C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

98 games: White 50.0% / Draw 7.1% / Black 42.9%

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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack	2121
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.23 The position is about equal

Best play: 7. g3 Qh6 8. gxf4 gxf4 9. Qf3 Qc6 10. Bd5 Qa6+ 11. Ke1 Nbc6

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, Classical Defense (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 Ne7 5. Nc3 g5 6. d4 Bg7 (6 moves).

In 98 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.0%, Black 42.9% and 7.1% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. Nf3, in 67% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Transpositions

C33 King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack after 7. g3

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense (C33)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-classical-defense