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Hunting the next Orang Utan with the Sokolsky Gambit

Hello chess players,

today i want to share with you another game against the Sokolsky (1.b4). And like last time (http://blog.chess.com/sirprim/hunting-an-orang-utang) i forced my opponent to play a gambit line which i still think is the main drawback of 1.b4.

Without much further ado, here is the game, hope the annotations are helpful.

 

Greetings,

Sebastian

Comments

  • 20 months ago

    sirprim

    I am by no means an expert on this opening, but Lapshun considers it very risky for black to take the second pawn, here are some examples, that show whites attacking power:

  • 20 months ago

    slurpz

    As white, I mostly gambit with 1. b4. Sirprim, after 5. f4 is it bad if White just continues developing even if it loses that pawn as well?

  • 20 months ago

    sirprim

    Well, white did make some mistakes and inaccuracies, but 3.e4 is not to blame. The usual compensation white gets, is to keep blacks king in the center (which white missed here), a space advantage on the kingside, a lead in development and a strong bishop on c4. That's usually enough compensation for a pawn.

  • 20 months ago

    echecs06

    What was the end result? What compensation did white get for his lost pawn???

  • 20 months ago

    sirprim

    and would you mind to tell me, why you think that it is a terrible move? In my opinion it is the only way for white to fight for an advantage out of the opening.

  • 20 months ago

    echecs06

    3.e4 is a terrible move. Doesn't deserve a"!".

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