C37 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.d4g45.Ne5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit110k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%88k62%
14%15k48%
3%3.3k40%
1.1%1.2k43%
0.5%53043%
0.5%51242%
0.4%44340%
0.4%40935%
0.3%30745%
0.3%29849%
Famous games in this line26 master games
Rajlich, Iweta (2421) – Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2621)20020–1Mortensen, Vilhelm (2413) – Österman, Georg (2490)20081–0Mortensen, Vilhelm (2431) – Jergler, Csaba (2417)20090–1Furhoff, J. (2311) – Bromberger, S. (2525)20160–1Croberson (2407) – Tturgut (2414)20060–1Ramik, Zdenek (2267) – Zilka, Stepan (2509)20100–1Milde, Lars (2277) – Samadara, Yohance Tonci (2405)2024½–½Milde, Lars (2310) – Glaser, Karel (2313)2022½–½
Heroes of this opening Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Mortensen, Vilhelm · Jergler, Csaba · Bromberger, S.
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C37
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5
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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