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King's Gambit Accepted

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For three centuries chess WAS the King's Gambit — Anderssen's Immortal Game (1851), sacrificing both rooks and the queen, opens 1.e4 e5 2.f4. Then Fischer, furious after losing to Spassky's, published 'A Bust to the King's Gambit' (1961). It's never been the same — and it still wins miniatures every day.

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1.e4e52.f4exf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted20.8M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nf3King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit90%18.7M54%
Bc4King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit7.4%1.5M56%
d4King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit1.5%315k49%
Nc3King's Gambit Accepted: Mason-Keres Gambit0.3%67k56%
d30.2%42k46%
Qf3King's Gambit Accepted: Breyer Gambit0.2%34k55%
h4King's Gambit Accepted: Stamma Gambit0.1%15k51%
Be2King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit0.1%14k55%
g3King's Gambit Accepted: Gaga Gambit0%8.6k42%
Nh3King's Gambit Accepted: Eisenberg Variation0%6.9k49%
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
GambitSharp
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