Tree path 9 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 › Long Whip › King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation
- Chess Codex
- 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
- King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit C39
- Long Whip C39
- King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation C39 you are here
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Long Whip Defense, Jaenisch Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C39 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 15 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Rh7 7. d4 Bh6 8. Nc3.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C39
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 15
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Statistics from Lichess
1,691 games · White 56.8% / Draw 2.8% / Black 40.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 835 | |
| c6 | 508 | |
| Nc6 | 228 | |
| Ne7 | 74 | |
| Nf6 | 21 | |
| Qf6 | 6 | |
| f6 | 4 | |
| a6 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:05:44
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