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King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ne5h5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip164k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
71%115k57%
28%45k55%
0.6%97950%
0.4%73232%
0.4%65944%
0.3%44850%
0%6151%
0%5337%
0%4035%
0%3735%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Kornev, Alexei (2558)Ovod, Evgenija (2375)20031–0Hebden, Mark (2515)Benjamin, John C (2255)19871–0Bachofner, Andreas (2326)Kummer, Helmut (2367)20021–0Burovic, Ismet (2319)Prastalo, Borislav (2314)20121–0Ebeling, Mika (2275)Hentunen, Asko (2295)19870–1Susnik, Matej (2224)Crepan, Marjan (2289)19990–1Silveira Filho, Neri da Silva (2239)Asfora, Marco Antonio (2254)20021–0Kosmo, S. (2202)Rydstrom, Tom (2266)2016½–½
Heroes of this opening Kornev, Alexei · Hebden, Mark · Bachofner, Andreas · Burovic, Ismet
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C39
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5
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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