Gedult's Opening
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Gedult's Opening (also known as the Gedult Opening) is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. f3 d5 2. e4. [1]
The opening is named after David Gedult (1897–1981), an French master-level player who was renowned for his aggressive, "coffeehouse" style of play that included frequent forays with gambit openings, including (besides 1.f3) the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Latvian Gambit, the Englund Gambit, From's Gambit, and the Falkbeer Counter Gambit.
The pawn structure in Gedult's Opening resembles that of a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, but with White's d-pawn on its home square and with no Knights developed on either side. After Black accepts the first pawn with 2. ...dxe4, White often plays 3. Nc3, inviting Black to continue 3. ..exf3, at which point White plays 4 .Nxf3, with a lead in development at the cost of a pawn. This gambit is not considered sound and is almost never seen in top-flight competition, although it can be effective at the amateur level, especially against players who have never had to face the tactical minefield the opening creates for Black.
The following is a game played by Gedult at the Étoile Club in Paris:
Gedult - Beaudrionnet, Paris 1969:
1. f3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 exf3 4. Nxf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. Bxd5 Qc8 9. Bxf7+ Ke7 10. Qe2+ Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Nd5+ Kd7 13. Qxe6+ Kxe6 14. Nc7+ 1-0
[edit] References
- ^ see the notes to the game Gedult-Beaudrionnet in: Alfred Friedl, Das Gedult Buch: David Gedult und seine Partien, Verlag M. Gluth (1985), p.12.
Contributed by AlexLane 06:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
