The King's Gambit

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5 Total lessons
2 Hours of video
0 Exercises
Improver Level
PGN-Files Available

About the course

In this course, IM Andrey Ostrovskiy brings to you one of the most romantic openings in the chess history, the King’s Gambit. The King's Gambit is a very sharp and aggressive opening. White weakens his own king's position with the ideas of gaining a lead in development, to take control over the center with a pawn majority and to take control of the f-file. The King’s Gambit is characterized by the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 and based from this position, IM Andrey Ostrovskiy will discus the main plans, strategies and ideas for both the King's Gambit Accepted and the King's Gambit Declined. After completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of what this opening is all about. You will gain a solid understanding of the most popular lines and typical structures in the King’s Gambit. You will also see how to go solid against the King`s Gambit, how to develop the initiative and how to defuse the pressure. This course is intended for all players, from beginners to advanced players with a FIDE rating of 1000-2000+ ELO. A complete set of PGNs of everything covered in this course can be downloaded and will help you to analyze it at your own pace and convenience.

Course structure

Lesson 1 King's Gambit - Introduction
11:19
  • King's Gambit - Introduction
    11:19
  • 0 Exercises
  • PGN Files and Summary
Lesson 2 King's Gambit Accepted - Popular Lines for White & Black
32:02
  • King's Gambit Accepted - Popular Lines for White & Black
    32:02
  • 0 Exercises
  • PGN Files and Summary
Lesson 3 King's Gambit Accepted - Muzio Gambit
25:48
  • King's Gambit Accepted - Muzio Gambit
    25:48
  • 0 Exercises
  • PGN Files and Summary
Lesson 4 King's Gambit Declined - Classical Variation
31:04
  • King's Gambit Declined - Classical Variation
    31:04
  • 0 Exercises
  • PGN Files and Summary
Lesson 5 King's Gambit Declined - Falkbeer Countergambit
25:03
  • King's Gambit Declined - Falkbeer Countergambit
    25:03
  • 0 Exercises
  • PGN Files and Summary
  • IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

International master Andrey Ostrovskiy is a professional chess player and offers professional chess training. During his chess career he has won several national and international events like the victory of the Vasylyshyn Memorial in 2015, which helped him earn his first grandmaster norm. For the last two years he focuses on online chess coaching to improve the chess skills of his students.

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What you’ll learn:

  • Popular lines in the King's Gambit Accepted.
  • The sharp Muzio Gambit.
  • The Bishop Gambit.
  • Popular lines in the King's Gambit Declined.
  • The Classical Variation.
  • The Fischer Defense.
  • The Falkbeer Countergambit.

Target Audience

Improver (ELO 1200-1400)

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