Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Becker Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3h6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Becker Defense851k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%489k50%
29%250k51%
10%87k56%
1%8.9k52%
0.5%4.0k46%
0.4%3.7k47%
0.3%2.2k46%
0.3%2.2k56%
0.1%1.3k48%
0.1%1.0k50%
Famous games in this line133 master games
Morozevich, Alexander (2748) – Leko, Peter (2725)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Paravyan, D. (2592)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2591)Shirov, Alexei (2709) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2673)Short, Nigel D (2698) – McShane, Luke J (2671)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2678) – Leko, Peter (2663)Huschenbeth, N. (2596) – Almasi, Z. (2707)Fedorov, Alexei (2599) – Almasi, Zoltan (2630)Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Shirov, Alexei · McShane, Luke J · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C34
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6
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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