Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation485k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%150k45%
6.6%32k45%
2%9.8k44%
1.4%6.5k41%
0.6%3.1k36%
0.6%2.8k43%
0.5%2.7k40%
0.2%95854%
Famous games in this line81 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2733) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2754)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2642) – Akopian, Vladimir (2678)Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2562) – Kazhgaleyev, Murtas (2623)Cordova, E. (2581) – Ruiz C, J. (2503)Rodriguez Vila, Andres (2538) – Flores, Diego (2541)Tairova, Elena (2417) – Avrukh, Boris (2656)Haimovich, Tal (2435) – Fressinet, Laurent (2626)Zila, Laszlo (2425) – Almasi, Zoltan (2610)Heroes of this opening Akopian, Vladimir · Kazhgaleyev, Murtas · Avrukh, Boris · Fressinet, Laurent
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C38
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7
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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