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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4d54.Bxd5Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit21k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
66%14k59%
16%3.3k49%
5.1%1.1k51%
3.6%74642%
2.4%51246%
1.8%38141%
1.8%38150%
1.7%36146%
1%21247%
0.9%19246%
Famous games in this line83 master games
Adhiban, Baskaran (2653)So, W. (2808)2017½–½Shimanov, Alexandr (2655)Kamsky, Gata (2741)20131–0Short, Nigel D (2684)Bacrot, Etienne (2712)20041–0Morozevich, Alexander (2742)Almasi, Zoltan (2644)20021–0Ganguly, S. (2665)Wang Yue (2699)20170–1Naiditsch, Arkadij (2724)Fridman, Daniel (2602)20130–1Savchenko, B. (2562)Zvjaginsev, V. (2642)20180–1Fernandez Guillen, E. (2462)Shirov, A. (2668)2023½–½
Heroes of this opening Shimanov, Alexandr · Short, Nigel D · Morozevich, Alexander · Wang Yue
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6
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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