King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4
The King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C33, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. 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 2,461 times by this move order. White won 49%, 3% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 3… Qh4+ (18% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.76 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 5. exd5 Bg4+ 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- C33
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,468 | |
| 1500-1999 | 918 | |
| 2000+ | 75 | |
| All | 2,461 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Qh4+ | 448 (18%) | |
| 3… g5 | 389 (16%) | |
| 3… d5 | 351 (14%) | |
| 3… d6 | 338 (14%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 233 (9%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 197 (8%) | |
| 3… Be7 | 99 (4%) | |
| 3… Bb4+ | 95 (4%) |
Master games
32 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 16%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2776) – GM Liren Ding (2811) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-11-18
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – FM Jan Marn (2322) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- GM Mateusz Bartel (2657) – IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (2386) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed Poland · 2024-01-20
- GM Mateusz Bartel (2657) – IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (2386) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed Poland · 2024-01-20
- GM Baadur Jobava (2578) – FM Yichen Han (2423) 1-0 · Titled Tue 20th Dec Late · 2022-12-20
Search all games of the King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Calzoncillo (2288) – Eliteh03 (2260) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Calzoncillo (2283) – BurgerKing_67 (2254) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Calzoncillo (2285) – HimejimaGyomei_Ston (2180) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
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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
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.