C33-C39

King's Gambit Accepted

137 named lines in this family, ECO C33-C39. Every one of them opens 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4, so the notes on those moves are written once, just below, instead of once per line. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed; sixty lines to a page. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.

The moves every line here plays

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4

1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen.
2. f4 Challenges the pawn on e5 - the central tension has to resolve. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the King's Gambit: development and initiative over material.
2... exf4 Takes the pawn on f4, toward the centre. Theory calls this the King's Gambit Accepted.

Cunningham Defense, McCormick DefenseC35

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6

An early pawn trade leaves the e-file as Black's avenue and the f-file as White's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file. Black keeps the extra pawn; White plays for time, open lines, and initiative - the classic gambit trade. f4 offers a pawn to drag Black's e-pawn off the centre and open the f-file - development and attack against material, the oldest bargain in chess. Black has doubled pawns on the f-file.

Cunningham Defense, Bertin Gambit, through 5. g3C35

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. g3

White's pawn on g3 is pinned against the king.

Cunningham Defense, Bertin Gambit, after 5... fxg3C35

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. O-O gxh2+ 7. Kh1

Black has doubled pawns on the h-file.

Modern Defense, through 3... d5C36

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5

Modern Defense, after 4. exd5C36

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5

An early pawn trade leaves the d-file as Black's avenue and the f-file as White's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file.

Abbazia DefenseC36

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6

Abbazia Defense, Main LineC36

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Nd5

The e-file is fully open.

King's Knight's Gambit, after 3... g5, through 4. Bc4C37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4

Quaade GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Nc3

Rosentreter GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4

Blachly GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5

Australian GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. h4

Ghulam-Kassim Gambit, through 5. d4C37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4

Lolli GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7+

McDonnell GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Nc3

Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O

Rosentreter Gambit, Sörensen GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Nc3

Rosentreter Gambit, Testa VariationC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Bxf4

Salvio GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5

Sörensen GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5

Muzio Gambit, Brentano DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O d5

Muzio Gambit, Kling and Horwitz CounterattackC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O Qe7

Ghulam-Kassim Gambit, after 5... gxf3C37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Qxf3

Kotov GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Bxf4

Rosentreter Gambit, Bird GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. g3

Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qe7

Muzio Gambit, Holloway DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6

Muzio Gambit, Sarratt DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6

Salvio Gambit, Cochrane GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 f3

Salvio Gambit, Santa Maria DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nf6

Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6

Salvio Gambit, Viennese VariationC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nc6

Double Muzio Gambit, Bello GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3

Middleton CountergambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4

White is up material out of the opening - Black is banking on activity to show for it.

Salvio Gambit, Anderssen CounterattackC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 d6

Silberschmidt GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 f3

Double Muzio GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. Bxf7+

An early pawn trade leaves the f-file as White's avenue and the g-file as Black's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file.

Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Nc3 Qd4+ 8. Kh1 Qxc4 9. Nd5

Lolli Gambit, Young VariationC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. O-O gxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8. d4 Qxd4+ 9. Be3 Qf6 10. Nc3

Black comes out of the line with the bishop pair.

Double Muzio Gambit, Young GambitC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. d4 Qxd4+ 9. Be3 Qf6 10. Nc3 fxe3

An early pawn trade leaves the d-file as White's avenue and the g-file as Black's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file.

Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen DefenseC37

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1

Traditional VariationC38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7

Black's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal.

Hanstein GambitC38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. O-O

Philidor GambitC38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4

Mayet GambitC38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. c3

Philidor Gambit, Schultz VariationC38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bc4 d6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7 7. Qd3

Greco Gambit, after 3... g5C38

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Rxh8 Bxh8 10. Ne5

The h-file is fully open.

King's Knight's Gambit, after 3... g5, through 4. h4C39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4

Allgaier GambitC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5

Kieseritzky GambitC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5

Allgaier, Schlechter DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 Nf6

Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6

Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense, through 5... d5C39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5

Kieseritzky Gambit, Kolisch DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6

Kieseritzky Gambit, Long WhipC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5

Kieseritzky Gambit, Neumann DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nc6

Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Bg7

Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7

Kieseritzky, Polerio DefenseC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Be7

Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin Defense, Rubinstein VariationC39

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4

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