C34 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense, Schulder Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3d64.b4
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King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense, Schulder Gambit134 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%3842%
17%2350%
14%1953%
11%1547%
8.2%1145%
4.5%633%
3.7%580%
3.7%560%
1.5%20%
1.5%250%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C34
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. b4
GambitSharp
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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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