In a gambit, a new way of thinking takes over. The top priority is development.
Anatoly Lutikov White
Evgenij Ermenkov Black
Albena 1976
Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Variation B31
1 e4 c5 2 ♘f3 ♘c6 3 ♗b5 g6 4 0-0 ♗g7 5 c3 ♘f6 6 d4 cxd4?!
This violates gambit-think: The pawn grabber generally wants lines closed (6 ...♘xe4! 7 d5 ♘d6, rather than 6...cxd4).
7 cxd4 ♘xe4 8 d5!
White will exert pressure on the e-file, e.g. 8...♘b8 9 ♖e1 ♘d6 10 ♗d3 and ♗g5.
8...♘d6 9 ♘a3!
Development! This is better than 9 ♗a4 (9...b5 10 ♗c2 ♘b4) or 9 ♗d3 ♘b4.
9...♘e5 10 ♘xe5 ♗xe5 11 ♖e1!
Now 11...♗f6 12 ♗h6! or 11...♗g7 12 ♗g5! is what White had in mind.
11...♘xb5? 12 ♖xe5!
Far superior to 12 ♘xb5? d6! when Black survives the opening.
12...f6
White would hold the high cards after 12...d6 13 ♖e1 ♘xa3 14 ♗g5!.
13 ♘xb5! fxe5 14 d6! 0-0 15 ♗g5 ♕b6 16 dxe7
Question 318: What about 16...♕xf2+ 17 ♔h1 ♖e8 ?
16...♕xb5 17 exf8 (♕)+ ♔xf8 18 ♕d6+ ♔g8 19 ♗h6 resigns.
Alexey Kim White
Jorge Baules Black
Dresden 2008
1 e4 c5 2 ♘f3 ♘c6 3 ♗b5 g6 4 0-0 ♗g7 5 c3 ♘f6 6 d4 cxd4 7 cxd4 ♘xe4 8 d5! ♘d6 9 ♘a3 ♘e5 10 ♘xe5 ♗xe5 11 ♖e1 ♗f6 12 ♗h6 ♗xb2 13 ♘c4! ♘xc4 14 ♗xc4 d6 (14...♗xa1 15 ♕xa1 ♖g8 16 ♕f6!, e.g. 16...e6 17 dxe6! ♕xf6 18 exf7+) 15 ♖b1 ♗c3 16 ♖xb7! ♗d7 17 ♖e3 ♕a5? 18 ♕e2 ♗e5 19 ♗g7 ♖g8 20 ♗xe5 dxe5 21 ♖xe5 ♕a3 22 h3 ♖d8 23 d6 ♕xd6 24 ♖d5 ♕c6 25 ♖dxd7! ♖xd7 26 ♖xd7 resigns.