Caissa Codex
C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack after 6. g3

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Statistics from Lichess

3 games: White 66.7% / Draw 0.0% / Black 33.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 23, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.40 Black is slightly better

Best play: 6... fxg3 7. Qf3 g2+ 8. Qxg2 h6 9. d3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nbc6 11. Be3

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, Chigorin's Attack (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 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d5 5. Bxd5 g5 6. g3 (6 moves).

In 3 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 66.7%, Black 33.3% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…fxg3, in 67% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3…Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d5 5. Bxd5 g5 6. g3, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack (C33)”. Lichess data as of 23 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-chigorins-attack

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