To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.
Response to a question as to What was the object of playing a gambit opening, as quoted in The Treasury of Chess Lore (1959) by Fred Reinfeld
To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.
Response to a question as to What was the object of playing a gambit opening, as quoted in The Treasury of Chess Lore (1959) by Fred Reinfeld