King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
5,611 games: White 61.4% / Draw 3.3% / Black 35.4%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 23, 2026
Engine evaluation
−2.04 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 63.0% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 7... d5 8. Bxf4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Kg7 10. Nxd5 Bd6 11. Be5 Bxe5 12. dxe5
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Attack (ECO C39, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. d4 (7 moves).
In 5,611 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 61.4%, Black 35.4% and 3.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…d5, in 42% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Cook Variation.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Attack
The most played answer, 7…d5, also scores best for Black: 42.7%, with Black winning 40.7% and White 55.3% of 2,363 games. Of the main answers, 7…h5 scores lowest: 27.7%. Stockfish's first choice is also 7…d5.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Variations (1)
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Attack (C39)”. Lichess data as of 23 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-allgaier-gambit-thorold-attack