tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post4856125486529639319..comments2023-08-02T07:35:14.650+01:00Comments on 200 Open Games: 057. Not the Halloween GambitJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post-60108987772982121122019-12-25T13:02:23.405+00:002019-12-25T13:02:23.405+00:00Hi Ian. Thanks for the comment. And sorry for not ...Hi Ian. Thanks for the comment. And sorry for not replying earlier. I've been neglecting blogging over the past couple of months... in favour of politics... which turned out just great :|<br /><br />Anyway... No, the Halloween Gambit isn't very good. Except in the “king's rush” chess variant perhaps ;)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post-4366307210752955342019-11-30T19:10:21.845+00:002019-11-30T19:10:21.845+00:00I haven't published the changes yet, but I did...I haven't published the changes yet, but I did an update to my site's coverage of the Halloween Gambit on 31 October (I'm preparing to do a big update or two next year). Yes, your line, attributed to GM Bologan, ending in 9...Be6 looked to me like Black's securest way to get the advantage against it. I have played the Halloween Gambit myself on occasion, but only in casual or "thematic" games - I never trusted it enough to be willing to risk it in a serious game (and coming from me, that's saying a lot).<br /><br />There are several lines that I haven't yet covered that I hope to add to the coverage next year, and the Belgrade Gambit is one of them. I haven't looked at it in much detail as yet but many of the lines after 5...Nxe4 and 5...Nb4 look very interesting. The "safe" 5...Be7 is probably the main objection.Ian Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934766627374308248noreply@blogger.com