C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3Nc64.Bc4g5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit436k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%218k50%
25%108k48%
13%58k53%
3.5%15k49%
2.7%12k46%
2.4%10k49%
1.9%8.1k46%
0.7%3.1k42%
0.3%1.2k44%
0.2%97151%
Famous games in this line46 master games
Ivanchuk, V. (2630) – Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (2718)2024½–½Savchenko, B. (2556) – Inarkiev, E. (2664)20150–1Hjartarson, Johann (2525) – Andersen, Mads (2587)20200–1Ernst, Sipke (2473) – Brenninkmeijer, Joris (2529)20021–0Roebers, Eline (2381) – Vrolijk, Liam (2573)20240–1Zeller, Frank (2457) – Volke, Karsten (2490)20060–1Nightingale, Darrell (2486) – Dutra, Alfredo (2446)2019½–½Eckhardt, Thorsten (2450) – Anderson, Brian W (2456)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Inarkiev, E. · Andersen, Mads · Ernst, Sipke · Vrolijk, Liam
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5
GambitSharp
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King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia DefenseC36 3…d5 4.exd5 Nf6King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional VariationC38 3…g5 4.Bc4 Bg7King's Gambit Declined: Hobbs-Zilbermints GambitC30 2…Nc6 3.Nf3 g5 4.fxg5 h6
From the archives

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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