Brilliant sacrifices 2: gambits

Ten sound gambits: a pawn or two for fast development and an attack. The Evans, the Göring, the Urusov, the Falkbeer and more, with the plan behind each one and the answer to the usual replies. This is an opening course with 10 lessons and 31 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 1200 (improving players). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.

Lessons in Brilliant sacrifices 2: gambits

  1. The Evans Gambit – Italian Game, Evans Gambit, C51. White gives the b-pawn to win time for c3 and d4.
  2. The Göring Gambit – Scotch Game, Göring Gambit, C44. White offers a second pawn for fast development.
  3. The Urusov Gambit – Bishop's Opening, Urusov Gambit, C43. White leaves the e4 pawn and gets the pieces out first.
  4. The Falkbeer Countergambit – King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Countergambit, C31. Black answers a gambit with a counter-gambit.
  5. The Portuguese Gambit – Scandinavian Defence, Portuguese Gambit, B01. Black gives a second pawn for a lead in development.
  6. The Marshall Gambit – Semi-Slav, Marshall Gambit, D31. White gives the d-pawn to win the dark squares.
  7. The London's poisoned b-pawn – London System, Poisoned Pawn Variation, D02. White leaves b2 and aims a knight at c7.
  8. The Trompowsky's poisoned b-pawn – Trompowsky Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation, A45. White gives b2 to gain time on the queen.
  9. Keres's queen jump in the English – English Opening, Keres Variation, A23. Black leaves d5 hanging for a move to gain time.
  10. The Scotch Gambit f7 trick – Scotch Gambit, C44. White gives a knight and a bishop on f7 and wins them back with a queen fork.

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