Ian Simpson on Chess
Insights of an enthusiastic gambiteer with a particular fondness for the classic "open gambits"
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
A first encounter with the von Hennig-Schara Gambit... on the white side!
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I am not exclusively an 1.e4 player, and in a recent online game I tried the Queen's Gambit ( 1.d4 d5 2.c4 ). In my Exeter days I also ...
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Wednesday, 24 September 2025
It's been a while... revisiting the Nxc3 lines of the Göring and Danish
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I realise I haven't posted on here for three years. I have still been quite active in the chess community, playing mainly on Chess.com a...
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Sunday, 11 December 2022
Some re-examination of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Euwe Defence, Qe2 ideas
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I was recently re-reading Christoph Scheerer's chapter on the Euwe Defence with 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 and see...
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Monday, 3 October 2022
Duck Chess gets some mainstream recognition
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I haven't posted here for a while, but I haven't left the chess world. During my long stint at Exeter Chess Club , Tim Paulden inven...
Sunday, 31 October 2021
Another suitably festive post for Halloween
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I remember that one of my most recent updates to my site was on Halloween and featured an article on the Halloween Gambit. I still need to...
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