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C34

King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit 3. Nf3 g5

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Overview

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit after 3…g5
After 3…g5

King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (ECO C34) is a gambit in King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 — 3 moves.

In 4,176,797 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.3%, Black 47.6% and 3.1% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. Bc4, in 58% of those games.

It branches into 4 named variations; the most played are King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit and King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit. In all, 68 named lines continue from it.

ECO code
C34
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
3 moves
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit
Direct variations
4
Total in subtree
68

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Statistics from Lichess

4,176,797 games · White 49.3% / Draw 3.1% / Black 47.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bc42,425,554
h4878,097
d4506,206
h3229,321
Nc388,786
Be213,496
d311,281
Ne55,069

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:25:13

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Variations (4)

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