The King's Gambit - GM Marian Petrov

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In response to major demand, we asked openings expert GM Marian Petrov to turn his attention to the King’s Gambit chess opening, and, once again, he’s delivered the goods.

The result: 4 hours of training that takes you from first moves to tournament-ready.

Why Play The King’s Gambit?

For centuries, the King’s Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) has been used to rack up spectacular victories against even the toughest competition.

White sacrifices a pawn on the second move to open lines for attack and get blisteringly fast development. Life is never dull when you know how to play the King’s Gambit!

Is This Course for Me?

Covering the Bishop’s Gambit (3.Bc4), Classical (3.Nf3 g5), Fischer Defense (3.Nf3 d6), as well as the most popular sidelines, GM Petrov arms you with the most aggressive lines against anything your opponent might play.

This course comes complete with the PGN file of featured games, a summary of the course, and a set of King’s Gambit puzzles (PDF format).

GM Petrov covers the 3 mainlines and the most popular sidelines, giving you everything you need to play the opening competitively with confidence.

Learn the King’s Gambit and you will win more games, you will have more fun, and you will improve your attacking play.

Watch this course, test the opening online, then get ready to terrify those 1…e5 players!