Beginner · Gambit
Play chess against Gambit Gus
A showman. Throws pawns at you from move one.
touch_appTry the opening against Gambit Gus: it answers with the moves from its own opening book. The full game, with the engine and chat, is in the app.
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You have White. Make your first move.
How Gambit Gus plays
A showman. Throws pawns at you from move one. Gambit Gus sacrifices pawns early to grab the initiative and set traps.
How strong it is
Gambit Gus is rated about 900. Its strength comes from a model of how players at that rating actually err: how far they look ahead and how often they slip, not from a weakened engine.
- 3 ply
- Looks ahead
- 1.8% of moves
- Real mistakes
- −238 centipawns
- Worst normal move
- 21
- Candidate moves weighed
Its gambit repertoire
Gambit Gus plays from its own gambit book before the engine takes over:
- As White: e4
- After e4 e5: f4
- After e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6: Bc4
- After e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5: b4
- After e4 e5 d4 exd4: c3
- After e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3: Bc4
- After e4 c5: b4
- After e4 e6: d4
- After d4 d5: c4
- After d4 Nf6: c4
What Gus says
Gambit Gus reacts to your moves while you play. A few of its lines:
“Ladies and gentlemen, behold: a GAMBIT!”
“Pawns are just confetti for the show!”
“Bravo! Nf3 is worthy of applause!”
“Nf3, a showstopper!”
“And the crowd gasps at Nf3!”
How to beat Gambit Gus
- 1Take the pawn if it's safe, then finish developing.
- 2Give back material to castle and consolidate.
- 3Watch for early queen attacks on f7 and f2.