C37 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack
14/14
1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.Kf1Nh67.d4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack70k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%53k44%
13%8.9k38%
8.8%6.2k31%
1.7%1.2k17%
0.8%59023%
0.2%12824%
0.1%10422%
0.1%7215%
0.1%3615%
0%110%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Tsydypov, Z.. (2558) – Skvortsov, Andrei (2126)Aabling Thomsen, Jakob (2241) – Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2412)Heroes of this opening Tsydypov, Z.. · Aabling Thomsen, Jakob
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C37
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 d6
GambitSharpAggressive
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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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