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King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3d64.Bc4h65.d4g56.h4Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit51k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%26k44%
21%11k46%
17%8.7k52%
6%3.1k45%
1.8%90043%
1.2%61642%
0.3%17450%
0.3%14029%
0.2%10935%
Famous games in this line31 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2733)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2754)2010½–½Cordova, E. (2581)Ruiz C, J. (2503)2021½–½Yoos, John C (2345)Hjartarson, Johann (2570)19960–1Pavlovic, Milos (2345)Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570)1986½–½Ornstein, Axel (2430)Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2475)19750–1Dorenberg, Gaston (2353)Levin, Felix (2524)20020–1Ornstein, Axel (2420)Zwaig, Arne (2420)1973½–½Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra (2336)Abramovic, Bosko (2492)20020–1
Heroes of this opening Hjartarson, Johann · Westerinen, Heikki MJ · Levin, Felix · Abramovic, Bosko
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C34
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7
GambitSharp
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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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