Which openings lead to the shortest games? What about the longest games?

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auntbutters@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Interesting. It seems like dubious sharp lines, like the Englund gambit, lead to the shortest games. If you don't know what you're doing, you can easily go wrong. But if you know the refutation, your opponent quickly gets a losing position as well.

Xanthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Definitely. They're also all gambits that you have to pray your opponent doesn't know.

Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Neat. I’m currently a Vienna Gambit guy myself. Seems to work pretty well for me and I get some interesting positions

Xanthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

I'm a simple man; I see lichess, I upvote.