King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4
The King's Gambit Accepted: Middleton Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C37, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 8. Nd4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.92 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 8. d4 gxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. c3 Qf6)
- ECO
- C37
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rn1qkbnr/ppp2p2/3p4/6p1/2B1Ppp1/5N2/PPPP2P1/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 8- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. hxg4 hxg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Nd4 | 1 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ion1828 (1826) – yo144 (1826) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (3… g5 4. Bc4) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4
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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.