Caissa Codex
C39

King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit after 9…Nxf4

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Statistics from Lichess

68 games: White 39.7% / Draw 1.5% / Black 58.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 21, 2026

Engine evaluation

−5.00 Black is clearly better

Best play: 10. O-O f6 11. Qe1 Qe7 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Rxf4 fxe5 14. Re4 Bf5

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

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit (ECO C39, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Bxf4 Nxf4 (9 moves).

In 68 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 39.7%, Black 58.8% and 1.5% were drawn. White's most played move here is 10. O-O, in 91% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 8. d4 Nh5 9. Bxf4 Nxf4, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen-Cordel Gambit (C39)”. Lichess data as of 21 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-kieseritzky-gambit-anderssen-cordel-gambit

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