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19 King's Gambit Accepted red Capa
Compiled by Littlejohn

Compiled by KingG

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3

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This is a games collection that gives a repertoire on how to play the King's Gambit Accepted(1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3). I have tried to include only the most theoretically sound moves, so that means no dubious double Muzio gambits, that seems to have a clear refutation(9...Qf5!). On the other hand, i have included a few games on the Allgaier Gambit, because it's not completely clear that there is an easy refutation, and it's even less likely that your opponent will know it.

The Fischer defence is one of the most testing defences to the King's Gambit, and some people get put off by the main-line 6.Ng1 variation, so a couple of good alternatives are given: Gallagher's 5.d3!?, and the modern 5.b3!?, inspired by a similar line in the Becker.

The lines are mainly chosen based on the excellent book by Thomas Johansson, The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor, although i have used a few other sources as well.

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"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them." ― Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader

After winning a good game, I always ask myself: "Where did I go right?" ― Tom Wiswell (1910-1988) who made a quote regarding playing checkers worth using in chess circles.

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes." ― Charles Swindoll

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." ― Voltaire

"What gives chess its great fascination is that the K, Q, R, B, N, and P move in different ways. In consequence we get a colorful diversity of possibilities unequaled in any other board game." ― Fred Reinfeld

Gerald Abrahams' dictum: "Good positions don't win games; good moves do".

