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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio 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.Bc4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense209k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
e520%41k53%
Nf316%34k53%
d312%26k53%
d41.9%4.0k52%
Qe20.8%1.7k58%
Bxf7+0.5%94752%
Qf30.4%76747%
c30.1%30645%
Ne20%8457%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6
GambitSharp
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