Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › Bishop's Gambit › Lopez Variation › King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack › King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- Bishop's Gambit C33
- Lopez Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack C33
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King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qf3, after 13 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
2 games · White 50.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 50.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nh6 | 1 | |
| g2+ | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:48:58
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