King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2
The King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C33, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2. It is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16 times by this move order. White won 63%, -1% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nc6 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.03 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3… Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. b4)
- ECO
- C33
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 10 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nc6 | 6 (38%) | |
| 3… Qh4+ | 3 (19%) | |
| 3… d6 | 2 (13%) | |
| 3… Qg5 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3… c6 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3… c5 | 1 (6%) | |
| 3… g5 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 34%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Michal Olszewski (2566) – GM Mateusz Bartel (2641) 0-1 · Kings Gambit Radom 2015 · 2015-05-31
- IM Petro Golubka (2399) – FM Tom Rydstrom (2380) 1-0 · SS Manhem IM 2015 · 2015-08-12
- IM Petro Golubka (2413) – WIM Hagesaether, E. (2192) 1/2-1/2 · September Lviv IM 2015 · 2015-09-30
Search all games of the King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- BarcaNeymar11 (2192) – yousefelshryf (2188) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- rafiii0110 (1667) – lleeoonnttiieeff (1760) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
- rafiii0110 (1656) – Dordzi (1698) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit C33
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- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boden Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense C33
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.