Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5e44.d3Nf65.dxe4Nxe46.Nf3Bc57.Qe2Bf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line7.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%4.2k58%
23%1.6k43%
7.1%50252%
5.2%36649%
4.6%32433%
0.8%5824%
0.4%3135%
0.3%1850%
0.1%667%
0.1%50%
Famous games in this line26 master games
Bronstein, David I (2540) – Vaisman, Volodia (2485)Konovalov, Nikolay (2443) – Popov, Ivan1 (2516)Zelbel, P. (2432) – Pruijssers, R. (2503)Hoffmann, Ud (2304) – Meister, Jak (2441)Zajarnyi, Anatolyi (2355) – Pessi, Emil George (2355)Bricard, Emmanuel (2470) – Mancini, Mario (2235)Smirnov, Artem (2435) – Rutman, Aleksandr (2261)Arppi, Heikki (2319) – Kunz, Harry (2359)Heroes of this opening Bronstein, David I · Popov, Ivan1 · Zelbel, P. · Meister, Jak
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C32
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5
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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