King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed
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Statistics from Lichess
2,716 games: White 44.9% / Draw 2.6% / Black 52.5%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026
Engine evaluation
−4.25 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 46.2% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 3... Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 Ng4+ 6. Kf3 Qh4 7. Qe2+ Kd8 8. g3
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed (ECO C33, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Accepted, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Kf2 (3 moves).
In 2,716 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 44.9%, Black 52.5% and 2.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Qh4+, in 41% of those games.
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How to play against the King's Gambit Accepted: Tumbleweed
3…Nc6 scores best for Black: 62.3%, with Black winning 61.7% and White 37.2% of 183 games. The most played, 3…Qh4+, scores 51.9% in 1,110 games, and 3…Bc5+ scores lowest: 48.4%. Stockfish's first choice is 3…Nf6.
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: Tumbleweed (C33)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-accepted-tumbleweed