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King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Qe2
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King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit687 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%16444%
18%12441%
16%10945%
10%6957%
8.4%5855%
7.7%5350%
4.8%3355%
2%1443%
2%1421%
1.9%1335%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Olszewski, Mi (2566) – Bartel, Mat (2641)Basman, Michael J (2375) – Hartston, William R (2470)Golubka, P. (2399) – Rydstrom, Tom (2380)Heroes of this opening Bartel, Mat · Hartston, William R · Golubka, P.
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C33
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2
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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