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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense

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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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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4g5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense160k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nf340%64k50%
h429%46k64%
d417%27k56%
Qh56.4%10k54%
Nc35.1%8.1k60%
Bxf7+1%1.6k52%
d30.7%1.1k54%
h30.5%84949%
c30.3%41045%
Ne20.1%22550%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 g5
GambitSharp
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