Tree path 8 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: Kieseritzky Gambit › King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
- King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit C34
- King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit C39
- King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit C39
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King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky, Polerio Defense 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 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Be7.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C39
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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