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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5e44.d3Nf65.dxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted147k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
93%137k49%
5.6%8.1k50%
0.5%78040%
0.2%28042%
0.2%27252%
0%7134%
0%3530%
0%2421%
0%1530%
0%520%
Famous games in this line113 master games
Short, Nigel D (2655) – Karjakin, Sergey (2727)Bronstein, David I (2540) – Vaisman, Volodia (2485)Fiorito, Fabian (2455) – Zarnicki, Pablo (2515)Stean, Michael (2420) – Bronstein, David I (2540)Konovalov, Nikolay (2443) – Popov, Ivan1 (2516)Ciocaltea, Victor (2470) – Mueller, Klaus Uwe (2465)Vega Holm, Fernando (2385) – Campora, Daniel Hugo (2550)Zelbel, P. (2432) – Pruijssers, R. (2503)Heroes of this opening Short, Nigel D · Bronstein, David I · Popov, Ivan1 · Mueller, Klaus Uwe
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C32
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4
GambitSharp
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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line5…Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5 · 1 deeper lineKing's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation5…Nxe4 6.Qe2 Qxd5 7.Nd2 f5 8.g4King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Tarrasch Variation5…Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5 8.g4 …King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation5…Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf2 8.Kd1 …
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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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