Agree Quote by David Bronstein

In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force.

— Bobby Fischer

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!

— Bent Larsen

The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the opponent making…

— John Wooden

What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to…

— David Bronstein

Even in the King's Gambit ... White is no longer trying to attack at all costs. He has had to adapt his approach and…

— Neil McDonald

In a gambit you give up a Pawn for the sake of getting a lost game

— Samuel Boden

The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come…

— Mikhail Tal

The delight in gambits is a sign of chess youth... In very much the same way as the young man, on reaching his manhood…

— Emanuel Lasker

I used to always want to play the perfect match, and this meant not losing a point. The realisation came around the time I…

— Ana Ivanovic

Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher.

— Pal Benko

Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of 30 years…

— Garry Kasparov