C33 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Maurian 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.Bc4Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Maurian Defense413k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nf371%292k54%
d423%94k56%
Nc32.8%11k53%
d31.6%6.7k46%
c30.7%2.8k48%
Bxf7+0.6%2.5k46%
Qh50.5%1.9k49%
Qf30.1%47750%
a30.1%45742%
Ne20.1%33448%
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C33
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nc6
GambitSharp
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