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King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit14k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
21%3.0k46%
14%1.9k43%
12%1.7k40%
11%1.6k48%
11%1.6k48%
10%1.5k44%
6.4%90843%
4%56343%
3.4%48048%
2.1%30053%
Famous games in this line20 master games
Arnason, Jon L (2460)Flear, Glenn C (2445)1983½–½Arnason, Jon L (2445)Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2440)1982½–½Ree, Hans (2385)Bok, Benjamin (2453)2011½–½Bergstrom, Rolf (2330)Ernst, Thomas (2485)19940–1Thoeng, Paulus (2260)Hector, Jonny (2530)19940–1Tiller, Bjorn (2390)Ferguson, Mark (2387)20041–0Renner, Christoph (2355)Mandl, Robert (2395)1991½–½Shaw, John K (2260)Wells, Peter K (2455)19930–1
Heroes of this opening Ernst, Thomas · Hector, Jonny · Tiller, Bjorn · Wells, Peter K
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2
GambitSharp
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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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