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King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit6.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%3.3M54%
15%1.0M58%
12%846k55%
9.8%674k56%
9.7%669k53%
1.7%119k51%
0.9%61k53%
0.9%59k52%
0.5%32k51%
0.3%23k48%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Arsovic, Goran (2475) – Moreno Ruiz, Javier (2410)19981–0Sengupta, D. (2565) – Navalgund, N. (2282)2018½–½Mihalichenko, Vladimir (2407) – Tikhiy, Sergey (2427)20101–0Akram, Fauzi (2371) – Cronjé, Hector (2199)20201–0Necula, Iulian (2209) – Raffaele, Enzo (2259)20001–0
Heroes of this opening Arsovic, Goran · Mihalichenko, Vladimir · Akram, Fauzi · Necula, Iulian
Family
King's Pawn Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
GambitClassical
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