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King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Bird Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.d4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Bird Gambit31k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%31k60%
0.1%239%
0%157%
0%367%
0%20%
0%250%
0%20%
0%10%
0%10%
0%1100%
Famous games in this line25 master games
Rajlich, Iweta (2421)Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2621)20020–1Mortensen, Vilhelm (2413)Österman, Georg (2490)20081–0Mortensen, Vilhelm (2431)Jergler, Csaba (2417)20090–1Furhoff, J. (2311)Bromberger, S. (2525)20160–1Croberson (2407)Tturgut (2414)20060–1Ramik, Zdenek (2267)Zilka, Stepan (2509)20100–1Milde, Lars (2277)Samadara, Yohance Tonci (2405)2024½–½Milde, Lars (2310)Glaser, Karel (2313)2022½–½
Heroes of this opening Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Mortensen, Vilhelm · Jergler, Csaba · Bromberger, S.
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. g3
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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