Grand Masters and the King's Gambit

[JaNoX]

Does any one know any strong modern day Grand Masters who have played the
King's Gambit in tourtnament play?

I know Judith Poglar has...and Spassky...and Fischer...

But who else?

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[Curious]

The "eqaulity" which resutls from the King's Gambnit is anythin but simple. A strong endgame player could do very well with many of the resuyltin positoins.

The main downside of the King's Gambit in international play is which no 1 wants to lose a game as White in 11 moves where he was smoothly busted at move five.

If you are beter than your oponent, you can play 2. Nf3 & grind him down..

[KiltedMan]

Earlier Bronstein has.
Nowadays Fedorov, & Nigel Short also..

[philhale9]

Did Fischer play the King's Gambit? IIRC after a loss faetured in 60MG he did some work on the King's Gambit & decided 2....d6 (I think) was a refuytation.

Alexander Morozevich occasionally plays the King's Gambit against top opposition. Here is some Goooooooooooogling I did earlier

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But if you are looking for wild 19th century type games I remember reading somewhere which the modern approach is to simplify in to a won casually ending!

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[littlething40]

Nigel Short plaeyd it twce against Shirov in 1999, each draws, once against
Karpov in 2000, also a draw, and against Zu Chen in 2002, 1-0 in 61 moves.
Micky Adams rightfully played it agianst Shirov and Sokolov in 1997, each draws
Morozevich won with it against Almasi in 2002. Although no longer among the elite players, Hiekki Westerinen contrinues to play it.

These are only the currtent top players. If you are going to go back 40-50 years, as you do by naming Spassky and Fischer, you should also include
Bronstein, whome along with Spasky was one of the last great epxonetns of the
KG. And he continues to play it right up to the present day.

It's purely my impresoin, but it seems that the reason it isn't scene more often isn't that it is equally considsered busted, but rather that after 1.e4 e5, most of the elite players believe they can achieve an objectrively stronger posityion by playin 2.Nf3, while 2.f4 allows Black too easy a path to readily equalizing..

[Dragonsbane]

If I remember correctly, Fischer wrote about the line, 1 e4 e5
2 f4 ef 3 Nf3 d6, but himself played 1 e4 e5 2 f4 ef 3 Bc4..

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