King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation
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Statistics from Lichess
70 games: White 60.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 40.0%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 2828 | ||
| 2424 | ||
| 55 | ||
| 55 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 11 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 2, 2026
Engine evaluation
+1.65 White is clearly better
Best play: 7... d6 8. Bf7+ Kd8 9. Nc3 dxe5 10. dxe5+ Nd7 11. e6 Qd6 12. exd7
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation (ECO C39, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7 6. d4 f5 7. Bc4 (7 moves).
In 70 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 60.0%, Black 40.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…d6, in 40% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Salvio Defense, Cozio Variation (C39)”. Lichess data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-kieseritzky-salvio-defense-cozio-variation