C39 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ng5h66.Nxf7Kxf77.d4d58.Bxf4dxe49.Bc4+Kg710.Be5+
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King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation182 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%16753%
7.7%147%
0.5%10%
Family
King's Gambit
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. d4 d5 8. Bxf4 dxe4 9. Bc4+ Kg7 10. Be5+
GambitSharp
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From the archives

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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