C36 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3d54.exd5Nf65.Bb5+c66.dxc6bxc67.Bc4Nd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line271 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%17449%
17%4553%
11%2967%
3.7%1040%
3.3%944%
0.7%2100%
0.4%10%
0.4%1100%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Fier, Alexandr (2590) – Sokolin, Leonid M (2508)2009½–½Sulskis, Sarunas (2572) – Butnorius, Algimantas (2437)2010½–½Sulskis, Sarunas (2515) – Ivanov, Vladimir Ivanovich (2415)19961–0Borkowski, Franciszek (2390) – Schneider, Lars Ake (2430)19780–1Campora, Daniel Hugo (2530) – Bielicki, Carlos (2245)1986½–½Votava, Jan (2325) – Rantanen, Yrjo A (2370)19891–0Mokos, Jozef (2285) – Kalisky, Vladimir (2265)20031–0Kowalczyk, R. (2223) – Przybylski, W. (2320)20170–1
Heroes of this opening Sulskis, Sarunas · Schneider, Lars Ake · Votava, Jan · Mokos, Jozef
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C36
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Nd5
GambitSharp
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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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