C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.Kf1f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit14k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%5.0k36%
30%4.2k38%
13%1.9k39%
12%1.7k40%
3.7%51448%
2.1%29218%
1.5%20736%
0.5%7037%
0.4%5429%
0.3%4845%
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 f3
GambitSharp
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From the archives

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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