Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted › King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack
C39

King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit, Urusov Attack is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C39 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bc4+.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier, Urusov Attack.

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ECO code
C39
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
13
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Cotter Gambit
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)