Kings Gambit

The King's Gambit, in my opinion, is a for-fun kind of opening. It's fun to play once in a while, but it isn't really a serious opening.

I like very much this opening,as a matter of pact most of my games with white pieces on this site were king's gambit trying to explore and learn its intricacies regardless of the outcome .What matters most is the thrill and excitement you felt while playing the game.

I agree with Bagz it is a very exciting opening and you are guaranteed to never have a dull game. However best play by strong players playing black most often results in black ending up with an advantage. It is a fun opening for forums like this, but for big tournaments a person is probably best off with the Sicilian, French, Grunfeld or Kings Indian. I enjoy playing gambits like the Evans, also leads to exciting games, but one sticks one's neck out a bit. Best Regards

When I played this game, I was on 3.5/5 and my opponent on 4/5 so I needed a win to take 1st prize. It was played on a Sunday afternoon after I'd drunk about 6 pints of Guinness!

[Event "South Lakes , Burton-on-Kendal"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Me. (91)"]
[Black "NN (93)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nd4 6. Nxe5 ??(Played while taking a swig of Guinness) (6. O-O Nxf3+ 7. Rxf3 Nf6 8. d3 c6 9. Bb3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3)
6... Bxd1 ?? (He thinks I'm drunk) (6... dxe5!! 7. Be2 (7. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 8. Kf1 Nxa1 9. Qf5 Qf6 10. fxe5 Qxf5+ 11. exf5 c6 12. Ke2 Rd8 13. Bd3 Nh6) 7... Bxe2 8. Nxe2 Nxe2 9. Qxe2 c6 10. fxe5 Qa5 11. e6 fxe6 12. Qc4
Qe5 )
7. Bxf7+ (He turns white) Ke7 8. Nd5# (Now he turns red) 1-0