Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3d54.exd5Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense837k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%279k49%
22%181k45%
18%154k48%
17%141k49%
6.5%54k50%
1.7%14k49%
0.8%6.8k36%
0.2%1.8k38%
0.1%1.2k44%
0.1%1.2k36%
Famous games in this line639 master games
Carlsen, M. (2876) – Aronian, L. (2780)Carlsen, Magnus (2813) – Wang, Yue (2752)Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2738)Nakamura, Hikaru (2758) – Adams, Michael (2734)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2687)Carlsen, Magnus (2837) – Chadaev, Nikolay (2580)Rapport, R. (2736) – Gelfand, B. (2676)Rapport, R. (2671) – Adams, Mi (2740)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Nakamura, Hikaru · Niemann, Hans Moke
- 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
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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