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black The Falkbeer Countergambit #3] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation.

There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way. In this part Ill try to highlight the most frequent directions of the Kings Gambit. } 2 d5 { The Falkbeer Countergambit, which is normally played to deviate from all the sharp forced lines. } 3. exd5 exf4 4. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 7.

Nc3 Be6 { Black prepares in advance for the check. } 8. Qe2 { White would be happy to castle queenside here and afterwards slowly build up in the center. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black 2Bc5 #1] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation.

There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way. In this part Ill try to highlight the most frequent directions of the Kings Gambit. } 2 Bc5 { One of the old classical moves and a really cheap trap. } 3. Nf3 { ATTENTION! We NEVER want to blunder like this: 3.fxe5?? Qh4+-+ } 3 d6 4. b4 Bb6 6. a4 { White threatens a5 immediately. a4 { White threatens a5 immediately.

This line is further covered in the2Bc5 chapter. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black 2Bc5 #2] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way. } 2 Bc5 { One of the old classical moves and a really cheap trap. } 3. } 3.

Nf3 { ATTENTION! We NEVER want to blunder like this: 3.fxe5?? Qh4+-+ } 3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 { If 6Bb4+ we just keep developing 7.Bd2 and with that massive center we can look confidently into the future. } 7. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black 2Nc6 #1] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation.

There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way. In this part Ill try to highlight the most frequent directions of the Kings Gambit. } 2 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 { A fierce counterattack. } 4. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4 { Its always useful to grab space in the opening. } 6 d6 7. } 6 d6 7.

Bb5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bxf5 { Now we should equalize the material and finish development. } 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12.

Bc4+ Kh8 13. Nb5 { With two bishops White will enjoy a small advantage in a calm position. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black 2Nc6 #2] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation. There is practically no modern theory! So I feel like a pioneer in a way.

In this part Ill try to highlight the most frequent directions of the Kings Gambit. } 2 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 { A fierce counterattack. } 4. exf5 e4 5. d4 { Its always useful to grab space in the opening. } 6 exd3 7. } 6 exd3 7.

Bxd3 Bc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qf3 { White cant castle, but is this a real problem if you play the Kings Gambit? } 9 Qe8 10. Ne4 Nxe5 11. Nxf6+ Kh8 12. fxe5 Qxe5+ 13.

Kd1 Qxf6 14. Rf1 { The situation has stabilized. White now starts rolling the g-pawn forward. } * [Event ?] [Site ?] [Date ????.??.??] [Round ?] [White Quickstarter Guide] [Black 2Nc6 #3] [Result *] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 { While working on the course, I found myself in an unusual situation.