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- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- Bishop's Gambit C33
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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C33 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. Bc4 d5, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation.
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- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
62,126 games · White 52.4% / Draw 4.3% / Black 43.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxd5 | 48,727 | |
| exd5 | 13,055 | |
| Nf3 | 128 | |
| Bb3 | 117 | |
| Nc3 | 25 | |
| d4 | 19 | |
| e5 | 17 | |
| d3 | 11 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:24:40
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