C31 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5e44.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit517k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%247k51%
25%128k48%
19%97k50%
4.5%23k43%
1.2%6.2k48%
1.2%6.2k50%
0.8%4.3k43%
0.2%1.2k45%
0.2%1.1k40%
0.2%85544%
Famous games in this line165 master games
Short, Nigel D (2655) – Karjakin, Sergey (2727)Ehlvest, Jaan (2593) – Handoko, Edhi (2435)Bronstein, David I (2540) – Vaisman, Volodia (2485)Fiorito, Fabian (2455) – Zarnicki, Pablo (2515)Stean, Michael (2420) – Bronstein, David I (2540)Konovalov, Nikolay (2443) – Popov, Ivan1 (2516)Pridorozhni, A. (2588) – Smirnov, Timofey (2354)Vega Holm, Fernando (2385) – Campora, Daniel Hugo (2550)Heroes of this opening Short, Nigel D · Ehlvest, Jaan · Bronstein, David I · Popov, Ivan1
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C31
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3
GambitSharp
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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit AcceptedC32 4…Nf6 5.dxe4 · 4 deeper linesKing's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old LineC32 4…Nf6 5.Qe2King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres VariationC32 4…Nf6 5.Nd2King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main LineC32 4…Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 … · 1 deeper line
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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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