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

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4d54.Bxd5c6
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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Variation7.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
81%6.2k60%
14%1.1k56%
4%30352%
0.2%1724%
0.1%40%
0%10%
0%10%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 c6
GambitSharp
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For three centuries the King's Gambit was the main line of attacking chess. Anderssen's Immortal Game — London, 1851, played casually alongside the tournament — opens 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 and gives up a bishop, both rooks and the queen. Then Fischer, after losing to Spassky's at Mar del Plata in 1960, published 'A Bust to the King's Gambit' in 1961. It has never been the same — and it still wins miniatures every day.

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