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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense C40
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King's Pawn Game: La Bourdonnais Gambit
Overview
King's Pawn Game: La Bourdonnais Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C40 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6 4. O-O, after 7 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
6,978 games · White 52.8% / Draw 3.1% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 4,256 | |
| Qxe4 | 1,581 | |
| f6 | 551 | |
| Nc6 | 231 | |
| Be7 | 124 | |
| d5 | 50 | |
| Bc5 | 45 | |
| Bd6 | 35 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:38:30
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