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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)20081–0Ehlvest, Jaan (2593) – Handoko, Edhi (2435)19991–0Bronstein, David I (2540) – Vaisman, Volodia (2485)19761–0Fiorito, Fabian (2455) – Zarnicki, Pablo (2515)1998½–½Stean, Michael (2420) – Bronstein, David I (2540)1976½–½Konovalov, Nikolay (2443) – Popov, Ivan1 (2516)20060–1Pridorozhni, A. (2588) – Smirnov, Timofey (2354)20191–0Vega Holm, Fernando (2385) – Campora, Daniel Hugo (2550)19930–1
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 Accepted4…Nf6 5.dxe4 · 4 deeper linesKing's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old Line4…Nf6 5.Qe2King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres Variation4…Nf6 5.Nd2King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line4…Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 … · 1 deeper line
Nearby lines in the family
King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit2…exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit2…exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation2…Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.fxe5
From the archives

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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