C38 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation
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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Nf3g54.Bc4Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation485k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%150k45%
6.6%32k45%
2%9.8k44%
1.4%6.5k41%
0.6%3.1k36%
0.6%2.8k43%
0.5%2.7k40%
0.2%95854%
Famous games in this line81 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2733) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2754)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2642) – Akopian, Vladimir (2678)Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2562) – Kazhgaleyev, Murtas (2623)Cordova, E. (2581) – Ruiz C, J. (2503)Rodriguez Vila, Andres (2538) – Flores, Diego (2541)Tairova, Elena (2417) – Avrukh, Boris (2656)Haimovich, Tal (2435) – Fressinet, Laurent (2626)Zila, Laszlo (2425) – Almasi, Zoltan (2610)Heroes of this opening Akopian, Vladimir · Kazhgaleyev, Murtas · Avrukh, Boris · Fressinet, Laurent
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C38
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7
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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