C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4d65.O-OBg46.h3h57.hxg4hxg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit177 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%10031%
29%5228%
5.6%1080%
4%757%
1.7%30%
1.1%20%
0.6%1100%
0.6%1100%
0.6%1100%
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4
GambitSharp
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From the archives

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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