C33 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed

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1.e4e52.f4exf43.Kf2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed2.6k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%1.1k52%
19%47348%
7.1%18258%
6.8%17361%
6.7%17060%
5%12961%
5%12852%
4.5%11453%
1.1%2759%
0.8%2045%
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C33
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Kf2
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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