In this episode FM Selim Gürcan explains the basic logic of the Turkish Gambit and a historic 1970 game in which Svetozar Gligoric faced an amateur.
The logic of the opening
When White plays exd5, Black stirs up the centre with ...e4 and then gains a development lead with ...Nc6. The video shows how to react to defensive tries like Bb5 or Na3; a disrupted castling set-up is not a weakness but can even be an endgame advantage for Black.
Gligoric vs. an amateur (1970)
The legendary Yugoslav grandmaster played exd5 and Qe2 as White. The amateur used fast development and pressure on the f6 square well enough to resist the master. The turning point was Black’s ...b5; watch the video for the final sacrifices and the result.
This article is adapted from the video on the Satranç Okulu YouTube channel.
