C38 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit, Schultz Variation

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3h64.Bc4d65.d4g56.h4Bg77.Qd3
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King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit, Schultz Variation645 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%37041%
14%9132%
8.1%5236%
6%3936%
5.3%3441%
2.3%1530%
1.6%1040%
1.4%922%
1.1%757%
0.9%625%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Pavlovic, Milos (2345) – Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570)1986½–½
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C38
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bc4 d6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7 7. Qd3
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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