Caissa Codex
C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit after 3…f5

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Statistics from Lichess

5,997 games: White 43.0% / Draw 3.3% / Black 53.7%

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

Engine evaluation

−0.12 The position is about equal

Best play: 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. Nf3 fxe4 6. Qxe4+ Qe7 7. d3 Nf6 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7

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, Gianutio Gambit (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 f5 (3 moves).

In 5,997 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.0%, Black 53.7% and 3.3% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. exf5, in 46% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation.

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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit

4. Nc3 scores best for White: 58.3%, with White winning 56.0% and Black 39.5% of 332 games. The most played, 4. exf5, scores 43.6% in 2,757 games, and 4. Nf3 scores lowest: 38.4%. Stockfish's first choice is 4. Qe2.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3…f5, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit (C33)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-gianutio-gambit

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