C31 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern Transfer
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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5exf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern Transfer1.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7%86k43%
4.2%52k46%
4%50k45%
2.3%29k47%
1.7%21k51%
1%13k44%
1%13k44%
0.7%8.2k40%
0.1%84140%
Famous games in this line438 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2813) – Wang, Yue (2752)Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2738)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2687)Ivanchuk, V. (2726) – Le Quang Liem (2737)Carlsen, Magnus (2837) – Chadaev, Nikolay (2580)Zvjaginsev, V. (2655) – Jakovenko, D. (2745)Zvjaginsev, V. (2642) – Tomashevsky, E. (2695)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2635) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2688)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Niemann, Hans Moke
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C31
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4
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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