C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4g45.Ne5Qh4+6.Kf1Nh67.d4f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit6.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%2.9k25%
26%1.6k34%
17%1.0k36%
5%31050%
1.5%9231%
1.5%9241%
0.6%4069%
0.5%3137%
0.4%2425%
0.4%2239%
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 f3
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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