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King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.h4g45.Ne5Be7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense8.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%3.3k54%
32%2.9k52%
27%2.3k44%
1.5%13734%
1.3%11539%
0.7%6545%
0.7%6120%
0.2%1747%
0%425%
0%463%
- 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 Be7
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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