Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense › King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense › King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense C36
- King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense C36
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King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code C36 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Main Line.
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- ECO code
- C36
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
944,295 games · White 45.5% / Draw 4.8% / Black 49.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 310,008 | |
| d4 | 199,493 | |
| Nc3 | 167,848 | |
| Bc4 | 162,341 | |
| Bb5+ | 73,676 | |
| Be2 | 18,057 | |
| d3 | 7,043 | |
| Qe2+ | 1,899 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:50:52
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