"Arfur Million" wrote in message ...
"kentusha" wrote in message
om...
thanks

kentusha

It means that if your opponent offers you a pawn (or more) in order to get
extra play, then the only way to refute this is to accept the pawn even
though there may be simple ways to equalise.

More probably, it may be the only way to play for a win, by creating an
unbalanced position, even if the offered gambit is quite sound.

Like all "golden rules" in chess, it is true in many, but not all cases.

Regards,
Arfur

Thanks Arfur for the detailed answer, sorry I am still not 100%
certain what you mean.

Let me reiterate your answer, just to make sure I understand. For
example Evans Gambit, a pawn is offered to a bishop. The bishop could
move away, I believe this is what you mean by equalise, but it is
likely that taking the pawn could still lead to another advantage. I
presume a sound gambit is one that will likely trap the one who took
the gambit, ie in this case the bishop.

thanks

kentusha