C39 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ng5h66.Nxf7Kxf77.Bc4+d58.Bxd5+Kg79.d4
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King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack2.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%1.0k48%
21%44944%
13%27765%
5.2%11043%
4.4%9348%
4.3%9159%
1.5%3241%
0.8%1756%
0.5%1040%
0.4%933%
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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. Bc4+ d5 8. Bxd5+ Kg7 9. d4
GambitSharpAggressive
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King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin GambitC37 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 …King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin VariationC32 2…d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 …King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Horny DefenseC39 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qxf4 Bd6
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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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