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King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense
21/21
1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.O-Ogxf36.Qxf3Qf67.e5Qxe58.d3Bh69.Nc3Ne710.Bd2Nbc611.Rae1
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense970 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%29661%
30%28964%
21%20540%
9.8%9532%
4.9%4834%
2.6%2528%
0.6%633%
0.5%520%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Jonkman, Harmen (2270) – Godena, Michele (2485)Maver, Ian (2328) – Elíson, Kári (2338)Braakhuis, Wilfried (2366) – Alvarez Villar, Horacio Nelson (2244)Nocci, Roberto (2226) – Marchisotti, Dr. Mauro (2258)Tkachenko, Igor (2201) – Krakovský, Peter (2253)Kamanel del Corral, Javier F. (2245) – Mills, Holland (2204)Heroes of this opening Godena, Michele · Elíson, Kári · Braakhuis, Wilfried · Marchisotti, Dr. Mauro
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C37
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1
GambitSharp
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For three centuries the King's Gambit was the main line of attacking chess. Anderssen's Immortal Game — London, 1851, played casually alongside the tournament — opens 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 and gives up a bishop, both rooks and the queen. Then Fischer, after losing to Spassky's at Mar del Plata in 1960, published 'A Bust to the King's Gambit' in 1961. It has never been the same — and it still wins miniatures every day.
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