Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › Bishop's Gambit › Cozio Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- Bishop's Gambit C33
- Cozio Defense C33 you are here
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code C33 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
233,564 games · White 53.3% / Draw 3.7% / Black 43.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 118,056 | |
| e5 | 43,682 | |
| Nf3 | 35,153 | |
| d3 | 27,642 | |
| d4 | 4,138 | |
| Qe2 | 2,318 | |
| Bxf7+ | 968 | |
| Qf3 | 932 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:24:43
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