C39 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ng5h66.Nxf7Kxf77.Nc3
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King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit1.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%56739%
24%29533%
14%17150%
6.2%7770%
4.9%6139%
1.3%1656%
1%1342%
1%1354%
0.6%729%
0.5%617%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Maslak, Konstantin (2361)Meissner, Bernd (2382)20020–1Illescas Cordoba, Miguel (2475)Bevia, Luis Martinez (2200)19861–0Bosboom, Manuel (2380)Teichmann, Erik OMC (2285)19841–0Weber, Siegfried (2290)Bode, Wilfried (2365)1994½–½Meyer, Falko (2260)Nogly, Christoph (2230)19941–0
Heroes of this opening Meissner, Bernd · Illescas Cordoba, Miguel · Bosboom, Manuel · Meyer, Falko
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C39
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3
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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