C39 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Horny Defense
16/16
1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ng5h66.Nxf7Kxf77.Qxg4Nf68.Qxf4Bd6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Horny Defense7.7k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%4.2k33%
29%2.2k33%
12%91841%
1.9%14451%
1.6%12515%
1.4%10755%
0.1%520%
0%30%
0%10%
0%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. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Qxf4 Bd6
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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