Caissa Codex
C33

King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit, Weiss Defense

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit, Weiss Defense after 4…d6

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Statistics from Lichess

2 games: White 50.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 50.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 2, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.45 White is slightly better

Best play: 5. Nf3 Bxf5 6. Nc3 g5 7. Nd4 Qf6 8. Nxf5 Qxf5 9. O-O Nf6

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

Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit, Weiss Defense (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2 f5 4. exf5 d6 (4 moves).

In 2 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.0%, Black 50.0% and 0.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 5. d3, in 50% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit, Weiss Defense (C33)”. Lichess data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-tartakower-gambit-weiss-defense

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