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C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit (ECO C33) is a gambit in King's Gambit Accepted, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 — 3 moves.

In 1,662,123 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.2%, Black 42.4% and 3.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Qh4+, in 22% of those games.

It branches into 16 named variations; the most played are King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Maurian Defense and King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense. In all, 28 named lines continue from it.

ECO code
C33
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
3 moves
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted
Direct variations
16
Total in subtree
28

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Statistics from Lichess

1,662,123 games · White 54.2% / Draw 3.4% / Black 42.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Qh4+371,098
d6235,652
Nf6194,301
g5170,854
Nc6168,884
Be7154,913
Bc588,926
d562,032

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:11:42

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Variations (16)

Show all 28 sub-variations (full subtree)