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Poll Question: What is the most exciting gambit?
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Muzio (KG)    
  3 (10.3%)
Pierce (Vienna)    
  0 (0.0%)
Fajarowicz (Budapest)    
  2 (6.9%)
Traxler (Two Knights)    
  6 (20.7%)
Sicilian Wing Gambit    
  1 (3.4%)
Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez)    
  2 (6.9%)
Monster Attack (Vienna)    
  2 (6.9%)
Benko Gambit    
  5 (17.2%)
French Wing Gambit    
  1 (3.4%)
Evans Gambit (Giucco Piano)    
  7 (24.1%)




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Re: Greatest Gambit
Reply #1 - 09/11/05 at 11:12:08
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you could add the Milner-Barry gambit in the French advance, the Morra-gambit, the BDG, the Marshall gambit, the cochrane gambit, the benko gambit, the scottish gambit, etc.
  
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Greatest Gambit
09/11/05 at 11:01:24
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In terms of sacrificial and tactical opportunity, which do you think is the most exciting gambit? The moves are:

Muzio: 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf3 3 Nf3 g5 4 Bc4 g4 5 Qf3 gxf3 6 Qxf3
Pierce: 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 exf4 4 Nf3 g5 5 d4 g4 6 Bc4 gxf3 7 0-0
Fajarowicz: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 Ne4
Traxler: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 Bc5
Sicilian Wing Gambit: 1 e4 c5 2 b4 cxb4 3 d4
Marshall: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 0-0 8 c3 d5 9 exd5 Nxd5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Rxe5 c6
Monster Attack: 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bc4 Ne4 4 Qh5 Nd6 5 Bb3 Nc6 6 Nb5 g6 7 Qf3 f5 8 Qd5 Qe7 9 Nxc7+ Kd8 10 Nxa8 b6
Benko: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 Bxa6
French Wing Gambit: 1 e4 e6 2 Nf3 d5 3 e5 c5 4 b4
Evans Gambit: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4
« Last Edit: 09/12/05 at 12:55:11 by condor »  
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