Tree path 9 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: Salvio Gambit › Silberschmidt Defense › King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack
- 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: Salvio Gambit C37
- Silberschmidt Defense C37
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King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack 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. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 d6, after 14 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C37
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
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Statistics from Lichess
72,405 games · White 40.1% / Draw 2.4% / Black 57.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nd3 | 54,716 | |
| Bxf4 | 9,152 | |
| Nxf7 | 6,288 | |
| g3 | 1,256 | |
| Bxf7+ | 594 | |
| Bb5+ | 130 | |
| Nf3 | 106 | |
| Nxg4 | 72 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:57:19
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