Caissa Codex
C38

King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit 9…Bxh8 10. Ne5

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit after 10. Ne5

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Statistics from Lichess

76 games: White 53.9% / Draw 2.6% / Black 43.4%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 2, 2026

Engine evaluation

−3.98 Black is clearly better

Best play: 10... dxe5 11. Qh5 Qf6 12. dxe5 Qg7 13. g3 Nd7 14. gxf4 Nb6 15. Bxf7+

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit (ECO C38, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Rxh8 Bxh8 10. Ne5 (10 moves).

In 76 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.9%, Black 43.4% and 2.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…dxe5, in 92% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit (C38)”. Lichess data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-greco-gambit-2

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