Annotated by apastpawn (1200): Every chess player experiments with openings at sometime. We all search for the one opening that will give us a big advantage the majority of the time. Well, their ain't one! Once you learn that and play for equality and maybe a minimal advantage or initiative the sooner you'll move on to solid chess. I myself learnt that when playing the color black here. I was trying to hard to pull off… |
Annotated by major (1729): The King's gambit The Falkbeer counter-gambit White continues the attack on f7. A strong apparent threat but one without real teeth. Black's main threat seems to be a willingness to exchange Qs and pieces to disrupt White's pawn protection. Not a bad idea, perhaps, but too early. Developing a N may have been a better choice. Getting the K to safety and bolstering the N at f3. It is… |
Annotated by numh (1200): FALKBEER COUNTER-GAMBIT
White claims the center and opens lines for the King's Bishop and Queen The most popular answer to the King's opening, since this movement keep certain simmetry in the center, which is possitive for the black side White response with a King's Gambit. It sacrificies his f pawn to launch a quick attack on the black king. The problem is that when his attack is over, his… |