Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation › Bücker Gambit
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation C30
- Bücker Gambit C30 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation, Bücker Gambit
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation, Bücker Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C30, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 3. Nc3 Qxf4 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bc4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines King's Gambit Declined: Norwalde Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C30
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
1,345 games · White 52.9% / Draw 3.3% / Black 43.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxc3 | 1,135 | |
| d6 | 49 | |
| Nf6 | 44 | |
| Nc6 | 30 | |
| h6 | 20 | |
| c6 | 15 | |
| Ne7 | 12 | |
| f6 | 11 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:02:22
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