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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez 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.Bc4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Defense57k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nf342%24k50%
Nc329%17k58%
d420%11k51%
Bb32%1.1k56%
d31.3%77446%
Qh51.3%73153%
Qe20.9%53659%
e50.9%51547%
Bxf7+0.8%46456%
Qf30.6%33253%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 c6
GambitSharp
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