King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin Defense, Rubinstein Variation
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4
The King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin Defense, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C39, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 25%, 0% were drawn and Black won 75%. The most popular continuation is 6… d6 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.77 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 6… d6 7. Nd3 Nxe4 8. Bxf4 Bg7 9. Nc3)
- ECO
- C39
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… d6 | 11 (92%) | |
| 6… Nxe4 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
11 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 27%, draw 28%, Black 45%). The strongest:
- Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) – LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-08-04
- LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) – Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-08-03
- Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) – RubiChess 20230823 (3508) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- RubiChess 20230823 (3508) – Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) 0-1 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Hakan Winfridsson (2099) – GM Thomas Ernst (2370) 0-1 · Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open · 2017-02-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Lambo685 (2099) – balcankebabi (2233) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
- Tagem (2052) – Bokhtan (2145) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- Il_ciarlatano (2035) – V6105 (2027) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin Defense 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense C33
- 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
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.