Blackmar-Diemer Games 8: Gambit Accepted and Declined (Chess BDG)

Blackmar-Diemer Games 8 books has 182 games through 2018. It’s a companion to the Tim Sawyer books Blackmar-Diemer Games 1, 2 and 5. Notes discuss chess situations, players, game issues, styles, stories, opinions, passions, anecdotes, commentary, and theory. The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is sound on a practical level. It wins at a higher winning percentage than the average opening. I’ve won about 2000 games with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Players have sent me their games for many years and told me how much fun it is to win with the BDG. This is exciting chess! Know what it feels like to win. Make your chess fun! These games were played in rated tournaments, in correspondence play, or in online blitz competition. All analysis has been done by chess engines, which is typical of all my chess books written in this century.Tim Sawyer has written books on the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit since 1992. The opening served him well. Ken Smith pointed out that playing gambits is a helpful step in the development of your opening repertoire. When you play a gambit, you always have an element of risk and a likelihood of success. You sacrifice your material as an investment that you hope will pay you dividends in the sense of excellent winning chances. It worked for me. You might enjoy it too!