King's Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
The King's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO C33, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4. White is to move. 17 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 78,091 times by this move order. White won 52%, 3% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nf3 (89% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.39 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5)
- ECO
- C33
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 25,104 | |
| 1500-1999 | 47,240 | |
| 2000+ | 5,747 | |
| All | 78,091 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nf3 King's Knight's Gambit (2… exf4 3. Nf3) | 69,491 (89%) | |
| 3. Bc4 Bishop's Gambit | 4,533 (6%) | |
| 3. d4 Villemson Gambit | 2,461 (3%) | |
| 3. d3 | 412 (1%) | |
| 3. Nc3 Mason-Keres Gambit | 284 (0%) | |
| 3. g3 Gaga Gambit | 154 (0%) | |
| 3. Qf3 Breyer Gambit | 140 (0%) | |
| 3. e5 | 129 (0%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
King's Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4
Continuations
- King's Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qe2
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4
- King's Gambit Accepted: Breyer Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Carrera Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qh5
- King's Gambit Accepted: Dodo Variation C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qg4
- King's Gambit Accepted: Eisenberg Variation C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nh3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Gaga Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. g3
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (2… exf4 3. Nf3) C34 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Mason-Keres Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Orsini Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. b3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Paris Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Ne2
- King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5 C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bb5
- King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bd3 C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bd3
- King's Gambit Accepted: Stamma Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. h4
- King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2
- King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Kf2
- King's Gambit Accepted: Villemson Gambit C33 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- 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
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense, Cozio 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.