Intermediate
The Devilish Devin Gambit
by Bayadiq·0 (0)
About this course
The Devin Gambit is an aggressive gambit repertoire for White: White invests material to open lines, develop quickly, and attack Black's king. This course gives you a ready-to-play White system — the main lines, the critical defences, and the attacking plans that follow.
What you'll learn
- How to play the Devin Gambit as White and turn the sacrifice into a fast attack.
- The main lines and the typical mistakes the defender makes.
- How to meet the critical defences while keeping the initiative.
- Attacking plans, sacrifices and central breaks that decide the game.
Curriculum
- 1IntroductionE00IntroductionFree trial
- 22) Devin Gambit DeclinedE004. g5 Nfd72) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne44. g5 Ne4 5. Bg2 c62) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne44. g5 Ne4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Kf1 Nc64. g5 Ne4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Kf1 Be72) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne42) Devin Gambit Declined — 4...Ne4
- 33) Devin Gambit AcceptedE003) Devin Gambit Accepted — 6...d63) Devin Gambit Accepted — 6...d53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 5...Ne44. e4 Bb4+4. e4 Nxf23) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...Qh43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...Qh43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f54. e4 f5 5. Nc3 Bb43) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f53) Devin Gambit Accepted — 4...f5
- 44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+E004) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 7...c64) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 7...Nbd74) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 7...Qe74) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg45. Qxd2 Nxg4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nh65. Qxd2 Nxg4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc64) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg44) Devin Gambit with 3... Bb4+ — 5...Nxg4
- 55) Devin Gambit SidelinesE005) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 6...h65) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 6...b63. g4 c55) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 3...h65) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 3...h65) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 3...h65) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 3...h65) Devin Gambit Sidelines — 3...h6
- 66) Model GamesE00Bill Devin vs. Zachs, Landing (MI) Chess Club, 1966Ilena Krasenkova vs. Steve Hoffman, ICC, 2004Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs. Andrey Esipenko, Wijk aan Zee, 2022Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs. Yi Wei, Chessable Masters, 2022Yi Wei vs. Levon Aronian, Champions Chess Tour, 2022Fabiano Caruana vs. Yinn Long Wong, Titled Tuesday, 2022Mateusz Bartel vs. Kevin Yang, Titled Tuesday, 2023Simon Kim Williams vs. Daniil Dubov, MrDodgy Online Invitational, 2022Tigran L Petrosian vs. Samvel Ter Sahakyan, Yerevan, 2022Artyom Zubritskiy vs. Grigoriy Oparin, Lichess Titled Arena, 2021Maciej Czopor vs. Luis Oro, Titled Tuesday, 2022Ivan Ivanisevic vs. Michalina Rudzinska, Titled Tuesday, 2022Vladimir Vusatiuk vs. Arystanbek Urazayev, Titled Tuesday, 2022Margarita Potapova vs. Petro Golubka, Titled Tuesday, 2022Iosif Mathe vs. Frédéric Mignon, ICCF, 2008
- 77) TacticsExercise 1Exercise 2Exercise 3Exercise 4Exercise 5Exercise 6Exercise 7Exercise 8Exercise 9Exercise 10
- 81) Strategic Manoeuvres1) Strategic Manoeuvres — 5...Ne41) Strategic Manoeuvres — 13.e5Kingside pawn stormOpposite-side castlingBattery on the g-filePressure on the g-fileEliminating the e4 knight