Caissa Codex
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack after 7…d6

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Statistics from Lichess

72,405 games: White 40.1% / Draw 2.4% / Black 57.4%

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6,2886,288
1,2561,256
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 8. Nd3 f3 9. g3 Qf6 10. Nf4 c6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Be3 Ng8

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

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack (ECO C37, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 d6 (7 moves).

In 72,405 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 40.1%, Black 57.4% and 2.4% were drawn. White's most played move here is 8. Nd3, in 76% of those games.

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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack

The most played answer, 8. Nd3, also scores best for White: 44.1%, with White winning 42.9% and Black 54.7% of 55K games. Of the main answers, 8. Nxf7 scores lowest: 30.7%. Stockfish's first choice is also 8. Nd3.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 7. d4 d6, the position after King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack (C37)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-salvio-gambit-anderssen-counterattack

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