King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5
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Statistics from Lichess
1,437 games: White 44.5% / Draw 4.5% / Black 51.1%
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026
Engine evaluation
−1.89 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 46.7% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 3... c6 4. Ba4 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Nf6 6. Qf3 a5 7. a3 Ng4 8. h3
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5 (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bb5 (3 moves).
In 1,437 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 44.5%, Black 51.1% and 4.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…c6, in 33% of those games.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5
3…Qh4+ scores best for Black: 56.5%, with Black winning 54.0% and White 41.0% of 415 games. The most played, 3…c6, scores 52.0% in 472 games, and 3…a6 scores lowest: 51.3%. Stockfish's first choice is 3…c6.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Schurig Gambit, with Bb5 (C33)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-schurig-gambit-with-bb5