King's Gambit Accepted

ECO C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4

King's Gambit Accepted covers all lines after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4. Black takes the pawn, and the fight revolves around whether White can regain it or get enough attack for it.

Plans for White

With 3.Nf3 White stops ...Qh4+ and prepares d4 and Bc4. The Kieseritzky (h4 and Ne5) and Muzio (castling while leaving a knight en prise) gambits are the classic attacking lines. The Bishop's Gambit (3.Bc4) allows ...Qh4+ but gains development.

Plans for Black

Black can defend the f4 pawn with ...g5 (Classical), play the solid Fischer Defense (3...d6) or the Modern (3...d5) to return the pawn for free play.

Typical pawn structures

Black's pawns on f4 and g5 form a kingside wedge; White's pawns on d4 and e4 give central control and the f-file is half-open for White.

Who it suits

Tactical players willing to study sharp gambit lines on either side.

Common traps

Many games end with mating attacks on f7; equally, White's king on e1 or f1 is vulnerable to queen checks. Know the main Kieseritzky and Muzio ideas before playing them.

Variations

• King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. Bxf7+
• King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2
• King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Lolli Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7+
• King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2
• King's Gambit Accepted: Breyer Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Carrera Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qh5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Dodo Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qg4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Eisenberg Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nh3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Gaga Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. g3
• King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Mason-Keres Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Orsini Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. b3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Paris Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Ne2
• King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5 — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bb5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bd3 — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bd3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Stamma Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. h4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Kf2
• King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Becker Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Ne7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Gianutio Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 f5
• King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Wagenbach Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Nc3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Blachly Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 g5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Australian Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. h4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. O-O
• King's Gambit Accepted: McDonnell Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Nc3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O
• King's Gambit Accepted: Sörensen Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Schlechter Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 Nf6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Be7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Brentano Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O d5
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Kling and Horwitz Counterattack — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O Qe7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Bxf4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Mayet Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. c3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 f5 4. Qe2 Qh4+ 5. Kd1 fxe4 6. Nc3 Kd8
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qe7
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Holloway Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Blackburne Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7 6. d4 f5 7. Bc4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 f3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Rh7 7. d4 Bh6 8. Nc3
• King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Rice Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. O-O
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Horny Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Qxf4 Bd6
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bc4+ d5 8. Bxd5+ Kg7 9. d4
• King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. d4 d5 8. Bxf4 dxe4 9. Bc4+ Kg7 10. Be5+

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