C31 · Gambit · a plan for White

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Rubinstein Variation

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1.e4e52.f4d53.exd5e44.Nc3Nf65.Qe2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Rubinstein Variation68k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%19k53%
26%18k52%
18%12k55%
10%6.8k62%
6.6%4.5k52%
4.8%3.3k57%
3.6%2.4k49%
1.8%1.2k43%
0.7%45451%
0.1%7849%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Ponomariov, R. (2712) – Ding Liren (2766)20160–1Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2658) – Chuprov, Dmitry (2554)20071–0Planinec, Albin (2520) – Vasiukov, Evgeni (2575)19730–1Kuzin, Anton (2461) – Afromeev, Vladimir (2628)20070–1Gusev, Vladimir A (2350) – Palekha, Alexey (2439)2004½–½Arribas Lopez, Angel (2439) – Rabadan Velasco, Raul (2350)2011½–½Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier (2400) – Sethuraman, SP. (2290)20060–1
Heroes of this opening Ding Liren · Zvjaginsev, Vadim · Vasiukov, Evgeni · Afromeev, Vladimir
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C31
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2
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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