Caissa Codex
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit after 6. Bxf4

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Statistics from Lichess

517 games: White 49.3% / Draw 3.3% / Black 47.4%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

−5.27 Black is clearly better

Best play: 6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 fxg2 8. Rg1 Qh4+ 9. Bg3 Qxe4+ 10. Kf2 Bxc3 11. bxc3

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

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Bxf4 (6 moves).

In 517 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.3%, Black 47.4% and 3.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…fxg2, in 64% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 5…gxf3 6. Bxf4, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Ghulam-Kassim Gambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit (C37)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-kotov-gambit

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