Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.Kf1Nh6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense104k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
82%85k42%
12%12k30%
2.2%2.3k41%
2%2.1k49%
0.7%75930%
0.7%68535%
0.2%24025%
0.2%18928%
0.1%14631%
0.1%11712%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Tsydypov, Z.. (2558) – Skvortsov, Andrei (2126)Aabling Thomsen, Jakob (2241) – Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2412)Heroes of this opening Tsydypov, Z.. · Aabling Thomsen, Jakob
- 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. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6
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King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit7.d4 f3King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack7.d4 d6
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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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