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King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation

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1.e4e52.f4Bc53.Nf3d64.c3f55.fxe5dxe56.d4exd47.Bc4

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King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation4 games · Black to move

Only 4 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

20%

10%

Famous games in this line2 master games

Gallagher, Joseph G (2495) – Costa, Jean Luc (2405)19900–1 Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2430) – Norri, Joose (2395)1992½–½

Family: King's Gambit
Category: Gambit
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C30
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bc4

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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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