Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense2.3M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%653k51%
2%48k49%
1.7%40k37%
1.1%25k30%
0.7%16k39%
0.6%15k33%
0.2%5.3k44%
0.2%4.5k45%
0.2%3.6k35%
Famous games in this line351 master games
Carlsen, M. (2876) – Aronian, L. (2780)Nakamura, Hikaru (2758) – Adams, Michael (2734)Rapport, R. (2736) – Gelfand, B. (2676)Rapport, R. (2671) – Adams, Mi (2740)Sutovsky, Emil (2697) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2660)Fedorov, Alexei (2684) – Svidler, Peter (2672)Nunn, John DM (2630) – Anand, Viswanathan (2715)Fedorov, Alexei (2600) – Svidler, Peter (2710)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Nakamura, Hikaru
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C36
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5
GambitSharp
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King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense4.exd5 Nf6 · 1 deeper lineKing's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bb5 c6 6.dxc6 bxc6 …
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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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