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C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation

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Overview

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation after 4. Nc3
After 4. Nc3

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation (ECO C33) is a gambit in King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 — 4 moves.

In 133,350 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 55.6%, Black 40.5% and 3.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…c6, in 21% of those games.

It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense and King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Paulsen Attack.

ECO code
C33
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
4 moves
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense
Direct variations
2

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Statistics from Lichess

133,350 games · White 55.6% / Draw 3.9% / Black 40.5%

MovesGamesW / D / B
c627,649
Bb427,309
d619,328
Bc518,293
Nc612,536
d56,467
Nxe46,138
Be74,783

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:38:09

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Variations (2)