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, Sarratt 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, Sarratt Defense C37 you are here
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C37, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 Qf6, after 12 plies of opening development.
The line refines King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 4 documented sub-systems: King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit, King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense, and others.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.
- ECO code
- C37
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 5
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
216,066 games · White 48.6% / Draw 2.8% / Black 48.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 68,176 | |
| e5 | 55,349 | |
| d3 | 50,997 | |
| Nc3 | 22,528 | |
| d4 | 9,921 | |
| Kh1 | 3,861 | |
| Bb3 | 1,557 | |
| Bxf7+ | 1,084 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:38:53
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Variations (4)
Show all 5 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C37 King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit 15-ply
- C37 King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Bello Gambit 13-ply
- C37 King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense 21-ply
- C37 King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Young Gambit 20-ply
- C37 King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Baldwin Gambit 17-ply