C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Testa Variation

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.d4g45.Bxf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Testa Variation33k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
99%33k45%
0.2%6614%
0.2%5217%
0.1%2427%
0.1%2033%
0%1250%
0%933%
0%972%
0%911%
0%60%
Famous games in this line27 master games
Morozevich, Alexander (2756)Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2591)20000–1Fedorov, Alexei (2580)Adams, Michael (2660)19971–0Can, Emre (2442)Sargissian, Gabriel (2680)20100–1Salmensuu, Olli (2458)Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2591)2000½–½Nightingale, Darrell (2493)Haugen, Arild (2536)2006½–½Pruess, David (2358)Atalik, Suat (2616)20110–1Pruess, David (2389)Lalic, Bogdan (2495)20091–0Todorovic, Goran M (2482)Pham, Minh Hoang (2354)20021–0
Heroes of this opening Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Fedorov, Alexei · Sargissian, Gabriel · Atalik, Suat
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. 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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