King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation

King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C33 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

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

It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5.

It is a variation of King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 4 notable variations — King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Classical Defense, Cozio Attack, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Grimm Attack, King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, McDonnell Attack, and others.

In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.

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