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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit1.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%337k45%
15%224k44%
9.7%149k47%
5.7%87k38%
2.7%42k45%
Famous games in this line803 master games
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Aronian, L.. (2781)Short, Nigel D (2698) – Kasparov, Garry (2812)Ivanchuk, V. (2731) – Karjakin, Sergey (2757)Ivanchuk, V. (2710) – Ding Liren (2766)Polgar, Judit (2686) – Topalov, Veselin (2786)Ivanchuk, V. (2731) – Giri, A. (2734)Adhiban, Baskaran (2653) – So, W. (2808)Short, Nigel D (2655) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, V. · Short, Nigel D · Aronian, L.. · Polgar, Judit
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C33
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4
GambitSharp
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From the archives
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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