C30-C39

King's Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5

About This Opening

The King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) is the most romantic of chess openings: White offers a pawn on move two to open the f-file and launch a direct attack on the black king. It dominated the 19th century and remains a dangerous surprise weapon today.

Famous Games

  • Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 (Immortal Game)
  • Spassky vs Fischer, Mar del Plata 1960

Variations

157 found
C30
Classical Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Bc5
C30
Mafia Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 c5
C30
Panteldakis Countergambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 f5
C30
Zilbermints Double Countergambit; KGD
e4 e5 f4 g5
C30
Queen's Knight Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Nc6
C30
Petrov's Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Nf6
C30
Norwalde (Norwalder) Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Qf6
C31
Hinrichsen Gambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 d4
C31
Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5
C31
Blackbunre Attack, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 Nf3
C33
Orsini Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 b3
C33
Schurig Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bb5
C33
Bishop's Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4
C33
Gaga Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 g3
C33
Leonardo (Stamma) Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 h4
C33
Drunken King, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Kf2
C33
Tumbleweed; King's Own, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Kf2
C33
Paris Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Ne2
C33
Eisenberg Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nh3
C33
Basman Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Qe2
C33
Bilguer-Mirage Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Qe2
C33
Breyer; Hungarian; Carrera, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Qf3
C33
Dodo Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Qg4
C33
Carrera Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Qh5
C30
Senechaud Counter-Gambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Bc5 Nf3 g5
C30
Soller-Zilbermints Gambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 f6 fxe5 Nc6
C30
Miles Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Nc6 Nf3 f5
C30
Zilbermints Double Gambit I, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Nc6 Nf3 g5
C30
Keene Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Qh4+ g3 Qe7
C31
Miles Gambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 Bc5
C31
Nimzovich-Marshall Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 c6
C31
Marshall C-G, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 c6
C32
Modern Transfer, Falkbeer Countergambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 exf4
C33
Kieseritzky Gambit, Bishop's Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 b5
C33
Lopez Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 c6
C33
Bledow; Morphy Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 d5
C33
Gianutio Counter-Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 f5
C33
Anderssen Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 g5
C33
Maurian Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Nc6
C33
Requena Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nc3 Qh4+
C34
Fischer Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d6
C34
Gianutio Countergambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 f5
C34
Becker; Anti-Kieseritzky Var, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 h6
C34
MacLeod Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Nc6
C34
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Ne7
C34
Schallop Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Nf6
C30
Heath Variation, KGD; Rotlewi Countergambit
e4 e5 f4 Bc5 Nf3 d6 b4
C30
Schubert Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Qf6 Nc3 Qxf4 d4
C31
Nimzovich Variation, KGD; Anderssen Attack
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 e4 Bb5+
C32
Reti (Charousek) Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 e4 d3
C33
Bogoljubow Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Nf6 Nc3
C33
Gama Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 g3 fxg3 Nf3
C34
Schulder Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d6 b4
C37
Ghulam Kassim; Koch Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4
C37
Rosentreter Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 d4
C37
Quaade; Taylor Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Nc3
C30
Rubinstein Countergambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Bc5 Nf3 d6 c3 f5
