Caissa Codex
C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation after 7. Qf3

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Statistics from Lichess

2 games: White 50.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 50.0%

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

Engine evaluation

−0.05 The position is about equal

Best play: 7... g2+ 8. Qxg2 Ne7 9. Nf3 Qh5 10. Nxg5 d5 11. Be2 Qg6 12. Nxd5

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, Fraser Variation (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qf3 (7 moves).

In 2 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.0%, Black 50.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…Nh6, in 50% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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

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