C30 · Gambit · a plan for White
King's Gambit Declined: Mafia Defense
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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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1.e4c52.f4e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Mafia Defense347k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Nf359%205k53%
fxe515%52k37%
d312%42k52%
f510%35k27%
Bc42%7.1k56%
Nc30.9%3.3k52%
Qf30.4%1.3k42%
c30.2%84147%
d40.1%48943%
c40.1%31546%
- Family
- King's Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C30
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5
GambitSharp
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