C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria Defense

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.Kf1Nf6

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King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria Defense8.4k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

5.1k35%

1.3k35%

1.2k42%

53144%

23937%

3335%

1842%

475%

20%

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 Nf6

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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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