C39 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ne5Nf66.Bc4d57.exd5Bd6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense7.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
86%6.8k46%
5%39638%
4.1%32227%
1.7%13212%
0.9%7117%
0.8%6227%
0.1%425%
0%10%
Famous games in this line96 master games
Berg, E. (2553) – Grandelius, N. (2623)Makowski, Tomasz (2569) – Martín Clemente, Joel (2533)WieNie (2472) – Amat0r, Rybka 2.x mp (2610)Drazic, Sinisa (2505) – Lalic, Bogdan (2533)Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis (2445) – Grischuk, Alexander (2581)Kupsys, Alfonsas (2542) – Ruch, Eric (2472)Berg, Emanuel (2456) – Stefansson, Hannes (2557)Murey, Jacob (2535) – Hebden, Mark (2475)Heroes of this opening Berg, E. · Martín Clemente, Joel · Grischuk, Alexander · Hebden, Mark
- 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
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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