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: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense
- 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 C37
- King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit C37
- King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense C37 you are here
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit Accepted, From's Defense is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C37 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qe7, after 12 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C37
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
8,692 games · White 51.8% / Draw 2.5% / Black 45.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 3,762 | |
| Qxf4 | 2,496 | |
| d3 | 1,443 | |
| Nc3 | 569 | |
| e5 | 141 | |
| c3 | 122 | |
| Kh1 | 70 | |
| Bb3 | 53 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:38:47
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