King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C37 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5.

It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 4 notable variations — Cochrane Gambit, Santa Maria Defense, Silberschmidt Defense, and others.

Together the deeper variations number 6 across the full subtree.

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