C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit279k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
83%232k59%
11%31k48%
3.4%9.4k42%
1.2%3.4k45%
0.4%1.0k53%
0.3%70241%
0.2%50429%
0.2%46435%
0.1%38036%
0.1%21524%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Tsydypov, Z.. (2558)Skvortsov, Andrei (2126)20201–0Aabling Thomsen, Jakob (2241)Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2412)20071–0Mesquita Jr., Fausto Monteiro (2235)Bravo, William (2322)20090–1Mrkonjic, Nenad (2255)Bubicic, Josip (2230)19961–0
Heroes of this opening Tsydypov, Z.. · Aabling Thomsen, Jakob · Bravo, William · Mrkonjic, Nenad
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5
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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