C31 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Pickler Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5c64.dxc6Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Pickler Gambit7.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%4.2k44%
17%1.3k46%
12%96334%
3.7%28948%
3.6%28146%
2%16045%
1.5%11542%
1.4%11445%
1.3%10448%
1.1%8748%
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C31
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. dxc6 Bc5
GambitSharp
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From the archives

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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