C31 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Anderssen Attack

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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5e44.Bb5+

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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Anderssen Attack46k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

26k56%

18k53%

1.3k56%

50%

425%

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Zach, Andreas (2280) – Fauth, Dietmar (2245)20000–1

Family: King's Gambit
Category: Gambit
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C31
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bb5+

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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