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)Aabling Thomsen, Jakob (2241) – Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2412)Mesquita Jr., Fausto Monteiro (2235) – Bravo, William (2322)Mrkonjic, Nenad (2255) – Bubicic, Josip (2230)Heroes of this opening Tsydypov, Z.. · Aabling Thomsen, Jakob · Bravo, William · Mrkonjic, Nenad
- 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
GambitSharp
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From the archives
For three centuries the King's Gambit was the main line of attacking chess. Anderssen's Immortal Game — London, 1851, played casually alongside the tournament — opens 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 and gives up a bishop, both rooks and the queen. Then Fischer, after losing to Spassky's at Mar del Plata in 1960, published 'A Bust to the King's Gambit' in 1961. It has never been the same — and it still wins miniatures every day.
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