- ECO code
- C34
- Moves
- 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3
- Family
- King's Gambit Accepted
- To move
- Black
- Master games
- 400
- Average game length
- 34 moves
- Years covered
- 1846–2026
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit is the opening filed under ECO code C34, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3. It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family and is known as the King's Knight's Gambit; in the resulting position it is Black to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 400 games on this line — the 247th most played opening in the collection. The oldest game on this line is from 1846 and the most recent from 2026. The busiest decade in this collection is the 1900s, with 78 games. An average game here lasts 34 moves.
White wins 48% of those games, 19% end in a draw, and Black wins 33%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores better here by 5 percentage points. Draws are less common here than usual, by 16 points.
From this position the most popular move is 3...g5, played in 253 games, followed by 3...d5 (41) and 3...d6 (25). After 3...g5 White scores 49% and Black 38%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Anderssen, Adolf (57 games); on the Black side, Anderssen, Adolf (44).
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Results in master games
- White 48% (193)
- Draws 19% (75)
- Black 33% (132)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3...g5 | 253 | 49/13/38 | — |
| 3...d5 | 41 | 29/49/22 | — |
| 3...d6 | 25 | 48/20/32 | — |
| 3...Nf6 | 25 | 48/24/28 | — |
| 3...Be7 | 17 | 47/29/24 | — |
| 3...Ne7 | 15 | 66/27/7 | — |
| 3...h6 | 13 | 62/15/23 | — |
| 3...f5 | 6 | 66/17/17 | — |
How the position is reached
- King's Pawn Game · 1.e4 · 62,859 games
- King's Pawn Game · 1.e4 e5 · 24,632 games
- King's Gambit · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 · 917 games
- King's Gambit Accepted · 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 · 610 games
Played most often by
As White
- Anderssen, Adolf 57
- Nepomniachtchi,I 47
- Lasker, Emanuel 31
As Black
- Anderssen, Adolf 44
- Chigorin, Mikhail 14
- Neumann, Gustav Richard 14
Games per decade
- 1840s 7
- 1850s 48
- 1860s 76
- 1870s 6
- 1880s 8
- 1890s 12
- 1900s 78
- 1910s 19
- 1920s 5
- 1930s 3
- 1940s 11
- 1950s 10
- 1960s 12
- 1970s 5
- 1980s 8
- 1990s 9
- 2000s 11
- 2010s 14
- 2020s 58
Master games on this line
| White | Black | Result | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepomniachtchi,I | To,N | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 24th Mar 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Sathvik Adiga | 0-1 | 2026 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Deac,Bogdan-Daniel | 1-0 | 2026 | 1st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Klimkowski,Jan | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Mamedov,Edgar | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Wartiovaara,Oliver | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit?
It is the opening with ECO code C34, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3. It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit good for White or for Black?
In 400 master games on this line White wins 48%, 19% are drawn and Black wins 33%. The collection average is White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28% — so this line is a slightly better bargain for Black than the field as a whole.
What is the main continuation of the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit?
3...g5 — played in 253 of the master games on this line.
Which grandmasters play the King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit?
On the White side Anderssen, Adolf (57), Nepomniachtchi,I (47), Lasker, Emanuel (31); on the Black side Anderssen, Adolf (44), Chigorin, Mikhail (14), Neumann, Gustav Richard (14).
Every number on this page is computed from Katuranga's master game collection; names and ECO codes follow the lichess opening book (CC0).
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