3 Gambits With EXTREME Win Rates! Rice Gambit, Lobster Gambit, Corkscrew Gambit

March 14, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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1 out of these 3 gambits has a high win rate – can you figure out which one it is?

The Rice gambit arises out of the King’s Gambit Accepted. Both the Lobster gambit and the Corkscrew gambit come out of the Latvian gambit. They are all tricky, but only 1 has a good win rate!

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