Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack › King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack
- 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: King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit C39
- King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit C39
- King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit C39
- King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack C39
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King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack is a gambit, classified under ECO code C39 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bc4+ d5 8. Bxd5+ Kg7 9. d4, after 17 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C39
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
2,543 games · White 49.8% / Draw 3.4% / Black 46.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 1,267 | |
| c6 | 510 | |
| Bd6 | 338 | |
| Be7 | 126 | |
| f3 | 114 | |
| Qf6 | 101 | |
| h5 | 32 | |
| Nc6 | 20 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:15:21
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