C31 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted3.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
17%660k43%
0.8%31k45%
0.2%7.3k41%
0.1%4.7k46%
0%98643%
0%97748%
Famous games in this line833 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2813) – Wang, Yue (2752)Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2738)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2687)Rapport, R. (2736) – Bu Xiangzhi (2729)Ivanchuk, V. (2726) – Le Quang Liem (2737)Carlsen, Magnus (2837) – Chadaev, Nikolay (2580)Zvjaginsev, V. (2655) – Jakovenko, D. (2745)Short, Nigel D (2655) – Karjakin, Sergey (2727)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Niemann, Hans Moke · Short, Nigel D
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C31
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5
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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