Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › Bishop's Gambit › Steinitz Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- Bishop's Gambit C33
- Steinitz Defense C33 you are here
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Steinitz Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Steinitz Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C33, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Ne7.
The line refines King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
38,613 games · White 48.8% / Draw 4.2% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 14,949 | |
| d4 | 14,410 | |
| Nc3 | 6,694 | |
| h4 | 723 | |
| d3 | 490 | |
| Qh5 | 476 | |
| Ne2 | 276 | |
| Bxf7+ | 180 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:24:58
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