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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit

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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit200k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%113k39%
15%29k23%
12%25k46%
5.3%11k53%
3.4%6.8k49%
2.2%4.4k55%
1.9%3.9k51%
1.3%2.6k43%
1.2%2.4k50%
0.3%50744%
Famous games in this line193 master games
Pridorozhni, A. (2588) – Gareev, T. (2570)20190–1Hebden, Mark (2515) – Nunn, John DM (2585)19870–1Pridorozhni, A. (2567) – Iljiushenok, I. (2533)2018½–½Zvjaginsev, V. (2629) – Balashov, Y. (2434)20181–0Petr, Martin (2511) – Polak, Tomas (2544)20100–1Ree, Hans (2455) – Short, Nigel D (2585)19860–1Spassky, Boris V (2565) – Polgar, Zsuzsa (2475)19881–0Spassky, Boris V (2605) – Motwani, Paul (2425)19870–1
Heroes of this opening Gareev, T. · Nunn, John DM · Zvjaginsev, V. · Polak, Tomas
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C31
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6
GambitSharp
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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Pickler GambitC31 4.dxc6 Bc5
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King's Gambit Declined: Keene DefenseC30 2…Qh4 3.g3 Qe7King's Gambit Declined: Miles DefenseC30 2…Nc6 3.Nf3 f5King's Gambit Accepted: Becker DefenseC34 2…exf4 3.Nf3 h6
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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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