I think the best gambit for me is the queens gambit. Which gambit is best for you?
well of all gambits the Queen's Gambit is the least gambit so to say. Meaning that you always win the pawn back, so its not a true gambit. Personally as white the Greco Attack or the Evan's Gambit are the two front runners, I really should decide between them because they both stem from the same position. And for black it is again a tad complicated, I really like the scharra gambit, but I am most interested my the Kholmov gambit in the petrol.
scotch.......... some of the aggro version of the scotch, including the scotch gambit, and goring gambit... the queens gambit is not a gambit............
queen's gambit because it's the only one I know
My white repertoire consist of a lot of gambits. I employ the Danish Gambit with success in Blitz, but i suck at blitz '^'. Sounder gambits I play are; The Cochrane Gambit against the Petrov, gaining the initiative in almost all lines while black's king can't castle. And the gambits found in the Italian Game(or Scotch Gambit by transposition) such as the Dubois Reti and especially the Deutz Gambit which is my main weapon against 1...e5.
The most sound gambits are those that give up a wing pawn to lure a center pawn out of the center.
Queen's Gambiy, Kin's Gambit, Evans' Gambit, Benkö Gambit, Marshall Gambit...
Queen's Gambiy, Kin's Gambit, Evans' Gambit, Benkö Gambit, Marshall Gambit...
Colorado gambit is probably my favourite. I always get into so much trouble in that line, but it's just too good.
The Queen's Gambit is the best but it's a real gambit as you gain the pawn back quick and in some lines if your opponent tries to keep it you get a comfortable advantage.
My least favorites are Danish and Scotch, as refuting them is not so difficult and Black gets at least equality very easily.
Fun gambits to play even though are dubious: Halloween, Cochrane and Traxler Counterattack. Honorable mention to the Englund, especially that line that includes the Queen sacrifice.
Sound gambits that are playable but doesn't offer much initiative nor advantage: Smith-Morra as an anti-Sicilian, Urusov and Greco.
Gambits that are good and your opponent has to know theory well to not lose: Evans Gambit and Budapest.
My personal pick for the best gambits are the Benko as you get a lot of Queenside pressure on the open files plus a tremenouds bishop, the Marshall Attack as you get an incredible initiave and the honorable mention goes to King's Gambit that is risky, exciting and very fun to play.
My least favorites are Danish and Scotch, as refuting them is not so difficult and Black gets at least equality very easily.
Fun gambits to play even though are dubious: Halloween, Cochrane and Traxler Counterattack. Honorable mention to the Englund, especially that line that includes the Queen sacrifice.
Sound gambits that are playable but doesn't offer much initiative nor advantage: Smith-Morra as an anti-Sicilian, Urusov and Greco.
Gambits that are good and your opponent has to know theory well to not lose: Evans Gambit and Budapest.
My personal pick for the best gambits are the Benko as you get a lot of Queenside pressure on the open files plus a tremenouds bishop, the Marshall Attack as you get an incredible initiave and the honorable mention goes to King's Gambit that is risky, exciting and very fun to play.
Vienna gambit is sometimes a gambit and sometimes not. It is a good way to play the King's Gambit with less risk.
Marshall gambit in the Spanish, Ruy Lopez, is such a good gambit that many people call it the Marshall Attack, and devise complex ways to avoid it.
Geller-Tolush gambit in the Slav is good, but most black players will not play into it.
Going back to the Queen's [non-] Gambit, there is one black variation, the Noteboom, which tries to hold on to the 'gambit' pawn, but it is difficult
Marshall gambit in the Spanish, Ruy Lopez, is such a good gambit that many people call it the Marshall Attack, and devise complex ways to avoid it.
Geller-Tolush gambit in the Slav is good, but most black players will not play into it.
Going back to the Queen's [non-] Gambit, there is one black variation, the Noteboom, which tries to hold on to the 'gambit' pawn, but it is difficult
Latvian Gambit as it caught many opponents off guard ..
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