King's Gambit
Play as WhiteGambit
Sacrifice a pawn to open the f-file and attack before Black finishes developing.
The main line, move by move
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Qf6 10. Bxf4 d6
- 1. e4 — Claim the center and open lines for the queen and bishop.
- 1... e5 — Black claims the center too.
- 2. f4 — Offer the f-pawn to open the f-file and lure Black's e-pawn away.
- 2... exf4 — Accept the gambit pawn.
- 3. Nf3 — Develop and stop ...Qh4+.
- 3... g5 — Defend the f4 pawn.
- 4. Bc4 — Develop the bishop with an eye on f7.
- 4... g4 — Attack the knight on f3.
- 5. O-O — Castle: your king gets safe and a rook joins the game.
- 5... gxf3 — Takes the knight on f3.
- 6. Qxf3 — Recapture so the queen and bishop both hit f7.
- 6... Qf6 — Defend f7 and attack the e5 pawn.
- 7. e5 — Attack the queen with a pawn.
- 7... Qxe5 — Takes the pawn on e5.
- 8. Bxf7+ — A sacrifice: the bishop takes f7 with check.
- 8... Kxf7 — Takes the bishop on f7.
- 9. d4 — Open the center and attack the queen.
- 9... Qf6 — Defend f7 and attack the e5 pawn.
- 10. Bxf4 — Win the pawn back with the bishop.
- 10... d6 — Open the c8 bishop and support e5.
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Other sound lines
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Nxg4 Nxe4 7. d3 Ng5 8. h5 Bg7