C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.d4gxf36.Bxf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit514 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%32747%
9.9%5156%
6.8%3550%
5.1%2646%
3.1%1675%
2.9%1573%
2.5%1346%
2.3%1225%
1%540%
0.8%425%
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Bxf4
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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