C31
Pickler Gambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 c6 dxc6 Bc5
C33
Bledow Countergambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 d5 Bxd5 Nf6
C33
Bogoljubov; Jaenisch Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Nf6 Nc3 c6
C33
Bryan; Kieseritzky Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 b5
C33
Greco Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 Bc5
C33
Cozio Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 d6
C33
Classical Defense, KGA; Lopez Variation
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5
C33
Boden Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 Nc6
C33
Jaenisch Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 Nf6
C33
Jaenisch Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 Qf6
C33
Weiss Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Be2 f5 exf5 d6
C35
Wild Cunningham Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Be7 Bc4 Bh4+
C35
Neo-Cunningham Gambit, KGA; McCormick Defense
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Be7 Bc4 Nf6
C36
Abbazia Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d5 exd5 Nf6
C37
Blachy Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Nc6
C32
Keres Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 e4 d3 Nf6 Nd2
C32
Old Line, Falkbeer Countergambit, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 e4 d3 Nf6 Qe2
C33
Cozio Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5 Qf3
C34
Tashkent Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Nf6 e5 Nh5 g4
C34
King's Gambit: Steady Center
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3
C35
Bertin; Three Pawns Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 Be7 Bc4 Bh4+ g3
C37
Greco-Lolli; Wild Muzio Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Bxf7+
C37
Koch; Ghulam Kassim Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 d4
C37
Australian Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 h4
C37
MacDonnell Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Nc3
C37
Salvio Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5
C37
Muzio-Polerio Gambit, KGA; Wild Muzio
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O
C37
Rosentreter-Testa Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 d4 g4 Bxf4
C38
Philidor Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Bg7 h4
C38
Hanstein Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Bg7 O-O
C39
Kieseritzky Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5
C39
Allgaier; Cotter Cambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5
C37
Brentano Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O d5
C37
Kling & Horwitz Counter-Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O Qe7
C39
Paulsen Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Bg7
C39
Campbell; Brentano; Morphy Var, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d5
C39
Green; Kolisch Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d6
C39
Long Whip Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5
C39
Neumann Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nc6
C39
Berlin Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6
C39
Rosenthal; Stockwhip Var, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Qe7
C30
Marshall (Euwe) Attack, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Bc5 Nf3 d6 c3 Bg4 fxe5 dxe5 Qa4+
C33
McDonnell Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5 Nc3 Bg7 g3
C34
King's Gambit: Free Pawn
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d6 d4 Bg4 Bxf4 Bxf3 Qxf3
C34
King's Gambit: Strategic Retreat
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d6 d4 g5 h4 g4 Ng1
C37
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 d4 gxf3 Qxf3
C38
Mayet Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Bg7 d4 d6 c3
C39
Cotter Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h6 Nxf7
C39
Rubinstein Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 d4
C30
Svenonius Variation, KGD
e4 e5 f4 Bc5 Nf3 d6 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nc6 d3 Bg4
C32
Morphy Defense, KGD
e4 e5 f4 d5 exd5 e4 d3 Nf6 Nc3 Bb4 Bd2 e3
C37
Cochrane Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5 Qh4+ Kf1 f3
C37
Herzfeld; Portuguese; Vienna, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5 Qh4+ Kf1 Nc6
C37
Santa Maria Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5 Qh4+ Kf1 Nf6
C37
Silberschmidt Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5 Qh4+ Kf1 Nh6
C37
Holloway Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Nc6
C37
From Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qe7
C37
Sarratt Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6
C38
Greco Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Bg7 h4 h6 d4 d6
C39
