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King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack

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1.e4e52.f4Bc53.Nf3d64.c3Bg45.fxe5dxe56.Qa4+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack978 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%33233%
33%32741%
15%15141%
11%11138%
5.5%5435%
0.3%30%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Huschenbeth, N. (2532) – Azarov, S. (2635)20141–0Raetsky, Alexander (2445) – Ivanov, Mikhail M (2374)2012½–½Schlindwein, Rolf (2447) – Sick, Oliver (2362)20001–0Day, Lawrence A (2345) – Zwaig, Arne (2425)1972½–½Kujawski, Adam (2310) – Masternak, Grzegorz (2320)19910–1Popovych, Orest (2305) – De Lange, Daan (2210)19820–1
Heroes of this opening Huschenbeth, N. · Schlindwein, Rolf · Masternak, Grzegorz · De Lange, Daan
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C30
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+
GambitSharpAggressive
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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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