C39 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit
16/16
1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ne5Nf66.Bc4d57.exd5Bd68.O-OBxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit72 games · White to move
Only 72 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
88%6334%
6.9%520%
2.8%20%
1.4%1100%
1.4%10%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Król, Wladyslaw (2423) – Kund, Wolfgang (2557)Destruels Moreno, Vicente (2398) – Ringsborg, Allan (2371)Scacco, Mauro (2265) – Daurelle, Herve (2281)Heroes of this opening Ringsborg, Allan · Daurelle, Herve
- 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. O-O Bxe5
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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