Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Svenonius Variation
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1.e4e52.Bc4Nc63.Nc3Nf64.d3Bc55.f4d66.Nf3Bg47.h3Bxf38.Qxf3exf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Svenonius Variation1.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
94%1.1k51%
3%3450%
0.8%961%
0.7%850%
0.6%764%
0.4%475%
0.3%30%
0.1%1100%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Kostenko, Petr (2468) – Bezgodov, Alexei (2557)Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel (2430) – Cabrera, Alexis (2502)Pereira, Alvaro (2305) – Nikolac, Juraj (2495)Lukovnikov, Alexander (2350) – Ponomariov, Timur (2290)Timofeev, Vladimir F (2290) – Golovko, Sergey (2295)Heroes of this opening Kostenko, Petr · Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel · Nikolac, Juraj · Lukovnikov, Alexander
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C30
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 exf4
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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