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These gambits aren’t sound and there are ways for your opponents to get an advantage. Still the gambits are growing in popularity especially in online blitz. Prepare yourself for 60 minutes of entertaining attacks and sacrifices.
Simon Williams presents his best opening traps in this chess video course, not always solid but effective with a surprise effect especially in online blitz. The 60-minute course contains the following chapters:
o Introduction
o Traps
o Stafford Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6
o Jerome Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
o Nakhmanson Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Nc3
o Englund Gambit - 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Bc5/Nc6
o Panteldalkis Countergambit - 1.e4 e5 2.f4 f5
o Fajaorowicz Gambit - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4
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