C39 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ne5Nf66.Bc4d57.exd5Bd68.d4Nh59.Bxf4Nxf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit53 games · White to move
Only 53 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
89%4739%
3.8%250%
3.8%2100%
1.9%10%
1.9%1100%
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C39
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Bxf4 Nxf4
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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