C30 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation

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1.e4e52.f4Bc53.Nf3d64.fxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation128k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
89%114k55%
8.1%10k44%
1.8%2.3k45%
0.2%30943%
0.2%22845%
0.1%19139%
0.1%9736%
0.1%8322%
0.1%6533%
0%6237%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Ree, Hans (2470) – Smejkal, Jan (2600)1975½–½Lutikov, Anatoly S (2540) – Lanka, Zigurds (2440)19781–0Day, Lawrence A (2375) – Bisguier, Arthur Bernard (2445)19790–1Yilmaz, Turhan (2390) – Karpatchev, Aleksandr (2390)19970–1Blazkova, Petra (2227) – Pokorna, Regina (2368)2009½–½Blazkova, Petra (2214) – Kotan, Ladislav (2332)20051–0Blazkova, Petra (2255) – Biolek, Richard Jr (2250)20070–1
Heroes of this opening Lutikov, Anatoly S · Bisguier, Arthur Bernard · Karpatchev, Aleksandr · Blazkova, Petra
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C30
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. fxe5
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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