Simplified Openings: (In)sanity Against the King's Gambit on Move 2!
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As this move works vs the Bird, it's not too surprising to try vs King's Gambit
An edit, also I like this line vs the GPA in online blitz: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6. 3. f4 Nh6 :D
@@aleksiszalitis That looks interesting!
I play c6 after f4 I no longer suffer with the King Gambit
It may be a very wise decision.
@gmalexcolovic Yes I had suggested chess engines I tried the line you suggested in this video in my online games it worked fine my rating is 2500
@@gin.9957 Well done!
3:37 I literally let out a chuckle when I saw this move!
Exactly! :)
Thanks for the warning. Recently I have taken up the KG again and you can be sure I'll remember 2...Nh6 3.Nc3 😊.
Good! :) Though I doubt anybody would play 2...Nh6...
Do you plan on uploading more non-opening videos in a themed lecture-esque kind of way?
Yeah, I have one scheduled for next week. I'd like to do these more, but unfortunately those videos perform so much worse than opening videos and I rarely get the same feedback.
Just checked my Lichess account - I’ve played exactly 1,002 King’s Gambits (tho prolly +x3 anonymously), and faced this 2.Nh6 exactly once! 🤣 thankfully my opponent seemed as familiar with it as I was, and I emerged victorious.
Ppl say the Najdorf is broad, with a lot to know. This video is proof that, since this totally obscure move 2 is completely fine for Black, the KG is the broadest… 🙏
Thank you! :) A lot of openings have unexplored depths, the secret is only in actually dedicating the time to explore them!
Love this kind of content :) who cares about objectivity when there’s fear and confusion to create! (Especially when worst case scenario is still a playable position where all 3 results are possible!)
Yeah, that's a good approach!
Possibly I missed you mentioning it, but 2...Nf6 3.Nf3 more or less forces Black to play the Schallopp Defense with ...exf4. The bad news is that play can become irrational. The good news for the 2...Nf6 line is that White has a hard time to maintain equality (!) in the 3.e5 Schallopp.
You're right, I didn't mention it, though I looked at it! My idea was not to transpose to usual theory (I made a separate video on that line after 2...exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6) but to play 3...Nxe4 4.d3 Nd6 5.dxe5 Nf5 with ...d6 next.