King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit (6. h4 Bg7)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7
The King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C34, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7. It is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted. White 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 44%, 6% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7. hxg5 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.53 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. hxg5 hxg5)
- ECO
- C34
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. hxg5 | 6 (38%) | |
| 7. O-O | 4 (25%) | |
| 7. c3 | 3 (19%) | |
| 7. Nc3 | 3 (19%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 50%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- IM Justin Sarkar (2320) – CM Korun Gulamirian (1816) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 2023-06-20
- Ulises Eduardo Hernandez Bermudez (2042) – CM Slawomir Kurpiewski (1973) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 2025-08-12
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Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
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- 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
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.