Caissa Codex
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Australian Gambit

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Australian Gambit after 5. h4

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Statistics from Lichess

157 games: White 43.9% / Draw 1.9% / Black 54.1%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 24, 2026

Engine evaluation

−5.23 Black is clearly better

Best play: 5... gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6 7. d3 Ne5 8. Qf2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bg7 10. Nc3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Australian Gambit (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. h4 (5 moves).

In 157 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.9%, Black 54.1% and 1.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…gxf3, in 96% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4…g4 5. h4, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Australian Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 24 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-australian-gambit

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