Markovich wrote on 07/22/08 at 13:35:00:
Gambit wrote on 07/21/08 at 03:06:18:
You noisemaker! I would not be afraid to play the BDG against Kramnik!! Of course, if he does not play 4...exf3, then that automatically makes him a coward. Why? "A gambit's refutation begins with its acceptance", as Bobby Fischer once said.
Please refrain from calling someone a "noisemaker" unless he is merely making noise -- it's rude.
I also would not be afraid to play the BDG against Kramnik, for the reason that I would be rather sure of getting my clock cleaned no matter what I played. But I doubt that Kramnik, or most other GMs for that matter, would let some amateur play his pet gambit. If these guys know you're a gambit psychotic, they'll very often make you play a Pirc or something.
I think it was Larry Evans who said, "The best way to refute a gambit is to accept it," though perhaps Fischer said something similar. But that doesn't make someone a coward for declining, or avoiding, someone's pet gambit. I don't think that the Danish is sound, for example, but I generally decline it. The object of this game is
to score, you know?
If these guys know you're a gambit psychotic, they'll very often make you play a Pirc or something. My point exactly!! Cowardice!! From high rated players, to begin with!
As for correspondence, I sometimes play it, but rarely. I am not interested in having my opponent use a computer to help him/her analyze the position. That's cheating.
But gambits can defeat World Champions! The game Alekhine-Morelli,
Simultaneous, 1923, is an illustrative point. That game, with Alekhine playing White, began 1 e4 d5 2 ed5 c6!? 3 dxc6 Qc7!? 4 cxb7? Bxb7
and Black has a strong attack for two pawns.
This is a Danish Gambit with colors reversed. Morelli crushed Alekhine
decisively. In the final position, Black is 2 pieces ahead!!
Gambits rule!!
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