Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › Bishop's Gambit › Bledow Variation › King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- Bishop's Gambit C33
- Bledow Variation C33
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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C33 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Bd6, after 10 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
789 games · White 53.7% / Draw 3.0% / Black 43.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 668 | |
| d4 | 71 | |
| Nc3 | 44 | |
| e5 | 2 | |
| Qf3 | 1 | |
| c3 | 1 | |
| d3 | 1 | |
| Bb3 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:16:27
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