The von Hennig Gambit is scary. Especially if you don't know it. · Road to GM, Game 375

[@kmeistr]

On a historical note, 9. e3 has been considered best; e.g. the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings in 2004 still gave it as clearly better for White. Some old books don't mention 9. Bd2; Nunn's Chess Openings in 1999 gave it as interesting.

[@Zyrexia]

There's also another von hennig from the Caro kann, that's a cool gambit too.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

My antidote is ...Nf6, ...b5, ... e6,...b4

[@roqsteady5290]

Well played. good recovery! Never liked playing against this gambit, back in the day: Maybe the simplest for white is 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Qxd5 Nf6 (Nc6) 8. Qd1! (Qb3 (Karpov) Na6 (Carlsen et al) and the white Q gets pushed around) Bc5. Black still has a bit of initiative, as white queenside is tangled, but probably not worth a whole pawn objectively.

[@smort123]

7:00: F3, giving away the result of the game immediately.

[@jogzyg2036]

@@smort123 The truth hurts and so forth.

[@smort123]

@@jogzyg2036 Mainly and so forth

[@MagnusCarlsen-c3m]

as an 2200 fide player one mistake i see in ur games is that u reckon everything on calculating but sometimes the positions you go for are passive the e3, nb4 bb5, ke7 kf1 line looks good for white with nf3 g3 kg2 coming, the bd2 lines with kd1 look so much more passive

[@Famine36]

Any book recommendations for making Kulen?

[@Banigoat]

Thanks to chessbook I have prep against the Schara gambit (I play Qa4)

[@basil1400]

What chess book

[@Ebobster]

@@basil1400chessbook is a website

[@alphadoughnut2651]

@@basil1400Chessbook the app. It has a huge database where you can pick your own openings. I also play Qa4 against the Sahara gambit.

[@NicoSeven7]

Interesting gambit. Now you could add it to the Queen's Gambit playlist. Have a good day. 😁

[@prabhatkiranmukherje]

With your opening knowledge I'm astonished you didn't know this gambit as it's perfectly respectable. Warmerdam has a course on it and played it a couple of times in the Tata Masters with good results (from the opening, although things went wrong later). It's hardly some weird fringe gambit.

[@jogzyg2036]

After 4. cxd4 i like to play 5.dxe6!? Sacrificing the knight. This is better for black if black ignores the knight and plays Bxe6, but it's still playable at my level. Maybe not against higher rated players. If the knight is accepted it's a blunder because of 6.exf7+, the king can't take because the queen hangs and if the king moves you have 7.fxg8=N underpromoting to a knight with check. It's dubious, but for an intermediate level player like myself it's worked out well.

[@Ebobster]

If Playing dubious gambits becomes a habit it will hold you back from improving

[@jogzyg2036]

@Ebobster I don't generally. This is just a specific line that I use against this one variation of the Tarrasch. It's not like I'm doing this every game.

[@Ebobster]

@ Fair enough & ok for blitz & bullet.

[@lovinsky5259]

Nice game, and good luck tomorrow! What’s the tournament called?

[@HangingPawns]

Bošnjaci open. Thanks!

[@arameskchannel]

Good luck for tomorrow 🥰

[@prplt]

you should watch William Graif he knows everything about that gambit lol 😂

[@SvenTkalčić]

Bok Stjepan, htio sam te pitati zašto igraš uvijek semi slav kad imaš tako opširno znanje otvaranja?Zar ti nebi bilo bolje i mjenjati otvaranja kako biti ti se protivnici teze spremili za tebe npr kada bi ubacio Ragozin i daminu indijku u svoj repertoar imao bi u svom repertoaru i oštra otvaranja i ona koja su pasivnija i čvršća.

[@Mr.Minecraft321]

Can you play Catalan Opening with White please

[@diggitus]

He said last year he was cooking it up.

[@chessbasepunjabi7340]

sir pls make a series on 1b3 Nimzolarsen

[@SEAKPhotog]

Nice game!

[@clementevega896]

I was just learning the tarrasch

[@deepalnanayakkara1887]

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