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Cunningham 3...Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+
E Martinovsky vs L Brady, 1987
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
11
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 11 moves, 1-0
40
A Rabinovich vs R K Kieseritsky, 1923
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
34
Alapin vs A Fritz, 1887
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 34 moves, 1-0
27
Fedorov vs N Neelakantan, 1999
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 27 moves, 1-0
28
Wolfgang Pohl vs P Grott, 1989
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 28 moves, 1-0
Cunningham 3...Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6
A Chehlov vs Smulders, 1986
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 1-0
22
J Gallagher vs M Reinhard, 1995
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 22 moves, 1-0
32
D Horne vs F Olafsson, 1954
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal defence(5...Qe7)
E Szewczak vs G Donato, 1980
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
17
H Beuchler vs M Heidenfeld, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
41
A Fier vs V Martis, 2004
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Polerio defence(5...Be7)
Blackburne vs J Baddeley, 1874
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
30
Kolisch vs J Schulten, 1862
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Viennese defence(5...Nc6)
Grischuk vs V Yandemirov, 2000
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
63
Nunn vs Piket, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 63 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip(5...h5)
Bronstein vs P Dubinin, 1947
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
35
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 0-1
52
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1860
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0
31
C Jaenisch vs A Mongredien, 1851
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
25
P Ahlstrom vs B Wiker, 1978
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
22
M Hebden vs J C Benjamin, 1987
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
20
Morphy vs NN, 1849
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Brentano defence(5...d5)
R Teschner vs H Dahl, 1946
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
45
H Caro vs Schiffers, 1897
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen defence(5...Bg7)
Joseph Mele vs Stephen Laraway, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
23
M Nimtz vs J P Goerens, 1987
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
20
J van der Kooij vs L Alberts, 1981
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
23
J van der Kooij vs Eigenmann, 1982
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
34
T Schmelz vs Geese, 1988
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
Kieseritzky Gambit, Hungarian defence(5...d6)
L Winants vs Z Almasi, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 66 moves, 0-1
34
A Bangiev vs V Borisov, 1990
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
19
M Kashutin vs V Laptev, 1986
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
20
H Sabel vs N Osipov, 1979
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
31
J Aagaard vs P A Rasmussen, 1996
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
31
J Al-Shamma vs J Lonsdale, 1992
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
34
J de la Villa Garcia vs J Fernandez Garcia, 1990
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
43
Fedorov vs S Safin, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
23
Fedorov vs Anand, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kieseritzky Gambit, Berlin defence(5...Nf6)
M Wortel vs F Kroeze, 1998
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0
34
D H Campora vs N Giertz, 1991
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
25
Spassky vs J Xie, 1994
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
36
M Wortel vs F Jenni, 1996
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
25
D R Myers vs R A Haag, 1987
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
25
T Johansson vs J Furhoff, 1998
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
40
D Reinderman vs L Winants, 1993
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
37
J Gallagher vs D Marciano, 2000
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
34
Fedorov vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1
Modern Defence, 3...d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bc4!? Bd6
P Charbonneau vs A Lesiege, 2002
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
19
Polgar vs A Wagner-Michel, 1990
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
30
Y Masserey vs A Cela, 1991
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
43
Spielmann vs H Fahrni, 1914
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
25
R Gardner vs J MacDonald, 1994
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Modern Defence, 3...d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bc4!? Nxd5
Fedorov vs S Gorelov, 1995
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
18
J Gallagher vs P J Morris, 1990
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
35
J Gallagher vs Balashov, 1991
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
70
M Hebden vs Geller, 1986
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
21
A Bangiev vs Flomin, 1986
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
24
J Hector vs R Ziatdinov, 1994
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
41
Fedorov vs Svidler, 2000
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
50
J Gallagher vs A Greenfeld, 1988
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
53
J Gallagher vs M Dutreeuw, 1991
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
54
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2010
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Allgaier Gambit (3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5!? h6 6.Nxf7)
I Glazkov vs V Soloviev, 1975
(C25) Vienna, 29 moves, 1-0
24
T Laesson vs K Kachiani-Gersinska, 1987
(C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 1-0
31
A Kogan vs Z Gyimesi, 1996
(C25) Vienna, 31 moves, 1-0
34
K Fuhrwerk vs A Shaw, 1998
(C25) Vienna, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
26
Shulman vs D Marciano, 1997
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1-0
Fischer Defence, 3...d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.b3!?
H Sabel vs W Weissleder, 1985
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
21
Chess Club vs Chess Club N, 1981
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
24
V Yurmaev vs G Timoscenko, 1980
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer Defence, 3...d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.d3!?
B Belotti vs Beliavsky, 1996
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
30
J Gallagher vs G Flear, 1990
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
56
M W Johnson vs K Maeer, 1989
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0
Fischer Defence 4.d4 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng1
J Gallagher vs R Ziatdinov, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 1-0
19
J Gallagher vs M P Bodelier, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
32
M Hebden vs F Borm, 1987
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
70
M Hebden vs Psakhis, 1986
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 70 moves, 1-0
39
Yakovich vs S Zhukhovitsky, 1988
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 0-1
57
A Bangiev vs Pashajan, 1987
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 57 moves, 1-0
52
Shulman vs S Sulskis, 1996
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0
47
Short vs V Akopian, 1997
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 1-0
31
Fedorov vs J Pinter, 1997
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
22
Fedorov vs I Ibragimov, 1999
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
24
Fedorov vs Z Gyimesi, 2001
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
The Becker Defence, 3...h6 4.b3!?
A Bangiev vs T Karolyi Jr., 1987
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 69 moves, 1-0
36
L Day vs A C Chow, 1988
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
26
M Basman vs P C Griffiths, 1968
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
27
Fedorov vs Svidler, 1997
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
56
J Shaw vs Nunn, 1994
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
43
J Kaufeld vs D Trifunovic, 2001
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0
53
M Olesen vs J Hvenekilde, 1996
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 53 moves, 1-0
16
O Popovych vs E Karklins, 1989
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
59
Fedorov vs Adams, 1997
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 59 moves, 1-0
14
J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
17
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Schallopp Defence, 3...Nf6
M Dubois vs A Parveen, 1990
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
23
Bronstein vs M20, 1963
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
49
P J Sowray vs R Elseth, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
37
Fedorov vs V Yemelin, 1996
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
19
A Bangiev vs Podrezov, 1986
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
37
C Niewiadomski vs F Jablonicky, 1985
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
45
D Feletar vs Sasikiran, 2005
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
24
N L Freeman vs M J Haygarth, 1960
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
30
J van der Kooij vs Bidot, 1979
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0
E Handoko vs Westerinen, 1982
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
23
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!! It resembles Morphy's Mate w/Bishop
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KG Accepted. Mason-Keres Gambit 3.Nc3 (C33) 1-0 Difficult
Spassky vs Furman, 1959
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
24
Bronstein vs K Astrup, 1994
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian, Portuguese Gambit (B01) 0-1 Hazardous!!
F Halwick vs Roberto Pe Ang, 1997
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1
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