Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit
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- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit C39
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King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C39 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
8 distinct sub-variations branch from this opening; prominent examples include Berlin Defense, Brentano Defense, Kolisch Defense, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 19 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C39
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 8
- Total in subtree
- 19
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Statistics from Lichess
436,606 games · White 50.4% / Draw 3.5% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| h5 | 173,442 | |
| d6 | 136,006 | |
| Nf6 | 43,597 | |
| Qe7 | 20,833 | |
| g3 | 16,573 | |
| d5 | 11,161 | |
| Be7 | 9,571 | |
| f3 | 4,940 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:03:30
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Variations (8)
Show all 19 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C39 Berlin Defense 10-ply
- C39 Brentano Defense 10-ply
- C39 Kolisch Defense 10-ply
- C39 Long Whip 10-ply
- C39 Neumann Defense 10-ply
- C39 Paulsen Defense 10-ply
- C39 Rosenthal Defense 10-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense 10-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense 14-ply
- C39 de Riviere Variation 12-ply
- C39 Rubinstein Variation 11-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense 13-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen Defense Deferred 14-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation 15-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation 13-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit 18-ply
- C39 Caro Variation 15-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Rice Gambit 15-ply
- C39 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit 16-ply