Advertisements
I deploy the Halloween Gambit as a surprise weapon year round. That said, I make an annual habit of sharing my best games from this scary opening in the month of October. In keeping with this fun Fall tradition, I present the following Halloween Gambit victory for your studying pleasure. Enjoy…
[Event “Training Game at Rook Odds”]
[Site “Los Altos, California”]
[Date “2023.08.06”]
[White “Chris Torres”]
[Black “Nicholas B”]
[Result “1-0”]
[FEN “rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq -“]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4 Nc6 6.d5 Nb8 7.e5 Ng8 8.d6 cxd6
9.exd6 Qf6 10.Nb5 Na6 11.Be3 b6 12.Bc4 Bb7 13.Bd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 Rb8 15.O-O Nb4
16.Qd2 a5 17.Bg5 Qg6 18.Nc7#
1-0
