King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
6 games: White 66.7% / Draw 0.0% / Black 33.3%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 66 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026
Engine evaluation
0.00 The position is about equal
Best play: 6... Qh6 7. d4 Nc6 8. gxf4 d5 9. Nxd5 Bh3+ 10. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 11. Ke1
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, McDonnell Attack (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 (6 moves).
In 6 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 66.7%, Black 33.3% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…fxg3, in 100% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.
It continues into one named variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Fraser Variation.
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack (C33)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-bishops-gambit-mcdonnell-attack