King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
62,162 games: White 55.1% / Draw 2.6% / Black 42.3%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
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| 58,36058K | ||
| 1,1941,194 | ||
| 929929 | ||
| 426426 | ||
| 202202 | ||
| 173173 | ||
| 151151 | ||
| 116116 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026
Engine evaluation
−2.80 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 56.4% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 5... d5 6. exd5 gxf3 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe1+ Qe7 9. Bxf4 fxg2 10. Kxg2
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 (5 moves).
In 62,162 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 55.1%, Black 42.3% and 2.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…gxf3, in 94% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played is King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit.
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Variations (2)
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-ghulam-kassim-gambit