- ECO code
- C33
- Moves
- 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4
- Family
- King's Gambit Accepted
- To move
- White
- Master games
- 610
- Average game length
- 35 moves
- Years covered
- 1846–2026
King's Gambit Accepted is the opening filed under ECO code C33, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4. It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family; in the resulting position it is White to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 610 games on this line — the 180th 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 106 games. An average game here lasts 35 moves.
White wins 45% of those games, 19% end in a draw, and Black wins 36%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores better here by 8 percentage points. Draws are less common here than usual, by 16 points.
From this position the most popular move is 3.Nf3, played in 400 games, followed by 3.Bc4 (187) and 3.Nc3 (17). 3.Nf3 leads into King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit. After 3.Nf3 White scores 48% and Black 33%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Anderssen, Adolf (82 games); on the Black side, Anderssen, Adolf (81).
1 named variation branch off this position and have their own page here, among them King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit.
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Results in master games
- White 45% (273)
- Draws 19% (118)
- Black 36% (219)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.Nf3 | 400 | 48/19/33 | King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit |
| 3.Bc4 | 187 | 37/20/43 | — |
| 3.Nc3 | 17 | 58/18/24 | — |
| 3.Qf3 | 3 | 34/33/33 | — |
| 3.Be2 | 2 | 0/50/50 | — |
| 3.d4 | 1 | 0/0/100 | — |
Variations from this position
- King's Knight's Gambit · 3.Nf3 · 400 games
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
Played most often by
As White
- Anderssen, Adolf 82
- Nepomniachtchi,I 49
- Lasker, Emanuel 38
As Black
- Anderssen, Adolf 81
- Chigorin, Mikhail 18
- Marshall, Frank James 17
Games per decade
- 1840s 12
- 1850s 90
- 1860s 98
- 1870s 8
- 1880s 11
- 1890s 30
- 1900s 106
- 1910s 30
- 1920s 21
- 1930s 3
- 1940s 11
- 1950s 10
- 1960s 17
- 1970s 8
- 1980s 16
- 1990s 17
- 2000s 15
- 2010s 29
- 2020s 78
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 |
| Carlsen,M | Makarian,Rudik | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Mamedov,Edgar | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the King's Gambit Accepted?
It is the opening with ECO code C33, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4. It belongs to the King's Gambit Accepted family.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted good for White or for Black?
In 610 master games on this line White wins 45%, 19% are drawn and Black wins 36%. 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?
3.Nf3 — played in 400 of the master games on this line, which leads into King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit.
Which grandmasters play the King's Gambit Accepted?
On the White side Anderssen, Adolf (82), Nepomniachtchi,I (49), Lasker, Emanuel (38); on the Black side Anderssen, Adolf (81), Chigorin, Mikhail (18), Marshall, Frank James (17).
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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