Caissa Codex
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit 5…gxf3 6. Qxf3

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit after 6. Qxf3

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Statistics from Lichess

49,760 games: White 53.7% / Draw 2.7% / Black 43.6%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 22, 2026

Engine evaluation

−2.40 Black is clearly better

Even so, White scores 55.1% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.

Best play: 6... d5 7. exd5 Qh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. hxg3 Qg4 10. Qe3+ Kd8 11. Nc3

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: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Qxf3 (6 moves).

In 49,760 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.7%, Black 43.6% and 2.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…Qf6, in 31% of those games.

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How to answer 6. Qxf3

6…d5 scores best for Black: 58.1%, with Black winning 56.6% and White 40.5% of 5,098 games. The most played, 6…Qf6, scores 45.4% in 15K games, and 6…Bh6 scores lowest: 38.9%. Stockfish's first choice is also 6…d5.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black'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 5…gxf3 6. Qxf3, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 22 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-ghulam-kassim-gambit-2

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