ecocodes
a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8
After 1.e4 · Black to move

King’s Pawn Game

The list files 38 lines under the name King’s Pawn Game, spread over five codes (B00, B07, C20, C40, C44). C20 alone holds 20 of them. From the starting position of King’s Pawn Game, the most-travelled continuation is 1...e5, with 36 lines. The deepest, King’s Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, Mellon Gambit, runs to 6...d5. At the end of seven lines one side is ahead on material; 19 names contain the word Gambit.

Score sheet
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1e4

Where the lines split

Thirty-seven of the 38 lines continue from 1.e4; the bars show how many take each next move, and the indented rows the most common reply.

  1. 1...e536
    1. 2.Nf316
    2. 2.d34
    3. 2.c33
    4. 2.Qh53
  2. 1...d61
    1. 2.d41

Codes holding King’s Pawn Game lines

CodeReference lineLinesLongest line (plies)
B00King’s Pawn Game1King’s Pawn Game (1)
B07King’s Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense1King’s Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense (4)
C20King’s Pawn Game20King’s Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, Mellon Gambit (12)
C40King’s Knight Opening9King’s Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit (11)
C44King’s Knight Opening: Normal Variation7King’s Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit (9)

Longest King’s Pawn Game lines

  1. King’s Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, Mellon Gambit 12
  2. King’s Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit 11
  3. King’s Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit 9
  4. King’s Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham 9
  5. King’s Pawn Game: Weber Gambit 8
  6. King’s Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit 8
  7. King’s Pawn Game: La Bourdonnais Gambit 7
  8. King’s Pawn Game: Schulze-Müller Gambit 7