Riviere Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Nxg4 d5
C33
Grimm Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5 Nc3 Bg7 d4 d6 e5
C33
MacDonnell Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5 Nc3 Bg7 d4 Ne7 g3
C33
Fraser Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 g5 Nc3 Bg7 g3 fxg3 Qf3
C36
King's Gambit: Pawn Wedge
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d5 exd5 Nf6 c4 c6 d4 cxd5 c5
C37
Middleton Counter-Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 d6 O-O Bg4 h3 h5 hxg4
C37
Bello Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 Nc3
C38
Schultz Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 Bg7 h4 h6 d4 d6 Qd3
C39
Walker (Urusov) Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5 h6 Nxf7 Kxf7 Bc4+
C39
Thorold Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5 h6 Nxf7 Kxf7 d4
C39
King's Gambit: Development Edge
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 Bxf4
C37
Anderssen Counter-Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Ne5 Qh4+ Kf1 Nh6 d4 d6
C39
Anderssen Defense, Kieseritsky Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Bc4 d5 exd5 Bd6
C39
Paulsen Defense Deferred, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Bc4 d5 exd5 Bg7
C37
Double Muzio Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 e5 Qxe5 Bxf7+
C39
Rice Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Bc4 d5 exd5 Bd6 O-O
C39
Horny Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5 h6 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qxg4 Nf6 Qxf4
C39
King's Gambit: Queen Snare
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 f6 Nxg5 fxg5 Qh5+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Kf7 Qxd8
C39
King's Gambit: Calm Waters
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d6 Nxg4 Nf6 Nxf6+ Qxf6 Nc3
C39
King's Gambit: Hard Fought
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 d4 d6 Nd3 Nxe4 Bxf4
C39
Rice Gambit Accepted, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Bc4 d5 exd5 Bd6 O-O Bxe5
C36
King's Gambit: Queen Trap
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qe6+ Be2 Bd6 O-O Nf6 Bb5+ Bd7 Re1
C37
Young Variation, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 Bxf7+ Kxf7 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 d4 Qxd4+ Be3
C37
Baldwin Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 Nc3 Qd4+ Kh1 Qxc4 Nd5
C39
Urusov Attack, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5 h6 Nxf7 Kxf7 Bc4+ d5 Bxd5+ Ke8 d4
C39
King's Gambit: Pawn Riposte
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5 Bc4 Nh6 d4 d6 Nd3 Bg7 Nxf4
C39
King's Gambit: Material Gain
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 f6 Nxg5 fxg5 Qh5+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Nf6 e5 Bg7 Qxg7+
C39
King's Gambit: Pawn Advantage
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d6 Nxg4 Bxg4 Qxg4 Nf6 Qxf4 Nc6 Bb5
C39
King's Gambit: King's March
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d6 Nxg4 Be7 d4 Bxh4+ Nf2 Bxf2+ Kxf2
C37
Young Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 Bxf7+ Kxf7 d4 Qxd4+ Be3 Qf6
C39
Anderssen-Cordel Gambit, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 Nf6 Bc4 d5 exd5 Bd6 d4 Nh5 Bxf4 Nxf4
C36
King's Gambit: Royal Skewer
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qe6+ Be2 Bc5 d4 Bd6 O-O Nf6 Bb5+ c6 Re1
C37
Paulsen Defense, KGA
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O gxf3 Qxf3 Qf6 e5 Qxe5 d3 Bh6 Nc3 Ne7 Bd2
C39
King's Gambit: King's Crossfire
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 f6 Nxg5 fxg5 Qh5+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Ke8 Qh5+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf7 Bc4+
C39
King's Gambit: Rook Breaker
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5 Bc4 Rh7 d4 d6 Nxf7 Rxf7 Bxf7+ Kxf7 Bxf4
C39
King's Gambit: Wandering King
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 d6 Nxg4 h5 Nf2 Be7 d4 Bxh4 Bxf4 Bxf2+ Kxf2
C39
King's Gambit: Castle Siege
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 f6 Nxg5 fxg5 Qh5+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Nf6 e5 Kf7 Qxf4 Qe7 Be2 Bg7 O-O
C39
King's Gambit: Central Gambit
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5 Bc4 Nh6 d4 d6 Nd3 Be7 Bxf4 Bxh4+ g3 Bf6 c3
C39
King's Gambit: Queen Rampage
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5 Bc4 Nh6 d4 d6 Nd3 f3 gxf3 gxf3 Qxf3 Bg4 Qf2
C39
King's Gambit: King's Demolition
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 f6 Nxg5 fxg5 Qh5+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Nf6 e5 Rg8 exf6+ Kf7 Bc4+ d5 Bxd5+ Be6 Bxe6+ Kxe6 Qxg8+
C39
King's Gambit: King's Escape
e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ne5 h5 Bc4 Nh6 d4 d6 Nd3 f3 gxf3 Be7 Bf4 Bxh4+ Kd2 Nc6 c3 Qf6 Kc2