ecocodes
a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8
After 2.f4 · Black to move

King’s Gambit

The list files 191 lines under the name King’s Gambit, spread over ten codes (C30–C39). Only four openings in the list have more named lines. C33 alone holds 46 of them. From the starting position of King’s Gambit, the most-travelled continuation is 2...exf4, with 137 lines. The deepest, King’s Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense, runs to 11.Rae1. At the end of 146 lines one side is ahead on material; 191 names contain the word Gambit.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1e4e5
2f4

Where the lines split

One hundred and eighty-seven of the 191 lines continue from 2.f4; the bars show how many take each next move, and the indented rows the most common reply. The other three reach the opening by a different move order.

  1. 2...exf4137
    1. 3.Nf391
    2. 3.Bc429
    3. 3.Be22
    4. 3.Qe21
  2. 2...d521
    1. 3.exd517
    2. 3.Nf31
    3. 3.d41
    4. 3.Nc31
  3. 2...Bc510
    1. 3.Nf38
    2. 3.Qh51
  4. 2...f56
    1. 3.exf55
  5. 2...Nc64
    1. 3.Nf33
  6. 2...Qf63
    1. 3.Nc32
  7. 2...Qh4+3
    1. 3.g32
  8. 2...Nf61
  9. 2...f61
    1. 3.fxe51
  10. 2...g51

Codes holding King’s Gambit lines

Volume C

  1. 00
  2. 01
  3. 02
  4. 03
  5. 04
  6. 05
  7. 06
  8. 07
  9. 08
  10. 09
  11. 10
  12. 11
  13. 12
  14. 13
  15. 14
  16. 15
  17. 16
  18. 17
  19. 18
  20. 19
  21. 20
  22. 21
  23. 22
  24. 23
  25. 24
  26. 25
  27. 26
  28. 27
  29. 28
  30. 29
  31. 30
  32. 31
  33. 32
  34. 33
  35. 34
  36. 35
  37. 36
  38. 37
  39. 38
  40. 39
  41. 40
  42. 41
  43. 42
  44. 43
  45. 44
  46. 45
  47. 46
  48. 47
  49. 48
  50. 49
  51. 50
  52. 51
  53. 52
  54. 53
  55. 54
  56. 55
  57. 56
  58. 57
  59. 58
  60. 59
  61. 60
  62. 61
  63. 62
  64. 63
  65. 64
  66. 65
  67. 66
  68. 67
  69. 68
  70. 69
  71. 70
  72. 71
  73. 72
  74. 73
  75. 74
  76. 75
  77. 76
  78. 77
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  80. 79
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  90. 89
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  92. 91
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  94. 93
  95. 94
  96. 95
  97. 96
  98. 97
  99. 98
  100. 99
CodeReference lineLinesLongest line (plies)
C30King’s Gambit32King’s Gambit Declined: Classical, Svenonius Variation (16)
C31King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit14King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense (12)
C32King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted8King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation (17)
C33King’s Gambit Accepted46King’s Gambit Accepted: Bishop’s Gambit, Fraser Variation (13)
C34King’s Gambit Accepted: King’s Knight’s Gambit13King’s Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit (12)
C35King’s Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense4King’s Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense, Bertin Gambit (13)
C36King’s Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense4King’s Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line (14)
C37King’s Gambit Accepted: King’s Knight’s Gambit34King’s Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense (21)
C38King’s Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation6King’s Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit (19)
C39King’s Gambit Accepted: King’s Knight’s Gambit30King’s Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation (19)

Longest King’s Gambit lines

  1. King’s Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense 21
  2. King’s Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Young Gambit 20
  3. King’s Gambit Accepted: Lolli Gambit, Young Variation 19
  4. King’s Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit 19
  5. King’s Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation 19
  6. King’s Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit 18
  7. King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation 17
  8. King’s Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit 17