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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4Nf64.Nc3c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense38k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%11k51%
28%11k52%
27%10k53%
5.6%2.2k53%
5%1.9k46%
2.6%97853%
2.5%96657%
0.2%8952%
0.2%6248%
0.2%6053%
Famous games in this line261 master games
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Aronian, L.. (2781)Short, Nigel D (2698) – Kasparov, Garry (2812)Ivanchuk, V. (2710) – Ding Liren (2766)Ivanchuk, V. (2731) – Giri, A. (2734)Morozevich, A. (2665) – Anand, V. (2776)Short, Nigel D (2677) – Karpov, Anatoly (2699)Navara, David (2646) – Gelfand, Boris (2720)Short, Nigel D (2690) – Nikolic, Predrag (2655)Heroes of this opening Short, Nigel D · Ivanchuk, V. · Aronian, L.. · Anand, V.
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C33
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 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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