Re: Media comments on chess
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:45 pm
Not sure how solid this is, but Wikipedia says it exists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Gambit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Gambit
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It appears that there is - https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/swiss.htmlPaul Habershon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:23 pmIs there even a chess opening variation called the Swiss Gambit?
Ok, so 1f4 f5 2 e4 is the Swiss Gambit but I still think the question is poorly worded. It's an opening, not an opening move.Paul Habershon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:23 pmFaulty quiz question on ITV's The Chase this evening?
'The Swiss Gambit is an opening move in which board game?'
I have heard of it only in the context of losing in the first round of a Swiss System tournament with the hope of meeting easier opponents. Is there even a chess opening variation called the Swiss Gambit?
Anyway the 'Chaser' got chess as the right answer.
I have only heard of the Swiss Gambit in the jocular/figurative sense Paul mentions, but rather as taking a draw in the first round of a Swiss to get easier opponents in subsequent rounds and end up with a better score than if one had won in the first round - though whether this would work out in practice is to say the least debatable.Paul Habershon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:23 pmFaulty quiz question on ITV's The Chase this evening?
'The Swiss Gambit is an opening move in which board game?'
I have heard of it only in the context of losing in the first round of a Swiss System tournament with the hope of meeting easier opponents. Is there even a chess opening variation called the Swiss Gambit?
Anyway the 'Chaser' got chess as the right answer.
The only time I was able to deploy it successfully (and, I should add, involuntarily), it still didn't work. The section I was in was too damn big for the number of rounds. Hence although I had 5.5/6 at the end, some other b****r had got 6/6 and I'd never got the chance to play him.Neville Twitchell wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:16 amI have only heard of the Swiss Gambit in the jocular/figurative sense Paul mentions, but rather as taking a draw in the first round of a Swiss to get easier opponents in subsequent rounds and end up with a better score than if one had won in the first round - though whether this would work out in practice is to say the least debatable.
Are you sure it wasn't the right size for the number of rounds, just too big for the Swiss Gambit?John Clarke wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:33 pmThe section I was in was too damn big for the number of rounds.