Caissa Codex
C33

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

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Kieseritzky Gambit after 3…b5

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Statistics from Lichess

1,828 games: White 52.8% / Draw 2.2% / Black 45.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 4. Bxb5 c6 5. Ba4 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Bc5 7. Qe1 Qh6 8. Nc3 Nf6

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, Kieseritzky 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 b5 (3 moves).

In 1,828 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 52.8%, Black 45.0% and 2.2% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. Bxb5, in 63% of those games.

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

4. Bb3 scores best for White: 57.4%, with White winning 56.3% and Black 41.5% of 540 games. The most played, 4. Bxb5, scores 53.1% in 1,153 games, and 4. Bxf7+ scores lowest: 47.1%. Stockfish's first choice is 4. Bxb5.

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

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3…b5, 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, Kieseritzky Gambit (C33)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-kieseritzky-gambit

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