Comments on: Gambits http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: bicyclethief http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/#comment-203 bicyclethief Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:32:56 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/#comment-203 "It has been said that this is not the epoch for the traditional gambits, that the scientific development of the game has made it too difficult to justify the nebulous risk-taking that they involve, and that rational defensive technique must now prevail. As a matter of statistics, that is true, but the individual game can always be an exception. To put this in perspective, three of the last four world champions have sporadically ventured gambits: only Anatoly Karpov shuns them; both Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer enjoyed an occasional King's Gambit; Gary Kasparov has just played an Evans Gambit." http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDF163DF935A25756C0A963958260 “It has been said that this is not the epoch for the traditional gambits, that the scientific development of the game has made it too difficult to justify the nebulous risk-taking that they involve, and that rational defensive technique must now prevail. As a matter of statistics, that is true, but the individual game can always be an exception.

To put this in perspective, three of the last four world champions have sporadically ventured gambits: only Anatoly Karpov shuns them; both Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer enjoyed an occasional King’s Gambit; Gary Kasparov has just played an Evans Gambit.”

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDF163DF935A25756C0A963958260

]]> By: Jeffrey http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/#comment-202 Jeffrey Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:01:35 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/#comment-202 <p>Aye, cap'n, I can attest to the explosive tactical chances for White if Black missteps in the Milner-Barry. 11...Qb8 and 12...Bd6 must be played!</p> <p>Captain William Davies Evans's <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/player/captain_evans.html" rel="nofollow">chess games</a> at ChessGames.com</p> Aye, cap’n, I can attest to the explosive tactical chances for White if Black missteps in the Milner-Barry. 11…Qb8 and 12…Bd6 must be played!

Captain William Davies Evans's chess games at ChessGames.com

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