Tree path 8 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 › Brentano Defense
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense 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.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano Defense.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C39
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
11,155 games · White 51.2% / Draw 3.7% / Black 45.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 5,064 | |
| Nxg4 | 3,333 | |
| d4 | 1,973 | |
| Nc3 | 449 | |
| d3 | 130 | |
| Bb5+ | 47 | |
| Nxf7 | 42 | |
| Qe2 | 40 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:16:42
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