C31 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Miles Gambit
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Miles Gambit27k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%15k53%
15%4.0k34%
12%3.3k55%
4.7%1.3k48%
3.4%93546%
2.1%56545%
2%54751%
1.9%52055%
1.8%48443%
1.6%42851%
Famous games in this line9 master games
Renet, Olivier (2505) – Berebora, Ferenc (2390)Sandor, Christian (2365) – Petran, Pal (2480)Krizsany, L jr (2428) – Kiss, At (2371)Arnason, Jon L (2470) – Condie, Mark L (2320)Perenyi, Bela (2375) – Tolnai, Tibor (2230)Lahtela, Silvio (2200) – Berebora, Ferenc (2390)Neil, David (2260) – Littlewood, John Eric (2295)Zila, Laszlo (2210) – Korpics, Zsolt (2325)Heroes of this opening Berebora, Ferenc · Petran, Pal · Arnason, Jon L · Tolnai, Tibor
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C31
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Bc5
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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