How to Beat Anyone at Chess with the Halloween Gambit

It’s spooky, it’s effective, it’s algorithmically opportune. The Halloween gambit is a chess opening that even the most mundane player will find exciting and refreshing.

122 Comments

  1. What happens if instead of retreating the knight after D4, they push it to G4 where it's protected?

  2. How is it everyone in 900 always knows all the counter lines?

  3. S tier gambit. Worked against my brother who is into chess. Very fun!

  4. Pawn d4, Knight f
    Three, why do I keep losing
    To this, constantly?

  5. They never talk about what if the opponent refuses to take the knight I guess noone wants to decline a free piece

  6. ishowchildporntomykidsandmadethemaddicted This video has changed my life. My whole outlook on everything that exists in this world, in fact even in the entire universe. I can never look at anything I know the same way ever again. This video represents emotions most humans could never comprehend. But I can. Thanks to this video I have been awakened to many things previously thought unimaginable. Thank you.

  7. sacrificing a knight for a better position is just terrifying

  8. this became my main gambit after watching this video, thank you a lot

  9. Can i play the queen gambit as black ? , great video btw

  10. What about Ng6? This happened most of the time when I played this opening

  11. Trying to play the
    Halloween Gambit cost me
    All of my elo

  12. This haiku is entitled: "The Pain of Being in Love with a Well-Known Opening"

    d4 d5, duh
    e3 nf3…f4
    wait, no one lets me

  13. Strategic advance,
    Pieces poised for victory,
    Yet defeat persists.

  14. working washing barrels
    warmness fades as i go home
    now i've lost at chess

  15. Cant wait for the supercalifragicaspialidocious opening

  16. >"in the next 3 minutes"
    >video has more than 4 minutes left
    >wikipedia page for time dilation

  17. I played it, but it is not really working. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qf3 d5 9. d6 Be6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Qe2 Nxc4 12. dxe6 Nxd6 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. O-O Qf6 15. Be3 Qf5 16. Rad1 Nf6

  18. Opponent: Does a different opening
    Me: Huh…

  19. As a 600 rated player, I play the Halloween Gambit and I've never seen ANYONE play the Halloween Gambit. I've also played over 500 games.

  20. So I just wanna have a chance at beating my computer and this is the shit I have to deal with.

  21. And if they play Kg4 What i can play ?

  22. Everytime you say a p/b sound you peak your microphone and I die a little inside.

  23. and or 0:54 bishop on black square decides to pen knight opening a threatning check in 4 with queen developement backing bishop

  24. Was the castration joke really necessary?

  25. either i play this wrong, or my opponent is too noob

  26. Tbh at my low elo when i play this i usually mate in 10 moves (unless i blunder) cus my opponents just ignore my bishop and queen lmao

  27. i used this on my dog and hes pissing and farting rn

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