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King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.O-Ogxf36.Qxf3Qf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense208k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%66k45%
25%52k60%
24%49k51%
4.7%9.8k39%
1.8%3.7k46%
0.7%1.5k42%
0.5%1.1k39%
0.4%85940%
0.3%69941%
Famous games in this line38 master games
Arribas Lopez, A. (2559)Aguera Naredo, J. (2358)20150–1Tsarenkov, Nikolay (2364)Novichkov, Vadim (2420)20021–0Sokolov, Alexander (2382)Sahidi, Samir (2380)20190–1Jonkman, Harmen (2270)Godena, Michele (2485)19930–1Medgyes, Zoltán (2377)Lee, Michael (2356)20200–1Shirov, Alexei (2500)Lapinski, J. (2200)19901–0Kuznetsov, Sergei (2396)Korjakin, Boris (2274)20071–0Maver, Ian (2328)Elíson, Kári (2338)20130–1
Heroes of this opening Aguera Naredo, J. · Tsarenkov, Nikolay · Sahidi, Samir · Godena, Michele
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6
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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