C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

170,806 games: White 54.6% / Draw 3.1% / Black 42.2%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next move	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit	66,41766K
	51,43851K
	28,15828K
	10,69011K
	8,9378,937
	1,6461,646
	1,1751,175
	874874

Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.29 The position is about equal

Best play: 4. h4 d6 5. Nf3 h6 6. hxg5 Bg7 7. gxh6 Rxh6 8. Rxh6 Bxh6

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

By rating

Rating changes little here: Black scores 42% under 1400, 41% at 2200 and up (wins plus half the draws).

Players	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
Under 1400	10K
1400–1799	71K
1800–2199	112K
2200 and up	9,875
Masters, over the board	2

Master games

Fernandez Guillen, E. – Kistrup, N. 1–0, 2023
Reprintsev, A. – Zhuravlev, S. 1–0, 2018

Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 27, 2026

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 g5 (3 moves).

In 170,806 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.6%, Black 42.2% and 3.1% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. Nf3, in 39% of those games.

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Description

How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense

4. h4 scores best for White: 64.0%, with White winning 62.4% and Black 34.5% of 51K games. The most played answer, 4. Nf3, scores lowest: 50.3% in 66K games. Stockfish's first choice is also 4. h4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Popularity by year

The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense has lost ground since 2016: 0.006% of Lichess games in 2025, down from 0.0088%.

0.0088%0.006%

Numbers by year

Year	Share of games	Games
2016	0.0088%	3,126
2017	0.0096%	5,268
2018	0.0094%	7,392
2019	0.0078%	9,710
2020	0.0062%	18,214
2021	0.0061%	23,978
2022	0.0068%	25,601
2023	0.0065%	24,516
2024	0.0063%	22,559
2025	0.006%	20,972
2026 (Jan–Apr)	0.0056%	6,116

Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling

Transpositions

C37 King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit after 4. Nf3

Cite this page

Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense (C33)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-anderssen-defense