King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation
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Statistics from Lichess
133,350 games: White 55.6% / Draw 3.9% / Black 40.5%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense | 27,64928K | |
| 27,30927K | ||
| 19,32819K | ||
| 18,29318K | ||
| 12,53613K | ||
| 6,4676,467 | ||
| 6,1386,138 | ||
| 4,7834,783 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026
Engine evaluation
−0.27 The position is about equal
Best play: 4... c6 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. Bxf4 Bg4 9. Qd3
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the 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.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation
The most played answer, 4…c6 (King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense), also scores best for Black: 49.9%, with Black winning 47.4% and White 47.6% of 28K games. Of the main answers, 4…Bc5 scores lowest: 38.7%. Stockfish's first choice is also 4…c6.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Variations (2)
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation (C33)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-bogoljubow-variation