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King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation, Bücker Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4Qf63.Nc3Qxf44.Nf3Bb45.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation, Bücker Gambit1.3k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
84%1.1k48%
3.8%4930%
3.2%4137%
2.3%3048%
1.6%2038%
1.2%1520%
0.9%1132%
0.9%1118%
0.7%933%
0.4%550%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Sanchez Almeyra, Jorge (2425) – Lugo, Blas (2415)19921–0Daverkausen, Bernd (2285) – Heil, Siegfried (2370)19910–1Tarmak, Mart (2252) – Baer, Werner (2280)19991–0
Heroes of this opening Sanchez Almeyra, Jorge · Heil, Siegfried · Tarmak, Mart
Family
King's Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C30
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 3. Nc3 Qxf4 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bc4
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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