Caissa Codex
C33

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

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense, Cozio Attack after 5. Qf3

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Statistics from Lichess

77 games: White 46.8% / Draw 2.6% / Black 50.6%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.58 Black is clearly better

Best play: 5... Nc6 6. g3 Qh6 7. gxf4 g4 8. Qg2 Qxf4+ 9. Ke1 Nge7 10. Nc3

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, Cozio Attack (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Qf3 (5 moves).

In 77 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 46.8%, Black 50.6% and 2.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Nc6, in 52% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Instead of 5. Qf3, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense, Cozio Attack (C33)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-classical-defense-cozio-attack

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