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also take a look at the evans gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.b4!
it's more sound than the kings gambit and doesn't give black so many chances to also get agressive unlike the KG
I got to 1800+ using the Vienna Gambit!
Vienna here too, and also as a counter to e4 use pirc
heres a study on vienna -
@bossans2003 It's called Monte Carlo variation, I think it was pretty popular in the 50-ies.
Kenilworth chess club got a couple of articles about it:
I actually wrote the line wrongly earlier, I meant with exchange first:
Even though I usually insert Nf3 first, to evade black line with Nge7 + Bb4+ which is a bit annoying, but that doesn't matter at that level of play yet.
Even though black now has an independent option of 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bg4, but this one is also more open than typical french and is quite interesting.
If one is fine with gambit approach against e4 e5, I currently play in blitz this repertoire:
French:
Caro-Kann:
Sicilian:
Rossolimo against Nc6, open with Be2 against most other stuff (simple plan based play)
Pirc, Moder: Be3, Qd2, O-O-O plans
e4 e5:
Urusov gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qxd4 (surprisingly sound, I used it also on ICCF few years ago with success)
Double scotch gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Nxe4
Max Lange attack: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5
Evans gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. b4 (or 2. .... Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6)
Transposes to either double scotch or to Max Lange: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O
I used to play urusov gambit but I found it difficult and quit (I was like 1000 at the time lol)
@iu4bevwniuqfc urusov is a bit finicky too play, since the only compensation for the pawn is pure lead in the development, and that compensation is very easy to lose if you're a bit imprecise. Anyway, it's an interesting beast.
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