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: Muzio Gambit, Wild Muzio Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense › King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense
C37

King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense

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Overview

King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit, Paulsen Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code C37 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 21 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1.

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

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ECO code
C37
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
21
Parent
King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense

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